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NewsHope Consortium adds forwarders to aid in Covid-19 vaccine distribution
A group of freight forwarders have been selected by the the Hope Consortium, a UAE-based public-private partnership, to support the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines across the globe.The latest consortium partners include Agility, Aramex, Hellmann and Kuehne+Nagel, which will help address the different steps of the logistical challenge, including last-mile distribution.The ...
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NewsImperial makes charitable donations
Logistics firm Imperial will continue its long tradition of Christmas donations, with three more charities receiving financial gifts this year.St. Raphael Knights of Malta Hospice Centre, based near Imperial’s International headquarters in Duisburg, Germany, will receive €2,500 to support its ongoing social work. The Centre focuses on supporting families caring ...
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NewsNew VPs at freight payment platform PayCargo
Marta E Ramirez and Ken NiezeOnline freight payment platform PayCargo has appointed two new vice presidents (VP) to its senior management team, Marta E Ramirez and Ken Nieze.Ramirez is the new global VP, human resources, based at PayCargo’s Florida headquarters, with Ken Nieze appointed VP of sales, west coast, based ...
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NewsAirfreight conference looks at the Covid-19 vaccine challenge
Next week's digital Air Freight Conference will examine how the air cargo industry can meet the challenge of distributing the Covid-19 vaccine.Developing the Covid-19 vaccine is only the first step in battling the pandemic. The next is distribution. A wide variety of vaccines is set to be distributed around the ...
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NewsWFS invests in 24-hour monitoring of cargo operations to improve security
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has partnered with IT provider Transputec to increase the safety and security of its cargo operations across its network.The partnership will see Transputec providing 24-hour monitoring of WFS’ aviation cargo and ground handling operations, which includes 21,800 employees at 171 stations in 22 countries across five ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo teams up with Validaide
Etihad Cargo will list its pharma facilities and capabilities through validation platform Validaide.The cargo division said the move would allow it to reach the more than 500 logistics providers that use the Validaide platform to search for pharma facility and service capabilities.Customers will be able to define, share and search ...
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Sheremetyevo International handles Sputnik V vaccine shipment
Sheremetyevo International Airport was the launching point for an early batch of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V.In total, 20 doses of the vaccine were transported from Moscow to Serbia where it will be used in clinical trials at the Torlak Public Health Institute.The vaccine was sent on December 3 on ...
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ABX Air reaches tentative agreement with pilot unions
ABX Air has reached a tentative agreement to amend the collective bargaining agreement with its pilot group, currently numbering more than 230 flight crew members.ABX Air’s pilots are represented by the Airline Professionals Association of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1224 (IBT).The tentative agreement would extend for six years ...
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ECS targets e-commerce with new mail business
Cargo sales agent ECS Group is targeting the growing e-commerce market through the launch of a mail solutions business.GSA Mail Solutions will cater for airlines and postal operators allowing them to outsource mail and e-commerce activities, as well as offering transport solutions to postal operators through its 140 airline customers' ...
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Ground handler AGI deploys CHAMP Cargospot Mobile
Ground handler Alliance Ground International (AGI) has become the first company in the US to roll out CHAMP's Cargospot Mobile solution in conjunction with its Cargospot Handling system.Cargospot Mobile enables CHAMP's Cargospot Handling system to be used on mobile devices in settings such as warehouses and handling areas.CHAMP said that ...
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Air France KLM signs up for SkyCell's hybrid containers
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has signed up to re-introduce SkyCell's hybrid pharma containers as the industry continues to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine.SkyCell said its solutions are able to secure products within a temperature range of 2-8°C and 15 - 25°C and now -70°C, which meets the requirements ...
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NewsCargolux renews with Siginon at JKIA
Cargolux has renewed its ground handling contract with Siginon Aviation at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).The renewal of the handling deal on an open ended basis marks the continuation of a 20-year old business partnership between the two companies.Siginon Aviation is based in Kenya with two cargo centers in ...
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Feedback wanted: TIACA's first annual sustainability survey
Time is running out to take part in TIACA's first-ever sustainability survey, with feedback required by December 1.The objective of the survey is to collect insights to feed the strategy and plans of TIACA's sustainability working group.TIACA is interested in collecting answers from the entire air cargo industry: shippers and ...
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NewsBoeing's latest market forecast predicts ongoing demand for B767Fs
Boeing has issues its latest World Air Cargo Forecast, reiterating expected demand growth of 4% per year over the next 20 years and also predicting ongoing demand for B767 freighters.The airframer had already, in early October, released cargo-jet demand projections as part of a broader 20-year commercial aviation outlook.But Boeing’s ...
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NewsSwiss hits 1,000 cargo-only flights
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis in March, Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has operated more than 1,000 cargo-only flights, carried out by its airfreight division, Swiss WorldCargo.On these flights, more than 23,000 tonnes of goods have been transported, the carrier said."During the months of April and May, the ...
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Aeronaves TSM signs up for B737 conversion
Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM has signed a deal with conversion house Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) for one firm order for a B737-400SF, and an option for one additional freighter conversion.These aircraft represent TSM’s entry into the B737-400SF freighter platform. The first aircraft (MSN 28150) will commence modification in March 2021. All ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn teams up with ISS GF on Doha flights
ISS Global Forwarding (GF) Qatar and Chapman Freeborn Air Chartering recently teamed-up to deliver urgent construction materials from Bangkok to Doha.The urgent order consisted of 88 tonnes of material required for a unnamed "prestigious project" in Qatar.ISS GF Qatar along with Chapman Freeborn operated multiple charter flights to airlift oversized ...
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Atlas Air reactivates another B747 as revenues rise
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will reactivate another B747 freighter after improvements in its third quarter figures thanks in part to expanded its e-commerce operations with Amazon and Alibaba.The lessor reported that third-quarter revenues increased by 24.9% year on year to $809.9m and net income increased 23.5% year on year to ...
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Pilot Freight takes over franchise as part of growth efforts
Pilot Freight has acquired its Metro New York franchise as part of efforts to capitalise on the growing e-commerce market.The forwarder said that the franchise is a strategic asset due to the high concentration of deliveries for the Pilot system and the sustained sales growth across all service offerings.The leadership ...
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Qatar Cargo signs up for Champ's airfreight platform
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued its digital drive through the implementation of Champ Cargosystems’ Traxon cargoHUB platform.Champ said the platform will "optimise the digitisation" of communication technologies."This partnership will improve the carrier’s data quality and flow, regardless of system or data format, thereby resulting in higher productivity, efficiency and lower ...