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DB Schenker continues roll out of digital platform with addition of air services
DB Schenker has continued the roll-out of its Connect 4.0 online portal, adding air and sea services to the existing overland offering.The platform was launched at the end of August 2018 for land transportation in Germany and Spain, and DB Schenker has now added air and ocean services.Customers can use ...
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Management reorganisation at Air Atlanta Icelandic to focus on fleet renewal
Air Atlanta Icelandic has announced organisational changes as the ACMI and charter airline focuses on a fleet growth and renewal strategy.Hannes Hilmarsson, Air Atlanta’s chief executive since 2006, will assume a new role as the executive chairman of Air Atlanta Icelandic and managing director of Air Atlanta’s sister company, Northern ...
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Hermes rolls out new CMS software at Luxembourg airport
The first phase of the implementation of Hermes 5 (H5) Cargo Management System (CMS) has been completed at Luxembourg Airport.The H5 system was customised for ground handler Luxair Cargo, which processes a total of 1m tonnes of airfreight per year.Luxembourg Airport’s central location in Europe means that it plays a ...
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Cargo demand in November a "big disappointment", says IATA
The air cargo industry failed to register an increase in demand in November for the first time since March 2016 in what has been described as a big disappointment.The latest figures from airline association IATA show that cargo traffic was flat in November compared with a year earlier, following 31 ...
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Atlas adds NCA B747-400F trio in CMI agreement
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has expanded its strategic agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to add three NCA-owned Boeing 747-400 freighters to the existing operation.The deal brings the total number of B747-400Fs operated by Atlas Air on behalf of NCA to five. As with the first two aircraft, the three ...
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Liege records 21.5% surge in 2018 cargo volumes
Liege Airport, the Belgian cargo hub, handled 870,644 tonnes in 2018, a 21.5% surge over the previous year.Said Luc Partoune, Liege Airport chief executive: “This is a new record. Since Liege Airport was established in 1990, we have never achieved such a level of tonnage. This confirms we are on ...
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New powers for UK Police to restrict illegal drone use
Britain’s police forces are to receive tough new powers to curb the illegal use of drones following December’s shutdown of Gatwick Airport when drones were spotted near the UK hub’s runway.The minister in charge at the Department for Transport (DfT), transport secretary Chris Grayling, said today in a statement: “The ...
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Pearson takes over at DHL Express
John Pearson has officially taken over as the new chief executive of DHL Express to replace Ken Allen.Pearson takes over the role from Allen, who is heading over to the parcel giant's new e-commerce division.He joined DHL Express in 1986, and served the company as chief executive in Asia Pacific, ...
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Cargo.one takes aim at synchronised shipping
There are many examples of ideas coming about by chance -— from penicillin to Post-it Notes -— but the airfreight sector can now lay claim to having its own serendipitous discovery in the shape of cargo.one’s real-time online spot market booking platform.The platform’s story begins when its founders were exploring ...
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AirAsia X extends Unilode ULD management contract
AirAsia X, the long-haul affiliate of AirAsia, has extended its outsourced ULD management agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions until 2023, for the second time in the companies’ 10-year partnership.Unilode’s partnership with AirAsia’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Red Cargo Logistics, will “help to reduce cost as well as maximise revenue-generating belly space across ...
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LATAM looks to build on salmon demand in Asia
LATAM Cargo will launch a new freighter service between Santiago de Chile and Chicago in February as it looks to speed up the transport of salmon into Asia.The Chile-based airline said that Chicago’s strategic connectivity to Asia will allow it to expedite perishable shipments to the region, reducing transit times ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates drop off in December
Airfreight rates on the transpacific trade lane took a tumble at the end of the year as reports suggest the China-US trade war began to affect air cargo.The latest figures from Tac Index show that in November the average price of services from Hong Kong to North America in December ...
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UK prepares for "very significant" disruption on ferry routes after a Hard-Brexit
The UK government has warned of “very significant” disruption on Dover Straits ferry routes if additional customs checks are introduced at French ports Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk in the event of a hard Brexit, when Britain leaves the European Union on March 29.A statement from Chris Grayling, the secretary of ...
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Whale I never, Cargolux: Shifting to the dock of a bay for a pair of little belugas
Cargolux will sponsor a B747 freighter flight to help relocate two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, 6,000 miles from China to Iceland in the spring of 2019.The complex journey will see the whales move from Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai via land, air and sea to a large ...
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SAA Cargo revs its engines for Dakar rally transport operation
South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has once again partnered with the Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa Team to provide transportation services ahead of the 2019 Dakar Rally.The partnership, which has been running since 2012, sees SAA Cargo transport two vehicles and spares weighing 8,500kg from South Africa to Sao ...
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Hong Kong and Brussels airports launch pharma corridor
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Brussels Airport have launched an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor for temperature-sensitive medicines that will pioneer a global network of specialist pharma corridors.Pharma shipments travelling the Hong Kong-Brussels airports corridor will be handled in strict compliance with the CEIV Pharma standards and carried by CEIV ...
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Low-cost airline NokScoot appoints ECS in Asia
Low-cost airline NokScoot has appointed the ECS group as its GSA in Asia under a three-year total cargo management contract.The airline, a partnership between Singapore’s Scoot and Thai Nok Air, is based in Thailand at Don Muang International and operates 49 flights per week in Asia to China, Japan, India ...
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Menzies Aviation expands in Australia with new operations
Menzies Aviation has expanded its cargo operations in Australia, with two new cargo facilities - at North Queensland’s Cairns Airport and at Melbourne Avalon Airport in Victoria.Virgin Australia is the inaugural customer for Menzies Aviation Cairns – a joint venture with local firm AT Group - with eight scheduled flights ...
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Asian Airlines see cargo growth slow in November
The latest figures for the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) shows that cargo demand growth slowed in November as business orders weakened.The latest AAPA figures show that cargo demand was up by 0.1% year on year in November compared with a 4.3% increase over the first 11 months of ...
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SEKO Logistics makes first acquisition in 42-year history to start 'transformative year'
SEKO Logistics has purchased Chicago-headquartered customs brokerage and compliance consultancy GoodShip International as it kicks off what it describes as a transformative year.The acquisition is SEKO's first in its 42-year history and is part of plans to expand its global footprint, establish more partnerships and make further acquisitions in the ...