Two more partners for Cargo Integrity Group 
Fiata, the international Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, and BIC, the Bureau International des Containers, are joining the Cargo Integrity Group, which brings together international freight transport and cargo handling organisations to foster improvements in... more
Animal rescue: Etihad Cargo starts ‘Forever Home’
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has launched ‘Forever Home’ to support not-for-profit live animal at risk transportation. The new policy enables the UAE’s national carrier to consider requests from bona fide rescue and animal welfare... more
The sky’s the limit 
Qatar Airways places largest single full-freighter order ever with Boeing. more
All good things come in fours
It was the fourth offer of the Kuwaiti company Agility that finally led to the breakthrough. Among the biggest providers of fuelling, ground handling and maintenance services, operating in around 37 countries globally, London-listed John Menzies has now approved the takeover... more
Coface predicts slow pace in 2022
The insurance group Compagnie Française d'Assurance Coface recently published its business barometer, analysing the risks and opportunities lying ahead in 2022. Although economic recovery will continue, "Omicron has highlighted the unpredictability of the pandemic and... more
Clark augments dealer network in Middle East
Clark Europe has contracted Rumaillah Motors as a new sales partner for the state of Qatar and thus expanded its sales network in the Middle East. Through the partnership with Clark Europe, customers in Qatar now have access to Clark’s complete range of services. This... more
A new hub for shipbuilding?
The International Maritime Industries (IMI), a joint venture between Saudi Aramco, Lamprell, Bahri and Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) are widening the scope of their partnership. CSM’s maritime service portfolio, engineering expertise and network... more
Qatar Airways welcomes Envirotainer’s Releye RAP
Qatar Airways Cargo has approved Envirotainer’s latest innovation, the Releye RAP container. Officially launched on 9 February 2022, and able to accommodate five pallets, the Releye RAP is the largest and most technically advanced product in Envirotainer’s new generation... more
Stopgap or new approach?
Retailers in the USA charter transport space most frequently. more
CMA CGM's second strike in Lebanon
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM Group recently won the bid for the concession of the Beirut Port container terminal, which involves the management, operation and maintenance of the facility for a ten-year period starting in March 2022. The French liner already accounts for... more