WFS sets up Project Coldstream to handle 16b doses of Covid-19 vaccine

PARIS, France-headquartered cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has launched Project Coldstream to co-ordinate its response to the...

Works start on developing Saudi Arabia's KAPD mega container port

EFFORTS are proceeding to develop Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz Port Dammam (KAPD) into a mega container terminal and regional hub for shipping

Moscow's ZIA Cargo obtains RA-3 certification to fly freight to EU

ZHUKOVSKY International Airport cargo handler ZIA Cargo JSC has completed the RA-3 certification process making it easier for airlines to transport...

Emirates SkyCargo reaches milestone of 15 years of operations in Vietnam

EMIRATES SkyCargo has marked 15 years of airfreight operations in Vietnam, during which time it 'has helped to facilitate trade between the...

Containership sailing to scarpyard runs aground in Vietnam

THE 2002-built 1,118 TEU feedermax containership CMA CGM Jakarta ran aground on the east coast of Vietnam after encountering heavy weather and sea...

Maersk revises upwards full-year financial forecast

DANISH shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk A/S has raised its full-year guidance amid a surprise recovery in demand and sweeping efforts to cut costs

Regulators hold up Vancouver terminal decision on environmental issues

SUPPORTERS of a new Vancouver container terminal have received extra time to address what a government review deemed a 'significant''...

Singapore welcomes world's largest LNG powered containership

THE world's largest LNG-powered containership - the 23,000 TEU CMA CGM Jacques Saade - made its maiden call in Singapore early this week

The tugs built by Sanmar have reached the Orkney Islands!

Tugboats named Odin of Scapa and Thor of Scapa, built at Sanmar Shipyards which is the world-famous construction facility, reached Orkney Islands and...

Asiana converts A350 to temporary freighter

ASIANA Airlines has begun operations with a re-designed Airbus A350-900 as a main-deck freighter, as it plans flights with its grounded A380s,...

All Nippon Airways resumes cargo flights to Brussels October 13

ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) is resuming flights to Brussels Airport from October 13, reports London's Air Cargo News

Saudi Global Ports takes over management of King Abdulaziz Port

SAUDI Global Ports Company (SGP) has officially taken over the management of both First and Second Container Terminals in King Abdulaziz Port Dammam...

JNPT container volume slips to 380,384 TEU in September

INDIA's leading port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) said it handled 380,384TEU in September, which is 95 per cent of the cargo handled in the...

Fresh drop in commercial flights adds to jet fuel glut concerns

With Autumn arriving, the world's oil refineries struggle with a glut of jet fuel that's crushing profitability, reports London's Air...

SpiceJet expands bellyhold capacity with new service to UK

SPICEJET is to expand its bellyhold cargo capacity with the launch of non-stop flights, connecting Delhi and Mumbai to London, reports London's...

Twelve HMM laden 24,000-TEU ships ply Asia-Europe trade

KOREA's HMM has announced that all its twelve 24,000-TEU ships have been entirely filled with cargo on their first voyages in the Asia-Europe...

Aqaba's August box volume soars 20pc to 89,225 TEU

JORDAN's Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) achieved a throughput of 89,225 TEU in August, a 20 per cent increase from 2019, reports Dubai's...

Qatar Airways resume routes as South African Airways shuts down

QATAR Airways has announced the resumption of flights to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, reports the American Journal of Transportation

National Airlines calls up three freighters in response to capacity crunch

AMERICA's go-anywhere-anytime carriers National Airlines and National Air Cargo are bringing the first relief materials to cyclone-hit Mozambique

Insolvent South African Airways suspends operations

OPERATIONS of South African Airways (S) were immediately suspended last week by administrators in charge of the struggling airline, reports...