Türk to lead Turkish Cargo 
Seven years after having been appointed Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, Turhan Özen has decided to leave the corporation. He handed over the baton to Ali Türk (photo) on 1 January 2024. A graduate from Istanbul Technical University's department of industrial... more
Bolstering the cold chain in the Middle East
Construction has started on a USD 35 million cold storage hub at the Port of Jebel Ali, Dubai, to be run by Americold Realty Trust’s local joint venture. Americold and DP World are working together as RSA Cold Chain to connect multi-temperature services to logistics... more
Iata elects Qatar Airways' group CEO
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has elected Qatar Airways group chief executive officer Badr Mohammed Al-Meer to its board of governors. Iata represents some 320 airlines or 83% of total air traffic. Al-Meer has also joined the executive committee of the Arab... more
Saudi Arabian pivot 
A new collaboration project between Saudia Cargo, Cainiao and WFS / Sats. At the end of November three partners, each of which covers a different segment of the air cargo supply chain, unveiled a business model in Jeddah that will create gateways for e-commerce logistics in... more
Hydrogen hub in Abu Dhabi
AD Ports Group and Masdar have signed an MOU to develop a green hydrogen production hub within Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad). This initiative aligns with the UAE’s national hydrogen strategy, aiming to increase local hydrogen production to 1.4 million t annually by... more
End-to-end logistics 2.0
How DP World’s intermodal approach in the United Kingdom is setting an example. Shippers tend to strive for integration and for the simplification of their logistics concepts. DP World is developing an answer to this in the United Kingdom, where not only capacities such as the... more
IAG Cargo starts its first Madrid-Doha service
Commencing today, 11 December 2023, IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is providing its first direct service between Madrid (Spain) and Doha (Qatar). This new daily direct service will be operated by an Iberia A330. Customers from Asia... more
Lufthansa Cargo welcomes fourth A321 freighter
Since November, the fourth A321 freighter has been operating in Lufthansa Cargo’s network, making a significant contribution to the cargo carrier’s expansion plans. The freighter has already made its first flights to Istanbul (IST), Helsinki (HEL), Stockholm (ARN),... more
UAE and Japan sign ROD
During a two-day round of discussions in Tokyo, Japan, the general civil aviation authority (GCAA) of the UAE signed an agreement with the Japan civil aviation bureau to strengthen bilateral relations in the aviation sector. The discussions were led by Omar Bin Ghaleb,... more
CO2 partnership to link Bahrain with Japan
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Bapco Energies have signed an MOU to jointly develop a CO2 transport and sequestration system. The partners aim to establish a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain, involving MOL's maritime transport of liquefied CO2 and Bapco Energies’... more