All Asia articles – Page 41
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November cargo decrease for Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo and airmail throughput decrease by 2% over prior year in November to 466,000 tonnes.The world's number one cargo hub by volume, handling 5m tonnes of cargo and mail in 2017, reported a 3% drop in imports and a 4% fall in exports last ...
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Cargolux adds TransPac freighter between Hong Kong and Mexico
European freighter airline Cargolux has launched a Boeing 747F transpacific service between Hong Kong (HKG) and Mexico City (MEX).The twice weekly connection has flights leaving Hong Kong on Saturdays and Mondays to arrive in the Mexican capital on Sundays and Tuesdays. The Monday flight will also include a stopover in ...
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Smart business: Hong Kong airport and Alibaba building a world class hub
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and e-commerce giant Alibaba have expressed their commitment to work closely on a Smart Logistics Hub at the world’s largest cargo gateway.In June this year, a joint venture led by Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, was awarded the right to develop and ...
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Tristan Koch joins Coyne Airways
Coyne Airways has appointed Tristan Koch as its new managing director, joining in January 2019 to support the all-cargo carrier’s global expansion plans.Koch has over 18 years experience in the air cargo industry, including senior roles at British Airways, and most recently American Airlines, where he was managing director cargo ...
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Antonov's Swift response for Taylor-made concert tour
Antonov Airlines transported stage and concert equipment for US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, and then on to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.The Ukrainian heavy lift carrier used two Antonov AN-124-100 freighters to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equipment earlier for the final leg ...
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Bangladesh exports fly out of Kolkata in first bonded cargo land-air transhipment
Bonded cargo from Bangladesh was flown out of the Indian airport of Kolkata after EFL created a tailor-made logistics solution to handle the very first bonded, cross-border, land-air transhipment between the two countries.The EFL offices in Bangladesh and India collaborated in handling the cargo of apparel at the point of ...
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FedEx launches 4x week Singapore – Sydney service
FedEx Express (FedEx) has launched a new dedicated four times a week service between Sydney, Australia, and Singapore.The company says new flight is designed to meet customer demand for increased capacity, particularly for heavyweight shipments. Customers in Singapore and Australia will benefit from the increased capacity and reliability to transport ...
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Hactl wins Technovation award for Smart Cargo Locating project
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has won the Operational Excellence category in this year’s Smart Airport Technovation Awards organised by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).The award was given to Hactl, Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, in recognition of its Smart Cargo Locating project, which has recently gone ...
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cargo-partner fine-tunes orchestra shipments
Logistics company cargo-partner ensured that all the instruments and equipment were delivered on-time and in prime condition for an Austrian symphonic orchestra’s tour of Japan.This was especially challenging since the return transport had to be prepared before the final concert tour route was fully decided and there was a very ...
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CEVA to launch China–Europe trucking service to compete with airfreight
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
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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Time sensitive: Volga-Dnepr's sequential loading reduces ground handling by six hours
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed sequential loading of two IL-76TD-90VD freighters to expedite the delivery of sensitive equipment on charters originating in Orebro, Sweden, destined for two cities in China.By coordinating the work, Volga-Dnepr’s team was able to decrease the overall loading time for both flights at their departure and arrival ...
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Asia Cargo Monthly: Demand ramps up at Asian airlines as peak season gets underway
Airlines in the Asia region have seen cargo volumes reach their highest level of the year so far in October as the air cargo peak season kicks off.Cathay Pacific recorded a 5.4% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic during the month to 1.1bn revenue tonne kms.It was the busiest October on ...
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Video: Emirates SkyCargo flies champion of the race that stops a nation
Emirates SkyCargo transported Cross Counter, a three year old horse from Dubai's Godolphin stables, which won the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event and commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on a ...
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China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation
Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route.Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief ...
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Transhipments drive a 2.8% rise in Hong Kong airfreight volumes during October
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 451,000 tonnes in October, a 2.8% rise over the same month in 2017.HKIA reported a 7% year-on-year rise in transhipments, which continued to be the main driver for cargo growth. Among key trading regions, traffic to and from North America and Southeast Asia posted ...
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Dachser offers peak season charters
Freight forwarder Dachser is again organising peak season freighter charters for the Frankfurt—Shanghai—Frankfurt route, offering customers in central Europe and China weekly round trips.Timo Stroh, head of global airfreight at Germany-headquartered Dachser, said: “We are expecting this year’s peak season to be another strong one for airfreight."Having our own charter ...
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Nippon Cargo records Q2 loss as parent confirms plans to offload B747-400Fs
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) reported a loss in its fiscal second quarter as a result of the temporary grounding of its freighter fleet while safety checks were carried out.Meanwhile, its parent has confirmed that the airline will now concentrate on Boeing 747-8Fs, offloading its B747-400Fs.The airline's parent company, NYK Group, ...
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JD.com launches dedicated air cargo operation to increase delivery speed
E-commerce company JD.com has added a dedicated air cargo operation through Tianjin Air Cargo freighter as it continues to expand its logistics business and improve reliability.The new service, which launches today, will fly six round trips a week between Tianjin and Guangzhou using a dedicated freight Boeing 737 aircraft branded ...
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Hermes in cargo systems contract win at Hyderabad airport
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) is to implement cargo management systems at India's Hyderabad International Airport (HYD).HLT has signed a five-year contract with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), including a systems upgrade schedule for Hyderabad Airport’s cargo terminal.“GMR team’s requested timeline from contract signature to production was an extremely ambitious ...