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    RiverOak moves in on Manston cargo hub plans with site acquisition

    2019-07-03T14:05:46Z

    Stone Hill Park Limited (SHP) has agreed to sell all its interests in the Manston Airport site to RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP), which hopes to develop the site into a freighter hub.Contracts were exchanged yesterday and completion of the purchase is expected to take place early next week.The site is ...

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    Swiss WorldCargo signs up to CSafe for pharma container

    2019-07-03T10:03:04Z

    CSafe RAPSwiss WorldCargo has approved the CSafe RAP pharma container for its fleet of widebody aircraft.The CSafe RAP is CSafe’s latest active temperature-controlled container and has quickly gained approval to fly on an expanding list of airlines. Susanne Wellauer, Head of Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Vertical Industry Management, Swiss WorldCargo said: ...

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    Black rhino dies during transport from UK to Tanzania

    2019-07-02T10:41:57Z

    ZambeziThe dangers faced when transporting animals by air was highlighted last week when Zambezi, a male black rhino from Port Lympne Reserve in the UK, died during his flight to Tanzania.Zambezi was being transported via air from Kent to Tanzania, in partnership with the Grumeti Fund and the Tanzanian government, ...

  • WorldACD May 2019
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    No recovery in sight for air cargo

    2019-07-02T10:21:25Z

    The latest figures from WorldACD do not offer any hopes for a recovery in air cargo growth this year, according to the analyst.Figures show that the total chargeable weight of cargo decreased by 5% year on year in May, whilst yields in US dollar terms were down 5.6% on a ...

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    Caribbean Cargo expands network with Alaska interline agreement

    2019-07-02T09:45:51Z

    Caribbean Airlines Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Alaska Airlines, which expands its cargo network by a further sixteen destinations.The arrangement enables the movement of cargo to several locations such as Anchorage, Hawaii, Utah, Oregon and Nevada.The move comes as part of moves to expand its network with ...

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    ANA Cargo becomes the first in Japan to launch B777F services

    2019-07-02T09:25:50Z

    ANA B777FAll Nippon Airways (ANA) has added its first Boeing 777F to its fleet - becoming the first airline in Japan to offer the widebody freighter.The airline took delivery of the aircraft, nicknamed Blue Jay, on May 24 but its first commercial flight is due to take place today.The B777F ...

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    Milestone for Budapest Airport's new cargo terminal

    2019-07-01T10:43:07Z

    Budapest Airport - BUD Cargo City main buildingBuilders have completed the construction of the structure of the largest building in Budapest Airport’s (BUD) dedicated freight terminal, BUD Cargo City.The external structure of the larger of two warehouse buildings, which covers 21,600 sq m, was completed in only nine months after ...

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    Air Menzies International signs up for new supply chain software

    2019-07-01T10:28:12Z

    Airfreight and express firm Air Menzies International has signed up to use BluJay Solutions' new supply chain software across its global operations.The new platform, comprised of BluJay’s Transportation Management, Customs Management, and Control Tower applications, will replace AMI’s current operating systems.Steven Ritchie, Vice President, Information Technology at AMI, said: “This ...

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    Thai Cargo renews cargo handling deal with Menzies

    2019-07-01T09:34:28Z

    Thai Cargo has renewed for a further five years its cargo handling deal for Australia and New Zealand with Menzies Aviation.The contract will see Menzies deliver a "full suite of cargo handling services" at four Australian airports; Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as Auckland on New Zealand’s North ...

  • Swissport Cargo Vienna Airport
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    Swissport expands at Vienna with second cargo facility

    2019-06-28T10:26:26Z

    Swissport International has opened its second air cargo warehouse at Vienna International Airport.The new cargo facility has a surface of 2,100 square meters, bringing Swissport’s total cargo space to 7,000 square meters at Vienna International.It has direct airside access, allowing shipments to be transported to and from the aircraft much ...

