Middle East warehouses in the sun 
Kuwait-headquartered logistics provider Agility has decided to foster the use of solar energy in its logistics activities. Solar projects in Dubai and Jordan are intended to cut the company’s carbon footprint in the region by 5%. At Agility’s regional headquarters in Dubai,... more
ECS and Qatar Airways Cargo extend partnership
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Wexco, which joined ECS Group a year ago, as its general sales agent (GSA) in Australia, where the Middle Eastern airline is operating 30 weekly passenger and freighters flights to Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Through the... more
From enemies to partners
EL AL Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways, the national airlines of Israel and the UAE respectively, are ready to explore deeper cooperation following the signing of a virtual memorandum of understanding. The wide-ranging MoU, which was signed "virtually" by Tony... more
Container index climax
The container throughput index of the German RWI – Leibniz institute for economic research and the institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) showed a robust improvement in October, rising from (corrected) 119.6 to 122.6 points, an all-time high. The leap forward was... more
Change in Iata's leadership
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has announced that its director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac (right, together with Glyn Hughes, who will leave its position as Iata’s global head of cargo in January 2021), will step down from his role at the association... more
Ashdod and DP World in negotiations
The first MSC vessel to sail with cargo from Israel directly to Dubai through Egypt’s Port Said carried a special container from Ashdod, Israel's second main port. It was a special shipment of adhesive tapes from the Davik plant at Kibbutz Sde Boker. The customer from Dubai... more
Framework for autonomous shipping
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) is currently preparing the first contract model for the operation of autonomous vessels. The first version is planned to be published in 2021. It will be an adaptation of the current Shipman 2009 contract for management... more
The rise of the carriers: CMA CGM
In Q3/2020, the CMA CGM Group's good results also included its Baar (Switzerland)-headquartered affiliate Ceva Logistics. Volumes rose by 1% compared to the same period last year. In total, the group's revenue was 6.3% above Q3/2019 and amounted to USD 8.1 billion. Ebita... more
Argovian company wins award in Dubai
At this year’s Seamless Middle East, which was held as a virtual event in Dubai a week ago, the application "SynQ Warehouse Management Software" of Swisslog, a logistics group that is based in the canton of Argovia, Switzerland, and part of the Kuka Group, won the... more
More measures against greenhouse gas
On 17 November, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved a draft of amendments to annex VI of the Maripol agreement to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transport in the short term. These new measures, which were discussed at the 75th... more