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Shipper champion Welsh to retire from FTA and GSF roles
After 36 years' service, Chris Welsh MBE will be retiring from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) as its director of global and European Policy and as secretary general of the Global Shippers' Forum (GSF) at the end of May 2018.Welsh helped establish FTA's Brussels office in 1995 and served as ...
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Volga-Dnepr in LNG project flights
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed two flights from Novy Urengoy to Sabetta in Russia delivering 130 tonnes of industrial equipment for ‘Yamal-LNG’, one of the world’s largest gas recovery projects.Volga-Dnepr transported a 30-tonne high pressure pump and other gas recovery cargo weighing a total of approximately 130 tonnes onboard two An-124-100 ...
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Airfreight rate boost in February
Airfreight rates increased in February compared with January for only the second time in the last six years.The latest figures from analyst Drewry's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that average rates on 28 major east-west routes increased to $2.84 per kg in February compared with $2.76 per kg ...
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European Cargo Monthly: growth slows in February
Cargo demand at European airlines seemed to plateau in January, with only Lufthansa reporting a demand increase of note.The latest monthly figures show that IAG Cargo registered a decrease in traffic, there were small improvements at Finnair and Air France KLM (AF KLM) and Lufthansa registered a larger improvement. Performance ...
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Agility partners for event tracking
Logistics firm Agility and software company UnaBiz have launched a new partnership that they hope will improve tracking for event logistics projects.The partners said that event logistics requires more precise tracking and monitoring than general logistics.Agility Fairs & Events will deploy a range of UnaBiz sensors and trackers with built-in ...
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Csafe appoints Pepperworth as new chief executive
Cool chain packaging firm CSafe Global has appointed Jeff Pepperworth as its new chief executive.The appointment follows Brian Kohr’s decision to resign as president and chief executive to allow him time to pursue other interests. Kohr will continue to serve on CSafe’s board of directors.Pepperworth previously served as president of ...
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Southern Air to launch Miami-Hong Kong service
Southern Air will begin a weekly all-cargo service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Hong Kong via Anchorage from April.The new scheduled freighter flights will be served by Boeing B777F aircraft.MIA said that Hong Kong is its fourth largest market in Asia, responsible for more than $500m in freight annually.In ...
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West Atlantic sells two ATP freighters
West Atlantic has announced the sale of two BAE ATP freighters to Nairobi-based EnComm Ltd as part of its strategy to move the aircraft outside of Europe.The agreement also includes commitments for spares, engineering and training support to assist the assigned operator in setting up its operation."This transaction marks the ...
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Schiphol's head of cargo talks mergers, slots and new challenges
Schiphol Airport’s decision to merge its cargo department with its aviation marketing division took many in the industry by surprise, given its support for the development of its freight business over the past few years.However, Schiphol head of cargo Jonas van Stekelenburg points out this is not the first time ...
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Delta and AF KLM co-locate cargo in Seattle as part of one-roof strategy
Delta Cargo and joint venture partner Air France/KLM cargo have co-located their warehouse facilities in Seattle to create a more efficient operation.Air France KLM will also join Virgin Atlantic Cargo at the warehouse, which moved there last year as part of a 'one-roof' strategy between the airlines.During this period this ...
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DoKaSch appoints Behne as global sales director
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions has named Andreas Behne as global sales director in a newly created position to expand the global use of its Opticooler climate-controlled air cargo container.Behne reports directly to Andreas Seitz, managing director of DoKaSch Temperature Solutions.Behne has been working in leading positions in international logistics for more ...
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American names GSAs in Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait
American Airlines Cargo has appointed general sales agents (GSAs) in three additional destinations outside of its network — Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait — bringing the US carrier's European reach to 18 cities in 12 countries.R-BAG, the Central Eastern Europe and Balkans specialist, will represent American from Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in ...
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FedEx buys UK e-commerce specialist P2P for £92m
US parcels giant FedEx Corp has boosted its e-commerce presence after acquiring UK-based P2P Mailing for £92m.FedEx said in a statement that P2P provides customers with "unique last-mile delivery options, leveraging its relationships with private, postal, retail and clearance providers in over 200 countries."P2P, headquartered in south east London, has ...
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Silk Way West relaunches Budapest freighters
Silk Way West Airlines has re-introduced scheduled Boeing 747-8 freighter services into Budapest, returning to the Hungarian airport in central Europe after an absence of nearly two years.The first flight landed at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on March 18, connecting Budapest twice a week with the Azerbaijani all-cargo carrier's hub ...
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Forwarders enhance digital sales platforms but there is more work to be done
Major freight forwarders continue to make progress in developing online sales offerings but there is much more work to be done if they are to capitalise fully on the opportunity presented.The latest annual survey by freight rate portal Freightos looked at the online offering of the world’s top 20 freight ...
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Lufthansa Cargo sets out a strategy for growth
Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber admits that the airline’s management did not foresee the air cargo boom of 2017: “We were wrong”.To be fair to the chief executive and chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo, he was not alone in failing to appreciate that surge of cargo volumes ...
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AMI opens new Melbourne airfreight facility
Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) is moving its Melbourne operation to new and larger premises to meet growing demand and to expectations of stricter screening rules.The new facility is located within the new Melbourne Airport Freight Precinct, around 1km from the airport’s cargo terminals, and provides larger warehouse, office ...
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Beti Ward: A pioneer in the US air cargo industry
Air Cargo News is sad to report the death of Beti Ward, the founder and chief executive of Pacific Air Cargo.Beti, who passed away after a brief illness, was a pioneer in the US air cargo industry and a savvy lady in a man's world.She was a panelist at our ...
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Cargolux's new Narita flights get underway
Cargolux's new Luxembourg-Narita (NRT) weekly service got underway today as part of its code-share deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines.Cargolux’s Boeing 747-8 freighter, registered LX-VCM, was welcomed with the traditional water cannon salute upon arrival on Wednesday, followed by celebration events at Narita airport.Richard Forson, Chief Executive Office of Cargolux, emphasized ...
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Airfreight dips in trade barometer but prospects "very positive"
Airfreight’s global outlook has decreased slightly in the latest DHL Global Trade Barometer, although the prospects for air cargo remain “very positive” at 70 points, well above the “stable” benchmark of 50.Overall, the positive outlook for world trade has continued to improve according to the barometer, which launched in January ...