A new option for Etihad pharma transports
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi (UAE)-based Etihad Aviation Group, partners with CSafe Global, an US provider of active, passive parcel and cell and gene temperature-controlled container solutions, to introduce its latest container, the CSafe RAP,... more
K+N: less traffic, more profit
The Schindellegi (Switzerland)-headquartered Kuehne + Nagel Group stuck to profit instead of volumes in Q3/2020. While net turnover and ebit decreased over the first nine months of 2020 with CHF 14.8 billion (-5.7%) and CHF 790 million (-5.9%), ebitda with CHF 1.4 billion was... more
New short sea service to the Black Sea
Marseille (France)-based carrier CMA CGM will launch a short sea weekly service between Southern Turkey and the Black Sea. The East Med-Black Sea Express (EMBX), starting from Wednesday, 4 November 2020 from the Turkish port of Mersin, will be aiming to transport... more
Alibaba teams up with ZIM
The carrier ZIM and the Chinese online firm Alibaba.com have entered into a cooperation agreement for the direct purchase of sea freight, improving logistic services to the Alibaba.com platform sellers. Under the agreement, ZIM provides sea freight and services through a direct... more
MSC bridged the gap first
The Swiss MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has discharged cargo originating in the United Arab Emirates in Israel for the first time since the mid-September agreement to normalise relations between the two countries. The container ship MSC "Paris”, operating on MSC’s... more
ZIM replaces chairman of the board of directors
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has appointed Yair Seroussi as chairman of the board of directors. His nomination was approved in a shareholders meeting. He succeeds Aharon Fogel, who is stepping down from his role, after more than six years in office. Seroussi gained his... more
Elcome Dubai goes Europe
Dubai (UAE)-based Elcome International, a provider of maritime systems integration, installation and on-board services worldwide, has established its first service centre in Europe. Based in Sevilla, Spain, the new facility will offer shipboard navigation and communication... more
ZIM's tender offer closes
ZIM Shipping Market Investments (the “offeror”) announced the news already on 29 September 2020. In a public offer, investors had been invited to purchase Series 1 and Series 2 bonds issued by ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (the “Tender Offer”). Now the offeror has... more
First anniversary of UAE B2C delivery platform
Emirates Delivers, the e-commerce delivery platform developed by Emirates Skycargo has completed its first year of operations. The service, currently available for UAE residents shopping from websites in the USA, helps customers save on shipping and transportation charges by... more
Dnata upgrades in Singapore and Australia
Dnata, which operates a 1,400 sqm pharma and perishable handling centre at Singapore Changi airport, has become the first local cargo handler to operate cool dollies. The company’s new devices are designed to serve the pharmaceutical industry with a closed temperature-controlled... more