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US online shoppers want more free shipping
US consumers increasingly expect free delivery of items ordered online and are also embracing new options, such as picking up their online purchases at a local store.The latest issue of the quarterly Consumer View report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) in the US also found that 75% of ...
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K+N warns of chaos risk with a "disorderly Brexit"
Kuehne + Nagel International (K+NI) has warned that a “disorderly Brexit is the worst solution” and will impose “massive restrictions on the exchange of goods between the European Union (EU) and the UK".Detlef Trefzger, chief executive of Switzerland-based K+N, issued his warning in response to last night’s House of Commons ...
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FedEx to swoop on international express business of Israeli distribution firm
FedEx Express will acquire the international express business of Israeli logistics and distribution firm Flying Cargo Group.The announcement comes as Flying Cargo’s service agreement with FedEx Express is coming to an end.“Israel has been and remains an important market for FedEx, and our strong reputation in the market is built ...
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ASM moves to allay no-deal Brexit ferry port congestion concerns
Customs clearance software provider Agency Sector Management (ASM) says that plans are in place to continue processing the current levels of imports and exports at ferry ports when the UK leaves the European Union in March.ASM chairman Peter MacSwiney said that for imports of EU goods, the plan involves all ...
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Europe's airports register a cargo decline for the first time in three years
The slowdown in cargo demand growth began to bite at European airports in November as hubs in the region recorded a decline in volumes for the first time in three years.The latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that the region’s airports recorded a year-on-year decline in cargo ...
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Stingl scoops Panalpina sales and marketing role
Christian Stingl joined Panalpina on January 14 as regional head of marketing and sales for Europe.Stingl is based in Frankfurt and reports directly to the regional chief executive Europe.Stingl has previously worked at Danzas, DHL, Schenker, and CEVA, where he worked for the last four years as vice president freight, ...
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AEI to provide Germany's Royal Aero with a converted B737-400 freighter
Passenger to freighter conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) is to provide Germany-based aviation trading company Royal Aero with a B737-400SF.The aircraft will commence modification next week at Commercial Jet’s Alabama facility, and the converted freighter will be redelivered to Royal Aero in May 2019. This will be Royal Aero’s ...
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Rathor takes Virgin Cargo regional manager role
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Sumith Rathor as regional sales manager – UK.Sumith joined the airline in 2013 as a customer service agent after 11 years with Uneek Freight Services in the UK, where he held export, import, accounts and IT management roles.In 2014, he moved into Virgin Atlantic Cargo ...
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AirBridgeCargo sees cargo volumes increase by 2% in 2018
AirBridgeCargo recorded a 2% increase in cargo volumes to more than 700,000 tonnes in 2018 driven by growth in special cargoes and additional destinations.The airline saw its volumes of special commodities increase by over 25% in 2018. Pharma volumes increased by more than 60% year on year, dangerous goods shipments ...
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Panalpina ready for Brexit with freighter flight and task force
Panalplina has set up a Brexit task force and says that its Mexico-US-UK-Luxembourg freighter service will help companies create contingency operations for Brexit.The freight forwarder offers a freighter service calling Querétaro, Huntsville, Stansted and Luxembourg which it said could prove useful for shippers looking to create contingencies for the UK ...
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Turkish Cargo joins the Animal Transportation Association
Turkish Cargo has joined the Animal Transportation Association (ATA), which promotes the transport of live animals in secure and ideal conditions.ATA's membership includes airlines, freight forwarders, marine companies, public institutions, universities, research agencies, animal breeders and veterinarians. It supports regulations on the international transportation requirements for live animals.The airline also ...
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Etihad gains first airline CEIV Pharma certification in the Middle East
Etihad Cargo has become the Middle East’s first carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for pharmaceutical Logistics.The airline is one of only 16 carriers worldwide to hold CEIV Pharma certification, a regime which demonstrates an airline's ability to manage high-value, temperature-sensitive shipments for ...
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Time and road haulage permits in short supply for the UK's RFS sector in a no-deal Brexit looms
UK based airfreight road feeder operators have until the end of this week to apply for international road haulage permits that allow them to transport goods into the European Union's (EU) 27 member states after a no-deal Brexit.The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK warns that the number of ...
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Another record breaking year for cargo at Hong Kong
The world’s busiest freight hub, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), had another record breaking year for cargo in 2018 with volumes rising to 5.1m tonnes.In 2018, HKIA saw cargo volumes increase by 1.5% after becoming the first airport to handle more than 5m tonnes the year before.However, while it was ...
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Heathrow registers slight increase in cargo demand in 2018
The UK's busiest cargo airport Heathrow registered a 0.1% increase in cargo volumes last year with North American cargo leading the way.The London hub processed 1.7m tonnes of cargo last year, with North American volumes making up 600,000 tonnes and Asia Pacific second with 510,000 tonnes.While the improvement is down ...
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Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 - online voting now live
Online voting has now opened for the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 awards.Voting has been split into the following categories:Best Cargo Airline – AfricaBest Cargo Airline – Americas – North and SouthBest Cargo Airline – Asia-PacificBest Cargo Airline – EuropeBest Cargo Airline – Middle EastOverall winner ...
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Cargolux to expand capacity with additional B747Fs
Cargolux has taken delivery of two B747-400Fs and plans to put them into operation later this year as additional capacity.The airline’s chief executive, Richard Forson, told Air Cargo News in May last year that it would receive an extra two B747s over the course of the next 12 months but ...
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Emirates SkyCargo and Avianca team up for a weekly B777 freighter to Bogota
Emirates SkyCargo and Avianca are developing a "deeper partnership" with the launch of a new South American trade lane for the Middle East carrier, a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service to Bogota.The Colombian capital will become Emirates SkyCargo’s sixth cargo destination in South America and its third dedicated cargo destination ...
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Air France KLM sees cargo improve in 2018
The Air France KLM Group recorded an increase in cargo traffic for the second year in row in 2018, while it also improved its load factor.The Franco-Dutch airline group saw air cargo traffic increase by 0.7% year on year in 2018 to 8.7bn revenue tonne kms, following on from a ...
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Forwarder TASCO signs up to use AirAsia booking platform
Freight forwarder TASCO has signed up to use RedCargo, the online freight booking platform of Air Asia.RedCargo said that TASCO was its first freight forwarding customer and that the company would be able to book space anywhere on the AirAsia extensive network, which spans over 320 routes to more than ...