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NewsAirports see cargo demand growth reach 2017 high
Cargo demand growth at airports sped up in May, reaching double-digit levels and the highest level so far this year.The latest statistics from industry body Airports Council International (ACI) show that cargo demand improved by 11.1% in May.The region to register the largest growth rate was Europe with an increase ...
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Forwarder-to-forwarder online marketplace launched
A new online cargo marketplace, Transnations, has been launched, this time targeting the intra-freight forwarder market.Transnations said its solution will save companies time and money wasted when using less focused platforms, leading to improved margins, increased business leads, optimised consolidation and minimal email communications. Forwarders can publish and update their ...
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Supply chain apprenticeship scheme set for launch
The world’s first apprenticeship route to supply chain leadership roles is set to be launched in 2018.The supply chain leadership professional integrated degree apprenticeship has been developed by an employer group consisting of around 25 organisations and a number of Universities, and is led by the Uniserve Group and the ...
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Spaces running out at next GDP Workshop in London
Spaces at the next IAG Cargo and Exelsius GDP Academy workshop, held in London on October 2-3, are quickly running out.The Good Distribution Practice Academy combines classroom training in the correct handling of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, with a visit to an airport airside area.Students will be able to witness ...
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Far East traffic boosts Schiphol cargo volumes
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol saw cargo demand improve by 8.7% year on year during the first six months of 2017, with volumes boosted by Far East tarffic.In total, Europe's number three cargo airport saw demand over the first six months reach 866,713 tonnes, up from 797,069 tonnes during the same period ...
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Airlines appeal European Commission's cartel fines of €776m
The European Commission (EC) faces a further appeal by eleven airlines over its March 2017 decision to re-adopt a previous ruling and to impose fines totalling more than €776m on the carriers for operating a price-fixing cargo cartel between 1999 and 2006.KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa and eight other carriers have ...
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Delta invests in tech and infrastructure after table topping performance
Delta Cargo has revealed its latest investment priorities after topping the North American carrier table for on-time airport-to-airport delivery times.The airline said, based on Cargo iQ stats, that over the last 12 months, it has had the highest average percentage for airport-to-airport NFD - a measure of on-time freight and ...
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DHL warns of supply chain talent crisis
Logistics giant DHL has warned that the supply chain sector faces a global staff shortage as the industry fails to attract enough people.The company warned that the US Bureau of Statistics estimates that jobs in the logistics sector are set to grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020, while another ...
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Lufthansa Cargo wants to remain in airfreight's Champions League
Lufthansa Cargo wants to remain in airfreight’s “Champions League”, using a first team line-up of Productivity, Products, Partnership, Digitisation, ANA and Cathay Pacific, with Swiss and United on the bench.The German carrier’s logistics division made a combined €50m loss in 2016, as its cargo airline business pushed ahead with a ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds protective film as standard on cool services
Lufthansa Cargo has announced that all cargo transported in the passive refrigeration sector will now be protected against temperature changes through the use of a protective film.The German airline said the innovative reflective film, which was produced exclusively for the carrier, provides sensitive shipments with optimum protection against the unavoidable ...
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KLM boss Elbers in high profile support of airfreight and freighters
Cargo can often be the forgotten partner of its passenger counterpart, but not at KLM, where the Dutch airline’s president and chief executive, Pieter Elbers, is fully behind the freight division.Elbers struck a high-profile when KLM-Martinair opened its new sort centre at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, a “tens of millions” euro ...
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Airfreight prices climb in June but growth rate narrows
Global average airfreight rates continued to track ahead of last year’s levels in June, but the rate of improvement has slowed compared with a month ago.The latest Sea and Air Shipper Insight report from Drewry shows that average all-in buy rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes increased by 1.1% ...
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Pick of the crop: 'Cherry Express' B777 freighter visits Sea-Tac Airport
A fruit-themed China Cargo Boeing 777 freighter flew into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on the US west coast, to harvest a booming US cherry season which is projected to export a record crop.The specially-painted aircraft, nicknamed the 'Cherry Express', is part of a fleet that serving five Pacific Northwest states which ...
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Swissport Cargo USA opens new Chicago O’Hare warehouse
Swissport Cargo USA has opened a new warehouse at Chicago O’Hare Airport, featuring an automated material handling system.The new 138,000sq ft facility is at the North Cargo Area of Chicago O’Hare Airport and includes the first automated material handling system in the region.The system can accommodate over 120 10-ft ULDs ...
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BRUcloud app smooths the export flow at Brussels
Freight forwarders within Brussels airport's BRUcargo community are saving air waybill (AWB) processing time by accessing the new Customs Export Application which went live on July 1.This latest application is one of several made possible by BRUcloud, the open community platform at the Belgian hub based on Nallian’s data-sharing technology ...
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A new book on ULD handling and safety
ULD CARE, a not-for-profit Canadian corporation, has published a new book, ULD Explained, aimed at promoting the correct handling of unit load device (ULD) containers.The book, available in eBook and hard copy formats, will promote greater awareness of the flight safety contribution of ULDs, the need for correct handling of ...
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Worldwide Flight Services adds three LA ground handler deals
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los Angeles International Airport.China Southern selected WFS to provide ramp services at the airport for its 10 flights per week connecting Los Angeles and Guangzhou.Xiamen Airlines has also chosen WFS’ ramp services for its new four times ...
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Manchester kicks-off airport transformation programme
Manchester Airport has started work on its £1bn 10-year Transformation Programme that it hopes will help increase the number of long-haul flights from the UK northern gateway.Manchester Airport’s Transformation Programme, which will double the size of terminal two, represents the largest single private sector investment in the north of England ...
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UK launches aviation strategy consultation
The UK government has launched plans to develop a new aviation strategy to “help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond”.The public are being asked to have their say on how the aviation sector should respond to a range of “technological, security, environmental and customer service ...
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LUG lands Emirates handling contract at Frankfurt
Ground handler LUG Aircargo has won an airfreight contract to handle Emirates' cargo operations for passenger and freighter aircraft at Frankfurt airport, starting from October this year.The Dubai-based carrier has three Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 passenger flights per day, plus eight B777 freighter flights per week from the German ...