Trucks acquired for UAE’s building sector 
Abu Dhabi Ports Group is entering the construction logistics business: Its subsidiary Micco Logistics has acquired 31 tipper trucks to offer a wider range of integrated logistics support to the UAE’s construction and metals manufacturing sectors. The trucks will join Micco’s... more
Dnata chooses Guillaume Crozier
Dnata, a provider of global air and travel services has promoted Guillaume Crozier to senior vice president, UAE Cargo. Crozier has been with Dnata since 2011. Most recently, he has managed operational performance as well as innovation and product development across Dnata's... more
Setting anchor in Dubai
Bremen (Germany)-headquartered logistics company Röhlig Logistics has opened an office in Dubai. It is headed by CK Prasanth (branch manager), who reports to Kuben Reddi, managing director of Röhlig-Grindrod and Röhlig Dubai, based in South Africa. From the board, Robert... more
Shipments on chartered passenger aircraft
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is launching private charter services under the title of "Boutique Charters", which allows its global clientele to book private direct charter flights with personalised itineraries. The new service is available to government and... more
Focus on leasing business
Suttons International is acquiring ISO tank containers, personnel and overseas customer contracts from VTG Tanktainer, including VTG's shares in the Brazilian JV Mission Line. VTG's stake in the Cosco VTG Tanktainer JV to serve the Chinese market is not included in the Suttons... more
Flowfox links up with DCSA
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) was founded in 2019 as a joint effort of carriers to support the development of global, digital standards in shipping. Now, Flowfox is starting to work with DCSA on the import container release. The Hamburg-based logistics... more
Only fire resistant containers for Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Cargo is the first cargo carrier to adopt Safran Cabin’s new fire resistant containers (FRC). Over the next five years, the Doha-based cargo airline will replace its entire fleet of over 10,000 ULDs (70% already in 2022) with this unique container design. The... more
ACC Aviation chooses Andreas Pericleous
ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has appointed Andreas Pericleous as VP business development, dedicated to the company’s expanding, international consulting division. Pericleous brings ten years of international aviation experience to ACC Aviation, having... more
All ready for Astra Zeneca spread in Abu Dhabi
The department of health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the emirate's regulator for the healthcare sector, has joined forces with Rafed, the UAE’s primary group purchasing organisation (GPO) for essential medical equipment, is going new ways in logistics to procure Astra Zeneca’s (AZD7442)... more
Global container throughput high but volatile
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) increased from 123.7 points (seasonally adjusted) to 124.8 points in September, according to the current flash estimate. The value... more