FUSO e-Canter: Demand for sustainable urban logistics will force many companies to switch to greener trucks

October 11, 2017
“In times when everybody is talking about electric trucks, we are the first to actually commercialize a series produced all-electric truck. Having a long history in alternative drive-trains, we are proud to step into...

India’s air freight industry pins hope on technology to speed up process

October 11, 2017
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) says air freight handled at Indian airports grew more than 20 times from 0.08 million metric tons in 1972-73 to 2.5 million metric tons in 2014-15,with compound annual...

The delicate business of transporting live animals

October 11, 2017
“Air transportation can be extremely stressful for animals and we try our best to minimize this & make sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible. That means tight coordination between all the actors...

Quest for a greener air cargo industry

October 11, 2017
“Collectively, the industry today is 80% more fuel efficient per seat kilometer than the first jets in the 1960s. With the introduction of more modern and fuel-efficient aircraft such as the Boeing 787s and...

Moderate growth on global passenger traffic in July

September 14, 2017
The total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) worldwide grew 6.8 percent in July raising the load factor for the month to 84.7 percent and indicating a strong global appetite for traveling despite economic uncertainties in...

Connected Trucks – concept to yield 200 more Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks in the UAE

September 14, 2017
“We are excited about our partnership with Liebherr as we continue to support Abu Dhabi and the UAE reach their visions. Our aim is to provide the best vehicles and technology to meet the...

It’s business as usual for CACC at Cairo Cargo City

September 14, 2017
Egypt forecast the cargo volume at the airport to reach 800,000 tons or even 1 million tons by 2025 After the violent and tumultuous years that followed the Arab Revolutions in 2011, Egypt is...

Industry 4.0, automation, virtual reality

September 14, 2017
changing the landscape for materials handling industry Materials Handling Middle East 2017, the region’s dedicated trade fair for intralogistics, supply chain management, freight and cargo, will showcase how technology will drive the sector in...

The Science & logic behind chemical logistics

September 14, 2017
Hazardous materials, either in raw or finished form, require special people and skills to be transported and stored safely. It needs the science of chemical logistics which involves knowledge, experience and specialized equipment. These...

UAE among the world’s ‘digital elites’

August 10, 2017
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates along with Singapore, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Estonia,Hong Kong and Japan have been identified as the world’s digitalietes with their economies characterized with high levels of digital development...