Yet more chartered vessels 
In a new charter transaction with a group of investors initiated by MPC Capital, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has decided to add more vessels to its fleet. The Haifa-based shipping group will charter a total of up to six 5,500 teu wide beam newbuild vessels for a period... more
World trade starting to feel it
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a decline in February 2022, decreasing clearly from 120.7 points (seasonally adjusted) to 117.1 points, according to the... more
Launching global e-bookings connectivity
The launch of a direct e-booking solution between the operating systems of Qatar Airways Cargo and Australia-based Wisetech Global has gone live. This connection enhances the flight schedule and operational data exchange implemented in 2021. The connection between the... more
Agility performing without GIL
The Kuwait-based logistics provider, which sold its global integrated logistics (GIL) division to DSV Panalpina (DSV) in August 2021, witnessed a strong financial year 2021. While revenues went up by 22.1% to KD 486.2 million (almost EUR 1.5 billion), the group's ebitda... more
United return expands Berlin long-haul network
United Airlines is returning to Berlin BER today (28 March 2022) after a good two years’ absence, with the arrival of a flight from New York (EWR). Initially the year-round Boeing B767 flight will operate six times a week (and daily from 5 May), making it the German... more
ZIM adjusts to congestion
The Haifa-based Israeli carrier Zim is reshuffling its new Asia–Pacific Northwest and Asia–Eastern Mediterranean services. The shipping line’s decision to adjust the loops came in the face of “ongoing port congestion.” Its Asia–Pacific Northwest route will now be served by a... more
Qatar Airways back to Windhoek
Qatar Airways will resume services to the Namibian capital Windhoek from 25 June, as part of its largest ever African schedule, which offers more than 200 weekly flights to 31 African gateways. The Windhoek route will offer seamless connectivity for passengers to almost 150... more
Emirates: daily service to Tel Aviv from 23 June
Emirates has confirmed that it will be commencing daily services to Tel Aviv from 23 June 2022. It will operate its three-class B777-300ER on the route. The new service to Tel Aviv will offer 20 t of cargo capacity on each flight, providing channels for Israeli businesses... more
Maritime cyber security still underestimated
In a recent report, maritime consultant Cyber Owl and law firm HFW found that where cyberattacks in the maritime industry result in the payment of a ransom, shipowners pay more than USD 3 million on average to the perpetrators. The research is based on a survey of more than 200... more