How the pandemic hit the rail business 
The pandemic severely disrupted railway traffic from March 2020 onwards. Following the introduction of governmental measures such as lockdowns, curfews and various traffic restrictions, freight and passenger traffic fell by more than 20% in comparison to January 2020. Levels... more
Closer contact under pandemic conditions
MNG Airlines, a fast-growing Turkish cargo operator, has been sending its PW4000 engines to SR Technics' Zurich facility since March 2020. The Swiss company is still its preferred PW4000 MRO provider. Jean-Marc Lenz, CEO at SR Technics: "Our work has covered five shop... more
Unilode assists Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has appointed Unilode Aviation Solutions to service and repair its ULD fleet under a three-year agreement. The global provider of outsourced ULD management and repair services will overhaul Turkish Cargo’s standard and heavy-duty pallets, pallet nets, cargo and... more
Unctad optimistic for 2021
In its shipping report "Review of Maritime Transport for 2021", Unctad made it clear that despite the anti-pandemic measures, volumes in fell less dramatically in the course of 2020 than formerly expected: "The shock in the first half of 2020 caused maritime trade... more
High times for ZIM also
ZIM has reported its latest consolidated results: The Haifa-based carrier handled 884,000 teu in Q3/2021, an increase of 16% compared to the same period last year. Revenues were at USD 3.14 billion, an uptick of 210% compared to the USD 1.01 billion in Q3/2020. Adjusted... more
Emirates Skycargo sent by Post
The Dubai Airshow formed the background for Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, and Emirates Post Group (EPG), to ink an agreement. Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, and by Abdulla M. Alashram, Group CEO, Emirates Post... more
Air BP: aviation fuel venture in Iraq
International aviation fuel products and service supplier Air BP has begun an aircraft-fuelling joint venture at Baghdad international airport (BGW). The undertaking, the United Iraqi Company for Airports and Ground Handling Services (to operate under the name Masil), has... more
High rates well into 2024?
Starting out from the China Containerized Freight Index, the Copenhagen-based shipping consultancy Sea-Intelligence has defined five periods each of sustained rate decreases and of sustained rate increases, specially the average percentage point drop per week over the full... more
Laurels for Rafed
Rafed, an UAE-based group purchasing organisation (GPO) for the supply chain management, storage and distribution of medical equipment pharmaceuticals, has received certification status from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (Cips) for ethical procurement and... more
Two for cyber security at sea
Bureau Veritas (BV) and insurance consultancy Bessé are teaming up to improve protection against cyber-attacks in the maritime sector. This partnership will be key to help shipowners comply with IMO and IACS requirements. BV has developed a set of rules (NR 659) which make... more