A transporter of solutions 
30 years of Sonatrans. Mohssine Bensouda is convinced that Sonatrans, the company he founded in Casablanca, has a special role to play. In these uncertain times he’s concerned in the short term with consolidating what has been achieved – and making concrete plans for expansion... more
Master plan through to 2053
Turkey at the turning point of orientation towards the global economy and logistics? ‘Driving by sight’ is well-known as the policy of many Western states and companies. The confidence and optimism of many Turkish players sets them apart from this approach. Christian Doepgen... more
Tarros’ Egyptian partner in fruitful exchanges 
Tarros Med Egypt was interactive and busy with fruitful meetings during the seventh edition of the ‘Food Africa’ exhibition in Cairo last week. The official partner in Egypt of the Italian shipping line Tarros even had an opportunity to welcome to its booth Ali Moselhi, Egypt’s... more
18 airports connected by domestic RFS
Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the UK with a new contract for domestic road feeder services (RFS) connecting regional offline airports. WFS has provided cargo handling for the airline in the UK since 2015,... more
Another India-West Med connection
The Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is about to start a new direct India–Middle East-West Med service, connecting India to the Western Mediterranean. Transit times from Mundra will see vessels reach Genoa in 19 days and Valencia in 23; Nhava Sheva to... more
Neo Air Charter scores in Doha
The on-board courier (OBC) division of the Frankfurt-based Neo Air Group recently shipped an urgent and valuable piece of broadcast equipment to Doha just 19 hours after an initial enquiry from Elite – despite severe restrictions on entry to the country on account of football’s... more
Dachser sets its course for freight
Dachser is setting the course for the future of its business unit ‘Air & Sea Logistics’ (ASL) through a long-term succession plan. On 1 January 2024, Dr Tobias Burger (on the left) will succeed Edoardo Podestà as ASL COO and as a member of the executive board. Burger is a... more
New Menzies headquarters in London
Menzies Aviation, an aviation logistics specialist, has opened its new global headquarters in Central London. Menzies operates in more than 250 airports in 58 countries. When Menzies joined forces with National Aviation Services earlier this year, the entity became the world’s... more
‘Emirates Delivers’ – now also from the UK
Online shoppers from the UAE have used ‘Emirates Delivers’ to shop from US retailers since it was launched in 2019. Now, just in time for last-minute festive shopping, Emirates SkyCargo has added the UK to its home-delivery shopping platform. Items purchased from UK... more
Global e-commerce player joins IRU
Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU), to work on areas that are critical to its large chain of logistics partners and the broader global road transport sector. Common challenges include sustainability and decarbonisation, road safety and artificial... more