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Changi airfreight edges up 1.4% to 2.1m tonnes in 2018
Singapore Changi Airport saw 2018 full year airfreight throughput increase by 1.4% to reach 2.15m tonnes although December saw cargo volumes dip 3.8% versus prior year to 182,000 tonnes.Said a spokesperson for the Asian hub: "Growth was observed for airfreight throughput across all segments – exports, imports and transshipments. For ...
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JAS Forwarding signs up to the cargo.one platform
JAS Forwarding has become the latest firm to sign up to use the cargo.one airfreight booking platform.The forwarder will be able to use the platform to compare live spot rates and book space on several airlines, helping it save time compared with the existing way of booking space."We tested the ...
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CEVA board decides not to recommend CMA CGM takeover bid of CHF30 per share
CEVA Logistics's board had decided not to recommend the CHF30 per share takeover offer by shipping line CMA CGM, a 33% major shareholder.Switzerland-based CEVA said in a statement that its board of directors, “with the exception of two conflicted members, came unanimously to the conclusion not to recommend to CEVA's ...
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Asian airlines report growth in 2019 despite end of year slowdown
Asian Pacific airlines recorded an "encouraging" increase in air cargo volumes in 2018, despite a slowdown towards the end of the year.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo volumes increased by 3.9% year on year in 2018.However, growth continued to slow as ...
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CHAMP and Icelandair in PACT pilot for pre-load data transmission
CHAMP Cargosystems and Icelandair have transmitted messages in the pilot phase for Transport Canada's PACT programme to send pre-load advance cargo information.Using CHAMP’s TGS solution, the airline began sending messages in October 2018.PACT, similar to the US Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) programme, is a pre-load advance cargo information (PLACI) ...
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CargoLogicGermany joins BARIG as it readies for takeoff
CargoLogicGermany is continuing preparations for launch by joining the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG).CargoLogic Germany was registered last year as a company name and applied to the German Federal Aviation Authority for an operating permit and the Air Operator Certificate (AOC).It has received its first freighter and will ...
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Malpensa cargo volumes dip in 2018 but rebound expected in 2019
Italy's Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) handled 558,218 tons in 2018, a 3.2% decline on the year before, but management predicts a recovery in volumes for 2019.A spokesperson for SEA Group, which manages Milan's two main airports of Malpensa and Linate, said: "The slight decrease, after four years of consistent growth ...
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Panalpina launches digital platform for charter network
Freight forwarder Panalpina has launched a new online tool for customers of its charter network.Aircharter.panalpina.com provides an overview of scheduled cargo flights and of all cargo aircraft in the world available for chartering on any given day.The charter tool "focuses on user-experience with a responsive design featuring drag-and-drop origin and ...
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Duggan joins Singapore forwarder TVS Asianics
Former head of Saudia Cargo's charter Division, Mike Duggan, has been appointed as senior vice president, global airfreight, at Singapore-headquartered freight forwarder TVS Asianics.Duggan has worked in aviation for more than 27 years, starting out with DHL Express before joining Emirates SkyCargo to manage network development and the airline's fleet ...
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NewsChina-Europe air cargo rates expected to rise despite unexpected dip
Airfreight rates on services from China to Europe are expected to pick up during the summer and beat last year’s levels during the fourth-quarter peak.The first airfreight rate forward curve from derivatives broker Freight Investor Services (FIS) shows that for August the sector is making paper deals with an average ...
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NewsAirfreight rates climb in July despite demand slowdown
Airfreight rates on major trade lanes reached their highest levels so far in 2018 in July, despite a slowdown in market growth.Usually, weaker demand growth is followed by a slowdown in rates, but this does not appear to be the case in 2018, perhaps because of concerns over space shortages ...
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India's Blue Dart Express names Balfour Manuel as chief executive
India’s Blue Dart Express, part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, has named Balfour Manuel as chief executive to “chart the company’s next chapter of growth”.Manuel, who has been with the Mumbai-headquartered company for 35 years, takes on the new role after being senior vice president in charge of Blue ...
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American Airlines Cargo's record year in 2018
American Airlines Cargo reported record mail/freight volumes and revenues in 2018, a reflection of airline performance across the North America region.In total, the Dallas-hubbed airline saw cargo traffic increase by 4.3% year on year to 2.9bn cargo ton miles, while revenues were up by 13.8% year on year to just ...
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Moscow's Sheremetyevo cargo traffic up 5.5% in 2018
A surge in international volumes flown by Aeroflot and AirBridgeCargo (ABC) helped Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport handle more than 300,000 tonnes of cargo in 2018, up by 5.5% over prior year.A spokesperson for the Russian hub said that international cargo volumes rose by more than 7% to more than 220,000 tonnes.The ...
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VIDEO: Amazon tests out home delivery robot
E-commerce firm Amazon is continuing its push into the final mile delivery market with the introduction of an autonomous delivery robot, called Scout.Amazon said the robots are "the size of a small cooler" and "roll along sidewalks at a walking pace".Initially they will deliver packages to customers' homes in a ...
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Checkport is first Swiss ACC3 EU validator
Checkport has been listed as the first Swiss company in the European Union (EU) database as an Independent Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from a Third Country Airport (ACC3) EU validator.Checkport, a subsidiary of Swissport International, can carry out validations for airlines, logistic companies and as ...
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UPS in the Loop to reduce single-use packaging
UPS has begun testing Loop, a reusable and returnable packaging product, in Paris and New York as a first step towards full implementation in consumer markets.The US parcels and logistics giant, which has joined forces with recycling leader TerraCycle, said that Loop “eliminates the reliance on single-use packaging for consumer ...
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Miami reports record cargo volumes in 2018
Miami International Airport (MIA) handled record volumes of cargo last year on the back of new freighter services.The Florida airport saw cargo volumes increase by 60,000 tons to 2.3m tons last year as three new cargo carriers launched operations last year.Southern Air began weekly all-cargo service to Hong Kong in ...
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Leipzig/Halle sets record cargo tonnages for 14th successive year
Freight volumes at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport rose for the fourteenth year in succession and increased to just over 1.2m tonnes in 2018, a 7.3% rise on prior year.Saxony’s economic affairs and transport minister, Martin Dulig, said of the freight increase: “Leipzig/Halle has consolidated its position as one of the top ...
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Airbus boss blasts “Brexiteers’ madness”
Airbus boss Tom Enders has launched a Brexit blast, stating that the UK’s aerospace sector “now stands at the precipice” and warned that the planemaker could move its UK factories abroad.The chief executive of Europe’s largest airframe manufacturer urged people to ignore the “Brexiteers’ madness” saying that Brexit – when ...