{"id":96705,"date":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=96705"},"modified":"2026-06-09T05:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:39:55","slug":"dnata-secured-silk-way-cargo-contract-lebanon-opens-second-airport-new-space-for-spare-parts-in-jafza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/06\/09\/dnata-secured-silk-way-cargo-contract-lebanon-opens-second-airport-new-space-for-spare-parts-in-jafza\/","title":{"rendered":"Dnata secured Silk Way cargo contract, Lebanon opens second airport + new space for spare parts in Jafza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Dnata adds its services in Singapore<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dnata expands its Silk Way handling map:<\/strong> UAE-based aviation services firm dnata has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnata.com\/media-centre\/dnata-wins-multi-year-silk-way-group-cargo-handling-contract-in-singapore\/\" target=\"_blank\">secured<\/a> a multi-year cargo and freighter contract with Azerbaijan&rsquo;s Silk Way Group at Singapore Changi Airport. The contract covers more than 100 freighter flights annually and over 15k tons of cargo &mdash; including general freight, temperature-sensitive goods, oil and gas shipments, and aviation equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Lebanon&rsquo;s airport map expands<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lebanon gets a second runway option:<\/strong> Lebanon has <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebanon-syria-rene-mouawad-airport-598400a24ab62d1f15e05f1d0e5621cf\" target=\"_blank\">inaugurated<\/a> Ren&eacute; Mouawad Airport in Qlayaat as the country&rsquo;s second civilian airport &mdash; giving Beirut&rsquo;s single-airport model a northern relief valve after years of capacity and security measures. The airport sits around 100 km north of Beirut and close to the Syrian border, with public operations expected within weeks and initial routes planned to Istanbul, Mersin, and Dubai, followed later by Athens, Cairo, and Medina.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cargo is in the brief, but not the buildout just yet:<\/strong> Sky Lounge Services &mdash; a business aviation services company &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyloungeservices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">earned<\/a> the rehabilitation and operation contract in May, with a temporary passenger terminal due within 90 days after approvals and licenses. The first-phase specs are passenger-heavy, but the operator&rsquo;s revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessnews.com.lb\/cms\/Story\/StoryDetails.aspx?ItemID=12504\" target=\"_blank\">scope<\/a> includes air cargo, freight services, and ground handling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Jafza adds more auto logistics capacity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spare parts get more space in Jafza:<\/strong> Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and Indu Group have broken ground on a nearly 300k sq ft automotive logistics hub in Dubai&rsquo;s Jebel Ali freezone, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jafza.ae\/resource-centre\/media\/news\/jafza-expands-automotive-ecosystem-with-new-hellmann-indu-logistics-hub\/\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a>. The project facility &mdash; which adds capacity for spare parts distribution across the GCC, Africa, and wider international markets &mdash; will include high-density bin storage, pallet racking, and dedicated handling areas for oversized automotive components.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stories on our radar this morning from around the region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":96706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[62,145,122,129],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-96705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-also-on-our-radar","tag-also-on-our-radar","tag-aviation","tag-cargo","tag-uae","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"full_issue_title":"Dnata secured Silk Way cargo contract, Lebanon opens second airport + new space for spare parts in Jafza","teaser":"Stories on our radar this morning from around the region","mongo_id":"52489f3873cc9e61fb187547","order":"7","related_issue":[96693],"story_type":"1"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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