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Forwarders call for fast-track for US customs chief
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) in the US has called on the Senate to swiftly confirm Kevin McAleenan as Customs and Border Protection (CBP commissioner, pointing out that the appointment was critical to the safe, secure and efficient movement of cargo.Moreover, said AfA executive director, Brandon Fried, McAleenan, who is currently ...
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LEVEL is IAG’s new Barca signing
IAG’s new long-haul low cost airline LEVEL is to join British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling in offering a cargo service from June. The carrier, launched in March will offer wide-body cargo services from Barcelona, to Los Angeles, Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) and Buenos Aires with A330-200 aircraft.IAG Cargo ...
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Emirates SkyCargo widens container offer for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo has entered into agreements for global container rental services with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing co-operation with Envirotainer.The agreements allow the Middle East carrier to offer a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for pharmaceutical or life sciences products.Emirates SkyCargo’s customers can have such temperature ...
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Industry-wide data platform an inevitability
The air cargo industry should develop a sector-wide data system if it is to meet shipper to demand for end-to-end supply chain visibility.Speakers at the innovation in air cargo session at Air Cargo Europe agreed that creating supply chain efficiencies through digital solutions would be a key demand from shippers ...
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AEI cuts metal on third B737-400 freighter conversion for Kalitta
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has started work on its third 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighter conversion for Kalitta Charters.The passenger aircraft arrived at Commercial Jet’s Miami, FL facility and will commence modification today. The completed freighter will be re-delivered to Kalitta in the beginning of September 2017.AEI currently has four ...
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Cargojet sees revenues improve on Air Canada deal
Freighter airline Cargojet saw revenues increase during the first quarter of the year but income was down.The Canadian airline saw first-quarter revenues improve by 13.3% year on year to C$87.1m, but earnings before taxes for the period declined by 35.6% on a year earlier to C$3.8m and net earnings dropped ...
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Rhenus to add new airfreight locations in Asia Pacific
Logistics firm Rhenus has revealed plans to expand its air and seafreight business in the Asia Pacific region with a 10% increase in the number of sites it occupies.The company said it had already opened six new offices, including two in the Philippines (Subic and Clark) and one branch each ...
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FedEx a victim of global cyber-attack
FedEx was one of the companies to be hit by last week’s global cyber-attack that hit more than 150 countries with ransom malware.The company said in a statement that it was experiencing issues with some of its Microsoft Corp Windows systems."Like many other companies, FedEx is experiencing interference with some ...
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Brussels Airport sees cargo demand improve despite noise restrictions
Brussels Airport recorded its best April for cargo demand since 2009, despite freighter operators leaving the facility because of noise fines issued by authorities.The Belgian hub saw cargo demand increase by 11.9% against 2015 levels – it has not performed a year-on-year comparison because of the distorting effects of last ...
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Error elimination speeds Schiphol supply chain
Schiphol Airport is offering an online air waybill compliance checker as part of its Smart Cargo Mainport Program. It aims to speed up cargo flows by finding mistakes before they can clog up the system.Developed by Cargonaut and tested by KLM Cargo as part of the European Green Fast Lanes ...
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Nimble Agility outstrips the market
Kuwait-based logistics firm Agility reported profits up 11.4% to KD14.6 million in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 11.4% over the same period in 2016.EBITDA earnings were KD30.8 million, up 17.4% increase, while revenue was up 7.3% to KD320.5 million.Growth came from infrastructure companies in emerging markets and ...
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Pain and gain in the supply chain
Today’s supply chain is complex but it can be a way of gaining new customers, said freight forwarder Geodis’ 2017 Supply Chain Worldwide survey.The findings, revealed at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, showed that 70% of the survey’s respondents - 623 professionals in 17 countries - described their ...
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Tough market sends Emirates profits into tailspin
A turbulent year in aviation did not prevent Emirates from posting its 29th consecutive year of profits on 11 May, but it was sharply down on the previous 12 months.The Group reported an AED 2.5 billion (US$ 670 million) profit for the financial year ending 31 March, 70% lower than ...
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Weak margins push Damco into red
Damco, the freight forwarding arm of the AP Moller shipping, energy and transport group, reported a loss of US$8m in the first quarter of 2017. It blamed “significant margin pressure” and higher investments in product development.Revenue was $612m with airfreight and ocean controlled volumes growing by 10% and 11%, respectively. ...
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PostNL provides Netherlands link for AliExpress
The Chinese AliExpress arm of online retailer Alibaba Group has selected PostNL as the delivery partner for most of its packages to the Netherlands. Sellers will get direct access to the PostNL distribution network.AliExpress allows consumers around the world to buy directly from Chinese manufacturers and distributors and it has ...
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IATA's STB Cargo to push on industry transformation
IATA’s recently created Simplifying The Business (STB) Cargo project will aim to push industry transformation in the areas of visibility, processes and booking.Speaking at an Air Cargo Europe conference session, Celine Hourcade, head of cargo transformation at IATA, said STB Cargo had been developed out of the flagship IATA STB ...
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Exports lead Heathrow growth spurt
Export cargo through Heathrow grew 12% in April, with increases of 27% to Latin America and 19% to South Asia -at least twice as fast as volumes to Europe (+11%), said the London airport operator. North America remains Britain’s most important export market from Heathrow, recording healthy 14% growth in ...
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Growth across the board at DHL
Deutsche Post DHL Group increased revenue significantly in the first quarter of 2017 and further improved its operating profit, said the mail and logistics company. Group revenue climbed by more than €1 billion to €14.9 billion.German and international parcel and eCommerce and the global express business all saw substantial growth ...
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US team pushes the boundaries of drone delivery
A Nevada consortium claims to have set a record for the longest urban package delivery in the US. Team Roadrunner flew a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over 97 miles to Austin, Texas controlled by cellphone systems.Launched from a central Texas location, the UAV flew a preplanned route through the ...
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Airbus’ BizLab is buzzing with ideas
Plane-maker Airbus says that 30 start-up companies from its three BizLab schemes in Toulouse, Hamburg and Bangalore have pitched their projects to international investor at a summit in Toulouse.Airbus describes BizLab as an aerospace business accelerator, giving new firms the opportunity to realise their ideas.In parallel, Airbus Bizlab is now ...