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UK Singles Day spend will double predicts e-commerce specialist
Singles’ Day will double in value in the UK this year, predicts e-commerce delivery specialist Parcelhero.Last year the e-commerce-enabled event, which originated in China and is now a global spending spree, generated worldwide sales of $25.3bn, dwarfing Black Friday/Cyber Monday combined sales of $14.48bn.As the day falls on a Sunday ...
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DHL fashions the global logistics for Sweden's Lindex
DHL Global Forwarding has assumed all the freight operations for Lindex, the Swedish fashion chain with 490 stores across 18 Markets plus e-commerce in 30 countries.The forwarding arm of logistics giant DHL manages freight consolidation and distribution to Lindex. Cargo must be shipped from 240 factories managed by 140 suppliers ...
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Jettainer to market lightweight pallets that help the environment
Jettainer is to market pallets containing a high proportion of lightweight squAIR-timber, a material which does not sacrifice load-bearing capacity.The outsourced ULD management specialist, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, has signed a partnership with German start-up trilatec to use innovative ‘paper beams’.The beams are made of a special cardboard fibre ...
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Special Economic Zone for Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia is to open a Special Economic Zone focusing on integrated logistics in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.The Integrated Logistics Bonded Zone (ILBZ) has been assigned to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) and Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and is part of the Kingdom’s Vision ...
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Air France reaches pay agreement with key unions
Air France and the unions representing its ground staff and cabin crew have signed an agreement that includes a general pay increase of 2%, backdated to January 2018, and a general pay increase of 2% from January 2019.The unions party to the agreement represent 76.4% of the employees who voted ...
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Turkish Cargo preparing for its new home
Turkish Cargo is preparing for the opening of Istanbul New Airport which takes place with a grand ceremony on October 29.The carrier has confirmed that it will continue all of its cargo operations from Istanbul Atatürk Airport until December 31, 2018, at which point all bellyhold cargo will be flown ...
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Jettainer teams up with CORE on ULD Bluetooth tracking
Jettainer and CORE Transport Technologies have entered into a strategic partnership that will see the outsourced ULD fleet management specialist use the COREInsight tracking solution for its containers and pallets.The Bluetooth tags, which can be retrofitted without additional certification of the ULDs, automatically transmit to airport-based electronic readers. Scanning by ...
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Lack of Brexit progress a threat to trade, says FTA
UK shipper and logistics group, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has reacted with "frustration" at the lack of progress in Britain's negotiations to leave the European Union (EU) or 'Brexit' in March next year.The FTA said that companies responsible for moving goods and services between the UK and the EU ...
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Turkish Cargo signs up with CHAMP Cargosystems
Turkish Cargo has signed an agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for Traxon CDMP quality management solutions.Developed with the current Cargo iQ specifications, this solution will manage more than 1m cargo Turkish Cargo air waybills annually. Traxon CDMP has added further functions and user-friendly features, with additional quality measuring and monitoring, going ...
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Saudia Cargo investment streamlines processes
Saudia Cargo’s investment in infrastructure facilities at its Jeddah and Riyadh cargo stations has reduced import and export documentation and procedures by 75%, said Saudi Airlines Cargo Company chief executive Omar Talal Hariri.In his speech delivered at the Second Supply Chain and Logistics Conference held in Riyadh, he reiterated the ...
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Cargo iQ signs up two more members
Japanese carrier ANA Cargo and the Netherlands-based IT specialists CargoXS are the latest organisations to join global air cargo membership group, Cargo iQ.Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director at Cargo iQ, welcomed the two new members, explaining that “growing our international network is a priority for us as we continue to improve ...
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Chapman Freeborn signs up with GTA in Canada
GTA Air Solutions has become Chapman Freeborn’s representative in the Canadian market under a new partnership announced at TIACA's International Air Cargo Forum held in Toronto this week.The new agreement will give Canadian customers improved access to international charter solutions, while strengthening Chapman Freeborn’s existing coverage in North America.GTA, based ...
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FedEx buys Australian forwarder Manton Air-Sea
FedEx has acquired Sydney-based forwarder Manton Air Sea to operate as a subsidiary of the FedEx Trade Networks operating company.Richard Smith, president and chief executive, FedEx Trade Networks, said: “Adding Manton’s capabilities to FedEx Trade Networks and the broader FedEx portfolio will open up opportunities for us to continue to ...
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Gatwick proposes capacity increase through routine use of standby runway
Gatwick Airport has published a draft masterplan to increase capacity at the UK hub which includes the option for the routine use of its existing standby runway by the mid-2020s.This would allow an extra 10-15 movements per hour, potentially increasing cargo from 102,000 tonnes today to 325,000 tonnes by 2032/33, ...
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DHL races ahead
DHL Global Forwarding is using a combination of air, sea and road to move racing cars and associated cargo to back-to back racing events in Japan.To support the races, the logistics giant will manage all transportation, customs clearance and ground handling for 36 racecars, spares, and ancillary equipment – including ...
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ULD CARE releases new tools to aid container operations
ULD CARE has developed Strap App and the Wind Speed Calculator, two new tools to help operators improve safety and reduce damage to air cargo containers.“The Strap App offers users guidance on how to properly secure non-ULD cargo within an aircraft, such as vehicles and equipment,” said Bob Rogers, vice-president ...
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Animals carried as cargo force Lufthansa to ban dry ice
Lufthansa Cargo has “provisionally decided” not to transport dry ice in the bellies of Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, due to potential clashes with live animals being shipped in the same hold.After initial confusion about whether a ban was in place when contacted by Air Cargo News last week, a Lufthansa ...
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AAPA concerned by tensions between major trading nations
With Asian airlines carrying more than one third of global airfreight volumes, concerns over ongoing trade tensions are being closely monitored given the potential negative impact on trade flows and global supply chains, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).The association’s Assembly of Presidents is holding its 62nd meeting ...
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K+N airfreight tonnages up 16% in first nine months of 2018
Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw airfreight tonnage increase by 16% to 1.3m tonnes in the first nine months of 2018, well above market growth, with major contributions from industry-specific end-to-end solutions.Detlef Trefzger, chief executive of K+N International, said: “Kuehne+Nagel has continued its dynamic performance from the first half of the ...
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Etihad SPRINTs to cargo technology platform
Etihad Cargo has completed its migration to SPRINT, an IBS iCargo fully integrated technology platform which the carrier has adopted as the digital answer to its evolving cargo management needs.The cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways has spent 12 months on the implementation process andservices that are now available ...