Skyteam Cargo elects chairman 
Skyteam Cargo Alliance has appointed Omar Hariri (right, together with ITJ Editor Andreas Haug), currently CEO of both Saudi Airlines’ cargo company Saudia Cargo and the Saudi Arabian Logistics Company (SAL), as new chairman of its executive board. The executive board of the... more
Celebrating anniversaries in Brazil and Belgium
Emirates Skycargo passed key milestones in its global freighter operations recently. The cargo division of Emirates has just completed ten years of operating dedicated cargo flights on its B777F to São Paulo Viracopos (VCP) and five years to Brussels. The Dubai-based carrier... more
Maritime goes smart
The maritime industry in general is changing fundamentally as vessels transform into sophisticated sensor hubs, generating data and connecting through satellites in an expanding interconnected web. To enable the uptake of these systems and unlock the associated efficiencies,... more
World trade on the rise
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 September, rising from (corrected) 116.5 to 119.7 points. The uptick was felt in Chinese... more
Big win for new P2F programme
Gecas Cargo and Kalitta Air have signed an agreement for three B777-300ERSF. The US cargo airline will be the first operator of the new passenger-to-freighter type, adding to their already sizable all-cargo fleet, including four B777F, 24 B747-400F and nine... more
Pharma.Aero introduces five new full members
During October, Pharma.Aero, a non-profit organisation based in Brussels, which aims to achieve excellence in reliable end-to-end air transportation for life science and medtech shippers, has announced five new full members from different parts of the world: the Belgian... more
DP World re-performing in Q3/2020
The activities of the Dubai-based maritime group DP World gained momentum in the third quarter of this year. The group's terminals handled 18.3 million teu across its global portfolio of container terminals in Q3/2020, with gross container volumes rising by 3.1% in comparison to... more
15 years between Dubai and Vietnam
Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates, made its entry into Vietnam in October 2005, setting up its offline presence first in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi. Exports from these gateways were carried to other Asian points like Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur... more
Margins to stay, says Fitch Ratings
According to the rating agency Fitch, container shipping spot rates have continuously risen in recent months, despite a significant reduction in demand for maritime transport due to the effects of the corona pandemic, but driven by shipping companies' supply discipline and... more
TT Club concerned over cool chain cargo
There is action required, says TT Club. The analysis of the insurance company’s claims records over the past three years shows that temperature-controlled incidents rank in third place. Almost 30% of these incidents involved a miscommunication of operational instructions... more