According to Cyprus foreign ministry spokesperson, the ship will depart for Gaza today even as US charity World Central Kitchen said that the Jennifer had been loaded with 240 tonnes of food but that rough weather made it hard to predict when it would set sail for the Gaza Strip.

It will settle a civil suit linked to the disguising of imported vans.

Yemen's government also said earlier Saturday that the ship which was departed UAE and was bound for the Bulgarian port of Varna, had sunk. Since November, the Houthis have been carrying out attacks on ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, saying they are...

The acquisition of 44% stake is valued at US$211.20 million.

Geneva, Switzerland -- Middle Eastern carriers reported a 1.6 percent increase for global and international demand in 2023 compared to 2022 and an increase in capacity of 13.5 percent (13.6 percent for international operations), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said. In December, airlines in the region posted an 18.3 percent increase in...

Sharjah, UAE--The number of passengers travelling through Sharjah airport reached 15.3 million in 2023, as compared to 13.1 million in 2022, marking over 17.4 percent growth, according to Sharjah Airport Authority. The air traffic witnessed an increase of 12 percent with over 98,000 flight movements in 2023 as compared to...

According to the navy, it "responded swiftly to a maritime incident in Arabian Sea involving a hijacking attempt" of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier ship. The incident comes at a time when many vessels have been rerouted from the Red Sea, where Yemen's Houthi rebels have carried out drone and missile...

According to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, it had received reports of up to three explosions 1-5 nautical miles from the merchant vessel, which was travelling between the coasts of Eritrea and Yemen. The US Central Command later said Houthi rebels had fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles into the southern...

Muscat, Oman - Oman's achieved a 15.4% year-on-year sector growth, as reported by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The growth revolves around a rapidly evolving landscape, propelled by strategic investments and diversification endeavors. Maritime freight was at the forefront, commanding a significant 54.8 percent share of all...

London, United Kingdom - On a busy north London street, plumber Ben Hume-Wright zipped through the heavy rush-hour traffic to his next job by bike. Trades such as his used to rely on vans but many are now choosing to do more business using two or sometimes three wheels. Since switching...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in a statement said that ships bound for Israel will also be barred from loading cargo at any port in the largely Muslim Southeast Asian nation with immediate effect. He particularly targeted Israel's biggest shipping firm ZIM. Malaysia's cabinet authorised ZIM to dock its vessels at...

Geneva, Switzerland - Global air cargo demand increased by 3.8% compared to October 2022, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for the month revealed indicating the third consecutive month of stronger year-on-year demand. For international operations, the demand lagged slightly at 3.5%. Capacity was up 13.1% compared to October...

Panama City, Panama - The operator of the Panama Canal, the passageway for cargo ships between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, said Tuesday that it would gradually limit the number of daily crossings due to drought. Traffic will be reduced to 25 ships a day from Friday, down from 29, and...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) reported an 11.66 percent surge in container traffic across its trade hubs during September, handling 732,293 Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit in comparison to 655,831 TEUs a year earlier. Monthly statistics further show an 18.2 percent increase in exported containers from 198,529 TEUs...

Hubei's Ezhou Huahu Airport is world's fourth professional cargo airport.

Its cargo revenue recorded a 42% jump in H1 to US$57.9m.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has added 20 cargo services to the ports of Jeddah, Dammam, and Jubail during the first half of 2023, a development that inspired the Kingdom’s latest score of 76.16 points in the Q2 2023 update of the UNCTAD’s Liner Shipping Connectivity...

Dubai, UAE-- Dubai Airshow 2023 will show off the latest trends in the advanced aerial mobility (AAM) market as disruptive methods of aerial transportation are becoming the future of aviation. Set to take place from 13-17 November 2023 at Dubai World Central, Dubai Airshow Site, the show will give a...

Dubai, UAE-- Airline industry is expected to clock net profits in the region of $9.8 billion in 2023, which is more than double the previous forecast of $4.7 billion, according to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) outlook for 2023. Airline industry operating profits are expected to reach US$22.4 billion...

Doha, Qatar— More than ten million passengers traveled through Qatar’s Hamad International Airport in the first quarter of the current year, marking a 44.5 percent jump. The airport, according to Qatar News Agency, received 3.56 million passengers in the month of January, followed by 3.24 million in February, and 3.5...

Dubai, UAE -- Container service providers in Dubai will now be required to declare their local sea container charges to the Dubai Maritime Authority through the Dubai Trade Single Window Portal. The requirement came into effect after DMA introduced Directive No 1 of 2023 on Transparency of Local Sea Container...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The number of containers handled by Saudi ports in the first quarter of 2023 grew by 17.57 percent to reach more than two million standard containers, the kingdom's General Authority of Ports (Mawani) said. The number of exported containers during the first quarter of 2023 witnessed...

Abu Dhabi, UAE-- Monarch Holding and Chinese company EHang Holdings have signed an agreement to establish the first facility in the Middle East and North Africa to manufacture and operate sustainable, electric-powered aircraft and drones for passengers and cargo transportation in Abu Dhabi. The cooperation aims to manufacture sustainable electric...

