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NewsUnilode adds leasing options
Unilode has added short- and medium-term leasing services to its portfolio of ULD solutions.The step gives customers access to PMC and heavy-duty pallets from various strategic storage locations worldwide. More ULD types will be available soon, Unilode said.The company’s current leasing network includes London Heathrow, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Frankfurt, Milan-Malpensa ...
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NewsBIFA Young Forwarder Network up and running
The governors and chairs of the YFN Midlands region. L to R: Scott Powell (Europa), Colin Smith (Metro Shipping), Chadd Blunt (Millennium Cargo), Jay Williams and Julian Frattaroli (both Kuehne + Nagel).The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has concluded the initial round of meetings of its Young Forwarder Network (YFN), ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo's flying felines
LATAM Cargo has transported five big cats from Argentina to South Africa in a move coordinated by freight forwarder Newport Cargo.The two lions, one lioness and two tigresses had been living in a decommissioned zoo in Santiago del Estero; their 70-hour journey took them to Ubuntu Wildlife Sanctuary and Drakenstein ...
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ACE Belgium Freighters hits back in name dispute
All-cargo operator ACE Belgium Freighters has hit back against a complaint made to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) over the use of the ACE name.On May 2, the Liege-based airline was given approval by the DOT to start scheduled and charter services between the European Union and the US.However, ...
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NewsLeipzig/Halle hosts humanitarian conference
On May 21, Leipzig/Halle Airport, Volga-Dnepr Group and the Akkon University of Human Sciences ran an international conference on humanitarian logistics, which took place on the fringes of the OECD’s International Transport Forum currently under way in Leipzig.Götz Ahmelmann, chief executive of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG and chairman of the board ...
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NewsTigers provides global B2B and B2C solutions for Rapha
Shahar Ayash, TigersHong Kong-headquartered Tigers has expanded its partnership with Rapha, providing fulfilment services for the cycling sportswear brand from Tigers’ new facility in Thurrock.Those services include distribution within the UK, the European Union and Korea; other markets in Asia are to be served from Tigers’ Hong Kong warehouse.Rapha is ...
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Shoe firms urge end to US-China trade war
In response to US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that he would increase tariffs on $200bn worth of US-bound Chinese imports from 10% to 25%, some of the world’s major footwear companies have called for the trade war to end.A letter to the president, signed by 173 shoe firms, claims: ...
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Virgin Atlantic targets cargo with resumption of Mumbai flights
Virgin Atlantic will relaunch flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai on 27 October, after a four-year hiatus, with the airline's cargo team hoping the new service will boost volumes.The airline will operate a Boeing 787-9 aircraft on the daily service, whose schedule will align with flights to and from the ...
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NewsCargo iQ makes changes on its board
L to R: Chris Davies, technology and product manager, Cargo iQ; Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director, Cargo iQ; Laura Rodriguez, implementation and quality manager, Cargo iQ; Henrik Ambak, senior vice president of cargo operations worldwide, Emirates SkyCargo; Megha Palkar, assistant manager, Cargo iQ; Kerstin Strauss, vice president and head of global ...
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NewsLATAM sees declining cargo traffic in first quarter
Reporting its first-quarter operating results last week (the period ending 31 March), South American carrier LATAM revealed that cargo revenues fell by 10.9% year on year, down to US$263.5m, driven by a 12.6% decline in cargo yields – although this fall was partially offset by an increase of 1.3 percentage ...
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NewsDHL Supply Chain rolls out latest version of ‘smart glasses’
DHL Supply Chain, the arm of the Deutsche Post DHL Group that handles contract logistics, is rolling out the latest smart glasses technology across its worldwide facilities.DHL staff will use the second-generation of Glass Enterprise Edition smart glasses.The glasses ‘virtually support’ the vision picking process in warehouses. According to DHL, ...
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NewsBrussels Airport leads injunction against air traffic control provider
Brussels Airport Company and Brussels Airlines have launched interim injunction proceedings that apply for continuity of service delivery by Belgian air navigation services provider (ANSP) skeyes.Airport operator Brussels Airport Company and home carrier Brussels Airlines have jointly instigated interim injunction proceedings before the president of the Brussels Business Court, looking ...
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NewsACL opens new Greenville facility
Last Friday, ULD firm ACL Airshop held an opening ceremony marking the opening of the doors on a new manufacturing facility at Greenville, South Carolina.ACL Airshop manufactures, sells, leases, repairs and logistically manages ULD fleets for airlines. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranger Airshop Holdings, Inc, an aerospace ...
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NewsDachser Air & Sea moves into Sweden market
Germany-based Dachser Air & Sea Logistics division has entered the Swedish market, opening an office for air and sea freight shipping in Gothenburg. It will also handle rail transport, as well as customs clearance and warehousing.The office will work with Dachser’s Swedish road transport operation, which operates from four offices ...
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NewsOhio cargo gateway to benefit from FAA grant
Last week, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) confirmed that Rickenbacker International Airport, the cargo-focused air gateway in Ohio for which it is responsible, is slated to receive $15m from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport improvements.These improvement, which will include runway upgrades, are expected to support a significant ...
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NewsDSV’s Krefeld facility beds in
DSV staff moved into a new facility in Krefeld in 2015 that brought together numerous service and operations offered by the Denmark-headquartered logistics services provider.Approximately 500 specialists working in the fields of air, sea and road transport, as well as warehousing and other logistics services, are based at the facility ...
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NewsCHAMP adds Japan to Traxon Global Customs coverage
Luxembourg-headquartered CHAMP Cargosystems has begun offering Advance Cargo Information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC).CHAMP has already signed 15 airlines up to its ACI service compliant with Japan Customs.The system enables airlines or their ground handlers to send master air waybill, house ...
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NewsDSV sets out its Offer Prospectus on Panalpina takeover
Denmark-headquartered DSV has laid out terms associated with its takeover of Panalpina in a document known as an Offer Prospectus.In it, DSV confirms that it intends to obtain full (100%) control of Panalpina.Following the successful completion of the takeover, the prospectus explains that, “DSV plans to commence the integration process ...
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NewsUPS adds new connections to Saturday pick-ups
Last week (mid-May), UPS announced that it had expanded the number of countries that are available to its US customers using the company’s Saturday pick-up export shipment service.An additional 122 countries that are to be found across the world have been added to the pre-existing 57-nation coverage.Twenty new markets in ...
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NewsDHL Express collaborates with EHang on last-mile drone delivery
DHL Express has agreed a strategic partnership with EHang in an effort to jointly operate a fully automated and intelligent smart drone that can undertake last-mile delivery in urban areas of China.The launch ceremony was held last week (mid-May) at the EHang Command and Control Center in Guangzhou.The EHang drone ...