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Seat removal helps boost cargo at Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes increase in July compared with a month earlier as it began flights using B777 aircraft with some seats removed.The airline group said that cargo volumes in July increased by 10% compared with June to 102,129 tonnes. However, this is still 39.8% down on a ...
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NewsAtran expands China freighter network to cater for e-commerce demand
Atran Airlines B737Russia-based Atran Airlines has added a new weekly freighter call in China as it looks to capitalise on growing e-commerce demand.The Volga-Dnepr Group-owned airline has added a weekly service between its hub at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow and Shijiazhuang, which will utilise its two freighter types: B737-400SF ...
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NewsRhenus opens sustainably-powered warehouse in Gurugram
Rhenus Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Gurugram, India, to support its logistics operations in Asia and Asia-Pacific.The 32,500 sq m facility, which is the company's 69th in India, features rooftop solar panels for sustainable power and water recycling technologies. It also has 30,000 pallet spaces, 19 loading gates ...
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NewsHAECO strips out B777 seats for Cathay cargo flights
HAECO Xiamen has stripped out seats from Cathay Pacific B777s to increase their cargo capacity.The conversion and maintenance firm said that the modification is covered by a Supplemental Type Certificate and has been directly approved by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD). It also uses HAECO Xiamen’s HKCAD Part ...
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Emirates SkyCargo marks 30 years of operations in Singapore
Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating 30 years of operations in Singapore. During this time it has facilitated trade and supported business links between Singapore and the rest of the world.Singapore is an established pharma hub that manufactures and exports tonnes of pharmaceuticals on a daily basis."Emirates SkyCargo has been able to ...
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DHL GF launches Chitose–Hong Kong charter service to serve scallop market
DHL Global Forwarding (GH) has launched a thrice-weekly charter service from Chitose in Japan to Hong Kong in order to serve scallop producers in the region of Hokkaido, Japan.Harvesting for scallops in Hokkaido typically begins in June and ends in October.The charter is the only direct air freight service from ...
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Cainiao to quadruple charter network for faster deliveries
Alibaba's logistics arm, the Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, has said it will quadruple its charter network as part of efforts to speed up delivery times.The company said that it planned to increase charter flights from 260 to 1,260 over the next nine months to help bring delivery times down from ...
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NewsGebrüder Weiss launches Australia and New Zealand sites
Transport and logistics firm Gebrüder Weiss is launching new locations for its Air & Sea division in Australia and New Zealand.The company's new Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland facilities are part of its "global strategy to develop new markets".Gebrüder Weiss said the new sites are an "essential addition" within the region ...
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NewsANA Cargo expands digital booking capabilities
ANA Cargo B777FAll Nippon Airways' (ANA) cargo capacity is now available on the cargo.one booking platform as the airline expands its digital booking capabilities.The Japanese airline said that from today it would be able to provide real-time quotes for all available air cargo capacity on the booking platform. The partnership ...
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NewsYTO's plans for huge Jiaxing air cargo hub take a step forward
Chinese express firm YTO's plans for a huge Y6.6bn air cargo logistics hub have taken another step forward with the signing of an agreement with the Jiaxing Municipal Government.The YTO Jiaxing Global Aviation Logistics Hub will feature a logistics hub and aircraft maintenance centre. It is expected to handles around ...
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US eases ban on Chinese carriers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has backed down from an earlier ban on Chinese carriers, allowing them to fly up to four weekly flights between Mainland China and the US.The move comes after the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) eased international flight restrictions further on 8 June, allowing ...
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Beijing Daxing handles first freighter service
Beijing's recently-opened $11bn mega airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport, has handled its first cargo route last week.State-owned news agency Xinhua said that on June 11 the airport handled an SF Airlines flight carrying a shipment of waxberries from Hangzhou.The airport has 24 freighter stands and it can handle 2m tonnes ...
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NewsChina rail services takeoff during air cargo capacity crunch
Rail freight services from Xi'an - considered the starting point of the silk road - to Europe have seen an increase in volumes this year in response to lengthier air cargo supply chains.Statistics from the Xi’an Xinzhu Station of China Railway Xi’an Group show that as of May 6 the ...
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NewsAMI moves to new Brisbane facility ahead of airport expansion
Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has moved its Brisbane operation to a new purpose-built facility within the Brisbane Airport Industrial Park development as it prepares for the opening of the airport's new runway.Compared with AMI's previous building, the new facility offers an increase in warehouse space, improved docking space, ...
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NewsNippon Express taps into pharma market with MD Logistics acquisition
Japan-based logistics firm Nippon Express has completed the acquisition of US-based headquartered MD Logistics in a deal worth $51m (¥ 5.5bn).Nippon Express said the acquisition is part of its plan (commencing 2019) to make the “pharmaceutical industry a priority industry in our business plan and corporate strategy”.MD Logistics, headquartered in ...
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NewsKolkata Airport re-opens after devastating cyclone hits
India's Kolkata Airport has restarted cargo operations after it was hit by Cyclone Amphan last night.The cyclone hit Kolkata yesterday with winds reaching 120 km per hour.It claimed the lives of at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh and brought flooding and power outages across the West Bengal region.The ...
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China lifts restrictions on all-cargo operations in Beijing
China’s civil aviation regulator will now allow carriers to operate all-cargo flights at Beijing’s two airports, lifting restrictions that only allowed them to pick one of the two.On May 14, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) stated that effective immediately, carriers could operate such flights at both Beijing Capital ...
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NewsJD.com launches freighter operation
JD.com B737-300F, Zhejiang Loong AirlinesOnline marketplace JD.com has re-launched its dedicated all-cargo operation from Shenzhen to Wuxi on May 7 through a new partnership with Zhejiang Loong Airlines.The company said that the dedicated Boeing 737-300F, which is branded with the JD Express logo, will enable it to provide faster and ...
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NewsDachser expands China charter network to the US
Freight forwarder Dachser is adding dedicated charter flights from China to the US as it looks to offset the ongoing air cargo capacity crunch.The company said that effective immediately, it will charter several B777 passenger flights via American Airlines with flights departing from both Hong Kong and Shanghai and arriving ...
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Kerry Logistics targets textiles sector with South Asia joint venture
Kerry Logistics has formed a joined venture with Sri Lanka-based IAS Holdings to increase its global freight forwarding capabilities in South Asia.The joint venture, dubbed Kerry Logistics Lanka (Kerry Lanka), is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka — conveniently located to act as a crossroads between East Asia, South and South ...