Abu Dhabi, UAE - The AD Ports Group has launched a new weekly shipping service that facilitates commercial and logistic connectivity with Qatar and Kuwait. The services are likely to be free for cargo arriving via land transport throughout Ramadan, which will be shipped via container vessels between UAE’s Khalifa...

The Gulf kingdom is pursuing ambitious aviation goals as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's wide-ranging "Vision 2030" reform agenda, including more than tripling annual traffic to 330 million passengers by the end of the decade. It also wants to move up to five million tons of cargo each...

The incident involving the 225-metre-long Marshall Islands-registered M/V Glory had briefly sparked fears of a repeat of a major 2021 blockage when the giant container ship Ever Given became diagonally wedged in the canal. That week-long closure of the man-made waterway cost billions of dollars through shipping delays.

The facility will be capable of processing 100,000 tons of cargo annually.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- The Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) said Sunday that it handled over 140,000 tons of cargo in December 2022, registering a growth of 86 percent compared to December 2021. In a tweet, Mwani Qatar said that it had received 267 cruises last December, with an increase...

ABU DHABI, UAE - Abu Dhabi Airports Monday said that in Q3 2022 passenger traffic totaled 4.7 million passengers, a rise of 250 percent compared to the 1.3 million passengers in Q3 2021. Abu Dhabi Airports, the operator of the five airports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, in its...

As one of the brokers of the grain deal, Turkey has stepped up diplomacy with the two warring countries in a bid to save it as Russia warned that continuing to enforce the agreement without its participation would be "dangerous". The Kremlin said it would be "dangerous" to enforce the...

Doha, Qatar - The Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) said it received 123,000 TEUs in September- a one percent month-on-month growth rate. Mwani Qatar stated it received 276 ships in September, registering a three percent increase while recording a surge of 31 percent in the general cargo with more...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) handled record tons of volume at the Kingdom's various ports from Jan-Aug this year. Against the 187 million tons during the Jan-Aug period in 2021, Mawani said Saudi ports handled more than 212 million tons this year, an increase of 13.59 percent. Statistics during...

The freighters will upgrade Etihad's freight capacity.

The airport also saw considerable growth in the number of flights, with a total of 41,189 aircrafts operating in H1 this year.

ASM manages 5 dry bulk and general cargo ships.

Saudi Arabia has reported a 16 percent increase in cargo volumes to 27.1 tons in June 2022, according to the latest release by the Saudi Ports Authority, also known as Mawani.

They will work on projects to decarbonize bulk cargo shipping.

The shipment value of cargo trains of the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) has increased by 25 percent at the end of Q1 2022, compared to Q1 2021. The trains transported in excess of 5.5 million tons of minerals and goods, which reflects SAR’s role in enhancing national industries and logistics...

Saudi Arabia on Monday pitched aviation industry leaders on its plans to become a global travel hub, drawing scepticism from analysts who questioned how it could compete against regional heavyweights. The kingdom's aviation goals, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's wide-ranging "Vision 2030" reforms, include more than tripling annual...

Cargo ships use a particularly dirty type of fuel but the shipping industry has sought to shift to cleaner-burning LNG.

dnata, Dubai-based air and travel services provider, has unveiled a new 10,500 sqm cargo center at London Heathrow airport.

An Emirati cargo ship sank in Gulf waters off Iran, triggering a search and rescue operation in heavy seas Thursday which recovered all but one of its 30 crew, Iranian media reported. "All but one of the 30 crew members have been rescued," the crisis management director for Bushehr province...

Saudi Ports Authority has posted a 17.5 percent increase in its general cargo's volume of tons in 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.

The key trading link is setting new records, said the government, quoting the Suez Canal Authority.

Several weeks ago US authorities seized the oil which they said left Iran in 2020 and was then transferred to other vessels using surreptitious means.

In 2021, the Sharjah Airport served more than 7 million passengers with more than 57,000 aircraft movements and approximately 1.2 million passengers in December, consistent with the pre-pandemic levels. The Sharjah Airport Authority said it intensified efforts to strengthen its ambitious goals at various levels, launching numerous services and operations,...

Passenger and aircraft movement and air cargo traffic at QAIA remained far lower than pre-pandemic levels.

Dubai International Airport (DXB) continues to be the world’s busiest airport by international passenger numbers for the eighth consecutive year after clocking 29.1 million in annual traffic in 2021. The airport’s annual traffic exceeded forecasts for the year by more than half a million passengers, on the back of a...

Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 5.26 million visitors in 2021 thanks to a fourth-quarter surge that saw 2.43 million, which equates to 46 percent of the full year's passenger numbers, pass through the UAE capital's hub. Compared to 2020, which saw traffic of around 5.57 million passengers, there was...

This includes a 48.28% growth in passenger volume, with the total number reaching 88,000.