All Amsterdam Airport Schiphol articles – Page 3

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    Schiphol takes full ownership of cargo platform Cargonaut

    2020-11-02T12:31:04Z

    Royal Schiphol Group has acquired full ownership of cargo community platform Cargonaut as part of efforts to drive digitisation across the supply chain.The airport operator said the move will strengthen the airport cargo community’s relationship with Dutch Customs, which under the Dutch Government’s Digital Transport Strategy, is seeking to work ...

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    Cargo department to change hands again as Schiphol restructures

    2020-10-15T11:28:05Z

    Schiphol Airport's cargo department is set to change division again as part of a restructuring at the airport.The Dutch hub outlined earlier this week a reorganisation, which will see changes in its management structure as a result of the coronavirus crisis.In the first phase of the re-organisation, the airport has ...

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    Schiphol cargo community creates vaccine task force

    2020-09-24T09:50:17Z

    The Schiphol cargo community has created a task force to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine.A taskforce led by Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), Schiphol Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, as well as shippers, pharma firms, forwarders, airlines, ground handlers and trucking companies, have met to start work on up ...

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    Schiphol cargo demand down despite more freighter flights

    2020-07-20T14:55:06Z

    An increase in freighter flights at Amsterdam Schiphol in the first half of the year was not enough to offset volume losses due to the cancellation of passenger services.The Dutch hub recorded cargo volumes of 655,942 tonnes in the first half, a decline of 14.5% year on year as the ...

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    Malaysia Airlines returns to Schiphol with cargo flights

    2020-05-05T14:39:25Z

    MASKargo A330FMalaysia Airlines' has returned to Schiphol for the first time since 2016, with its cargo arm announcing weekly freighter calls in May.The first call of the new service took place earlier today when an A330F freighter landed at the Dutch Airport carrying more than 50 tonnes of general cargo ...

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    Schiphol cargo market to benefit from extended slot rule change

    2020-04-17T10:22:21Z

    Freighter operators flying to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport are likely to benefit from an extension to slot rules changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak.Schiphol’s slot procedure changed in mid-March when Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL) temporarily lifted the Local Rule 2 (LR2) due to the global Covid-19 outbreak.Initially, the rule change ...

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    Amsterdam Schiphol: Keeping cargo flowing through Covid-19

    2020-04-15T15:48:49Z

    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s air cargo community is cooperating and collaborating to meet changing demands caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.Airlines, handlers, hauliers, freight forwarders, customs and other supply chain partners operating at Schiphol are working more closely than ever before to keep cargo moving through the supply chain.“We have a strong ...

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    Schiphol open for freighters following slot rule change

    2020-03-18T09:12:01Z

    Capacity constrained Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will be able to handle extra freighters following changes to slot rules in response to the coronavirus.Schiphol's slot procedure has changed after Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL) temporarily lifted the Local Rule 2 (LR2) due to the global COVID-19 outbreak.Under LR2, the number of slots available ...

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    Schiphol sees cargo volumes slide on fewer freighters and tough market

    2020-01-24T09:09:20Z

    Schiphol saw its cargo traffic drop last year as reduced freighter flights and weaker market conditions took their toll.Total cargo volumes for 2019 dropped by 9% year on year in 2019 to 1.6m tonnes.Full freighter volumes fell by 13.2% to 0.85m tonnes while belly cargo volumes dropped 2.3% to 0.7m ...

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    ViaEurope opens e-hub in Liege to help process e-commerce 'tsunami'

    2019-10-10T13:08:20Z

    BJ Streefland, ViaEurope's chief executiveViaEurope, a European cross border e-company, has opened an e-hub in Liège airport (LGG), Belgium.It is the second platform for the e-logistics tech start-up whose headquarters are located in Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport.The Liege e-Hub is “100% dedicated to cross border e-commerce,” said ViaEurope in a ...

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    Kalitta Air could be forced to quit Schiphol freighter flights

    2019-09-12T09:01:38Z

    US all-cargo carrier Kalitta Air may have to axe its operations to Schiphol airport after 15 years as a result of capacity shortages at the Dutch hub.In a Department of Transportation (DoT) filing, the airline hit out at the "domination" of the Dutch airport by members of the Sky Team ...

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    Schiphol reveals cargo volume decline in mid-year figures

    2019-09-02T15:56:09Z

    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS) has revealed a 9.2% decrease in first-half cargo volumes compared with the same period in 2018 as freighter flights decline.Full-freighter cargo volumes at the slot constrained airport were down 16.4% and there was a decrease in full-freighter air transport movements (ATMs) by 14.4%.Meanwhile, belly cargo volumes ...

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    Geodis expands at Schiphol to meet growing demand

    2019-07-17T13:08:39Z

    Image: GeodisGeodis Netherlands has opened a new airside gateway at Schiphol airport to help expedite the processing of cargo through the Dutch hub and meet increasing demand.The Geodis Amsterdam Gateway comprises 2,500 sq m of warehouse and office space and is located directly next to the airport’s runway.The company said ...

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    Could Schiphol be set to earn extra slots?

    2019-07-11T14:07:36Z

    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol could be set to receive an increase in slots from 2021 but it will need to meet certain criteria if it is to qualify for the extra capacity.Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has revealed plans that will see the capacity constrained airport ...

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    Seven months of cargo declines in a row at European airports

    2019-07-10T13:41:48Z

    Air cargo traffic at European airports declined for the seventh month in a row in May.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes were down by 2.2% in May.European Union (EU) airports saw freight traffic fall by 2.3% while non-EU ones registered a 1.6% decline.The ...

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    European airports see sharp decline in cargo demand in April

    2019-06-19T15:04:16Z

    European airports in April recorded their sharpest decline in freight traffic since January 2012.According to Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, airports in the region saw cargo volumes decline by 6.2% year on year in April.Over the first four months of the year, cargo demand in Europe is 3% behind a ...

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    Schiphol and Atlanta collaborate on cargo trade alliance

    2019-06-05T14:51:38Z

    From left to right: Ben Harris, director, supply chain ecosystem expansion, Metro Atlanta Chamber; Bart Pouwels, head of cargo, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol; Elliott Paige, director of air service development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Amar More, director, Kale Logistics; Nanne Onland, chief executive, CargonautAmsterdam Airport Schiphol has signed a Memorandum of ...