As part of its ongoing commitment to providing customers with unparalleled levels of safety standards, DC Aviation Al-Futtaim, a leading business aviation services provider, has announced that it has received the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) Stage 3 certification for its Fixed Base Operations (FBO) located at Dubai South. DCAF received its Stage 1 certification in May 2019 and Stage 2 in January 2021. With the Stage 3 certification, DCAF is one of only two FBOs in the Middle East and among 27 organisations globally to attain this highest level of safety standard established by IS-BAH, verifying that…
Author: Vibha Mehta
Dubai Maritime Authority (DMA), at the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation, the government authority responsible for regulating, coordinating, and supervising all aspects of Dubai’s maritime sector, has introduced Directive No. 1 of 2023 on Transparency of Local Sea Container Charges in Dubai. The Directive requires all Service Providers to declare their local sea container charges to the DMA through the secure Dubai Trade Single Window Portal. In line with Law No. 3 of 2023 on Dubai Maritime Authority, issued by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of…
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has added a fourth gateway destination to its Chinese network by introducing weekly flights to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in the Hubei province of China. The inaugural flight arrived in the Hubei Province on 29 April. The airline currently offers weekly five-passenger flights to Shanghai, Beijing Daxing and Guangzhou. With the commencement of two weekly freighter services between Abu Dhabi and Wuhan, Etihad Cargo will operate ten freighter services to China, offering an additional 100 tonnes of cargo capacity into the Hubei Province each week. This brings the carrier’s total…
On the 12th of April 2023, Al Sharqi Shipping, a leading logistics company in the UAE, was awarded ‘Maersk Most Valuable Partner in 2022’ at the Iftar feast celebration. The exclusive invite-only event took place at Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai, UAE, and was attended by the senior leadership team of Maersk line and a selected few freight forwarders from the region. The prestigious award was handed over by Christopher Cook, Managing Director Maersk Line (UAE, Oman, & Qatar), to Asif Rafiq, Chief Operating Officer (COO), who was representing Al Sharqi Shipping at the event. Upon receiving the award, Asif Rafiq…
Tradeling, the largest business-to-business (B2B) marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has witnessed a strong surge in the region’s e-commerce sector as multiple reports have cited an expected consistent growth for the industry in both Dubai and the MENA region. According to a recent interview with Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers, Dubai has witnessed a recent surge in the e-commerce market due to several factors, including a 97% year-on-year growth for the number of international visitors, which reached 14.36 million in 2022 in comparison with the previous year (2021). This is mainly…
Trukkin, a Middle Eastern-based techno-logistics company, announced the exclusive shipping partnership with P&E Auctions, a division of Plant & Equipment, to facilitate all onshore movements of heavy equipment and machinery sold online auction platform of PlantAndEquipment.com. PlantAndEquipment.com has established itself as a trusted platform that connects buyers and sellers of heavy machinery, trucks, and equipment, with over 100,000 listings and a wide selection of top brands of new and used equipment. The platform is now expanding into live online auctions to cater for the demand from the Middle East region. “We are excited to partner with Plant & Equipment to…
Qatar Airways Cargo and its ground handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), have teamed up to provide an extra layer of security for the airline’s ex-Hong Kong flights, using technical detection dogs to sniff out hidden lithium batteries in air cargo. The detection service is provided by leading specialist MSA Security®, An Allied Universal® Company (MSA), which now operates a team of security experts and sniffer dogs within a dedicated area of Hactl’s SuperTerminal 1 facility. The dogs are specially trained to detect specific odours, resulting in their ability to see lithium batteries, whether they are in loose,…
Abu Dhabi Airports, the owner and operator of five airports in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, welcomed the first SF Express cargo plane to Abu Dhabi International Airport. The inaugural flight signalled the launch of operations for the global freight leader for the first time in the region. This strategic partnership collaborates with Etihad Cargo and Kerry Logistics and further strengthens Abu Dhabi International Airport’s critical regional cargo hub position. Chinese-based SF Express, one of the world’s largest providers of express logistics services and solutions, has gained significant attention in the logistics industry due to its recent international expansion strategy. With…
Dubai CommerCity, the first and leading free zone dedicated to digital commerce, part of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) and a joint venture with the property developer Wasl, announced that BEUMER Group, an international manufacturer of intralogistics systems, has set up its new offices in the free zone. BEUMER Group will be able to expand and support its regional operations in intralogistics solutions for airports, logistics, cement, chemical, ports & terminals, and minerals and mining at Dubai CommerCity. The announcement aligns with Dubai CommerCity’s continuous efforts to advance digital commerce in the region. It aligns with its strategic…
DP World Limited handled 19.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2023, with gross container volumes increasing by 1.4% year-on-year on a reported basis and up 3.7% on a like-for-like basis. The growth was driven by a strong performance in Asia Pacific and India, partially offset by softer performance in Europe and the Americas. Jebel Ali (UAE) handled 3.5 million TEU in 1Q 2023, up 2.3% year-on-year. At a consolidated level, our terminals handled 11.4 million TEU during the first quarter of 2023, up 0.7% year-on-year on a reported…