The French land at Khalifa Port 
The Marseille-based carrier CMA CGM and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG) have inked a 35-year concession to jointly develop a new container terminal at Khalifa Port. The French company is the major player in the joint venture, holding 70% via its port and terminal branch CMA CGM... more
The shipper's view
According to the latest container shipping market review carried out by MDS Transmodal and the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and distributed by the Swiss Shippers' Council (SSC), container traffic continues to grow, but the market is still in turmoil. Container flows increased... more
Pharma Aero examines use of UAVs
Pharma Aero, a non-profit organisation that aims to achieve excellence in reliable end-to-end air transportation for life science and medtech shippers, has published a white paper examining the use of UAVs and drones for last mile delivery of pharma products. George Fenton,... more
First CRJ-200 SF and second B737-700FC
Air Wisconsin is about to enter the air cargo market. A regional airline in the USA since 1965 and operating CRJ-200 regional jets for United Airlines as United Express in the Midwest and East Coast, posted a photo showing a CRJ-200 SF "Large Cargo Door" freighter,... more
Fifteen for ZIM
Haifa-based carrier ZIM has decided to use its option for a long-term charter of five more 7,000 teu liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels from Seaspan Corporation. ZIM and Seaspan announced the transaction already back in July 2021. The existing long term... more
Young charter specialist finds a way
26 Aviation, a British charter specialist founded in 2020, arranged the charter of a B747-400F operating from Zhengzhou, China on its inaugural flight to the UAE, where it received a water-cannon welcome at Dubai Al-Maktoum (DWC) at the end of August. The aircraft was... more
Authorities to audit seafreight margins
The maritime shipping industry can now see a silver lining on the horizon: in July 2021, the US Federal Maritime Commission established an audit programme to assess ocean carriers’ compliance with federal regulations on detention and demurrage and to step up the federal agency’s... more
Fresh news from the 3PL market
Armstrong & Associates (A&A’s) has published its newest report on 3PL in 2020. According to the analysis, the pandemic showed that "3PL prevailed as an essential industry". The winner of all 3PL segments for revenue growth in 2020 was International... more
Even Golden Week won't ease the pain
On the basis of current deployment schedules, Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence predicts that offered vessel capacity on Asia-North America West Coast will be between 420,000-460,000 teu in the four-week Golden week period (weeks 40-43), whereas it... more
Leinauer joins Haeco Group
Klaus-Peter Leinauer has joined Haeco Group as VP of group commercial for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Based in Germany and reporting to the group’s Hong Kong-based CCO, he will oversee the aviation product and service provider's efforts in strengthening commercial... more