Aramex forms strategic partnership with Transportr 
Aramex and Transportr, a digital freight platform in the UAE, have signed a service level agreement whereby Aramex will secure the best possible agreements in terms of rates and transit time, and ensure optimum efficiency for sea freight logistics. The partnership comes in... more
Global air cargo bridge spans the Bosporus
Turkish Cargo increased its global market share to 5.4% from 3.9% by generating a growth of 67% within the first half of 2020 thanks to the additional special cargo operations it performed on its dedicated global air bridge. Turkish Cargo is the first air cargo brand to hold... more
Speeding up road haulage in Middle East
The first TIR shipment from Saudi Arabia to Oman passed through the United Arab Emirates and arrived recently at its destination, the International Road Union (IRU) reported. Almajdouie Logistics moved almost 20 t of dairy products, taking advantage of the TIR electronic... more
UN: Improve intermodal coordination across borders!
Eight UN bodies - the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (Unece), the UN... more
Reconnecting Morocco and the UAE
As today's ITJ 39-40/2020 is featuring the Maghreb countries, the two big UAE carriers are re-installing belly capacity to and from Morocco. Starting today, 18 September 2020, Emirates resumes passenger services to Casablanca. The resumption of thrice weekly flights to the... more
56% of ports back to pre-pandemic levels
Several trends are outlined in the Covid-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer for H1/2020 published by the IAPH. The report, which was compiled by a dedicated Task Force operating under the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP), summarises responses from 85 ports from around... more
More equipment for Caucedo terminal
The Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic, run by DP World, is enhancing its equipment. Twelve Ottawa T2 terminal tractors and two empty container handlers will be deployed there. The delivery is scheduled for Q1/2021. DP World Caucedo is a marine terminal and free zone... more
Emirates SkyCargo China service ‘comes of age’
On 15 September 2002, Emirates SkyCargo crossed a historic milestone when its freighter touched down at Shanghai, which was the cargo carrier’s first scheduled cargo destination in the country and marked Emirates’ entry into the Chinese mainland.Since 2002, the freight division... more
Iumi's marine market trends
The International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) recently presented its analysis of the latest marine insurance market trends for 2019. Marine underwriting premiums for 2019 were estimated to be USD 28.7 billion, which represents a 0.9% reduction from 2018. The global... more
SAL extends operations of customs security areas
As part of the MoU previously signed by the Saudi Customs and the National Industrial Development and Logistics Programme, Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a member of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, has officially begun running the operations of customs security areas... more