A new logistics provider for Egypt 
The German EMS-Fehn-Group has established a new company in Egypt after decades of experience in the Middle East and North African market. EFG Logistics Services will be headquartered in Cairo, from where the team will offer road, air and sea transport services and complex... more
More than half way there 
Good news from Baku. The Caspian Air Cargo Summit, which Michael Mackey attended for the ITJ at the end of last year, had two clear messages for the industry. One was the emergence of Azerbaijan as a hub for air traffic between east and west. The second one was that the industry... more
Extending cooperation on dangerous goods
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) have extended their long-standing cooperation on setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. An agreement to this effect... more
Maersk bypasses the Red Sea
In response to the volatile situation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Maersk ME2 service will temporarily be diverted via the Cape of Good Hope. The adjusted route will include Jebel Ali (UAE), Mundra and Jawaharlal Nehru (India), Port Tangier (Morocco), Algeciras (Spain),... more
Before the crest of a wave
Global container-shipping capacities are set to grow the most in 2024. The building of new containerships has its own ‘me-too’ logic. High demand for freight volumes in 2021 and 2022 triggered a boom in orders. This additional shipping space is now set to steadily increase... more
Shark fins hiding among dry fish
One week ago, on 15 January 2024, Hong Kong Customs seized about 800 kg of suspected scheduled shark fins, with an estimated market value of about HKD 4 million (USD 500,000), at Hong Kong airport. Upon inspection of an air consignment, declared as dry fish arriving from... more
Bluetooth is watching you
Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines has extended its longstanding strategic collaboration with unit load device (ULD) provider ACL Airshop. Under the new agreement, the partnership will now introduce Bluetooth technology for real-time ULD tracking. Vugar Mammadov... more
Red Sea tensions: a global impact
Missile attacks in the Red Sea – most recently on two commercial vessels, the 'Gibraltar Eagle' and the bulk carrier 'Zografia'- continue to disrupt global supply chains. Despite air and missile strikes by the USA, the UK, and their allies in Houthi-controlled Yemen, the... more
A new order on the horizon?
A new era of alliances is in the making. Hapag-Lloyd and A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) have agreed to launch a new alliance to be called ”Gemini Cooperation” from February 2025 onwards. While the break-up of 2M between Maersk and MSC had been announced in January 2023,... more
Qatar Airways: first flight to Medan, Indonesia
Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Medan touched down at Kualanamu International Airport on Monday, 15 January 2024, marking Medan as the airline’s third destination in Indonesia. The new direct service will complement the award-winning airline’s over 40 weekly flights... more