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IAG Cargo replaces B747 with A380 on Johannesburg route
IAG CARGO has marked another milestone in its fleet modernisation programme by celebrating the start of flights to Johannesburg using its brand new A380.Replacing the B747 on the route, the giant Airbus offers precision cargo opportunities for the South African temperature-sensitive market.New air conditioning capabilities for the aircraft’s cargo holds ...
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CAL: Still room for a niche freighter specialist
YOU MAY think that the era of all-cargo airlines with a couple of B747 freighters is now past, but at least one longstanding player in the business is still thriving and looking to expand.Cargo Air Lines (CAL) was founded in 1976 to provide export lift for Israel’s agricultural producers and ...
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DB Schenker strengthens African network
DB SCHENKER is expanding its presence in Africa, by fully integrating Bochimar Lda Luanda (Angola) into its network, following a nine-year regional partnership.The global logistics company has also opened an office in Maputo, Mozambique.“In line with our growth strategy, we continue to intensify our own presence in interesting markets,” says ...
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DSV in Swift move for Africa
European logistics group DSV has strengthened its air and sea freight presence in Africa after completing the purchase of DSV Swift.In October 2012, DSV of Denmark bought Dubai's Swift Freight, with annual revenues of US$70 million, taking full ownership of Swift’s subsidiaries in the UAE, China and India.Copenhagen-listed DSV bought ...
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Aramex profits up
ARAMEX delivered record growth in the first six months of this year.The Middle East-based logistics company's half-year 2014 revenues increased to US$0.45 million [AED 1,768 million], up seven per cent on the corresponding period of 2013.Net profits rose to $43.4 million, an increase of 13 per cent.“Following a robust first-quarter ...
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Logwin comes to the aid of Central African Republic
GERMANY-BASED logistics services provider Logwin has transported 10 tonnes of urgent medical supplies from Amsterdam to Bangui, the capital of war-torn Central African Republic.The African nation has been in a state of civil war for almost 18 months and hundreds of thousands of people, many of them children, have fled ...
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BidAir acquires Imperial Air Cargo
Johannesburg based BidAir Cargo has acquired the business of Imperial Air Cargo (IAC) in a deal approved by the South African Competition Commission.IAC’s network links Johannesburg, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban with overnight services using a trio of contracted Boeing 737-200 freighters.The cargo flights are integrated with land based ...
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WFS: Still room for expansion
All new account wins are welcome, of course, but a series of deals signed by handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Brussels in recent months have been particularly gratifying to its president and chief executive (CEO) Olivier Bijaoui, writes Peter Conway.That’s because a bigger presence at the Belgian hub was ...
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Cologne-Bonn provides air cargo support to fight Ebola virus
Cologne-Bonn Airport has allocated a staging area free of charge to facilitate the consolidation of air shipments in support of humanitarian organisations fighting the Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.The Logistics Cluster, a group of humanitarian organisations led by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), will ...
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Panalpina and Luxair combine for UNICEF Relief Flight
Panalpina has joined forces with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support the ongoing fight against the Ebola crisis, donating a charter flight from Luxembourg to Freetown in Sierra Leone to bring almost 80 tons of vital supplies and equipment destined for community care centres in the Ebola-affected region.Adding ...
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Panalpina goes into Africa again
Freight forwarder Panalpina has opened new bases in Morocco and Kenya as part of a drive to expand its presence in Africa, a continent in which it was once a dominant player in the oil and gas project sector.Offices in Casablanca in Morocco and Nairobi, Kenya, and will spearhead a ...
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Saudi freight blooms as Kenya trade flowers
Heightened seasonal demand for Kenyan flowers will see Saudia Cargo boost its freighter capacity from Nairobi to Amsterdam during February by at least six additional B747F flights.The 25 per cent boost on the Africa to Europe route equates to an extra 3,000 tons for the month, supplementing the Middle East ...
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Network Aviation Group expands cargo services at Stansted
Network Aviation Group has added a fourth MD-11 freighter service per week between Kenya and the UK's London-Stansted.The MD-11 will depart Nairobi on Fridays and arrive on Saturdays at Stansted.The increase in freighter services was welcome by Stansted owner and operator MAG. Graeme Ferguson, MAG commercial director for cargo, said: ...
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Africa: airports sign agreement
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), owner and manager of South Africa’s nine principal airports, has signed a have signed a cooperation agreement with Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding, representing Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport.The strategic partnership will involve “the exchange of information and individual expertise”.The agreement, inked during the Air Cargo Africa 2015 Conference ...
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Africa: The view of UPS
Q: How have UPS’ operations changed on the African continent over the past two years?A: Connecting with African-domiciled customers is a key to growth, so [we] have been focusing more on the needs of the African customer, both from an export and import perspective. Approaching the African mar-ketplace in this ...
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Africa: The rising stars of airfreight look to expansion
While Ethiopian Airlines is likely to dominate Africa’s future cargo industry for a while, that does not rule out smaller operators staking their own claim.In northern Africa, Air Algerie is planning to replace its Lockheed freighter with two 737-700 combis, and possibly spinning off its cargo division into a wholly-owned ...
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Spotlight on African air cargo
Trade opportunities in Africa and its contribution to economic growth will again come under the spotlight at this year’s Air Cargo Africa conference and exhibition, co-hosted by South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo).The conference and exhibition will take place at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park from 25-27 February 2015. Air ...
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Rising space keeps loads factors down
Freight and passenger loads fell in January compared to December, reflecting the fall in volumes and continued growth in international market capacity, said IATA in its latest Airlines Financial Monitor for January-February.Airfreight capacity increased slightly in January, but more moderately than at the end of 2014. Most of the slowdown ...
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WCS: IATA sets out three priorities for air cargo
IATA has called for further progress on paperless airfreight, global standards for handling pharma goods and tough action on the transport of lithium batteries.Tony Tyler, IATA’s director general and chief executive, highlighted “three vital aspects of the air cargo business” during his keynote speech at the association’s World Cargo Symposium ...
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IATA: overcapacity on the up, yields declining
IATA has warned that air cargo’s financial performance “remains poor and does not deliver adequate returns for investors”.The airline association’s 2015 first quarter Cargo eChartbook, while seeing continued positive demand for airfreight commodities, states that overcapacity has resulted in lower load factors and placed downward pressure on yields.Lower jet fuel ...