Middle East heavy lift specialist Maximus Air Cargo has reported a four-fold increase in freight-tonne kilometres (FTKs) to 278 million FTKs in the nine months to September 30, 2008. … [Read more...] about Maximus’ cargo carrying jumps
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Maximus' cargo carrying jumps
Middle East heavy lift specialist Maximus Air Cargo has reported a four-fold increase in freight-tonne kilometres (FTKs) to 278 million FTKs in the nine months to September 30, 2008. … [Read more...] about Maximus' cargo carrying jumps
Coyne appoints US GSA Air Logistics
Coyne Airways has appointed Air Logistics as its general sales agent in the US to increase its share of air cargo shipments to the Caspian region and the Middle East. Air Logistics is now responsible for all US sales for Coyne Airways with the exception of Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware - where Coyne will continue its sales and marketing activities with Ray Wach, who has represented Coyne in this region since April 2005. Larry Coyne, CEO of Coyne … [Read more...] about Coyne appoints US GSA Air Logistics
DHL links Europe to the ME by road
DHL Freight, the overland transport business of German global logistics group Deutsche Post World Net, has announced the launch of a regular road freight service between Europe and the Middle East, which it is touting as a lower cost alternative to air freight with faster transit times than ocean freight. "For shipments to and from the fast-growing Middle East region, DHL customers can now choose the most suitable mode of transport depending on the time/cost restraints associated with each … [Read more...] about DHL links Europe to the ME by road
Middle East: ME air cargo resilient despite slowdown
The Middle East air cargo industry continues to show signs of resilience, despite slouching global demand thatled to sharp drop in this year’s air cargo growth projections. Supported by the regional economic boom, the regional air cargo industry grew more than seven times ahead of the global industry in the first seven months of 2008 to maintain the top growth rate in the industry. According to the latest figures by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), demand for air … [Read more...] about Middle East: ME air cargo resilient despite slowdown
