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China Airlines joins Dubai DWC migration
Taiwan’s China Airlines has moved its freighter flights to the new Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC). The carrier uses the UAE as an intermediate stopover on its 747 freighter flights between Taipei and Amsterdam, Luxembourg and Frankfurt.The Dubai Airports is planning a progressive move of flights to ...
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Jettainer gets ISO 9001
Outsourced ULD management company Jettainer has gained ISO 9001 certification following an extensive audit of its quality management systems by Technical Inspection Agency, TÜV.Experts inspected operating processes, communications, customer satisfaction, complaints and documentation departments. As an external service provider, Jettainer operates and manages the world’s largest container and pallet fleet ...
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Hong Kong carriers tail off as Euro woes mount
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair saw only a modest 1.5 per cent growth in cargo and mail traffic in March compared to the same month in 2014.According to their latest traffic figures, the two carriers carried 157,688 tonnes of cargo and mail last month.The load factor rose by 1.7 percentage points ...
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Brussels freighters buck the trend
Cargo volume at Brussels airport rose significantly in March to 43,785 tonnes, up 8.2 per cent on the same month in 2014, said the airport authority.The European hub also had a strong first quarter, with volumes up 10 per cent to reach 120,117 tonnes.Growth was spread across all segments, although ...
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SATS exports to go electronic
SATS, the Singapore handling company, has launched a one-stop e-Acceptance initiative for export airfreight.SATS’ e-Acceptance procedure speeds up processing and reduces human error, as well as offering cargo agents live tracking and enhancing security by authenticating users. Cargo agents can also now process and deliver their shipments to one location.IATA’s ...
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LUG ramps up Frankfurt slot management
Ground handler LUG Aircargo is implementing a new ramp service and time slot management system at its Cargo City South terminal in Frankfurt airport from mid-May.The software automatically allocates loading bays for the delivery and collection of shipments and for road feeder services.Users can reserve slots at the ramp in ...
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Singapore handler sets up ‘cool school’ for pharma
Singapore handling company SATS has launched an initiative to deepen its cold chain talent pool and “transform cargo acceptance” at Changi airport.A SATS Coolport Academy will serve as an independent training institute, offering IATA certified and other related courses to raise the standards of cold-chain handling in the surrounding region.SATS ...
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TNT goes fully automatic in Sydney
Express carrier TNT has opened a new automated hub at Erskine Park in Sydney for domestic and international shipments capable of processing up to 25,000 parcels per hour.It forms part of a wider investment in Australia that will also include hubs in Melbourne and Brisbane, both due for completion later ...
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New man to head Dentressangle air and sea
Loïc Gay has joined Norbert Dentressangle to head the forwarding group’s air and sea division.A graduate of EDHEC Business School, Gay has pursued his career in France, Belgium, Australia and the US, holding commercial and operational management positions with a number of leading operators.Norbert Dentressangle chief executive Hervé Montjotin, said ...
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Airfreight helps lift Kuehne + Nagel
An airfreight surge at the start of 2015 helped freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) to a two per cent improvement in group earnings to SFr153m for the first quarter of 2015.Airfreight volumes were up 6.7 per cent to 304,000 tonnes compared with the same period last year, said the ...
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PACTL registers strong results in the first quarter
Strong import volumes helped Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) record a 12.7 per cent year-on-year tonnage increase in the first three months of 2015.PACTL handled total volumes of 362,497 tonnes between January and March 2015, the best in any first quarter for the cargo handler. Lutz ...
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IAG Cargo & Exelsius 2nd GDP Academy to take place 11-12 May 2015
IAG Cargo and Exelsius, the international cold chain management consultancy, have teamed up again to provide the healthcare and life science industry with a certificated training workshop in Good Distribution Practices (GDP).Exelsius and IAG Cargo, the freight arm of British Airways and Iberia, can offer training to pharmaceutical manufacturers, logistic ...
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Freight jump helps ACS to record
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged just under 2,700 cargo charters in 2014, an increase of almost 29 per cent on the year before, the UK-headquartered broker states.The total amount of cargo flown by ACS in 2014 was nearly 37,000 tonnes. The extra freight charters contributed to the largest ever single ...
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Medicine men use supply chain to stay healthy, says FedEx
More healthcare customers are using supply chains to stay competitive, according to a Frost & Sullivan report published on behalf of US parcels and logistics giant FedEx.Improving Profitability, Improving Customer Loyalty, Improving Lives found that the supply chain was “a growing and important differentiator for companies in the fast changing ...
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Strike hits Frankfurt as Edmonton forges ahead
Cargo volume at Germany's Frankfurt airport was hit by the ongoing Lufthansa pilots’ dispute, falling 6.1 per cent to 189,546 tonnes in March 2015.Airport owners Fraport Group said that flight cancellations led to reductions in belly capacity in the important intercontinental segment.For the first quarter of the year (January-March), cargo ...
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Van Stekelenburg to succeed Schiphol’s Osinga
Jonas van Stekelenburg is to succeed Amsterdam Airport Schiphol cargo director Enno Osinga who is retiring in September.Van Stekelenburg has worked on sustainability, energy efficiency and carbon reduction for the Netherlands gateway and was also responsible for establishing the Mainport Innovation Fund. He has also worked on The Grounds, a ...
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UPS set for billion dollar expansion in Europe
United Parcel Service (UPS) looks set to invest €1bn in its European business in order to expand its package delivery network.The unconfirmed UPS plan, reported by German magazine Wirtschaftswoche, comes less than a week after arch US parcel rival FedEx said it was going to buy Europe’s TNT Express for ...
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Heathrow cargo volume marches on
Heathrow Airport cargo volumes in March were 137,000 tonnes, a 2.9 per cent rise over the same month in 2014.First quarter 2015 volumes at the London hub were up 4.5 per cent at 371,000 tonnes.The March growth in freight traffic at the UK airport were helped by substantial increases in ...
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UPS set for billion dollar expansion in Europe
United Parcel Service (UPS) looks set to invest €1bn in its European business in order to expand its package delivery network.The unconfirmed UPS plan, reported by German magazine Wirtschaftswoche, comes less than a week after arch US parcel rival FedEx said it was going to buy Europe’s TNT Express for ...
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Finnair Cargo appoints Nopanen
European carrier Finnair Cargo has appointed Pasi Nopanen as vice president, global sales.Nopanen, who has broad experience in logistics and in managing international sales teams, replaces Mikko Turtiainen, who has a new role on the passenger side as area vice president, sales EMEA.Nopanen returned to Finnair in October 2014, responsible ...