Bolloré Logistics picks Rania Saoud 
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Rania Saoud as branch manager of Abu Dhabi, UAE. She has been part of the group for the last four years and previously held the position of key account manager based in Dubai. In her new role Saoud will be responsible for developing existing... more
Masterplan for King Salman International Airport
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, prime minister and chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (Ceda), chairman of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced the masterplan for King Salman International Airport which is to... more
Negative impact on world trade
In October 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) declined sharply to 120.8 points from the 124.2 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before,... more
Air & logistics united for net zero
It takes two to tango - in carbon reduction as well. Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, is partnering with DSV Global Transport and Logistics to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to compensate for the carbon emissions of its cargo... more
ZIM appoints second female captain
In an emotional ceremony held at the headquarters of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in Haifa, Israel, Angelina Egorenkov received the official appointment of captain, the most senior in the merchant fleet, from ZIM President and CEO Eli Glickman last week. Egorenkov began... more
Unctad: e-commerce driving maritime
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) has published its flagship "Review of Maritime Transport 2022". For 2022, Unctad projects global maritime trade growth to moderate to 1.4%. Asia remained the world’s leading maritime cargo handling centre in 2021,... more
Etihad Cargo renews Ceiv Pharma certification
Etihad Cargo has been awarded Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (Ceiv) Pharma recertification. The cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group is one of 37 airlines to hold this Iata certification and was the third worldwide and the first in the Middle East to... more
For a new fulfilment hub in UAE
A new fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi is in the making. The Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi –Kezad Group, Abu Dhabi’s integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub and an affiliate of AD Ports Group, is working with Noon.com, a Middle East-based online shopping platform to... more
Bimco explains carbon intensity index (CII)
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) has published a new clause for time charter parties to make it easier for parties to comply with the requirements of the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standard regarding to the carbon intensity index (CII) of... more
The reasons for damage - and its cost
Marine and transport insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) analysed more than 240,000 claims worldwide between January 2017 and December 2021, totalling a value of around EUR 9.2 billion, and identified a number of loss and risk trends. Fires accounted for... more