LH Cargo: more flights to Asia, Africa and Mexico 
Lufthansa Cargo's 2023/2024 winter flight schedule expands capacity in the international route network with 83 weekly connections. These result from frequency increases to destinations in high demand as well as the addition of new destinations. Furthermore, the Boeing 777... more
Hellmann expands in Middle East with ATS
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and ATS have established a joint venture called Hellmann ATS Road Solutions in the UAE. Through this partnership, Hellmann adds to its road logistics business in the Middle East which includes air freight, sea freight, customs brokerage and contract... more
The ‘Uberisation’ of shipping? 
A digital freight platform with a green conscience – in conversation with Shipnext’s Alexander Varvarenko. The transformation of the shipping market into a digital marketplace has been ongoing for decades. The range of possibilities quickly grows, however, when a platform such... more
King Abdul Aziz Port is 'linked in'
Regional Container Lines recently enhanced its RCL Gulf Adean (RGA) cargo service. The Saudi Ports Authority, known as Mawani, announced that the King Abdulaziz Port will be included in the service, operated by the Thailand-based shipping company. Operative since 5... more
Qatar Airways Cargo freighters return to Bahrain
Qatar Airways Cargo has resumed its freighter services to Bahrain, effective 1 September 2023. In addition to the 21 weekly narrow-body passenger flights to Bahrain, Qatar Airways Cargo has launched three weekly freighter operations, adding more than 200 t of weekly cargo... more
Joramco appoints new VP of supply chain
Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has appointed Petra Lindemann as the new vice president of supply chain. Lindemann has nearly two decades of experience in leadership... more
Weekly bimodal Central Asia service launched
Maersk has introduced a new transport service. It combines ship and rail and offers an end-to-end solution for Central Asia with a particular focus on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The new service aims to enhance the efficiency of cargo transport particularly for consumer,... more
Menzies Aviation renews Jazeera Airways contract
Menzies Aviation has extended its agreement with the low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways, marking the next step in an expanding partnership with the Kuwaiti airline, which includes passenger, ramp, and air cargo services at seven airports in five countries. At Kuwait... more
A promotion for Xavier Avrard
Transport and logistics services provider Geodis has appointed Xavier Avrard as chief strategy officer. He will join the group’s management board, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO of Geodis. Avrard came to Geodis in 2014 as group controller, was then appoin... more
Representing Royal Brunei also in China
In July 2023, Globe Air Cargo China, part of ECS Group, took over as Royal Air Brunei Airlines' GSA to enhance the carrier’s air cargo operations in China, aligning with existing cooperations in other countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, India,... more