Etihad Cargo to raise frequencies for the summer 
From next month, Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, will provide additional capacity to key destinations in the summer months across Asia, Africa and Europe. From July, Etihad Cargo will continue to operate its Boeing 777 freighter network... more
Gerry’s Dnata obtains Isago for Pakistan
Gerry’s Dnata, a Pakistan-based provider of ground services, has obtained Iata safety audit for ground operations (Isago) station accreditation at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of its ground handling... more
Felb welcomes A. Redkin and R. Marakhovskii
The railway operator Felb – Far East Land Bridge is reorganising its management team. With immediate effect, Alexander Redkin will take over the position of COO and Ruslan Marakhovskii will become the new CFO. They will share the leadership of the logistics company with interim... more
Europa Air & Sea enters UAE
Europa Air & Sea is taking its next step in 2022. Following the opening of its Shanghai office in January, the British company is now expanding its service into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The new team in Dubai is operational. Angus Hind, Europa Air & Sea... more
Support for modernising India’s railways
The World Bank’s board has approved a USD 245 million loan to support India’s efforts to modernise railfreight and logistics infrastructure. The rail logistics project will help India shift more traffic from road to rail, making transport—both freight and passenger—more... more
How many containers lost at sea?
The World Shipping Council (WSC) recently published its ‘Containers Lost at Sea Report’, covering 2020-2021. Approximately 241 million cargo loads in containers were handled by international carriers last year. The analysis shows that containers lost overboard represent less... more
Making the best of the crisis 
In conversation with Fabrice Panza, Etihad Cargo’s global manager for cool-chain solutions. Market observers expect to see twice as many Covid-19 vaccines produced in 2022 as last year – with 40% distributed by air. Fabrice Panza reports on how collaboration in the sector... more
Elcome Intl and SAL Navigation sign agreement
Elcome International has signed an agreement to become an authorised sales and service representative for Sweden-based SAL Navigation. Under the agreement, Elcome is authorised to conduct sales, installation, service and maintenance for SAL’s echo sounders, speed logs,... more
Big business with the Taliban?
Ariana Afghan Airlines, Afghanistan’s state-owned carrier, whose fleet currently comprises an A310 and three B737, is looking to add widebody aircraft. Further to tender documents, the Taliban-controlled airline is planning to buy three A330-200s including one dedicated... more
Oman know-how for Kilimanjaro airport
Christine Mwakatobe, acting MD of the Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company (KADC), and Abdul Nasser Abdullah al Yamani, VP business development, Oman Airports, have signed a MoU to develop the aviation infrastructure of the Tanzanian airport which has been in operation since... more