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
Emirates Skycargo to resume dual hub operations
Emirates Skycargo will be reactivating its cargo hub in Dubai South, Emirates Skycentral DWC, for dedicated freighter aircraft operations from 26 March 2022. The move will mark a return to dual hub cargo operations in Dubai for the air cargo carrier after a period of nearly two... more
Bolloré Logistics chooses Azadeh Oveysi
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Azadeh Oveysi as business development manager for UAE. Based in Dubai and reporting to Bolloré Logistics UAE sales director Bircan Sogutlu, she will be responsible for supporting the company’s strategy for growth in the healthcare sector.... more
Qatar Airways Cargo: a thoroughbred to fly horses
For the Amir Sword Festival in Doha (17-19 February), the Saudi Cup in Riyadh (25-26 February), the Commercial Bank Chi Al Shaqab competition presented by Longines in Doha (24-26 February) and the Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) in Doha (3-5 March), Qatar Airways Cargo... more
Call for urgent action to cap fuel prices
Global oil prices, reaching their highest level since 2008 this week, are set to climb even higher amid continuing instability and sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) anticipates. The organisation now calls for urgent... more
Diesel pricing in frenzy
According to data published by maritime intelligence provider Vessels Value, the price for diesel continues to rise. Since the outbreak of the war in Europe on 26 February 2022, the MR Atlantic Basket (an average of freight rates on key routes in the Atlantic Basin) climbed... more