Hapag-Lloyd tests the "new normal" 
Shortly after announcing its plans for forming a new alliance with Maersk in February 2025, Hapag-Lloyd reported its preliminary business figures for the full year 2023. Handled volumes grew slightly by 0.5% to 11.9 million teu last year (2022: 11.8 million teu). Revenues... more
Long sea route causes delays 
In its latest Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence analyses the schedule reliability figures of the big carriers up to and including December 2023. Because of the Red Sea crisis, global schedule reliability... more
Truckport opened in Houston
Ryder System and Kodiak Robotics have set up their first truckport in Houston, TX (USA), enabling Kodiak to launch and land autonomous trucks as well as transfer freight to serve routes between Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City. Today, Kodiak trucks run on all routes with... more
A rebranding in the Middle East
Noatum, a maritime group in AD Ports Group’s logistics cluster, has launched a new brand focusing on the Middle Eastern market. Noatum Logistics Middle East will take over from Micco Logistics, which previously served the Abu Dhabi and GCC regions. Micco was acquired by AD... more
Cargo volumes rise for the third year in a row
Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR), which recently welcomed Air India's first commercial flight on an A350, processed a total of 422,644 t of cargo in 2023 (+2% compared to 2022). Domestic freight traffic soared by 11%, testifying to BLR’s growing importance as a... more
Landing a cargo handling contract in Saudi Arabia
Hainan Airlines has awarded a contract to Sats for cargo handling services in Saudi Arabia. Hainan Airlines operates three Airbus passenger flights a week to Riyadh and Jeddah. Sats will provide warehouse handling services for over 2,400 t of import, export, and transit... more
AD Ports investing in Jordan
Represented by its digital arm Maqta Gateway, AD Ports Group has signed a shareholders' agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) for the joint venture, Maqta Ayla. This partnership, with Maqta Gateway holding a 51% stake and ADC 49%, aims to further digitalise... more
DHL takes over Dubai venture
DHL Global Forwarding has acquired Danzas AEI Emirates, effective 24 January 2024, integrating the company into its brand. With this acquisition, DHL gains 1,100 logistics experts and 20 Danzas AEI Emirates locations in the region. The Emirati company was founded as a joint... more
End-to-end solutions for 2024 challenges
Challenge Group can look back on a successful 2023, despite the many challenging conditions of a soft market coupled with yield decline. With the introduction and deployment of its B767 fleet, it not only uplifted more tonnage than ever before, but also increased its... more
Developing new food corridors
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi Airports and Abu Dhabi Food Hub – Kezad, the region’s first dedicated food wholesale market, have signed a tri-party memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly establish a fully compliant and transparent... more