It is offering tax incentives and facilitating investment for foreign companies, part of a bigger plan to attract $11.5bn in non-hydrocarbon foreign direct investment by 2022. The country’s commerce and industry minister said its 17 free-trade agreements would help the country become an export hub...

Qatar has been looking to relinquish its A330 freighter fleet, and was due to return or sell the five aircraft – but decided in May to hold on to them for a bit longer, given current market conditions. It was planning to replace them with five 777 freighters, and will still take those deliveries. ...

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Over the weekend, three of the increasingly distressed refugees, who include a pregnant woman and a minor, jumped overboard. They were saved, but Maersk is continuing to appeal for urgent humanitarian assistance. Last week, Robert Maersk Uggla, chief executive of AP Møller Holding, wrote on Li...

But they need the European Commission to agree. If not, airports could see ‘ghost flights’ operated by airlines flying solely to retain their airport slots. “It is now critical that the EC formalises an extension of the slots waiver and clarifies how the conditions will be implemented,” said...

Built as a 630 teu boxship in 2002,  it was reported as having a number of problems, including with the main engine, which lost power in the recent accident. The ship was on charter to Global Australasian Exports. New Zealand has now suspended live cattle exports. Splash 24/7 has run an excelle...

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