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NEWS                                                                   Qatar Airways Cargo


                                                                             becomes first airline globally
               Air Algérie commits to two 737-                               to bag the entire suite of

            800 Boeing converted freighters                                  IATA CEIV certifications



               oeing and Air Algérie recently   increasing cargo demand in the
            Bsigned an Memorandum         region. Boeing and Air Algérie also
            of Understanding (MoU) for    confirmed an order for eight 737-9
            two 737-800 Boeing Converted   jets at the Paris Air Show, cited a
            Freighters (BCFs) to meet     Boeing release.


                                                                                 atar Airways Cargo along with its
                                                                             Qground handling partner Qatar
                                                                              Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo recently
                                                                              bagged the IATA Centre of Excellence
                                                                              for Independent Validators in Perishable
                                                                              Logistics (CEIV Fresh) certification. With
                                                                              this certification, the cargo carrier and its
                                                                              ground handler in Doha are the first and
                                                                              only airline worldwide with its GHA to
                                                                              have attained the complete suite of IATA
                                                                              CEIV certifications – CEIV Fresh, CEIV
                                                                              Lithium Batteries, CEIV Live Animals,
                                                                              CEIV Pharma, IEnvA registered and
                                                                              United for Wildlife programme.


              Haul247 raises $3                  DHL Global Forwarding,

           Million to help African
           businesses unlock                  IAG Cargo sign SAF deal

           benefits of AFCFTA

              aul247, an end-to-end logistics
           Htech platform connecting
           businesses to haulage and warehousing
           assets in one ecosystem, has
           recently raised $3 million in a seed
           funding round. Haul247 will use the
           investment to increase its market share
           in Nigeria, expand to other African
           markets, recruit talent, and develop
           its technology.









                                                 HL Global Forwarding, the air   to purchase 11.5 million litres of SAF
                                              Dand ocean freight specialist of   Scope 3 transport emissions reductions
                                              Deutsche Post DHL Group, and IAG   in 2023. DHL uses only sustainably
                                              Cargo recently announced a strategic   produced SAF made from waste
                                              partnership in sustainable aviation   sources, such as food waste or used
                                              fuel (SAF). "DHL has signed a contract   cooking oil." cited a DHL release.

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