Kizad Logistic Park's first phase now open 
Officials from the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) announced that the first 46,453 sqm of the massive three-phase Kizad Logistics Park (KLP) has now been completed and warehouse units are being handed over to tenants. A total of 34 out of 41 warehouse units, equalling... more
Air Seychelles launches new all-cargo domestic service
Air Seychelles, the Republic of Seychelles' flag carrier, has launched a once per week all-cargo service between the country's two largest islands. This service, which deploys the Shorts 360 aircraft, targets perishable commodities destined for hotels and other tourism... more
ND helps Xikar to the cutting edge in Europe
Norbert Dentressangle's freight forwarding division (Norbert Dentressangle Overseas) is helping US-based Xikar Inc, a prominent manufacturer of cigar cutters, to extend its presence in Europe and the Middle East. Xikar has selected Norbert Dentressangle (ND) to provide a full... more
Russian Railways sending test train to North Korea
Russian Railways is carrying out two pilot runs of freight train hauling 9 t of coal. The trial is part of the Khasan-Rajin international transport project. The two trains will travel to the border station Khasan in the Russian Federation before departing for Tumangan station... more
IAG Cargo steps up Israel capacity
At the end of March IAG Cargo replaced narrowbody Airbus A321 aircraft with widebody Boeing B777 aircraft on seven of the 14 weekly flights from London Heathrow (UK) to Tel Aviv (Israel) and back. The change of aircraft gives 18 t of belly capacity on the UK-Israel route and 16... more
Israel’s railways change up a gear 
Trucks are still the measure of all things in the Holy Land. But the government has decided to promote rail as a means of transport, and is therefore investing substantially in the extension of the country’s rail network. On a journey through the region, the ITJ’s correspondent... more
Saudia Cargo upgrades Shanghai service
Saudi Airlines Cargo is upgrading its Shanghai service by switching to a B747-8 freighter with immediate effect. The airline will now operate three direct B747-8F flights per week from Shanghai to Europe and Saudi Arabia, thus enabling customers to connect to the entire Saudia... more
Independent forwarders endorse e-AWB agreement
The Elite Association of Logistic Networks (Elite) has become the latest influential global association to endorse Iata's multilateral e-AWB agreement. Representing over 6,200 independent freight forwarder members in 191 countries around the globe, Elite comprises ten leading... more
Flynas to start initial A330 operation
Starting yesterday (6 April 2014), Saudi Arabia's Flynas began its Airbus A330-200 long-haul operations with wet-leased equipment. The first A330 flight from Jeddah went to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Services from Jeddah to Karachi (Pakistan) and London Gatwick (UK) are due to... more
Skycargo to start Atlanta operation
Emirates SkyCargo will begin a service to Atlanta GA (USA) on 6 April 2014, according to Hartsfield-Jackson airport officials. Initially, Emirates will operate a weekly Boeing B777 freighter flight weekly between Atlanta and Dubai (UAE). The new service is expected to have up to... more