ISS Global Forwarding established by government of Dubai
The government of Dubai’s investment arm, Investment Corporation of Dubai has launched ISS Global Forwarding, a wholly owned subsidiary focused on supply chain logistics. The establishment of ISS Global Forwarding is the result of a strategic directive by the government of Dubai to separate Inchcape Shipping Services Holding into two standalone companies with the aim […]
Take your furry friend on holiday with Emirates Pets
Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Pets, a product developed to offer air transport for domestic pets. The entry level service, Emirates Pets offers airport to airport transportation for pets across the carrier’s network. The owner of the pet will be responsible for completing all the required paperwork and clearances needed for the transport of the […]
Emirates SkyCargo flies Alfa Romeos to the Gumball 3000 rally
Emirates SkyCargo has partnered with luxury car distributor, Gargash to transport two Alfa Romeos from Dubai to London for the Gumball 3000 rally. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio and Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio were transported onboard an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 Freighter, which can carry up to 100 tonnes of cargo and has a wide […]
dnata’s 25th anniversary of overseas operations
dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first overseas operation. The Gerry’s Group in Pakistan and UAE-based dnata joined hands in July 1993 as Gerry’s dnata to provide ground handling services at Karachi Airport. The joint venture has since grown to become Pakistan’s largest cargo and ground […]
Emirates SkyCargo signs MoU with Cainiao Network
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network to let the logistics arm of Alibaba Group use Dubai as a hub. The two companies will work closely to manage e-commerce shipments in the Middle East and other neighbouring regions, with further details of the tie-up to be announced as […]
Alibaba’s Cainiao Network to develop global hubs
Alibaba’s logistics arm, Cainiao Network will develop ‘global hubs’ in five cities around the world to improve cross border logistics infrastructure and improve consumer experience. Cainiao is not revealing any more details on the global hub expansion plan, promising more details will be announced at a later date but the five cities will be Dubai, […]
WFS earns new contracts with five airlines in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed up five airlines for passenger, ramp and cargo handling services across the US. WOW Air has picked WFS to provide ramp, passenger and cargo services for its three Airbus A330-300 flights a week from Dallas Fort Worth to Keflavik International Airport, serving Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik. The three-year contract […]
First quarter cargo traffic grows 8.9% at Dubai World Central
Cargo traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) grew by 8.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2018. Airport operator Dubai Airports says DWC increased to 229,831 tonnes, compared to the first quarter of 2017, when it handled 211,144 tonnes. DWC is home to 20 scheduled cargo operators flying to 68 destinations around the world, […]
CargoLogicAir to increase services to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong
CargoLogicAir is continuing to increase services with additional flights from the UK to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong. The third flight per week to Atlanta, which returns to London Stansted Airport, is in addition to existing services from Stansted to Mexico City via Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which were launched last August. The 2018 […]
Emirates SkyCargo becomes Authorised Economic Operator member
Emirates SkyCargo has become a certified member of the UAE Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme, with customers expected to benefit from faster shipping and delivery times. The certification was awarded by the Federal Customs Authority of the UAE government, and the AEO programme is a voluntary compliance and security scheme that builds on the SAFE […]
Emirates flies first UAE built satellite to Seoul for space mission
Emirates SkyCargo has transported the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE to Seoul on its first journey into space. The KhalifaSat was developed and built at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the remote sensing satellite will provide images of the earth for practical applications in a variety […]
UPS launches record breaking service from Louisville to Dubai
UPS is using one of its new Boeing 747-8 Freighters for its longest scheduled service, flying the aircraft from its Worldport global air hub in Louisville to Dubai. The 7,700 mile route is operated on a weekly basis and will become a daily flight on 27 February, operating Tuesday through Saturday, and is part of […]
Marginal freight growth for Dubai International in November
Freight volumes registered a small year-on-year increase at Dubai International Airport rising 0.4 per cent compared to 2016. The airport handled 235,651 tonnes of freight in November 2017 compared to 234,743 tonnes in November 2016. On a year-to-date basis Dubai has handled 2,425,475 tonnes of freight, up 2.7 per cent on the 2,362,332 tonnes during […]
Emirates SkyCargo carries 2.5 million tonnes of freight in 2017
Emirates SkyCargo continues to play an important role in the airline’s business, carrying 2.5 million tonnes of freight in 2017. The airline says the freight division created new benchmarks in the air cargo industry with specialised transportation for industry verticals, including pharmaceuticals. Introducing Emirates Pharma has boosted pharmaceutical cargo volumes by 38 per cent, while […]
Roamworks picks up innovative security software award at 2017 Transport Arabia Excellence awards
