Five years of humanitarian aid with Airlink 
Yesterday, 19 August 2025, on the UN's 'World Humanitarian Day', Qatar Airways Cargo reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian aid through its 'WeQare' programme, highlighting five years of cooperation with Airlink and 42 NGO partners. Since 2020, the airline has moved 720 t of... more
DHL marks GoHelp anniversary
DHL is celebrating 20 years of its 'GoHelp' disaster management programme, which has supported relief efforts in 77 disaster zones and handled around 70,000 t of humanitarian aid, as the company reported. 'GoHelp' integrates logistics expertise into emergency response through... more
Hoyer expands in Saudi Arabia
The Hoyer Group is expanding its Middle East presence with a new branch office in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, operating under the name Hoyer Arabia. The move complements its existing storage and filling facility for chemicals in Al Jubail, established in 2018. The Dammam site focuses... more
Aqaba complies with environmental standards
Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) has received the 'Port Environmental Review System' certification (Pers) from the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo), becoming the first hub in the Middle East to join the EcoPorts network. The recognition highlights ACT’s adoption of... more
Xeneta expands freight data offering
Xeneta has acquired maritime and supply chain data firm eeSea, aiming to enhance its platform for containerised freight procurement. The integration adds eeSea’s global schedule, transit time and reliability data to Xeneta’s existing freight rate intelligence, enabling shippers... more
Expanding the fleet with A330-300P2Fs
Saudia Cargo has signed a wet-lease agreement with ASL Aviation Holdings for two Airbus A330-300P2F freighters. The first aircraft, MSN 1272, arrived in Shannon in June after passenger-to-freighter conversion and will begin service with ASL Airlines Ireland in September... more
Crew survey applauds 'Welcome' Wi-Fi
Elcome International’s 'Welcome Maritime Wi-Fi' has marked one year of service with strong results from a global crew survey. According to the company seafarers reported high satisfaction, with 44% awarding a perfect score for internet speed and 88% rating video call quality... more
Savino Del Bene opens Cairo office
In August 2025 Savino Del Bene opened a new office in Cairo, Egypt, aiming to reinforce its commitment to North Africa and the Middle East as the company reported. Following the recent launch of its head office in Alexandria, the move supports the company’s broader expansion... more
More space, greater range 
ATM Global Logistics expands site near La Chaux-de-Fonds, having given the go-ahead for a significant expansion project at the Le Crêt-du-Locle site. With this strategic investment, the company intends to support the continued dynamic business development and at the same time... more
Blue Water exchanges CEO
Thomas Bek (pictured centre) has been appointed CEO of the Danish transport and logistics group Blue Water Shipping, succeeding Søren Nørgaard Thomsen, who has departed after seven years on the job. Under Thomsen’s leadership from 2018 onwards, Blue Water’s turnover... more