"Boxbay" to be implemented in Busan 
Dubai-based DP World has commissioned the "Boxbay" system from German plant technology supplier SMS Group. Group chairman and CEO of DP World Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, and chairman and CEO of SMS Group Burkhard Dahmen signed the contract to this effect in Jebel Ali... more
Humanitarian cargo from Middle East and elsewhere
Air Charter Service has arranged over 40 charter flights since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey on 6 February 2023. The teams have been working non-stop, initially flying in search and rescue teams - German and British teams already on the day after the earthquakes... more
C02 emission calculator for all transport modes
Nippon Express Holding has launched an “NX-Green” calculator. The tool calculates and visualises CO2 emissions from origin to destination for international air, ocean (including river barge), truck, and rail transport when users simply enter the origin and destination of a... more
Qatar Airways Cargo: an all-women crew
Qatar Airways Cargo celebrated a landmark flight on Sunday, 5 March 2023, as its scheduled Boeing 777 freighter from Doha to Shanghai was operated entirely of a crew of made up of women. From the ground staff overseeing and handling the cargo to the flight deck crew... more
ZIM happy with "exceptional year"
The Israeli company ZIM released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022, which president & CEO Eli Glickman qualified as "an exceptional year". Net income for the full year was USD 4.63 billion (2021: USD 4.65 billion). Adjusted... more
Dachser opens offices in South East Asia
The new locations in Chiang Mai, Thailand and Da Nang, Vietnam are already in service and strengthen Dachser's position in the region to serve growing customer demands, especially from the electronics, and fashion and sports industries. Chiang Mai is Dachser's fourth... more
Richard Morgan to lead Imea region
Shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk has appointed Richard Morgan as regional managing director to lead its newly created Imea region. With this project, Maersk hopes to “look further into the future”, Morgan said. With Imea, which stands for India, Middle East, and Africa,... more
New records thanks to international business
Deutsche Post DHL Group once again grew profitably in the past financial year. With revenue of EUR 94.4 billion, the group exceeded its record from previous year by 15.5%. The leap was entirely due to DHL divisions’ international business, although global trade and e-commerce... more
AD Ports Group and Egypt maintain cooperation
On 6 March 2023, the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, received Capt. Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, managing director and CEO of AD Ports Group, a company from Abu Dhabi (UAE), in Cairo. The meeting involved Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, H.E. Mariam Al Kaabi,... more
Food retailer builds automated distribution hub
Willi-Food, an Israeli-based specialist for kosher food products, is investing NIS 90 million (USD 24.6 million) in constructing a new distribution centre for chilled and frozen foods. The hub will be automated and computerised. It is designed to effectively and efficiently... more