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CEVA Logistics made lead logistics provider by Honda
CEVA Logistics has been appointed by Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) to manage its European inbound logistics operation. The three-year contract coincides with HUM’s production re-start, which began this month.CEVA Ground Europe, based in Antwerp, will manage supplier collections from over 40 European locations transporting parts to HUM’s production ...
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Dubai airport cargo capacity to expand
AL Maktoum International Airport, which opened first for cargo-only freighters in June 2010, is increasing freight capacity.Authorities have revealed plans to develop more cargo terminals of a similar size to the existing shed, which can handle around 250,000 metric tonnes of cargo a year.“The good thing about DWC [Dubai World ...
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Emirates settles cargo-fix claims
EMIRATES has become the fifteenth airline to settle in an air cargo antitrust case in the US.The airline has agreed to pay US$7.8 million to resolve the claims against it.“We believe this cartel has affected an enormous number of businesses around the globe who were deceived into paying unlawfully inflated ...
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Virgin signs dnata deal
VIRGIN cargo are celebrating a long standing relationship with handlers dnata by awarding them with a fresh contract.Neil Ferdinando, general manager of cargo at Virgin Atlantic, says: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement that keeps this long lasting partnership at the centre of our global hub operations.”Paul Williams, ...
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Air freighted mango imports to US – interrupted
EXPORTERS to the US have blamed a lack of air cargo capacity for mangoes failing to reach market.According to Wahed Ahmed, co chair of a Pakistani growers association, fruit exports are down 30 per cent and poor distribution through air cargo is a large part of the problem.He told the ...
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Delta and NWA merger will create worlds biggest airline
US legacy carriers Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have agreed to merge, creating the largest commercial airline in the world worth around US$17.7 billion and with almost 800 aircraft and some 75,000 employees worldwide.Technically, Delta (third biggest US airline) will buy Northwest (fifth biggest) in a deal worth around ...
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West Atlantic will be A320 P2F launch customer
WEST Atlantic will become the world’s first operator of the Airbus A320 passenger-to-freight (P2F) conversion by AerCap. The deal involves three aircraft to be delivered between the end of 2012 and mid-2013, with the option of a further four aircraft by 2015.The airline has major bases at Coventry (UK), Gothenburg ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo extends WFS partnership
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has extended its cargo handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). The new contract will cover Dublin, Shannon and Cork (Republic of Ireland).This is an extension of SIA Cargo’s recent announcement that it is renewing its existing handling contract with WFS at Manchester airport (UK) for ...
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Glowing for broke
IT WOULD be fair to say that a combination of economic instability, extortionate fuel prices, which have only recently seen to decrease, coupled with a decline in demand, have left many people working in the air cargo industry feeling battered and bruised.Clive Chalmers, manager of the freight division of charter ...
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NewsDebate - Pilot fatigue row steps up
CAN cargo pilots fly safely having had less sleep than their colleagues who fly passenger planes? “Whether you’re flying boxes or passengers it’s irrelevant to a smoking hole that’s left in the ground because it doesn’t care what the load was,” says US Republican congressman Chip Cravaack.“The same skies and ...
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US airlines still on the brink
US airlines will lose between US$4-9bn in 2008, according to JPMorgan research.Projecting continuing high oil prices and declining demand Morgan warned: "We don't believe the industry can move quickly enough to put much of dent in forecasted losses."A six to seven per cent decline in demand is predicted from a ...
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Amsterdam Schiphol joins Cargo 2000
CARGO 2000’s aim to attract more airports to adopt its quality measurement system, has received a boost with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s announcement that it plans to join the group.Enno Osinga, senior vice-president cargo of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, said: “Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s membership of Cargo 2000 exemplifies our commitment to simplifying ...
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Cargo Champion - Stephen Dawkins
STEPHEN Dawkins’s initiation into the industry might have put some people off air cargo.Leaving school at 16 the young Steve spent his Friday nights packing mail at East Midlands Airport in the UK, instead of partying.However, on his first night the older handling crew were planning their own amusement.While the ...
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Canada cargo cartel settles
CANADA is the latest settlement ground for cargo price-fixing allegations, following hearings in Australia, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and the US.Proceedings involve claims against Cargolux, Qantas Airways, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), Singapore Airlines and its cargo subsidiary.Charges apply to companies which purchased airfreight shipping services from any air cargo carrier, ...
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Canada fines Qantas for cargo cartel
CANADA’S Competition Bureau has announced that Qantas has pleaded guilty to participating in an air cargo cartel affecting Canada.Qantas admitted that its Freight Division fixed surcharges on air cargo exported on certain routes from Canada between May 2002 and February 2006. During most or all of this period, Qantas Freight ...
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Menzies to quit UK hubs
MENZIES Aviation will write off US$4.6m (£3m) in a cargo shake up.A spokesman for the John Menzies plc aviation subsidiary says they are focusing their UK business on Heathrow and two smaller operations at Aberdeen and Belfast.Menzies will close operations at Glasgow, Birmingham, East Midlands and Manchester.John Geddes, group company ...
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HACTL 1st half year traffic results
HONG Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL), announced its tonnage throughput for June, the second quarter and the first half of year 2008.A total of 219,502 tonnes were handled in June, representing a year-on-year growth of 2.5 per cent. Tonnage throughput for the second quarter and for the first half ...
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Aer Lingus denies bankruptcy rumour
AER Lingus chairman, Colm Barrington, has refuted claims made by rival Ryanair that his airline is facing bankruptcy within 18 months. He said the rumours were “total rubbish”.The claims came about after Ryanair attempted a hostile takeover of Aer Lingus last year, a move Aer Lingus defended by allegedly giving ...
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Aer Lingus chooses next generation widebody
AER Lingus has become the latest airline to place a firm order for the all-new A350XWB. In its biggest ever acquisition for long haul aircraft, the Irish airline has received shareholder approval to purchase six A350-900s, along with six additional A330-300s, confirming its earlier placed contract. This latest contract brings ...
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Kuehne acquires another forwarder
KUEHNE + Nagel add North American freight forwarder Perishables International Transportation (PIT) to its portfolio as part of its ongoing expansion plan.The move follows the Swiss logistics giant recently acquiring perishables logistics businesses in Australia, Europe and South America.PIT’s Vancouver International Airport location provides access to all major airlines, allowing ...