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Greencarrier and Solvatten join forces to deliver safe water
Swedish logistics service provider Greencarrier has partnered with Solvatten, a social enterprise making portable solar-powered jerry cans for heating and treating water – helping to improve the lives of people without access to a safe water supply.Solvatten’s goal is to bring clean water to 1m off-grid families by 2030. Chief ...
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Air China to offload majority stake in cargo arm in face of uncertain market
On 30 August, Air China announced its intention to sell its 51% stake in Air China Cargo to sister unit Capital Holding in light of uncertainties in international trade.Once the RMB2.4bn ($357m) transaction is completed, Air China Cargo will no longer be a subsidiary of the Beijing-headquartered airline. Capital Holding ...
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BARIG calls for joint action on capacity
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) has highlighted a need to address capacity issues in the European country as recent months have seen numerous flight cancellations and delays.“Now all players in the industry as well as authorities and politics have to work on joint solutions," said BARIG secretary ...
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AirBaltic picks B&H Worldwide for AOG at Gatwick
UK-based aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has won a contract with airBaltic to handle all of the airline’s AOG traffic, including time-critical spares and routine shipments, to and from London Gatwick.B&H Worldwide said it will “take care of the entire shipping process providing a new level of shipment transparency to ...
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Emirates SkyCargo gets World Equestrian Games off to a flying start
Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has transported 67 horses on one of its Boeing 777 freighter aircraft from Liege to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina in the US for the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018.This was the first of 19 charter flights that the ...
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July airfreight performance ‘lacklustre’
The latest monthly report from airfreight market analysis provider World ACD describes a “lacklustre performance” in July.While the global air cargo yield (measured in Euros) rose by 10.5% year on year, July represented the second consecutive month of limited growth in volumes – just 0.5% up on the same month ...
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LATAM Cargo pharma hub opens for business at Copenhagen
Chile-based freight carrier LATAM Cargo has launched a dedicated offline pharma hub in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.According to a statement released by the carrier, “strong demand” for pharma shipping on routes from Europe to Latin America induced it to open its 10th such hub, and its second offline.The Copenhagen hub ...
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Finnair Cargo goes with Air Logistics Group in mainland China destinations
Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics China Ltd as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in mainland China.The agreement covers Guangzhou, Xi`an and Chongqing and goes into effect on September 1 2018.The deal has been effective In Nanjing since August 1 2018.Tomi Asikainen, sales director Asia for Finnair Cargo, ...
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NewsAirfreight rates on major lanes reach their highest level of the year in August
Airfreight rates on Asia-Europe and transpacific services reached their highest level of the year so far in August, while forwarders have started warning of peak season capacity constraints.The latest figures from TAC Index show that prices on services from Hong Kong to North America increased by 23.4% year on year ...
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Aeroflot has good six months for cargo
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has reported its financial results for the first six months of this year, revealing a mixed picture.The news for freight was good. Cargo revenue rose by 13.9% year-on-year to RUB 8,178m as cargo and mail volumes grew by 10.6%.The carrier as a whole saw revenue rise by ...
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Qantas to bring Tony Tyler onto the fold
Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford has said that Tony Tyler is to join the Australian flag-carrier’s board as a non-executive director.Clifford remarked that Tyler would bring his significant experience in commercial aviation to Qantas when he joins the airline in October (subject to a shareholder vote on his appointment).“Tony is one ...
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TIACA looks forward to ACF in Toronto
The latest (August) issue of TIACAtalks, a newsletter produced by The International Air Cargo Association, has offered a look forward to the trade body’s forthcoming big biennial exhibition, Air Cargo Forum (ACF).This year’s ACF, to be held in Toronto in October, promises to be “one of the most dynamic and ...
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West Atlantic flies high in first half
Express and mail airline West Atlantic has reported on a successful first half to this year.Revenue over the first six months of 2018 rose by 7.1% compared to the January-June period of 2017.Earnings were up thanks in part to what West Atlantic described as “continued strong growth for the Group’s ...
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Cargo-partner breaks ground on logistics centre in Ljubljana
Vienna-headquartered freight forwarder cargo-partner held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday (August 30) as it began construction of a new warehouse near Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport.The iLogistics Center will provide 25,000 sq m of storage space, as well as 6,000 sq m of small parts and single-pick area, 5,000 sq m of cross ...
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CH Robinson expects peak season capacity constraints
Freight forwarder CH Robinson has declared the current air and ocean freight markets represent something of a ‘perfect storm’ and once again expects capacity constraints during the peak season.The peak shipping season has heated up early, the forwarder noted. Rates are up on the spot market, and air and ocean ...
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Wipro joins BiTA to drive progress on blockchain
Wipro, a leading globally active IT, consulting and business process services company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) in a move it said is intended to “spearhead the development of blockchain standards and drive blockchain adoption in the transportation industry”.A Blockchain can be described as a digitised ledger ...
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Royal Air Maroc to fly to Miami
Moroccan flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to launch the first-ever Miami-Casablanca route on April 3 next year in a move that will give Miami International Airport (MIA) its first passenger flight connection to Africa since 2000.Florida’s only non-stop service to Africa will be operated three times a week by ...
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Miami welcomes new scheduled Ethiopian freighter service
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated its first-ever scheduled freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA) on 29 August.The African carrier is to operate a twice-weekly freighter connection between the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and Miami, creating the first-ever cargo-only route between the African continent and the Florida gateway.The scheduled service operates ...
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New SEKO CTO looks to the future
US-headquartered logistics services provider SEKO has appointed Mike Powell as its new chief technology officer (CTO).He has – the company stated – been tasked with “taking the company’s award-winning technology suite to the next level to support customers’ global demand chains”.Powell has oversight and leadership of all matters relating to ...
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Vallair acquires another A321, destined for P2F offering
Vallair, the France-based aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO business, has added a further Airbus A321 aircraft to its portfolio under lease.The aircraft was bought from Plane Business and adds to Vallair’s existing stock of A320 family aircraft. Six other A321s were recently acquired, and all these aircraft are expected ...