AVIATION-

SGS takes on ground handling for Red Sea Int’l Airport: Operators of Red Sea International Airport — Red Sea Global (RSG) and Ireland’s daa International — have awarded Saudi Ground Services (SGS) a five-year contract to provide ground handling services to all airlines at the Jeddah-based airport, according to a press release published last week. The agreement stipulates that SGS will undertake aircraft marshaling, pushback, towing, ground power delivery, and baggage handling at the airport.

DIGITALIZATION-

Milaha advances automation, e-commerce push with two MoUs: Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has inked an MoU with Hong Kong-based smart logistics firm NEXX to utilize AI-powered automation technologies at its warehouses in Milaha Logistics City (MLC), according to a statement. The cooperation will support MLC’s “transition to semi and fully-automated” operations by leveraging NEXX’s AI solutions to optimize sorting, picking, and fulfillment. The pair will also cooperate on a Hong Kong-Doha supply chain corridor, with a focus on bonded, pharma, and cold storage.

The company also inked another MoU with the cross-border logistic solutions provider Kerry e-Commerce (KEC), under which the pair will work on establishing logistics corridors with KEC to connect China, Europe, and the MENA region by using Qatar as a distribution and fulfillment center.

SHIPPING + MARITIME-

DP World + VIMC Lines launch new service: DP World and VIMC Container Lines (VIMC Lines) have launched a domestic transport route service — dubbed the Mekong Express — to connect Cai Cui Port in southern Vietnam’s Can Tho City to Cai Mep port twice a week, according to a statement released on Friday. The Mekong Express — which aims to support Vietnam’s domestic dry and cold chain logistics — can transport several hundred TEUs and a large number of refrigerated containers per voyage. It will also work to help expedite transit times, aiming to reduce them by 70% to 15 hours.

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