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NewsRaya Airways signs up Hactl for Hong Kong freighter flights
Raya Airways freighter being unloaded by Hactl at Hong KongRaya Airways, the Malaysian freighter operator, has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its ground handler in Hong Kong.The airline operates five-times weekly between Hong Kong and its home base of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, utilising ...
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NewsTop ten supply chain risks in 2019
A new report has outlined the top ten developments (see end of article) that pose a risk to supply chains in 2019.The DHL First Resilience360 Risk Report, which is based on the insights of in-house analysts at the logistics giant, suggests that supply chain restructuring due to trade wars, material ...
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European air cargo demand growth sluggish in February
Cargo volumes at European airlines remained weak in February as the industry braces itself for a tough year.Europe’s largest combination cargo carrier group, Lufthansa, saw cargo volumes for the month decrease by 3.5% year on year to 802m revenue cargo tonne kms, despite capacity increasing by 7.7%.However, this was an ...
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A weak start to the year for Europe's leading cargo airports
January was another tough month for airports around Europe as freight volumes continued to decline on a year ago.Figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes decreased by 2.4% year on year during the month, with losses concentrated at European Union (EU) airports (-3.2%) while non-EU facilities ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr in helicopter switch over project
Volga-Dnepr An124 loading a helicopterVolga-Dnepr and forwarder Panalpina have transported two helicopters from opposite sides of the globe on behalf of multinational infrastructure firm Babcock.The project saw Volga-Dnepr deliver two AugustaWestland AW139 helicopters from the UK to their new home in Melbourne, Australia, and transfer two Sikorsky S-92 in the ...
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Changi sees airfreight volumes down 8.3% in February
Another large Asian cargo hub has reported a bad start to 2019 as Singapore Changi Airport saw year on year throughput fall 8.3% in February to reach 137,000 tonnes, .Airport management at Changi said that the slowdown in world trade saw "all cargo flows – exports, imports and transhipments – ...
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American Airlines Cargo appoints new sales director
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Tim Isik to the role of director, cargo sales – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).Isik comes to cargo from the American Airlines passenger team, where he led its leisure sales business across the UK, Ireland and Iceland.Prior to this he worked in corporate sales, ...
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NewsAmazon reveals new B737 freighter aircraft
Amazon Air B737-800FAmazon Air is in the process of adding a new freighter aircraft to its fleet but where the aircraft will operate has yet to be confirmed.Dave Clark, senior vice president of operations at the tight lipped e-commerce giant, earlier this week tweeted an image (see above) of a ...
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Senior job role changes at Lufthansa Cargo
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany with Lufthansa Cargo, will move to Asia with effect from June 2019.Based in Singapore, he will assume the role of vice president Asia Pacific. Pfaff will continue to report directly to Dorothea von Boxberg, member of the executive board and chief commercial officer.A successor ...
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NewsRhenus acquires World Net Logistics in South Africa
Germany’s Rhenus Group has continued its 2019 takeover spree by acquiring Johannesburg-headquartered freight forwarding and logistics specialist World Net Logistics (WNL).The takeover of WNL is still subject to approval by the relevant cartel authorities.In January this year, Rhenus acquired Italian Logistics company Cesped and only last week announced that it ...
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Cargolux signs up for PharmaPort 360 ULDs
Cargolux has been signed an agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a provider of temperature packaging, to lease its PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container.The airline said its PharmaPort 360 containers are smart active containers, "distinguished as the only active temperature controlled containers in the industry that include a fully integrated, ...
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NewsClaws for celebration: Lobsters help Halifax Stanfield pot record cargo volumes in 2018
Nova Scotia seafood represented a “significant portion” of the record 36,938 tonnes of cargo processed at Canada’s Halifax Stanfield airport in 2018.The increase of 8.5% over 2017 marks the fifth consecutive year of cargo volume growth for the airport and comes as the hub begins work on a new logistics ...
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NewsAtran expands fleet again with first B737-800BCF
Atran B737-800BCF behind a B737-400BCFAtran Airlines has enlarged its fleet with the delivery of the first Boeing B737-800BCF, increasing its total number of freighters to five.Having successfully completed certification of the Boeing 737-800BCF in Russia, the Volga-Dnepr Group airline will be the first to operate this type of freighter. It ...
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Dallas Fort Worth looks to India for pharma flows
Dallas Fort Worth International airport (DFW) is working with India’s Hyderabad airport to develop pharma product flows after the US hub’s cargo community gained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification.John Ackerman, executive vice president of global strategy and development at DFW Airport, said: “We have been spending time in Hyderabad and Mumbai ...
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NewsCarousel Logistics expands with BDA acquisition
Carousel Logistics has purchased BDA Logistics Innovation (BDA), a move that increases its overnight airfreight operation between the UK and Europe.Carousel said the acquisition of the time-critical aftermarket logistics specialist strengthens its position across Europe, with turboprop airfreight services covering the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK.This is Carousel’s third acquisition ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo flies historical artifacts to Japan
Turkish Cargo carried 186 historical artifacts to Tokyo for display at the Ottoman Empire and Tulip Culture exhibition.The artifacts, owned by the Dolmabahçe and Topkapı Palaces, will be displayed as part of events organised to celebrate 2019 as the "Year of Turkish Culture" across Japan.Before the Boeing 777F flight from ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to debut in South America
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch daily Boeing 787 passenger flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020, its first foray into South America.The new route will give customers direct access into the continent’s largest import and export market. The airline expects to carry regular shipments of car parts, ...
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FedEx warns of continuing weakness in global trade
FedEx reported fiscal third quarter financial results that were “below expectations” and has warned of continued weakness in global trade.The express firm registered an adjusted third-quarter net profit of $797m compared with $1bn a year earlier, while revenues edged up to $17bn from $16.5bn.“Our third quarter financial results were below ...
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NewsShippers rally to protect freighter slots
The Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) will put pressure on IATA to end its “detrimental to freighters” airport slots policy, one of a series of initiatives to speed up the airfreight supply chain, address growing e-commerce volumes and promote a “positive image” for air cargo.The GSA wants to “further strengthen” global ...
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No bellyache for freighters, the backbone of air cargo
Freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role in air cargo supply chains, despite the growth in big bellied passenger aircraft fleets, and will maintain a 50-50 market share versus below deck cargo.Tom Crabtree, regional director, Boeing Commercial Airplanes market analysis-air cargo, told an audience at IATA’s World Cargo ...