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NewsDSV invests in new logistics centre to accommodate growth
DSV plans to invest DK2bn in a new 700,000 sq m logistics centre in Horsens, Denmark, that will accommodate its recent and forecast growth.The company also plans to consolidate its Horsens warehouse and cross-docking terminals to increase efficiency and productivity, as well as reducing its CO2 emissions.The office will cover ...
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NewsCargo.one launches tool to book passively cooled shipments
Online airfreight booking platform cargo.one has launched a new product category called Passive Temp Control that enables freight forwarders to compare quotes and book passively cooled shipments, such as pharmaceuticals, in four different temperature ranges.Oliver Neumann, founder and managing director at cargo.one, explained further: "The mission of cargo.one is to ...
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NewsFrankfurt-Hahn Airport reports 81% airfreight increase in May
Air Cargo News sister title DVZ has reported that in May, heavily influenced by the coronavirus pandemic, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport handled significantly more freight than in the same month of the previous year.The hub's freight business increased by 81.5% to 22,168 tonnes, according to the latest statistics from the Association of ...
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NewsAAPA: Air cargo weakened in May due to Covid-19
Covid-19 continued to weigh heavily on Asia Pacific airlines in May, with international air passenger markets “close to a standstill” while air cargo “weakened”.Preliminary May 2020 traffic analysis from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw air cargo demand in May, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), fall by ...
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Why freighter strategy is a loaded question for Boeing
Few would dispute that Boeing has long shaded Airbus in the cargo sector with its broad portfolio of new-build “factory freighters” alongside aftermarket conversions. But that could all start to unravel as the manufacturer faces some key decisions over future product strategy.While the narrowbody cargo sector is now seen as ...
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NewsAvion Express set to launch US cargo services
Avion Express Malta Airbus A320Avion Express Malta has obtained Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification to conduct passenger and cargo flights to and from the US.The Maltese company will now be able to make wet-lease agreements with companies throughout North America.Avion Express Malta, operating Airbus A320 aircraft, is a sister company ...
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NewsLIVE UPDATES: Air cargo continues fight against Covid-19
A live roundup of air cargo companies' efforts to meet the challenges presented to supply chains by the Covid-19 outbreak.————— May 18, 16:11pm BST —————————————–Düsseldorf Airport has been handling medical equipment and other traffic-related to the coronavirus outbreak.Gerton Hulsman, managing director of cargo operations, said: “We have had a variety ...
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Ethiopian enhances services with cargo tracking app
Ethiopian Airlines has released a cargo tracking app for its cargo and logistics services customers.Features of the app, which is available on Android and iOS devices, include cargo tracking, updates and assistance from a chatbot, charter requests and flight schedule checks.Miretab Teklaye, director group integrated marketing communications at Ethiopian, commented: ...
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BluJay launches supply chain software update
Supply chain software provider BluJay Solutions has updated its transportation, distribution, and compliance software applications. The latest version delivers new capabilities, integration, and compliance coverage to help increase efficiency and automation for customers.Highlights of version 20.1 a include: streamlined freight management and improved customer experience; advanced capabilities to optimise operations ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Covid-19 webinar now available on-demand
Air Cargo News held its first webinar – Coronavirus: the outlook for air cargo – on April 15.Speakers included Dan Morgan-Evans from Air Charter Service, Gerard de Wit from WorldACD and David Wystrach from Flexport.The one-hour session covered:The story so far: How is the air cargo market currently holding up?What ...
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NewsHAECO adds new cargo storage products for aircraft cabins
HAECO cabin storage solutionsHAECO’s cabin solutions unit has launched a range of new stowage concepts that will allow airlines to combine passengers and cargo in the main cabin.The designs – which have gone from concepts to offerable products in under a month – were created in response to airlines looking ...
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NewsPALLITE launches pop-up desk from logistics packaging material
UK-based environmentally-friendly packaging company PALLITE has launched a lightweight, pop-up, honeycomb-board paper desk to aid home-workers and schoolers struggling for space at home.By following UK government-advised guidelines under the ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ campaign, many of the PALLITE team members realised that they did not have suitable space to work ...
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Air cargo demand, yields and revenue fall in the first two months of 2020
Worldwide air cargo demand fell 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the first two months of 2020, a larger decrease than the provisional estimated fall of 2.7%.Netherlands-based analyst WorldACD added that a yield decrease of around 5% YoY in January/February meant that airlines lost 8% of revenues compared to the start of ...
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BUD welcomes Suparna freighter with medical supplies from China
A Boeing 747F charter flight by Chinese carrier Suparna Airlines transported nearly 70 tons of protective medical equipment from China to Budapest airport (BUD) in Hungary.The shipment included more than 3m face masks, 100 000 coronavirus tests and 86 medical ventilators from China.The aircraft was welcomed on arrival by Hungarian ...
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Air Canada sets booking policy for cargo-only passenger aircraft
Air Canada has outlined the cargo-booking policy for its freight-only passenger aircraft flights to Europe, with other flights planned for Latin America, South America and domestic services to remote communities.A spokesperson for the North American carrier said: “The first cargo-only flights departed from Toronto this past week for Frankfurt, London ...
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Etihad to operate cargo-only service utilising B787-10 passenger aircraft
Etihad Cargo is introducing a fleet of Boeing 787-10 aircraft as passenger freighters to operate 34 weekly flights, serving 10 markets initially.Each aircraft will provide capacity for 12 lower deck pallets and four containers, carrying up to 45 tons of payload, said the Abu Dhabi-based Middle East carrier which also ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic operates it first cargo-only charter
Virgin Atlantic has operated its first cargo-only charter amid the operational challenges brought by Covid-19 upon the global aviation industry.Flight VS698 from London Heathrow for New York JFK created history for the airline as the B787-9 passenger aircraft departed with two pilots, one cabin crew member and a hold filled ...
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NewsASL Airlines in medical supplies airlift from China to Belgium
ASL Airlines Belgium is operating 10 B747 freighter flights each week between Liege airport in Belgium and China.Initially, these flights carried medical supplies from Europe to China as the Covid-19 crisis was building there.Now, the flights are transporting supplies such as facemasks to Belgium from China. In the last week ...
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European pharma sector calls on the EU to keep medicine supply chains flowing
Medicines for Europe (MfE) has called on the European Union (EU) to keep international borders open and to secure trade flows for medicines and key ingredients for their manufacture in India, the US and China.The pharma sector representative body states in a letter to the European Commission: “Our industry also ...
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Multimodal rescheduled for November
Supply chain exhibition Multimodal 2020 has been put on hold until November 4-6.Commenting on the decision to postpone, Rob Jervis, Logistics Portfolio Director, Clarion Events said: “I suspect that this announcement will not be a great surprise.“Despite strong support from our stakeholders, the increasing level of uncertainty, travel bans and ...