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Egypt releases maps for new Suez Canal expansion project: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority has released new electronic navigational maps for its new expansion project, according to a statement. The Suez Canal expansion — extending the canal’s two-way section by 10 km to 82 km — is set to be operational in 1Q 2025. The Suez Canal successfully tested the passage of two ships through the new 10 km stretch last month. The extension is set to enhance navigational safety and raise the canal’s capacity by six to eight vessels a day.

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Oman Air Cargo + Jettainer extend partnership: Oman Air Cargo has extended its partnership with Germany’s unit load device (ULD) management firm Jettainer for four more years, Stat Trade Times reports. The agreement would see the German-based firm manage a fleet of 2k ULDs.

Background: Oman Air Cargo inked a five-year ULD management outsourcing contract with Jettainer back in 2017, which included plans to deploy carbon fibre-made and lightweight ULDs to reduce CO2 emissions and boost fuel efficiency.

Jettainer is active elsewhere in the region: UAE’s Etihad Cargo teamed up with Jettainer and logistics tech platform Descartes back in 2023 to automate air cargo tracking in a bid to enhance Etihad Cargo’s ground processes, gain more data-driven insights on air cargo transport and conditions, and minimize the number of lost ULDs

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