Dubai-based Internet of Things (IOT) developer Roamworks has won the “Most Innovative Security Software of the Year” award at the 2017 Transport Arabia Excellence Awards for its suite of cargo security products. These awards recognise the best-performing companies and individuals in four modes of cargo transportation, including air freight. “We are very honoured to have […]
Brussels Airport cargo volumes return to 500,000 tonnes a year
Brussels Airport has passed the 500,000 tonne milestone for the first time since DHL moved its European hub from the Belgian gateway to Leipzig. The airport hit the figure on 7 December, and while growth has come from all segments, the main driver for the year-to-date growth of 9.5 per cent comes from cargo in […]
Freight tonnage fall in October at Dubai
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 231,805 tonnes of freight in October compared to 236,169 tonnes, which was a monthly YOY fall of 1.8 per cent. The operator Dubai Airports also report year-to-date (YTD) cargo volumes as at the end of October reached 2,189,824 tonnes, a growth of 2.9 per cent compared to 2,127,589 tonnes recorded […]
The belly-maindeck divide continues to widen
With the air cargo market’s up-turn now rolling for over a year, memories of the long, cold, dark days of flagging volumes and depressed yields may gradually be receding in the collective memories of the industry, writes Donald Urquhart. But parked freighters remain a visible reminder of the painful volatility and begs the question as […]
Dnata and its partners test the use of blockchain technology
Dnata, Emirates Innovation Lab, flydubai Cargo, and IBM have completed a proof of concept (PoC) using blockchain technology for air cargo in Dubai. They says this has added value by eliminating redundant data and improve visibility and transparency and as a result, processes can been more streamlined and simplified right from the origin to the […]
Emirates SkyCargo signs MoU with Dubai CommerCity
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai CommerCity – the first free zone dedicated to e-commerce in the Middle East and North Africa region. The airline will work with Dubai CommerCity to develop new solutions for the global e-commerce sector, a growing vertical for the air cargo industry worldwide and Emirates […]
Flydubai signs massive deal with Boeing for 225 737s
Dubai based carrier flydubai has signed a deal with Boeing for 225 737 MAX airplanes with a list price value of $27 billion. The agreement made at the Dubai Airshow represents the largest-ever single-aisle aircraft order – by number of aircraft and total value – from a Middle East carrier. It includes a commitment for […]
Emirates SkyCargo to be logistics space partner
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to become the preferred logistics partner for the Dubai based space science and advanced technology research and development centre. The MoU was signed in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief Executive […]
NAS and ANA Aviation strengthen Amerijet ties
Network Airline Services’ (NAS) Paris CDG office has extended its contractual territory with Amerijet International to include Malta. NAS says customers in Malta can now book their shipments on Amerijet’s flights through their local NAS office and transactions will be managed and directed through its team in France. ANA Aviation Services has also been appointed […]
First half year profits rebound at Emirates
Profits have rebounded for Emirates, increasing by 111 per cent in the six months up to 30 September, hitting $452 million. Revenue increased by six per cent to $12.1 billion, while revenue for the Emirates Group was also up six per cent to $13.5 billion, with profits growing by 77 per cent to $631 million. […]
Freight rise in September at Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport’s September freight volumes reached 217,120 tonnes compared to 205,142 tonnes recorded during the same month in 2016, an increase of 5.8 per cent. The operator Dubai Airports chief executive officer, Paul Griffiths says the gateway’s international growth throughout the first nine months of 2017 has been “very satisfying”.
CargoLogicAir starts scheduled services to Dubai and Hong Kong
CargoLogicAir has launched its second scheduled service with weekly flights connecting London and Frankfurt with Dubai and Hong Kong. The Boeing 747-8 Freighter with 135 tonnes of cargo capacity will depart London on Saturdays from Europe to the Middle East and Hong Kong, with a direct Hong Kong – Stansted service arriving in the UK […]
Cargolux and Emirates SkyCargo enter into codeshare partnership
Cargolux Airlines International and Emirates SkyCargo are to enter into a codeshare partnership, using cargo capacity on each other’s flights and offering services under their own air waybills and flight numbers. Earlier this year the two airlines announced the start of a strategic operational partnership working closely on a number of areas including block space […]
WCA expands global presence to better serve growing network
WCA has recently opened additional membership service centres to further enhance its network relations. As of 22 September, WCA’s new offices in Dubai, New Delhi and the Ivory Coast are operational. Plans call for a new facility in Shenzhen, China to open in early 2018. The new service centers join already-established regional WCA facilities in […]
Emirates SkyCargo helps Sri Lankan seafood exports to Europe
Sri Lanka’s fish exporters are experiencing a boom following the resumption of shipments to Europe, and Emirates SkyCargo is playing a key role in helping them capitalise on this resurgence. The carrier is currently transporting about 100 tonnes of fish a week from Colombo to markets in Europe and the US, a noteworthy increase over […]
Emirates SkyCargo handles 51,000 tonnes of pharma in 12 months
Emirates SkyCargo this month marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of its specialist product Emirates Pharma and says it has handled more than 51,000 tonnes of pharma in those 12 months – valued at over $11 billion. The Dubai-based carrier says it pharma product, which offers customers three levels to choose from – Emirates Pharma, Emirates Pharma […]
