Weekly flights from Bogota to Dallas Fort Worth 
Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced direct freighter service from Bogotá, capital of Colombia to Dallas Fort Worth in Texas. The once weekly Boeing 777 freighter departs from Bogota on Mondays and flies to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The freighter offers... more
Sea-air service to 70 African destinations
Aero Africa group is expanding its operations in China and UAE by launching a new sea-air combined transport product from Asia to 70 African destinations via Dubai. The new SAS product (sea air solution) provides specific benefits to regional economies, airlines, airports,... more
Odyssey names Hans Stig Moller as CEO
The board of directors of Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation has named Hans Stig Moller as the company’s new chief executive officer. As CEO, Moller’s task will be to steer Odyssey’s multimodal services and strategic supply-chain solutions into the future. He... more
LEI and EFL Global merge
The supply chain and logistics provider EFL Global, which is headquartered in Sri Lanka, has acquired the Canadian family-owned logistics company Locher Evers International (LEI). The acquisition is effective immediately, and the company will operate as a subsidiary of EFL... more
AD Ports Group: more funds than expected
The AD Ports Group, a facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry based in Abu Dhabi, has signed a general corporate facility agreement with a syndicate of thirteen regional and international banks. The funding amounted to 3.7 times more than what was foreseen by... more
Schedule reliability increases sharply
The maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence reports that global schedule reliability in February 2023 reached 60.2% - an increase by 7.7 percentage points month-on-month. On a year-on-year level, schedule reliability was 26.0 percentage points higher. The average delay for... more
Covid-19: Emirates honoured by Ghana
Emirates received the Presidential Honour for Distinguished Service, at The Ghana National Honours Awards 2023 from President Nana Akufo-Addo for its role in providing medical supplies, humanitarian aid, and unstinting support to Ghana during the Covid-19 pandemic. The... more
Agility grows through acquisitions
Kuwait-based Agility had a strong 2022, which was marked by two major acquisitions. The group reported full-year 2022 earnings of KWD 68 million (EUR 205 million), an increase of 180.7% over the same period in 2021, excluding results from its global integrated logistics unit,... more
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