AED 621 million for Abu Dhabi hubs 
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad Group) is investing AED 621 million (EUR 157 million) in several new developments in the United Arab Emirates, which will boost its warehousing capacity by 43%. Its building project in the Khalifa Industrial Area will cover 97,500 sqm of... more
Iata Ceiv Li-batt for Etihad Cargo
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has achieved the International Air Transport Association's centre of excellence for independent validators lithium batteries (Ceiv Li-batt) certification. The carrier is the third Middle Eastern airline to attain this... more
Relief from Brindisi to Gaza
The cargo division of Air Partner, a global full-service logistics provider headquartered in London, recently completed a cargo operation to transport 92 t of humanitarian relief for people in Gaza, a total of over 39,000 items including blankets, fleeces, and hygiene kits.... more
Qatar Airways Cargo picks new COC
Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Mark Drusch as chief officer cargo, effective immediately. With over 25 years in senior airline management roles, Drusch is a well-known figure in the aviation sector. His most recent role was SVP revenue management, alliances, and strategy... more
Hope and disruption at the end of 2023
According to recent data published the International Air Transport Association (Iata), global full-year demand in 2023, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs), was down 1.9% (-3.6 compared to 2019). But December 2023 saw an exceptionally strong performance with the global... more
JAL Cargo picks digital booking platform
Webcargo by Freightos, a digital booking and payment platform for the international freight industry, has partnered with JAL Cargo, the cargo arm of Japan Airlines (JAL). Freight forwarders already using Webcargo will now be able to e-book for JAL’s air cargo capacity to Japan... more
Africa Logistic Properties welcomes CEO
Africa Logistics Properties, part of Maris’ property division, has appointed Raghav Gandhi, a real estate professional specialising in emerging markets, as its new CEO. Gandhi moved to Kenya in early 2020 to establish and subsequently manage two student accommodation REITs... more
Hapag-Lloyd tests the "new normal" 
Shortly after announcing its plans for forming a new alliance with Maersk in February 2025, Hapag-Lloyd reported its preliminary business figures for the full year 2023. Handled volumes grew slightly by 0.5% to 11.9 million teu last year (2022: 11.8 million teu). Revenues... more
Long sea route causes delays
In its latest Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, the Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence analyses the schedule reliability figures of the big carriers up to and including December 2023. Because of the Red Sea crisis, global schedule reliability... more
Truckport opened in Houston
Ryder System and Kodiak Robotics have set up their first truckport in Houston, TX (USA), enabling Kodiak to launch and land autonomous trucks as well as transfer freight to serve routes between Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City. Today, Kodiak trucks run on all routes with... more