Plans to develop Egypt’s maritime sector

Plans are underway to develop the maritime sector in Egypt. AD Ports Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the commercial arm of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation, the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals to oversee the development and operation of Egypt’s Ain Sokhna Port and the maritime sector in Egypt. The two […]

CACC Cargolinx’ Egyptian operations as normal

Despite Egyptian Airports halting air traffic until March 31, all CACC Cargolinx’ terminals will be operating and all services and activities will be carried out normally. Cargo freighters will not be affected by the travel restrictions.

Oman Air suspends flights between Oman and Bahrain and Egypt

Due to new travel restrictions, Oman Air will suspend all flights between the Sultanate of Oman and the nations of Bahrain and Egypt from Thursday, 19 March, 2020 until further notice.  

EgyptAir Cargo to use Descartes vMail

EgyptAir Cargo will use Descartes Velocity Mail (vMail) to streamline transporting air mail across its international network. By automating the tracking process, the cloud-based Descartes vMail system simplifies operational processes and improves efficiency for air carriers, ground handlers and postal authorities. Using mobile devices, mail handlers can accurately track shipments and deliveries in real-time. By […]

Egyptair Cargo receives second EFW A330-200P2F

Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of its second EFW Airbus A330-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion, as it upgrades and modernises its fleet. The 13-year-old aircraft, MSN709 was flown from Dresden, Germany to Cairo, Egypt and ground tests and acceptance procedures were successfully finished on 31 January. The A330 replaces older A300-600P2F, and offers better range, volume and […]

Egypt’s great e-commerce potential

Egypt has the potential to become a leading e-commerce market – a recent industry meeting in Cairo was told. The number of internet users in Egypt reached 39.6 million in April, compared with 39.1 million users in March 2018, the organisers, robusta studio, said in a statement. The country has 100 per cent penetration of […]

Egyptair Cargo signs Skyline as exclusive German GSA

Egyptair Cargo has selected Dusseldorf-based Skyline Air Services as its exclusive cargo General Sales Agent in Germany. The contract commences on April 1. The airline operates a scheduled A300-600F four days a week from Cologne, Germany to Cairo, Egypt. Its fleet consists of three Airbus 300 Freighters and bellyhold in more than 70 passenger aircraft. […]

Egypt a vital market for Lufthansa Cargo

Egypt and Cairo are important trade lanes in the Lufthansa Cargo network in terms of  both freighter and belly traffic. The carrier operates a five times a week MD-11F service from Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to Cairo International Airport. This is complemented by belly services, including a daily Airbus A321 FRA to Cairo route, a three […]

CACC achieves CEIV Pharma at its facility in Cairo

Cairo Airport Cargo Company (CACC) has handled significantly more cargo at Cairo International Airport in 2017 than last year and has  just been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification. Since inauguration of ‘Cairo Cargo City’ in December 2016, CACC has reached a market share of more than 30 per cent of the airport’s tonnage, versus a […]

Revenue and tonnage growth for Turkish Cargo

Turkish Cargo’s cargo revenue has grown 24.4 per cent and tonnage is up 26.1 per cent on a year-on-year (YOY) basis in the first half of 2017 to the end of June, as it continues to expand its services. The carrier says it has also grown YOY by 46.8 per cent in the Chinese market during the […]

Qatar flies Holstein cows from Europe to meet dairy demand

Qatar Airways Cargo has transported the country’s first two shipments of 230 Holstein cows from Europe on a Boeing 777F as part of a project to set up a new dairy industry in Qatar. These initial shipments are part of a 4,000-head herd that will be making their way to Qatar, as it looks to get […]

Qatar chief Al Baker calls on ICAO to declare GCC blockade “illegal”

Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker has called on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to declare the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) blockade “illegal”. Last week, carriers in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates suspended flights to Doha, Qatar’s capital amid a diplomatic row, accusing them of funding terrorist organisations. […]

Some carriers suspend routes into Doha after Gulf diplomatic row

Airlines have suspended routes to and from Qatar after a diplomatic row has wreaked havoc with services of long-haul carriers. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and closed their airspace. Qatar Airways said on its website today that is has stopped flights to Saudi Arabia, […]

EgyptAir Cargo to launch new pharma product

EgyptAir Cargo is to launch a pharmaceuticals product this summer using passive containers from va-Q-tec’s passive container rental service. The two companies sealed the deal at last week’s Air Cargo Europe event in Munich. The North African carrier has signed a deal which will it use temperature-controlled solutions for six temperature ranges from -70 degrees Celsius to […]

EgyptAir struggling in South Africa but looking to expand

South Africa has been struggling economically in recent times and this has affected the air cargo market. EgyptAir Cargo operates three flights a week into the country from Cairo using an Airbus A330-300 passenger aircraft and has felt the strain. The carrier’s vice president of cargo operations, Walaa Yousri says the air cargo business is […]

Panalpina Egypt moves Cairo operations to Cairo Cargo City

Panalpina Egypt has moved its head office and all Cairo operations to the newly developed Cairo Cargo City at Cairo International Airport. Cairo is Egypt’s largest airport serving as the primary hub for several airlines, and it handles about 290,000 tonnes of cargo a year. The 150,000 metre square Cairo Cargo City has three main […]

Cairo goes live with new Hermes system

Cairo Airport Cargo Company (CACC) has gone live with the Hermes air cargo management system, which is part of an upgrade and expansion of its freight facilities as it looks to grow  volumes. This switch over is the first stage of a two stage project, which will also see Hermes installed into CACC’s new state-of-the-art terminal currently […]