India’s ‘Krishi Udan Scheme’ to transport agri produce via air

June 17, 2022
About 60% of India’s nearly 1.3 billion people live on less than $3.10 a day, the World Bank’s median poverty line. And close to 190 million Indians are still undernourished despite adequate food production. Against...

Automated Dimensioning: Key to automation wedge in logistics industry

June 17, 2022
Automated dimensioning is the most effective way to ensure products arrive at the right place, in the right condition and on time. This is particularly important in the cargo industry, which has operations that...

QUANTRON debuts QUANTRO QARGO 4 EV Light Truck

May 17, 2022
The new truck offers a battery-electric cargo solution, ideal for sustainable deliveries over the last mile, in both urban and rural areas. Its battery capacity is 81 kWh and is fully recharged within 1.2 hours. With its...

Q&A with Yossi Shoukroun CEO of Challenge Group

May 17, 2022
Continuing to walk through a difficult time in history amid the pandemic and the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia that could escalate to greater conflicts in Europe and result to wider global economic...

India races against time to build capacities amid rising air cargo demand

May 17, 2022
The country’s air cargo industry faces hurdles such as high dwell times, congested cargo terminals, sub-optimal use of belly cargo capacity, missing/damaged non-traceable cargo, and manual processing. The Government of India (GoI) is pursuing a...

Daimler Truck reaches out to Ukraine as Russia continues aggression

April 7, 2022
The company donated EUR 1 million to UNICEF as emergency aid amid this humanitarian tragedy. Its trucks and buses as well as touring coaches are being used for various aid transports and transporting refugees...

Lufthansa Cargo carried 7.2 billion FTKs in 2021

April 7, 2022
Its biggest throughput in its history yielded to record revenues of EUR 3.8 billion. The cargo carrier continues to modernize its long-haul fleet, launching in March its first Airbus 321 freighter for service. Lufthansa...

India’s airline industry soars but on a flight-path of profitless growth

April 7, 2022
India’s airline industry is gung-ho about growth prospects, emerging stronger post the third wave of Covid-19. Passenger and cargo numbers are accelerating fast with passenger traffic projected to reach about 167 million next year....

‘Truck It In’ raises largest seed round in MENAP trucking space

March 14, 2022
Startup seeks to transform Pakistan’s $25B road freight market to help SMEs and truckers grow their business KARACHI, Pakistan—Homegrown logistics tech startup “Truck It In” has closed a $13 million seed round jointly led by venture...

The delicate but rewarding global food business shines at Gulfood 2022

March 14, 2022
Food & retail industry projected to soar to $17 trillion in value by 2027 but food wastage is also a major concern with 1.3 tons wasted annually worldwide costing US$1 trillion More foods are...