Joint mission for Hope Consortium
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Ceva Logistics, the logistics arm of CMA CGM, and Abu Dhabi Ports on the UAE-led initiative Hope Consortium. The consortium is the umbrella organisation of a UAE-based public-private partnership which was set up to... more
Swissport expands contract in Saudi Arabia
With the five-year commitment of French-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM in Saudi Arabia, Swissport strengthens its presence on the Arabian peninsula. The new contract is valid until the end of 2025 and now also includes air cargo handling in addition to passenger services and... more
SSL and Allalouf join forces
Smart Solution Logistics (SSL), the logistics business branch of DP World, has taken advantage of the new relationship between UAE and Israel to start a cooperation with the shipping agency Allalouf Logistics, based in Tel Aviv. Through this collaboration, SSL is targeting... more
Bringing bears from Pakistan to Jordan
Bubloo and Suzie took the flight of a lifetime and have arrived at Al Ma'wa for Nature and Wildlife in Jordan. After months of extensive preparation, which included health checks, planning of routes, customs clearance and training for the bears, DHL Global Forwarding brought the... more
More Montreal, most A350
From tomorrow, 16 January 2021, Qatar Airways is incrementally increasing its flight frequency to Montréal and will operate daily frequencies by 25 February, up from the previously scheduled four weekly flights. The service is operated by the carrier's A350-900. Taking over... more
Three new customers in Vienna
Swissport has won three new cargo contracts at Vienna airport. Cargolux (pictured in the retro livery celebrating the company's 50th anniversary in 2020), Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi and Qatar Airways from Doha have mandated Swissport Cargo Services Austria to handle their... more
Perfect storm pushes DHL's results
With its preliminary group results for 2020, logistics group Deutsche Post DHL Group has confirmed that Covid-19 was an important driver for business last year. At EUR 4.84 billion, consolidated ebit surpassed the result originally forecast by more than 9%. The growth of... more
Arabian airspace closure lifted
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) welcomed the announcement last week on the easing of Gulf airspace restrictions. Council president Salvatore Sciacchitano: "This resolution to the airspace restrictions will help assure that the important socio-economic... more
Hyderabad-Dubai Covid-19 vaccines corridor
Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), and GMR Hyderabad (GMR-HYD) have joined forces to create a Covid-19 vaccine distribution corridor connecting major vaccine manufacturers in India with markets around the world. Home to 88... more
UAE lays track in Al Dhafrah
In the UAE, Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed has inaugurated the track laying works across the Al Dhafrah region for the 1,200 km long Ethihad Rail project. The stretch is part of the railway construction Package A which will connect the UAE rail network to Al Ghuwaifat on the Saudi... more