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
ME4 adds King Abdullah Port calls
Maersk’s ME4 service, which links the Middle East to Europe, has extended its port rotation by adding a call at King Abdullah Port (Saudi Arabia). The Danish carrier has thus brought its maritime service closer to its 100,000 sqm warehouse in the Saudi Arabian Port. Maersk’s... more
The Challenge Group and Tiaca
The Challenge Group, an international air cargo conglomerate offering airfreight handling and road-feeder solutions, recently became a member of Tiaca, the industry association based in Miami FL (USA). “We already joined Tiaca as a non-voting member in October 2021,” says... more
Flying horses from Shannon to Shanghai
In partnership with Etihad Cargo, the logistics arm of UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways, livestock transportation air charter specialist Intradco Global recently transported 75 thoroughbred horses from Shannon, Ireland, to Shanghai PVG, China, onboard a B777-200F. It... more
Investor at the Seine for exports
The call for projects in June 2021 by Haropa Port to find a new assignment for a 750,000 sqm platform, located at the platform Grand Crown - Moulineaux that offers a river, rail, sea and road connection, has come to a conclusion. The industrial site, next to the Terminal... more
Cargo iQ improves QMS for 25th anniversary
Cross-stakeholder organisation Cargo iQ has made key updates to its quality management system (QMS), adding a visibility maps function and new milestones to its route map planning as it celebrates 25 years of operation. Cargo iQ route maps, which enable the journey of an air... more