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    IndiGo appoints GSA Globe Air Cargo to cover Turkish market

    2019-06-28T10:09:45Z

    Indian airline IndiGo has launched cargo activities between Istanbul (IST) and New Delhi (DEL) via its new GSA, Globe Air Cargo Turkey – which becomes the first GSA to represent the airline in that country.Founded in August 2006, IndiGo has grown to have an Indian marketshare of 49.9% and now ...

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    Cargolux freighter flights a work of art

    2019-06-28T10:03:59Z

    Cargolux Airlines has transported 230 tons of artwork from the US to Basel, Switzerland, ahead of the Art Basel Fair 2019.The priceless commodities, totalling 104 pallets, were spread out over eight flights, three originating from Los Angeles and five from New York.Upon arrival in Luxembourg, the precious cargo was loaded ...

  • LATAM Cargo and Copenhagen Airport's team
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    LATAM Cargo targets pharma and automotive with new Copenhagen freighter

    2019-06-27T13:10:25Z

    LATAM Cargo and Copenhagen Airport's teamLATAM Cargo has become the first cargo airline to offer a direct service between Scandinavia and Latin America by adding Copenhagen as a new destination to its network.The airline said the new weekly route cuts transit times by up to 48 hours by reducing the ...

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    Polar Thermal adds new packaging system

    2019-06-27T13:00:11Z

    Polar Thermal has launched a new lightweight, single use, modular system, the ‘PolarPod’, for deep frozen, chilled or ambient shipments.With a liner of insulated foil wrapped Polartherm fibre and appropriate coolants/gel packs/phase change packs, the system will deliver the following results over either 30, 48 or 72 hours: Deep Frozen ...

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    Air Canada completes Transat acquisition

    2019-06-27T12:53:55Z

    Air Canada and Transat announced today that they have concluded a definitive Arrangement Agreement that provides for Air Canada's acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Transat and its combination with Air Canada.Under the terms of the binding agreement, unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of Transat, Air ...

  • DHL Trade Barometer June 2019
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    US-China trade tensions dent air cargo outlook

    2019-06-27T11:00:27Z

    The DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) is indicating a contraction in worldwide trade over the next three months for the first time since its launch in January 2018.The quarterly trade index for the coming three months now stands at 48 points, which as it is below 50, indicates expectations of ...

  • NAFL MoU Signing
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    Digital platform FreightBro signs MoU with Middle East logistics group

    2019-06-27T09:02:56Z

    NAFL MoU SigningIndia-based freight forwarder platform FreightBro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The National Association of Freight and Logistics, (NAFL), Dubai, to help its 400 members to digitise their services.With this partnership, the forwarders in the Middle East region will be able to access import rates for ...

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    UK appoints logistics duo to advise on Brexit backstop solutions

    2019-06-26T14:42:36Z

    The UK government has made two key logistics appointments as it looks to deliver its Brexit commitment to find workable alternatives to the Northern Ireland backstop when Britain leaves the European Union (EU).Peter MacSwiney, chairman of Customs clearance software provider ASM, has been appointed to a new Technical Alternative Arrangements ...

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    DB Schenker’s tailor-made outfit for textile hub Bangladesh

    2019-06-26T13:02:54Z

    DB Schenker has opened a new entity in textile hub Bangladesh, identified as a priority market for the global freight forwarder with headquarters in Germany.Said a spokesperson for the logistics player: “Whereas before, customers relied on the service of a partner, Schenker Logistics (Bangladesh) Limited will now be fully operational ...

  • Japan-bound Halal frozen food being loaded in specially labelled ULD
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    MASKargo targets halal shipments

    2019-06-26T12:44:28Z

    Japan-bound Halal frozen food being loaded in specially labelled ULDMASkargo is targeting the halal food market after receiving the halal certification from the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM).Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh MASkargo’s chief executive said: “The global halal market is right now worth close to $2trn per annum. I am ...