Iraq anchors its position as transit hub 
The Republic of Iraq, at the crossroads of several trade routes in the Middle East, has become the 78th country to accede to the United Nations TIR Convention, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) reports. Iraq’s accession to the TIR Convention anchors its strategic role... more
Astral Aviation promotes Patricia Odida
Astral Aviation has appointed Patricia Odida as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 April 2023. Her previous roles were head of cargo optimisation and pricing and revenue manager, in which she served with distinction for the last two years. Odida will assume her new... more
ACCC: interim authorisation for Qantas and Emirates
ACCC has granted interim authorisation to enable Qantas Airways, Emirates and their related entities to continue coordinating their passenger and cargo transport operations while ACCC assesses their substantive application for authorisation. Qantas and Emirates have an... more
Kadmar’s first green logistics park in Sokhna
The Kadmar International Group is building its first green logistics park in Sokhna Port, Egypt. The logistic park is the first ready-built warehouse to register for green certificate, providing further supply chain resiliency to businesses in Northern Africa. The project... more
First LNG bunkering operation in Jamaican waters
The successful bunkering of Zim's container vessel "Sammy Ofer" with liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a milestone operation: it was the first LNG bunkering operation in Jamaican waters. Rear Admiral Peter Brady, director-general at Maritime Authority of Jamaica... more
The biggest bird is back to the South Island
Emirates' A380 has landed at Christchurch (New Zealand) airport again, marking the resumption of its daily service from Dubai via Sydney. Barry Brown, divisional VP Australasia: "Seeing the water cannon salute after we touched down in the first Emirates A380 flight in... more
WFS to support Qatar Airways Cargo at JFK
Qatar Airways Cargo is extending its global partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a new three-year cargo and freighter ramp handling contract at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Under the agreement, WFS will initially provide cargo services... more
Indigo Cargo picks Mark Sutch
The Indian airline Indigo has appointed Mark Sutch as its new chief commercial officer – cargo international. Sutch brings with him 25 years of airline industry experience in various verticals, including extensive cargo experience. Sutch most recent assignment was CCO with... more
75 candles for IRU
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. It was founded in Geneva on 23 March 1948, created by eight national road transport associations to partner with the United Nations and other governmental organisations. In the... more
King Abdulaziz Port added to IMX service
Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Port has been added to the "IMX" service run by a maritime consortium that includes Qatar-based shipping and logistics conglomerate Milaha, vessel operator X-Press Feeders, and short-sea carrier Unifeeder. Besides the Gulf port Dammam,... more