The new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) came into force on February 24, following its ratification by Chad, Jordan, Oman and Rwanda, which brought the total number of countries who have ratified the treaty to over the required two-thirds of the World T...

India's busiest cargo gateway, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, today announced the launch of the country's first freight terminal for bonded and heavy export cargo.

According to operator MIAL, the new export facility will enhance the airp...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced the launch of an Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool which will help defeat smugglers of endangered species. The assessment tool, developed in partnership with the World Customs Org...

Global Logistics Services Inc. (GLS) was selected by the Liberian National Investment Commission, from among a number of international consortia, to negotiate a long-term concession agreement for air cargo operations at Roberts International Airport in th...

IATA released its Q2 2016 Cargo Market Analysis on July 28. Regarding the economic outlook and traffic performance it states that prior to the “Brexit shock,” global economic growth was weak but positioned for a moderate improvement. It reports that stron...

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) formally approved a temporary ban on the carriage of bulk shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft.

The measure takes effect on April 1, 2016 and does not include cells and batteries pac...

Aviotec International, in association with CPCS Transcom, is undertaking a Logistics Service Provider Market Study for the International Finance Corporation (World Bank).

Following a brutal civil war and other crises (Ebola outbreak), the country has strug...