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    European cargo monthly: Cargo growth slows in May

    2018-06-15T15:44:30Z

    European airlines saw cargo growth slow in May, although the market was particularly strong this time last year.Europe’s largest air cargo combination carrier group, Lufthansa, saw cargo traffic during the month increase by 0.4% year on year to 908m revenue cargo tonne kms, which lags behind its growth rate for ...

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    ECS Group sold as it looks to fund future acquisitions

    2018-06-15T15:09:00Z

    Cargo sales agent ECS has been acquired by investment firm Naxicap Partners to help continue the GSSA's acquisition strategy.Naxicap said that in a market ripe for consolidation, offering a strong pool of build-up opportunities, the company intends to pursue an active strategy of acquisitions, "generating significant commercial synergies", while continuing ...

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    Seminars outlining new UK Customs system hit the road

    2018-06-15T09:30:08Z

    Freight forwarder group BIFA, Agency Sector Management (ASM) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have launched a series of seminars to outline the UK's new Customs system.Delegates at seminars held this week were told that whilst HMRC’s CHIEF computer system for submitting customs declarations in the UK has served the ...

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    Peterson elected to ATSG's board of directors

    2018-06-15T09:08:14Z

    Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has elected Laura Peterson to its board of directors, effective June 14.Peterson brings 22 years of experience in the global aerospace industry at The Boeing Company, where she held a series of executive positions in aircraft sales, international business development, global strategy, government relations and ...

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    Madrid: fastest-growing cargo airport

    2018-06-15T08:59:23Z

    A report from LogIndex, the data company that is part of freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel Group, has ranked the world’s airports according to their airfreight growth rates on a moving 12-month basis (see below for table).LogIndex managing director and K+N Management global head of new business João Monteiro summed ...

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    Flexport: new LA facility will support Hong Kong charters

    2018-06-14T16:09:27Z

    San Francisco-headquartered freight forwarder Flexport has leased a 136,685 sq ft industrial facility in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.A statement said: “Now operating a charter flight from Hong Kong a few times a week with plans to intensify ahead, Flexport needed the building in order to be bonded ...

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    Hoppe reconfirmed on ACCF board

    2018-06-14T16:05:21Z

    At its recent general assembly, Air Cargo Community Frankfurt (ACCF) has reconfirmed Michael Hoppe, secretary general of the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG), as an executive board member.Hoppe has been part of the Community since it was founded in 2014 and, in his role at BARIG, represents the ...

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    CAPA: retired B747s could help solve cargo capacity crunch

    2018-06-14T13:54:51Z

    A report from CAPA – Centre for Aviation – published earlier this month indicates that with airfreight demand on the up, the conversion of retired Boeing B747-400 passenger aircraft could help solve a potential capacity crunch – if the trend continues.CAPA said that the pool of available freighters is small, ...

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    Brussels launches blockchain freight management app

    2018-06-14T11:48:57Z

    Brussels Airport has launched its first application using blockchain technology, which it describes as the next step in the landside management tool it is developing with stakeholders in the BRUcargo airfreight community.Steven Polmans, head of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport and chairman of the community organisation Air Cargo Belgium, ...

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    Singapore Airlines extends WFS cargo contracts

    2018-06-14T10:59:00Z

    Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in France and the UK.In France, the Paris-headquartered handler looks after the airline’s daily A380 flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle as well as providing offline cargo reception points, handling and domestic trucking at all WFS stations across ...

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    LATAM Cargo leaps forward with CROAMIS

    2018-06-14T10:40:53Z

    Chile-based LATAM Cargo Group is implementing a new end-to-end cargo management system, CROAMIS, developed by global IT, consulting and business process services company Wipro.The next-generation system is expected to be completely deployed by 2020 and will replace several existing systems, thereby increasing efficiency.Covering all business functionalities, from planning to money ...

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    Panalpina continues perishables expansion with Newport Cargo deal

    2018-06-14T10:37:12Z

    Freight forwarder Panalpina has continued to expand its perishables network with the acquisition of Argentina’s Newport Cargo.The Switzerland-based company is aiming to be the preferred global supplier of perishables logistics services by 2020. Its Perishables Network currently spans 25 countries.Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “Panalpina’s perishables activities originated in ...

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    Internet shopping a ‘tsunami’ for global logistics

    2018-06-14T08:18:04Z

    According to David Jinks, head of consumer research at London-headquartered package delivery service provider ParcelHero, internet shopping will transform global commerce and logistics within a decade.In a speech at the Digital Ship Maritime CIO in London on June 21, he will sum up: “From Amazon’s own aircraft and shipping services, ...

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    Emirates adds Luanda belly capacity

    2018-06-13T15:15:52Z

    Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to reinstate two weekly Boeing B777-300ER services between its home hub and Luanda, taking the number of flights per week on the route to five as of July 1 and upping the frequency to daily in its Winter schedule later this year.Each of the new flights ...

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    Widerøe goes live with GALAXY

    2018-06-13T15:15:15Z

    Norway’s Widerøe Ground Handling has gone live on Kale Logistics Solutions’ GALAXY web-based air cargo management system as part of a phased implementation of the technology at airports in its network across the Nordic region.India-based IT solution provider Kale says GALAXY facilitates automation, visibility and control as well as helping ...

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    Evolving freight forwarders remain optimistic

    2018-06-13T14:17:37Z

    A white paper entitled The Evolving Freight Forwarding Market (2018) and based on 50 responses to a survey carried out by logistics research and consultancy firm Logistics Trends & Insights (LTI) in April reveals a great deal of optimism among the forwarding community – in spite of questions of viability ...

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    Emirates and Cainiao to collaborate in Dubai

    2018-06-13T13:46:08Z

    Emirates SkyCargo and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage each other’s strengths in cross-border e-commerce trade and airline cargo operation through Dubai.The city is one of several that the Hangzhou-headquartered company has identified as key locations ...

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    DHL: e-commerce success depends on delivery

    2018-06-13T11:25:35Z

    Express service provider DHL Express has launched a global digital campaign to develop its e-commerce business and help sellers make the most of opportunities in this booming marketplace.‘Where Everything Clicks’ is aimed at companies of all sizes and offers advice on how to enhance international shipping capabilities and how to ...

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    Frankfurt: May cargo traffic suffers slight decline

    2018-06-13T10:28:28Z

    Frankfurt Airport processed 181,117 metric tons of cargo in May, representing a slight fall of 1.6% in its throughput compared to the same month of last year.Airport operator Fraport said that the German gateway’s tonnage for the year to date, however, was marginally better than it was for the first ...

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    Air Partner grows US presence

    2018-06-13T10:27:03Z

    UK-headquartered charter broker Air Partner has strengthened its presence in the US with the opening of a new office in Los Angeles to serve the west coast as part of its ongoing expansion strategy.The Los Angeles branch bolsters Air Partner’s US network, which also includes offices in New York, Fort ...