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Transcarga application for Venezuela-US flights rejected
Transcarga International Airways attempt to circumnavigate a US ban on flights to and from Venezuela has been rejected.On May 5, the US Department of Transportation (DoT) issued an order banning all US and foreign carriers from providing services to and from the South American country, at the request of the ...
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Rhenus Logistics invests to meet demand for automated service
Rhenus Logistics is implementing a number of initiatives in its air and ocean business to help meet changing customer demands and to head off competition from disruptors.The most recent investment is in its Rade warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, where the forwarder has rolled out the latest Bluetooth, wireless and IoT ...
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NewsCebu Pacific moves into freighter operations
Cebu Pacific ATR-72Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has moved into freighter operations following the delivery of a converted ATR 72 freighter.The freighter, the first of its type in the Philippines, gives CEB the ability to bring cargo into and out of destinations served by airports with short runways where only ...
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ATSG revenues take-off in Q2 thanks to Amazon and Omni deals
Freighter operator ATSG has reported increases in revenues and operating income during the second quarter of the year, as it continues to ramp up its flights for Amazon and benefit from the acquisition of Omni Air.Second-quarter revenues at the lessor increased by 64.3% year on year to $334.5m while operating ...
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NewsOut of this world delivery for Antonov Airlines
Satellite inside its own climate-controlled transport container being loaded onto An-124Antonov Airlines has flown a satellite in partnership with Kübler Spedition from Munich Airport to Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport on behalf of German satellite manufacturer OHB System.An AN-124-100 variant from the airline’s fleet was used to transport the satellite and ...
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NewsSwissport signs up for ten more years with SEGRO
Heathrow Cargo CentreCargo handler Swissport has signed a 10-year deal to continue leasing its 104,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo Centre.The Cargo Centre, which in total comprises 1.2m sq ft of space, offers direct access to the apron, “reducing waiting times and providing more certainty around deliveries”, SEGRO ...
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Swiss WorldCargo adds new destinations
Swiss WorldCargo will begin nonstop services to Osaka and Washington DC in March 2020.Flights to the two destinations will be operated by an Airbus A340-300 and Airbus A330-300, respectively.Swiss WorldCargo will fly to Osaka five times weekly, while servicing Washington DC daily during its summer timetable, and five times weekly ...
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Emirates SkyCargo looks to diversification and digitisation
Product diversification, digitisation of the air cargo supply chain and an ambition to build an e-commerce hub in the Middle East are just three of the projects under way at Emirates SkyCargo.The Dubai-based airfreight giant will also monitor demand for its freighter capacity in these turbulent times for the world ...
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NewsHacis expands road feeder operation
Logistics firm Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) has extended its SuperLink China Direct (SLCD) scheduled road feeder services to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta (PRD).The new services are the result of Hacis collaborating with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Company Limited's (CKS) logistics arm following ...
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NewsPrice increase for DHL Parcel business customers
DHL Parcel has cited increasing transport and personnel costs as well as its continuous investment in the network to justify a price increase from September 1 for business customers with list prices.Ole Nordhoff, chief marketing officer, post and parcel Germany, at Deutsche Post DHL Group, said: "In order to reliably ...
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NewsSwissport revenues grow for first half of 2019
Swissport has posted increases in revenue and EBITDA for the first half of 2019 and announced plans to refinance some of its outstanding debt.The ground handler says results were driven by organic volume growth, by its acquisition of Aerocare in March 2018, as well as a strong de-icing season in ...
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NewsFailures in temperature-controlled logistics cost biopharma industry billions
The biopharma industry loses approximately $35 billion annually as a result of failures in temperature-controlled logistics, according to IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science.The figure, quoted in the 2019 Biopharma Cold Chain Logistics Survey, includes lost product, clinical trial loss and replacement costs, as well as wasted logistics costs and ...
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UK logistics sector needs extension of contingency measures, says FTA
Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for an extension to the measures which were put in place in advance of the original deadline for leaving the EU, as the prospect of a No Deal Brexit increases.“In the run up to the March 29 Brexit, FTA lobbied the UK and the ...
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Atlas Air to expand Kentucky operations
Atlas Air is expanding its operations in Kentucky by taking a long-term lease on a new facility in Erlanger, near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).The new centre is expected to open in 2021 and Atlas predicts it will almost triple its workforce in Kentucky to more than 900 people ...
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NewsTigers to lead Asendia expansion in Asia-Pacific
Swiss-based Asendia has chosen Tigers to be its local logistics partner in Australasia, as it launches an Oceania e-commerce and mail solution subsidiary.Asendia is rolling out a global expansion plan for its range of digital, logistics and delivery services as the market for B2C cross-border e-commerce services continues to grow.Hong ...
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NewsFlexport launches trade finance solution
Flexport is launching a trade finance solution that it claims will help companies alleviate capital constraints caused by the US-China tariffs.Flexport said that because all client shipments are managed on its digital platform, with data down to the SKU level, it views risk differently than a bank would because it ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr marks the passing of Ron King
Ron KingFormer Volga-Dnepr stalwart and US air cargo veteran Ron King passed away on July 19 at the age of 76.The airline said that King had "left an immense imprint on the air cargo sector in the US in general and on Volga-Dnepr’s development in particular"."With almost 50-years' experience in ...
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UPS to launch drone business and SME e-commerce delivery operation
UPS is launching an international delivery service for small and medium size retailers in order to capture a slice of surging cross-border e-commerce, forecast to total $1trn by 2020, while it has also announced the launch of a new drone business.The UPS Economy service will connect key e-commerce destinations across ...
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Lufthansa Cargo chills out with CSafe RAP
Lufthansa Cargo is the latest airline to qualify and approve the CSafe RAP temperature-controlled container for pharma shipments.The German carrier has approved the CSafe Global’s specialist ULD for use on the group’s network of airlines, serving over 300 destinations worldwide.Thorsten Braun, Lufthansa Cargo’s senior director of industry development and product ...
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Cargojet piles on the pounds for e-commerce peak demand
Canadian overnight freighter operator Cargojet said that it handled "record volumes" and added capacity to meet e-commerce demand for overnight deliveries driven by Amazon's Prime Day shopping holiday.Ajay Virmani, president and chief executive, said: "Cargojet handled in excess of 1,000,000 pounds [454 tonnes] more than an average week and operated ...