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Cargo on the move in Dubai
The move of all dedicated freighters to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) in May last year has resulted in a significant shift of cargo from Dubai International to DWC over the past few months, says the airports authority. Cargo volumes at Dubai International fell 4.9 per cent ...
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Back to normality for airfreight, says IATA
Global freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) showed only a modest 1.6 per cent rise in March on the same month last year – compared with the 12.2 per cent jump seen in February, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).February’s performance was however skewed by the timing of the Lunar New Year ...
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It pays to specialise, says Cargolux
In addition to its new Transpacific route (see separate story), Cargolux launched a range of eight specialized products at Air Cargo Europe event in Munich on 5 May. The aim, said the Luxembourg-based all-cargo carrier, was to think beyond the flight and respond to the requirements of customers’ door-to-door needs.CV ...
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Five more years for Swiss and Swissport
Swiss International Air Lines signed a memorandum of understanding on 24 March to extend its Zurich ground handling contract with Swissport International until the end of 2020. It encompasses all ramp services, including loading and unloading as well as baggage and de-icing.The handler’s executive vice president for Europe west, central ...
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Cargolux launches US-China route
Cargolux Airlines launched a twice-weekly Trans-Pacific route between Zhengzhou and Chicago at the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich on 5 May. The Luxembourg-based carrier’s chief executive and president, Dirk Reich, described the 747-8-operated service as “a milestone in the development of our Chinese operations and the cooperation with our ...
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Air cargo gives Ceva wings
A 5.2 per cent increase in air freight volume helped Ceva Logistics to an improved first quarter in 2015. Overall earnings at the Netherlands-based freight forwarder and logistics company was up 4.6 per cent for the three months ended 31 March 2015 compared with the same period last year, while ...
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New air and ocean boss for CEVA
Netherlands-headquartered Ceva Logistics has appointed Helmut Kaspers as its new chief operating officer, global air and ocean freight. He joins Ceva from Kaspers Consulting + Investment and has previously worked for Logwin Air and Ocean, where he played “a seminal role in the successful transformation of the global business,” said ...
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Cargo is Swiss star performer
Swiss International Airlines reported total cargo sales up 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period of 2014. However, load factor by volume was down 1.5 percentage points, to 79.3 per cent compared with 80.8 per cent in January-to-March 2014.Cargo outperformed the business as ...
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Schiphol hopes for 2015 growth despite tough start
Schiphol Airport is expecting modest volume growth in 2015 following on from a strong performance in 2014 but a difficult start to this year.During the first quarter of 2015, the Dutch airport recorded a 1.8 per cent year-on-year decline in volumes to 386,800 tonnes.This follows on from a 6.7 per ...
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Cargo leads the way as Lufthansa recovers
Lufthansa Cargo’s traffic declined slightly in the first quarter of 2015 compared January-March 2014, the German carrier reported in its latest financial results. Transported tonnage fell by 1.0 per cent and tonne-kilometres were down 2.8 per cent. At the same time, available tonne-kilometres increased by 0.8 per cent overall, a ...
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Nova Systems introduces new air tariff cloud software
Nova Systems will introduce its new BeOne Cloud Forwarding Suite software solution at this year’s Transport Logistics show.Nova, which will be exhibiting in hall B2, stand 436, said the software offers automatic updates of air company tariffs and has been created for those involved in forwarding, customs, and logistics.Silvano Forapan, ...
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MASkargo reports 11.5% throughput rise in the first quarter
Malaysia's MASkargo's throughput at Kuala Lumpur International Airport increased 11.5% in the first quarter of 2015.The air cargo carrier, which will be exhibiting at the Malaysian Pavilion in hall B4 stand 229, said volumes climbed to 154,000 tonnes of cargo compared over the first three months of 2015, compared with ...
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Geodis to reveal new branding at Transport Logistics
Geodis will present its new branding at this year’s Transport Logistics exhibition, which will run alongside Air Cargo Europe.The logistics giant, which will be located in hall B5 on stand 303/402, decided to launch its new brand after bringing together all its business lines.The move will see existing brands, Geodis ...
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Industry set for air conference debates
The Air Cargo Europe Conference will this year take place on the Wednesday morning.Opening the event at 10am , will be Lufthansa Cargo’s board member products & sales Alexis von Hoensbroech who will offer an outlook on the future of air cargo.At 10.15am, a group discussion will take place that ...
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Data and e-commerce on the menu in Munich
DATA security and e-commerce will be among the topics under debate when the world’s airfreight industry descends on Munich for the Air Cargo Europe exhibition and conference.The air cargo industry - transporting goods worth $6.4trn each year - will be a major modal component of the biennial Transport Logistics freight-fest, ...
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Envirotainer achieves 500th QEP accredited station
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) in Amsterdam has become the 500th participating station in the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP).Coolchain container company Envirotainer launched the QEP programme eight years ago as a way to recognise its partner airlines, logistics providers, and integrators that are capable of properly managing Envirotainer container ...
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March volumes hit by late Chinese New Year
Global air cargo volumes registered only a small increase in March compared with a year earlier as a result of the late Chinese New Year holiday.The latest figures from Netherlands-based analyst WorldACD show that global air cargo volumes increased by just 0.3 per cent year on year.However, this year the ...
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FedEx and TNT deal on track but clearance could take a year
TNT Express has provided an update on its planned $4.8bn takeover by FedEx, stating that the two companies are making timely progress on preparations for the offer but reiterated that it could take a year to gain regulatory clearance.TNT said that FedEx expects to submit a request for review and ...
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US cartel case settlements break the $1bn mark
SETTLEMENTS in the ongoing US air cargo antitrust litigation have exceeded the $1bn mark, following on from Eva Airways Corp reaching an agreement.US lawfirm Robins Kaplan revealed that the Taiwanese airline yesterday reached a $99m partial settlement to compensate victims of the alleged cartel.Hollis Salzman, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs ...
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Zurich cool chain expansion
Swiss WorldCargo’s ground handling partner, Cargologic, has expanded its cold storage facilities at Zurich Airport to provide more capacity for the storage of temperature-sensitive shipments.After receiving its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification from Swissmedic, Cargologic opened an expanded temperature-controlled storage facility at the airport earlier this month (April).The new facility ...