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Dachser keeps it in the family
European logistics company Dachser has become a Societas Europaea (SE) – a modern, pan-European company structure – but insists that it will remain a family-owned firm and is not planning to list on the stock market.Dachser spokesman Christian Weber said: “Dachser is and will be a 100 per cent family-owned ...
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Healthy growth for UTi’s pharma business
Freight forwarder UTi Worldwide has opened a Good Distribution Practices (GDP)-certified pharma facility in Rome.The 1,700 sq m site near Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport aims to tap into the large number of pharma companies now operating in central Italy and south of the region, said global vice ...
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APL deal gives Kintetsu global clout
Japanese-owned forwarder Kintetsu World Express (KWE) said its planned acquisition of APL Logistics (APLL) from Singapore-based NOL Group would allow it to combine its air and sea freight expertise with APLL’s logistics and value-added services.It would also give it a management base that can compete on a par with European ...
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Japanese post office swoops for Toll
Toll Holdings, Australia’s largest international logistics company, is to be sold to the Japanese post office in a deal worth A$8bn.The announcement came the day after another giant of the Japanese freight industry, Kintetsu World Express, said that it was buying APL Logistics from Singapore-based shipping operator NOL Group.Toll will ...
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Analysis: Japan's push for logistics growth
Japan Post Office’s move to acquire Australia’s Toll Group is seen by analysts as partly an attempt to stave off sluggishness in Japan’s domestic market.This is true for all Japanese companies, but particularly so for the post office, which is facing weakening demand for traditional mail and parcel delivery services, ...
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Geodis Wilson appoints EMEA chief
Freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has appointed Matthias Hansen as regional vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) – a role he has filled on an interim basis the last few months. He replaces Alain Chimene.Hansen became managing director for Germany in 2009 and also served as managing ...
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CASS cashes in
The Cargo Account Settlement Systems (CASS) airfreight payment scheme hit a record number of transactions in 2014.CASS, operated by IATA, improved on its 2013 figure by 3.6 per cent to reach 18.2m transactions during the year, as against 17.6m in 2013. November also saw the highest ever single month with ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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SLi moves into Heathrow
Colchester, UK-based logistics firm SLi is to open a new operation at Heathrow to tap into the air cargo and express distribution market. The company, which is a member of the nationwide Palletways network of road hauliers, has a policy of investing in sites close to the country’s main air ...
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East Midlands hits all-time high
The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 309,000 tonnes of flown cargo in 2014, the best ever throughput in its 49-year history. Traffic was up 3.6 per cent on 2013’s volume.The airport also beat its 2010 figure, its previous best year, by nearly 2,000 tonnes.EMA is a main UK hub for ...
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Panalpina launches 'Brazil Wings' freighters to São Paulo
Panalpina is adding a B747-400 freighter service to São Paulo, Brazil, aimed at manufacturers of heavy machinery and equipment for agriculture and mining.The direct service from US hub Huntsville to São Paulo, called Brazil Wings, has been designed for customers in the mid-west and in parts of the s south ...
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Africa: airports sign agreement
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), owner and manager of South Africa’s nine principal airports, has signed a have signed a cooperation agreement with Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding, representing Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport.The strategic partnership will involve “the exchange of information and individual expertise”.The agreement, inked during the Air Cargo Africa 2015 Conference ...
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2015 looks set for merger and takeover boom
A lower oil price looks set to fuel 2015 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sectors.Global consultancy PwC believes that one key driver of improved M&A across modes “will likely be the decline in fuel costs globally, as oil prices have fallen to their lowest level ...
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Closed Manston Airport has freighter potential
Manston Airport in south-east England should be reopened as a potential freighter hub, says the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA).The Kent gateway, about 60 miles from London, was an important diversionary airport and could potentially become a cargo hub, taking five to ten freighters a day, says London-based BACA, which ...
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Africa: The view of UPS
Q: How have UPS’ operations changed on the African continent over the past two years?A: Connecting with African-domiciled customers is a key to growth, so [we] have been focusing more on the needs of the African customer, both from an export and import perspective. Approaching the African mar-ketplace in this ...
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Africa: The rising stars of airfreight look to expansion
While Ethiopian Airlines is likely to dominate Africa’s future cargo industry for a while, that does not rule out smaller operators staking their own claim.In northern Africa, Air Algerie is planning to replace its Lockheed freighter with two 737-700 combis, and possibly spinning off its cargo division into a wholly-owned ...
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Silk Way upgrades Budapest freighter
Azerbaijan carrier Silk Way West has upgraded the freighter aircraft on its twice weekly flights between Budapest and Baku.Silk Way West launched a twice weekly B767-300F service between the Hungarian and Azerbaijan capital cities in March 2014, offering around 53 tonnes of cargo capacity, but also substituting with B747-400F aircraft ...
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DHL refines risk management system
DHL's Resilience360 risk management tool can now be integrated with customer's transport management systems, allowing them to view shipments affected by disruptive incidents.Customers can then scan the latest position and status of all their shipments worldwide and identify corrective actions.Recent incidents monitored by Resilience 360 included the ash cloud from ...
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Etihad: Expanding on all fronts
To talk to Etihad is to be taken back to the golden age of air cargo - a time of double digit growth, expanding freighter fleets and new belly cargo routes. Once, all air cargo was like this.Full year figures were not yet published at time of writing, but based ...
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Spotlight on African air cargo
Trade opportunities in Africa and its contribution to economic growth will again come under the spotlight at this year’s Air Cargo Africa conference and exhibition, co-hosted by South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo).The conference and exhibition will take place at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park from 25-27 February 2015. Air ...