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Compass maps out helicopter airlift to Afghanistan
Aerospace logistics specialist Compass Forwarding has airlifted a medium-sized utility helicopter from Canada to Afghanistan in support of a time-sensitive project.The Bell 212 Twin Huey helicopter was flown from Alberta in a Boeing 747-8 freighter, arriving in Afghanistan two days ahead of schedule.New York-based Compass fielded a dedicated 24/7 aerospace ...
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Are conditions finally improving for the air cargo industry?
The air cargo industry finally has reason to celebrate as market conditions strengthened in September and there are hopes of further improvements in October.Analyst WorldACD's September market round-up shows that air cargo volume demand increased by 5% year on year in September — a level of increase not seen for ...
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Air Cargo Forum: Boeing hails UPS 747 order and says there's more to come
Boeing has described UPS’ order for 14 Boeing 747-8 freighters as seminal and expects more orders for the aircraft to follow.Speaking at Tiaca’s Air Cargo Forum shortly after the deal was officially announced, Boeing Commercial Airplanes regional director, airline market analysis marketing & business development Tom Crabtree and regional director, ...
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IAG Cargo to strengthen network across North America
IAG Cargo will launch two new routes from London-Gatwick to North America in the first quarter of 2017, adding Boeing 777-200 bellyhold capacity to Fort Lauderdale and Oakland.The addition of these routes will bring the total number of IAG Cargo-operated US gateways to 25 from the summer of 2017.The Fort ...
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NewsLufthansa's cargo business is in the red again
Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics division has slipped to its sixth quarterly operating loss in a row as market overcapacity and weak demand continued to blight financial performance.The German airline group’s logistics division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, time:matters and other cargo related businesses, recorded a third quarter earnings before interest and ...
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Precision in Altech link-up
Precision Aircraft Solutions, the US-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist, has reached a definitive agreement with Altech Aerospace of Portland, Oregon, to join forces in the aerospace industry.Altech will continue doing business under its brand name as a division of Precision.Altech provides engineering services to airlines, MROs and aircraft manufacturers ...
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Swissport swoops on Skylink to boost Schiphol presence
Swissport Cargo Services' Dutch business has announced it will purchase Skylink Handling Services as it looks to expand its reach at Schiphol Airport.Through the acquisition of Skylink, a cargo handling company specialised in air cargo handling based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Swissport will expand its air cargo business at the ...
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Logistics Plus expands in East Africa
Logistics Plus has expanded its presence in east Africa with four new locations in Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya, Kampala in Uganda and Juba in South Sudan.The expansion will allow the US-headquartered supply chain specialist to provide additional logistics and warehousing throughout the entire east Africa corridor, including Burundi, Tanzania, ...
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Peter Conway says: Goodbye from me
This is my last article as an air cargo journalist.Though I hate the word, I am retiring. I am not going on to work in any other capacity or to become a consultant. I am just stopping.Faced with such announcements, journalists like to look for the hidden agenda. Did he ...
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DSV continues to see double-digit airfreight growth after UTi purchase
DSV Continued to see growth in its airfreight volumes, revenues and gross profits following the acquisition of UTi at the start of this year.The Denmark-based forwarder saw overall airfreight volumes for the third quarter increase by 84.5% year on year to 147,744 tonnes on the back of the UTi purchase, ...
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Dachser organises for growth in Asia
German forwarder Dachser has opened a branch office in Hanoi to support its other Vietnamese location in Ho Chi Minh City.Many manufacturers, particularly of textiles, shoes, and electronics have established production sites in northern Vietnam. The new branch office will provide air and sea freight to Europe, Central Asia, and ...
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Etihad meets Italy’s movers and shakers
Etihad Global Cargo Management Company (GCMC) joined forces with Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce to host a networking event for business leaders in Parma, Italy.The companies from the Italian city, who collectively represented 3.7% of the entire Italian GDP, were joined 75 representatives from Emirati businesses.The event followed the recent ...
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Boeing pays tribute to Yusen's hurricane efforts
Plane-maker Boeing has played tribute to Yusen Logistics (Americas) for its role in helping its own employees send relief shipments to the Charleston area after Hurricane Matthew struck the area earlier in October.The forwarder coordinated supplies from Seattle and provided warehouse services, including receiving, sorting, labelling and re-packing, as well ...
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Fast footwork speeds pumps to China
Taiwan-based freight-forwarder Dimerco Express moved quickly to fly 30 tons of petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin in China, just two weeks after being invited to bid.Dimerco split the shipment into two routes into China and arranged to have them cleared at Tianjin Customs within 24 hours. Customers and ...
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Hainan to launch Brussels-Shanghai service
China’s Hainan Airlines said it would launch direct flights between Brussels and Shanghai Pudong during 2017.It made the announcement during an official visit led by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in which the carrier and airport signed a letter of intent.Hainan Airlines previously operated on the route from May 2010 ...
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Partners pledge to push ahead with third runway
Heathrow Airport has joined forces with business and trade union leaders to see the third runway, approved last week by the UK government, through to completion.Worker and industry representatives committed to work with the airport authority and government in a ceremony at Heathrow’s Terminal 2.Signatories included director general of ...
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Rhenus sets up South Korean bridgehead
German-owned forwarder Rhenus is opening its own office in South Korea at the beginning of November and has set up a Rhenus Logistics Korea arm. The new location in the capital, Seoul will organise air and sea freight, third-party logistics and domestic transport services.Rhenus aims to establish itself as a ...
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E-commerce spurs Aramex growth
Middle East based logistics company Aramex saw revenues up 15% in the third quarter of 2016 to AED1.05bn but net profit was down 3% at AED72.2m compared with like period last year.However, for the first nine months of the year, net profit was up 16% to AED294.8m while revenue was ...
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UN urges logistics firms to think green
A new report by the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport is challenging logistics operators and other transport organisations to seek out new ways to balance short-term financial considerations against broader benefits for society and long-term economic gains.It also calls for the development of multimodal transport solutions ...
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Official opening for Ghana Airport Cargo Centre in Accra
Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC), a public private partnership (PPP)-funded facility at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport, saw its grand official opening ceremony attended by John Dramani Mahama, the country’s president.The 10,000 sq m of dedicated cargo warehousing is already handling 50% of the local air cargo market, having contracts with ...