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Volga-Dnepr freighters join Irma relief efforts
Volga-Dnepr Airlines' fleet of freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean and Florida.The airline has so far operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment, the most recent being a IL-76TD-90VD charter by DSV Air &Sea on 18 September for the Danish ...
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Airfreight market heats up in July
Freight volumes continued to increase in July, said Airports Council International (ACI) in its latest figures. Traffic was boosted 8.4% by strengthening global trade and industrial production, the trade group commented.Year-to-date global volume growth reached 8.4%, “a particularly stark contrast with July 2016, where this number stood at 0.9%”, commented ...
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DuPont offers free cargo cover recycling
DuPont Protection Solutions is offering a free recycling service for its Tyvek cargo covers in the US and, shortly, Canada and other key global markets. The covers’ external layer is made of a 100% high-density polyethylene which can be mechanically recycled but some still end up in landfill through ...
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IAG Cargo: Focusing on the customer
The air cargo industry can often be seen as presenting a bit of a conundrum – how do you make money in a market where the supply and demand fundamentals are heavily influenced by another sector entirely; the bellyhold capacity brought to the market by the passenger business.IAG Cargo’s new ...
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Conversions set to boost freighter fleet over next 20 years
Passenger to freighter conversions will form a sizeable tranche of the ‘new’ main deck metal entering the market over the next 20 years, according to airframers Boeing and Airbus.Airbus has forecast 1,224 conversions over the next 20 years and Boeing has assumed 1,560 conversions in the same period.This expected growth ...
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CargoLogicAir in new hurricane Irma relief effort flight
Freighter airline CargoLogicAir has carried out its flight to the Caribbean to help with relief efforts after the region was hit by the devastating hurricane Irma.Yesterday, the Stansted-hubbed airline operated a Boeing 747-400 flight from East Midlands airport to Barbados carrying 110 tonnes on goods on behalf of the British ...
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Cargo iQ adds air cargo intelligence hub
Cargo iQ has launched a new intelligence hub giving members real-time information on performance and allowing them to compare themselves against the organisation's standards and the community overall.The performance data measures each individual cargo journey from shipper to consignee against 16 milestones.Through analysis of the data generated by these measurements, ...
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Wham bam, thank you yam
Ghana's peak season for yam exports from Africa to the US is now in full swing.Logistics airline partner Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo was able to load 106 tonnes this week in its Boeing 777 freighter from Accra to New York via its Paris CDG hub.Yams are a type of dry ...
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BEST Inc the latest Chinese logistics firm to raise funds through listing
BEST Inc has become the latest Chinese express and logistics firm to raise funds through an IPO.The Alibaba-backed company raised $450m through a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in what is the largest IPO of a Chinese firm in the US since ZTO Express raised $1.4bn in October ...
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Union expresses concerns over new Cargolux JV
Cargolux union LCGB has expressed its concerns over the all-cargo carrier’s new Chinese joint venture and its impact on jobs in a meeting with the Luxembourg minister for sustainable development and infrastructure.In the meeting, the union expressed its concerns that Cargolux could transfer some of its aircraft to Henan Cargo ...
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Forwarder Leman continues UK expansion with Maru deal
Denmark-based freight forwarder Leman has continued to expand its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Maru International for an undisclosed sum.Maru provides air and sea logistics solutions and also has a strong presence in the European road transport market from its offices in Dewsbury, Braintree and just outside ...
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DoKaSch in pharma container link-up with China Airlines
ULD equipment specialist DoKaSch Temperature Solutions is expanding the global network for its Opticooler temperature-controlled container range for pharma products by linking up with Taiwan-based China Airlines.Frankfurt-based DoKaSch said that the deal enables customers to lease Opticooler, its latest technology of active containers, from China Airlines on the carrier's network ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: International demand leads the way
Air cargo demand at Asian airlines continued to improve in August, with international and regional routes boosting performance.The latest figures from the region’s largest cargo carrier, Cathay Pacific, show that its cargo traffic increased by 11.3% in August to reach 974m cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.Traffic growth for the ...
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Panalpina's new airfreight booking platform offers instant rate quotations
Logistics giant Panalpina has successfully piloted its new, fully automated online quotation and booking platform for ad hoc cargo with selected airfreight customers.Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “We have recently reached a significant milestone in modernising the company’s systems landscape by successfully rolling out our new state-of-the-art operational platform ...
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Jettainer launches new service for temperature controlled ULDs
ULD management firm Jettainer has launched a new service for temperature-controlled ULDs, including the lease, management and positioning as well as monitoring of boxes during the whole transport process.Jettainer said the new Cool Management service increases efficiency between all involved parties of the supply chain. In addition, it reduces the ...
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Volga-Dnepr's out of this world satellite flight
Volga-Dnepr Airlines was involved in an out of this world flight when it transported the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-5P satellite, which will provide air quality and climate data for the entire planet after its launch next month.The flight, carried out as part of long-term partnership between Airbus Defence and ...
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Tiaca adds new board members
Tiaca has added two new board members, representing the ground handling and cargo carrier sectors.Ramesh Mamidala is chief executive of New Delhi, India-based, Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management, and brings over 22 years’ air cargo experience to the post.Mamidala previously worked as senior manager Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) Cargo for ...
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FedEx takes $300m operating income hit on cyber attack
The Petya cyber attack cost express giant FedEx $300m in lost operating income during the first quarter of its financial year ended August 31.The company said the cyber attack, which hit its TNT Express business in June, predominantly affected revenues. The loss of revenues went straight through to its profits ...
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Hurricane Irma relief effort continues as another storm hits the Caribbean
CargoLogicAir has flown two relief flights to the French territory of Guadeloupe following the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma, while a new storm hits the Caribbean.The two flights carried out by the Stansted-based airline were on behalf of the French Government and carried nearly 200 tonnes of humanitarian goods.The first ...
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Unilode expands its global ULD repair network
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode Aviation Solutions has expanded its global repair network by opening an FAA Part 145 certified repair centre at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) airport in the US.This new facility will support and expand Unilode's partnership with DHL for ULD repairs and assembly, in addition to supporting ...