{"id":73433,"date":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/09\/12\/ad-ports-subsidiary-launches-uae-pakistan-gulf-shipping-route-qatar-airways-cargo-launches-new-us-qatar-biweekly-freighter-flights\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T00:00:00","slug":"ad-ports-subsidiary-launches-uae-pakistan-gulf-shipping-route-qatar-airways-cargo-launches-new-us-qatar-biweekly-freighter-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/09\/12\/ad-ports-subsidiary-launches-uae-pakistan-gulf-shipping-route-qatar-airways-cargo-launches-new-us-qatar-biweekly-freighter-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"AD Ports subsidiary launches UAE-Pakistan-Gulf shipping route + Qatar Airways Cargo launches new US-Qatar biweekly freighter flights"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHIPPING + MARITIME- <\/strong><\/p>\n

AD Ports subsidiary <\/strong>Safeen<\/a><\/strong>Group<\/a><\/strong> has launched a new UAE-Pakistan-Gulf Service <\/strong> (UPG <\/strong>), according to a company statement<\/a>. The service will operate with two vessels, each with a capacity of 2.5k TEUs, according to the statement. The service will make weekly port calls at Karachi, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi\u2019s Khalifa port, Dammam, and Bahrain. <\/p>\n

ICYMI- <\/strong>The subsidiary recently received<\/a> a new Shoalbuster 3209 vessel from Netherlands-based shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group<\/a>, and entered into a partnership with Dubai-based trader Invictus Investment<\/a> to launch<\/a> an international dry bulking shipping service. <\/p>\n

ZONES- <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dubai South integrates blockchain system with Dubai Customs: <\/strong> Dubai's largest urban development center for aviation and logistics freezone Dubai South<\/a> has completed its blockchain integration system with Dubai Customs, according to a press release<\/a>. The collaboration is aimed at enhancing e-commerce operations by automating customs declarations and streamlining order processing. The system \u201cpromotes supply chain transparency, authentication, and anti-counterfeiting of goods; ensures data security and privacy; and paves the way for reduced fees for goods transiting through the freezones,\u201d CEO of the Logistics District at Dubai South Mohsen Ahmad said. <\/p>\n

Egypt\u2019s SCZone + Peru mull cooperation: <\/strong> Suez Canal Economic Zone boss Walid Gamal El Din discussed potential cooperation with Peruvian Ambassador to Cairo Jose Betancourt Jesus, with a focus on port activities \u2014 including cooperation with the Chancay port project connecting South America to Asia through the Belt and Road Initiative \u2014 and integration of ports with industrial areas for efficient transportation, according to a statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n

AVIATION- <\/strong><\/p>\n

Qatar Airways Cargo has partnered with <\/strong>DSV Global<\/a><\/strong>Transportation and Logistics<\/a><\/strong> to launch a new biweekly freighter flight route from Huntsville, US to Doha <\/strong> in a bid to enhance North America\u2019s connectivity to Europe and the Middle East, according to a press release<\/a>. The route, dubbed Gateway Star, will see two weekly Boeing 777 freighters operate from Felipe \u00c1ngeles International Airport in Mexico to Huntsville, arriving in Doha via Luxembourg on Thursdays and Sundays, and will have 200 tonnes of capacity, the release states. DSV will be able to extend its market presence and create avenues of access to the Middle East to boost its oil and gas vertical, DSV Executive VP Mads Ravn said. <\/p>\n

ALSO WORTH KNOWING- <\/strong><\/p>\n