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    Truck livery promotes Swiss WorldCargo in Japan

    2018-11-29T10:43:38Z

    Swiss WorldCargo is promoting its services in Japan through displaying its new Boeing 777-300ER livery on a truck operated by Road Feeder Service (RFS) provider Hirano Logistics.The freighter’s livery focuses on the aircraft from three angles: a close-up reveals the back of an engine alongside the Swiss WorldCargo livery. Another ...

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    AirBridgeCargo offers specialist care to cattle

    2018-11-29T10:39:20Z

    Two hundred breeding cattle benefited from AirBridgeCargo’s specialist ‘abc Care’ services when they were flown from Amsterdam to Yuzhno Sakhalinsk in Russia for Intradco Global.The heifers, each weighing some 500kgs, were kept in a carefully maintained temperature environment, with every stage of the transportation monitored and controlled by the airline’s ...

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    How would a combined K+N and Panalpina stack up in terms of air cargo?

    2018-11-29T10:30:26Z

    Recent events have fuelled market speculation that Kuehne+Nagel could be interested in holding talks with Switzerland-based freight forwarder Panalpina, but what would a tie-up between the two logistics giants look like in terms of air cargo? (see chart at end of article)The speculation started when Panalpina’s Peter Ulber announced he ...

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    UK and US agree new open skies arrangements after Brexit

    2018-11-29T10:11:46Z

    The UK and the US governments have agreed an 'open skies' air services arrangement that will safeguard flights between the two countries after Brexit, when the UK leaves the European Union (EU) in March 2019.It is one of nine such arrangements already agreed by the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) ...

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    DHL Express adds delivery feature as US peak season volumes surge

    2018-11-29T04:46:58Z

    DHL Express has introduced a new service feature in time for the record holiday season that helps customers and future shipping recipients tailor their delivery options ahead of time for incoming deliveries.The roll-out of the On-Demand Delivery service across DHL's global network comes as the parcel and e-commerce giant is ...

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    Lufthansa selects WFS to handle cargo at Schiphol

    2018-11-28T17:10:02Z

    Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the contract to handle both trucked and flown cargo for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from 1 February 2019.This will add about 30,000 tonnes a year to the 220,000 tones which WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler, already handles at Schiphol for ...

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    No Deal Brexit will stop EU-UK air cargo unless UK added to security Greenlist

    2018-11-28T17:03:48Z

    In the event of a No Deal Brexit, no air cargo can be transported between the UK and the European Union (EU) until the UK is added to the EU ‘Greenlist’ for cargo security, according to Pauline Bastidon, head of European policy and Brexit at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), ...

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    SEKO and ShipStation join forces to help e-commerce retailers

    2018-11-28T16:33:33Z

    SEKO Logistics is partnering with ShipStation to help its e-commerce merchants expand in new cross-border markets.ShipStation, one of the world’s leading web-based shipping solutions, helps e-commerce retailers import, organise, process and ship their orders quickly and easily from any web browser.It features the most integration partners of any e-commerce web-based ...

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    Turkish Airlines brings Gypsy Girl Mosaic back home

    2018-11-28T16:02:56Z

    Mosaics dating from the second century BC are so precious that Turkish Airlines banned all other cargo on the aircraft when it transported them from Chicago to Istanbul on 27 November.The missing pieces of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic were retrieved from a museum in Ohio in the US after six ...

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    New head of operations at Paris-Vatry as it targets cargo growth

    2018-11-28T15:55:44Z

    Paris-Vatry Airport has appointed Marcus Farrell as head of operations and a member of the board of directors.Farrell has 28 years of experience in the aviation industry, beginning with TWA at Paris-CDG.He held operational positions with airlines in Dublin and Paris before joining Air France’s Operations Control Centre in 1999.He ...

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    CEVA to launch China–Europe trucking service to compete with airfreight

    2018-11-28T15:27:41Z

    CEVA Logistics Greater China is preparing to launch truck services between China and Europe, claiming they are cheaper than airfreight and faster than rail.The first trial of the service, which has become possible since the international customs transit system, TIR, became active for the People’s Republic of China last May, ...

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    Asian carriers positive on cargo despite international trade tensions

    2018-11-28T15:16:42Z

    International air cargo volumes remain “firm, notwithstanding tensions around global trade policies,” according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its preliminary traffic figures for October.Asian airlines saw international air cargo demand increase by 5.6% as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) compared to last October, supported by ...

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    DSV Canada to open its largest logistics complex

    2018-11-28T14:03:37Z

    A new 1.1m sq ft multi-user warehouse and logistics complex in Canada will be the largest facility of its kind in the international DSV network when it opens in autumn next year.Located in Milton, Ontario, part of the Greater Toronto Area, it will become the DSV Canada head office and ...

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    Hellmann the latest to sign up with cargo.one

    2018-11-28T10:42:24Z

    Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has become the latest company to launch a partnership with online airfreight booking portal cargo.one.The forwarder said that cargo.one would enable it to book airfreight capacity fully digitally in real time, with live spot rates. Initially, Hellman will use the platform for bookings made in Germany, before ...

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    Ethiopian Airlines Cargo celebrates Liege anniversary

    2018-11-27T15:19:29Z

    Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services has celebrated 10 years of cooperation with Belgian airfreight hub Liege.The anniversary was celebrated at the recent 2nd Africa Aviation summit, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya, and hosted by long-term partners NAM, Astral Aviation and Liege Airport.The next summit, in 2020, is to ...

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    Sales binges provide opportunities for airfreight

    2018-11-27T14:44:43Z

    This past extended weekend’s numerous sales events appear to have been the biggest ever, if reports from retail giant Amazon are anything to go by.The likes of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which represent a spike in business for an e-tail giant such as Amazon, also represent significant opportunities for ...

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    va-Q-tec expands into Singapore

    2018-11-27T14:28:44Z

    Temperature-controlled shipping container specialist va-Q-tec has further added to its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new business in Singapore.Amongst other product lines, Va-Q-tec offers thermal insulation and airfreight containers designed for pharmaceutical shipping.It also has subsidiaries already in South Korea and Japan and, the company said, ...

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    Qatar Airways boosts Iranian connections

    2018-11-27T14:23:41Z

    Qatar Airways is to boost its existing links with Iran by adding a new twice-weekly direct service to Isfahan International Airport on February 4 next year, as well as by increasing its frequency of service to Shiraz and Tehran from early January.Isfahan will become the airline’s fourth Iranian connection, joining ...

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    Vallair hands over B737-400F conversion to Longhao

    2018-11-27T10:17:16Z

    Vallair, the Luxembourg-headquartered aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of a Boeing 737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group, its first for the Chinese operator.The 737-400 aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a PEMCO supplemental type ...

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    Turkish Cargo on the up

    2018-11-27T10:10:22Z

    Istanbul-based Turkish Cargo has revelled in some healthy operating results covering the first nine months of this year.It points to data from analyst WorldACD that shows Turkish Cargo achieved a 29% year-on-year increase in revenue over the January to September period, alongside a 25% year-on-year improvement in cargo volumes over ...