NAS and Air Arabia Maroc ink CGSA agreement 

Air Arabia Group’s Morocco based airline, Air Arabia Maroc (3O) has appointed Network Airline Services (NAS), effective 1 September 2022, as its cargo general sales agent (CGSA) in Europe for all cargo other than human remains. The agreement involves representation across... more
Alstef Group picks Hans Willems 

As part of its strategic development in Benelux, Alstef Group, an expert in automated turnkey solutions, is welcoming Hans Willems to its intralogistics sales team. Willems started his career as a business developer for storage system manufacturer Hänel. In 2012, he became... more
Round-the-clock in Abu Dhabi 

After Dubai, Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is opening its second office in UAE in Abu Dhabi in 2022. Located in the Abu Dhabi Airport free zone, the new office is equipped with a dual licence for a free zone and a mainland company for offshore and onshore requirements. The... more
From strength to strength in 20 years 

Exactly twenty years ago, Innofreight started with two people in a small office in the old business park in Bruck an der Mur, Austria. Today, more than 130 employees are working at six international locations. One of the company's strengths has always been innovation: in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
From 1922 until 2012, the World Meteorological Organisation asserted that the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 57.7 °C (136 °F) in El Azizia, in Libya, 100 years ago today, on 13 September 1922. more
Matternet M2 drone flies ahead 

As the first non-military unmanned aircraft, the Matternet M2 drone has achieved type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This gives Matternet, a developer of urban drone delivery systems, a competitive advantage in the drone delivery market. The... more
Navigation from space 

The Grimaldi Group has received the green light for the GSAB (Grimaldi Satellite Assisted Berthing) project. The European Space Agency (ESA) has assigned the group a navigation innovation and support programme (Navisp) with the contribution of the Italian Space Agency (ASI)... more
Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri to lead Abu Dhabi Airports 

Abu Dhabi Airports, operator of five airports in the nation’s capital, has appointed H.E. Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri as managing director and CEO. A seasoned business executive, Al Dhaheri is taking over from Shareef Hashim Al Hashmi. His aim will be to take the organisation to... more
Strike could cost billions per day 

A US nationwide rail service interruption by a freight-rail strike could cost more than USD 2 billion per day of a shutdown, according to the latest report published by the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The report is associated with a new labour contract with the... more
More space & more activities for Acito 

Acito Logistics, which is headquartered in Weil am Rhein (Germany), has added 2,000 sqm of logistics space to its warehouse in Efringen-Kirchen, only a few kilometres away. After a ten month construction period, the opening took place in July this year. With the... more