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Qatar Cargo targets semiconductor market with container deal

Qatar Airways Cargo is continuing to target the semiconductor market with an investment in specialist containers to transport shipments related to the industry. The Doha-headquartered carrier today announced that it had struck a deal with container firm VRR to utilise its specialist RGX and RZY containers. VRR's RZY (16ft) and RGX (20ft) containers are purpose-built to support the secure transport of semiconductor fabrication machinery and related equipment. Both container types are equipped with climate-control systems and shock-absorption technology, ensuring protection throughout the journey. In addition, the containers are fully certified for carriage on the maindecks of Qatar Airways Cargo's Boeing 777 freighters. The airline said that the deal would strengthen its TechLift service that ensures "that critical semiconductor technologies are transported securely and delivered on time". Qatar Cargo launched its TechLift service in early 2025 to target the fast-growing semiconductor market. The service utilises shock absorption technology on all ground and aircraft equipment for moving delicate semiconductor products, such as integrated circuits, chipsets, microchips, urgent semiconductor manufacturing machinery and pieces such as capital and testing equipment, doped chemicals, cutting, stripping and etching wafers. The product also offers loading priority, the use of approved data loggers, specialised handling techniques as per commodity-specific operational guidelines and protection from adverse weather conditions. The move comes as the air cargo market has benefitted from a boom in semiconductor, data centre and AI-related volumes over the past few years. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor sales in June were up 124% year on year to $134.5bn. Meanwhile, global semiconductor sales reached $403bn during the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 35.1% compared to the first quarter of the year.

DHL Group: 'Smart industrial growth' at Express is all that matters

In a nutshell: DHL's Express turnaround is being built on a multi-year pivot away from parcels and toward heavier, AI-linked (smart) industrial cargo, data-centre logistics, semiconductors, batteries, backed by a new run of division-by-division investor briefings rather than one company-wide event. The complication: a real chunk of second quarter's (Q2 26) strength came from temporary airfreight capacity tightness that was already easing in the data tracked through the end of July. DHL Express has spent the past several quarters ...

MSC box ship sinking after attempt to escape typhoon

An MSC containership is sinking in Zhoushan port after stormy weather disrupted repairs on the vessel. Vessel-tracking data shows that the 2006-built 8,401 teu MSC Silvana VIII, which MSC deployed on a Far East-South America service, had arrived at the Guojiayou Island shipyard district in Zhoushan on 22 June for repairs. When Typhoon Bavi hit on 11 July, MSC Silvana VIII left the dock and moved to the other side of the channel ,off Daishan, but appeared to have grounded on some rocks. The engine room and several cargo holds were flooded, while the vessel's stern became submerged. Around 3,000 tonnes of bunker fuel were reportedly pumped out to lighten the vessel and prevent leaks, but as MSC Silvana VIII sank deeper, salvage operations became increasingly challenging. Vessel traffic in the busy Zhoushan area complicated the salvage efforts, which weredelayed again when Typhoon Dolphin made landfall yesterday. The cause of the grounding, the extent of structural damage below the waterline, and the next stage of the salvage operation remained unconfirmed. The incident has raised concerns over the vessel's maintenance and survey compliance, in view of its age, with questions concerning its survey history and class status. MSC has not issued a public statement. Maritime authorities and salvage experts were expected to assess the condition of MSC Silvana VIII, along with the environmental impact and potential oil spill risks, before determining further recovery measures.