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IAG Cargo restarts services to Abu Dhabi

Posted on 4 April, 2024 by Will Priestman

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), is announcing the start of its summer schedule which will see an increase in services between its core hubs in London, Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin to key destinations across the world.

Restarted services between London and Abu Dhabi for the first time in four years
Increased services to the Middle East and Latin America as part of the new summer schedule

As part of the new schedule, services between London Heathrow (LHR) and Abu Dhabi (AUH) will return on the 20^th April following a four-year hiatus. This route will benefit from the use of a Boeing 787-9 widebody aircraft and forms part of a 19% increase in weekly rotations to Africa and the Middle East.

Key transatlantic routes will also see a boost in capacity, with a 9% increase in services to Latin America and the Caribbean. This includes an additional three services per week to Buenos Aires (EZE) and up to four services per week to Sao Paulo (GRU) out of Madrid. Furthermore, there will be a doubling of weekly services between London Heathrow and San Diego (SAN), and an extra seven flights per week to Chicago (ORD). IAG Cargo has also launched a new service between Barcelona and Miami (MIA).

Camilo Garcia Cervera, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at IAG Cargo, said: “The new summer schedule will offer enhanced capacity and greater flexibility for our customers. We are particularly pleased to expand our offering in Africa and the Middle East, including the resumption of operations in Abu Dhabi after a four-year absence from our schedule. Abu Dhabi International Airport is emerging as an increasingly important regional logistics hub with state-of-the-art facilities and we are excited to contribute towards its further growth.”

Out of London, IAG Cargo offers capacity to six continents with over 600 weekly wide-body services. Additionally, Dublin serves as a gateway to North America, boasting over 80 weekly wide-body rotations. The business now offers over 240 weekly wide-body services connecting Madrid and Barcelona with destinations across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Other Recent Schedule Changes Include:

Barcelona – San Francisco – restarted on 31^st March
Madrid – San Francisco – restarted on 2^nd April
Madrid – Washington – Restarted 2^nd April
Increased capacity from London to Cincinnati, Chicago, Haneda, San Diego and Vancouver
Increased capacity from Madrid to Buenos Aires, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

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Logistics Boost at Abu Dhabi International Airport

AD Ports’ Uzbekistan Logistics JV

Posted on 6 March, 202331 July, 2025 by David Priestman

AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, and SEG ENERA Group, one of the largest multisectoral holding companies in Uzbekistan, today announced the formation of a new joint venture, ADL-Ulanish, that will provide end-to-end global logistics services across the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Through the new joint venture enterprise, AD Ports Group will bring its cutting-edge expertise in global supply chain logistics and advanced technology to the new company with the goal of addressing some of the logistics challenges faced by enterprises in Uzbekistan, which is a double-landlocked nation, surrounded by five additional landlocked nations. SEG ENERA Group will, in turn, contribute its regional expertise, best practices, and industrial assets, including warehousing capacity, alongside rail and trucking fleets. Through the joint venture, the two entities will serve not only SEG ENERA’s business needs, but also those of other clients within the nation’s market representing a spectrum of industry sectors including, industrial project logistics, oil & gas, e-commerce, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

ADL-Ulanish will offer a variety of advanced services, including: freight forwarding – air and land logistics; warehousing and storage; customs clearance services; and, the development of inland container depots and dry ports. In addition, the company will provide a range of digital solutions to boost service integration and efficiency, as well as bring expertise in food security and supply chains to support the creation of a food hub in Uzbekistan. Strategically located at the cross-roads between the Asian and European markets, Uzbekistan and the broader Central Asian region, is a vital global land logistics hub, whose regional GDP according to the World Bank is forecasted to grow from 3.9% in 2023 to 4.3% in 2024.

Farook Al Zeer, Chairman, Logistics Cluster, AD Ports Group, said: “The launch of ADL-Ulanish provides us with a platform to extend our extensive portfolio of logistics services and expertise to the key market of Uzbekistan, which is located within a region that is primed for future growth. There is significant demand for freight forwarding and warehousing services in Uzbekistan, which has seen major economic expansion in the recent years, driven by important reforms and modernisation efforts. By leveraging our global expertise, we are positioned to make a transformational impact across key industries, facilitated by advanced digital services and supported by a world-class team.”

Timofey Smirnov, Chief Executive Officer, SEG ENERA Group said: “We are proud to enter this important partnership with AD Ports Group, whose logistics capabilities and expertise have served a number of strategic industry sectors in the MENA region, and which thanks to its recent growth, is now reaching out to support partners in nations around the world. Uzbekistan is a major producer of key exports, including oil, natural gas, gold, copper, cotton, food and other strategic commodities and products needed by the global economy. Further development of our logistics sector will create an exciting range of economic opportunities to support our nation’s growing role as a hub for trade between East Asia and Europe.”

In June 2022, the UAE and Uzbekistan signed a bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support cooperation in 27 sectors, involving initiatives in government modernisation to benefit from the UAE’s experience and promote the relations between the two nations.

Established in 2006, AD Ports Group serves as one of the world’s premier facilitators of logistics, industry, and trade, as well as a bridge linking Abu Dhabi to the world. Listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: ADPORTS), AD Ports Group’s vertically integrated business approach has proven instrumental in driving the emirate’s economic development over the past decade. Operating several clusters covering Ports, Economic Cities & Free Zones, Maritime, Logistics, and Digital, AD Ports Group’s portfolio comprises 10 ports and terminals, and more than 550 square kilometres of economic zones under KEZAD Group, the largest integrated trade, logistics, and industrial business grouping in the Middle East.

Dematic Expands UAE Operations

Posted on 25 January, 202325 July, 2025 by David Priestman

Dematic recently opened an office in Abu Dhabi to better serve its customers within the United Arab Emirates and the entire GCC region. The opening of the second office broadens the global leader of automated warehouse and distribution centre design and delivery in the UAE.

The new Abu Dhabi office location is in the Musaffah industrial district in the southwestern part of Abu Dhabi and is considered one of the most important economic areas within the UAE. Dematic’s office is in Mazyd Mall.

“The UAE has traditionally been a trade hub thanks to its central location as well as strong ports developed over the years as a key economic driver. As globalization has accelerated around the world, countries such as UAE have continued to evolve as major players in the international logistics supply chain. With the region continuously building its status as a global trade hub, it is essential for companies such as Dematic to have a solid footing in the GCC states,” explains Rainer Schmid, regional market leader for the Middle East.

Both office locations are overseen by the Dematic Sales team in Dubai of Mithun Perinchery, Head of Sales for the Middle East, Turkey & Africa and Thomas Rosenau, Installation and Customer Service.

“We are generally known in the region as the company Landmark Group selected to automate their massive and state-of-the-art O-mega distribution centre. This facility in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) centrally consolidates inventory and directly supplies regional warehouses in other Gulf Cooperation Council countries as well as stores and consumers,” notes Perinchery, adding, “but our goal is to establish Dematic across the Middle East as the partner of choice for intralogistics automation and software. We leverage our global expertise with local delivery and that requires setting up local offices in the key markets.”

Perinchery and Rosenau themselves moved into a new office in 2021 in Dubai, which is located at the European Business Centre in Dubai Investments Park.

Rosenau, who has been with Dematic since 2006, has been based in Dubai since 2017. He began as site project manager for the Landmark project before taking the lead for installation, customer service activities and Managing Director in UAE.
Perinchery has been in the UAE for the past 15 years and joined Dematic in 2021. He gained broad experience managing intralogistics automation prior to his role at Dematic.

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