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DB Schenker acquires SB Global to expand New Zealand presence
Freight forwarding giant DB Schenker will expand its presence in the New Zealand market through the purchase of SB Global Logistics.The two companies, which have been working together for more than 20 years, said that operations of SB Global Logistics Christchurch will continue "business as usual" under new owners, DB ...
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Changi on course for record cargo year
Singapore Changi Airport saw airfreight throughput grow 11.2% in July to reach 179,550 tonnes, compared with the same month last year.For the current year to date, the key Asian hub has seen a 7.5% increase in cargo volumes to just under 1.2m tonnes for the first seven months of 2017.If ...
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Suparna adds new B747 Xi'an-Hahn flight
Suparna Airlines, formerly Yangtze River Airlines, has added a new China-Europe service using a Boeing 747 freighter.The Xi'an Xianyang International Airport-hubbed airline's second service to Europe will call at Hahn in Germany each week and comes in addition to its existing Xi'an-Amsterdam flight.The service will mainly carry electronic and mechanical ...
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Emirates SkyCargo says it with flowers
Emirates SkyCargo's Boeing 777 'Rosie' freighter has marked Chinese Valentine’s Day and the Indian festival of Onam with special deliveries.The Dubai-based carrier's rose-liveried freighter arrived at Shanghai’s Pudong International airport in the early hours of August 28, on the day of the Qixi festival to mark what is known as ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Demand and load factors up in July
Asian airlines continued to register strong improvements in cargo demand during July, while load factors also continued to edge up.Data from the region’s largest cargo carrier, Cathay Pacific, showed that its July cargo traffic increased by 11% year on year to reach 1bn cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.This represents ...
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Dachser the latest forwarder to warn of airfreight capacity shortages
Dachser has become the latest freight forwarder to warn customers that the air cargo industry faces a capacity crunch in the upcoming peak season.In a note to customers, the Germany-based forwarder said that there would be capacity bottlenecks on the Asia-Europe trade and transatlantic trade during the peak.It added that ...
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Hong Kong air cargo operations returning to normal after typhoon strikes
Cargo operations at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are returning to normal this morning after typhoon Hato battered the region, leaving 12 dead.The typhoon struck Hong Kong yesterday morning, causing several airlines to cancel freighter flights from HKIA.Passenger flights were also affected, with the South China Morning Post estimating that ...
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Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways form air cargo partnership
Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways have signed a cargo co-operation deal to share space on each others flights.Through the cargo special prorate agreement (SPA), Bangkok Airways cargo can be transported to China, South Korea, Japan, Taipei, England, Germany, France and Australia seamlessly, while Thai Airways cargo can be transported to ...
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Atlas Air and Nippon Cargo expand B747 freighter deal
Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into an agreement to operate a second Boeing B747-400F on behalf of Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA). From September, Atlas will fly the B747 on "key routes" across the transpacific, connecting Asia and the US.Atlas pointed out that there is an opportunity for additional aircraft to ...
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SF Airlines adds freighter number 40
Chinese express cargo carrier SF Airlines last week added its 40th freighter aircraft to its fleet.The freighter operator, which operates the largest all-cargo aircraft fleet in China, took delivery of the converted Boeing B757-200F aircraft at its Shenzhen Bao'an International airport base.The aircraft is the first in the SF Airlines ...
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Ronald Lam takes charge of Cathay's cargo business
Cathay Pacific has appointed Ronald Lam to the newly created role of director commercial and cargo.The role was created earlier this year as part of a shake-up of the management organisation.Previously, the cargo department had its own director role, mostly recently occupied by Simon Large, who is now director of ...
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NewsCathay swings to H1 loss despite improving cargo business
Cathay Pacific recorded a loss in the first half of the year, despite the positive performance of its cargo business (see tables at end of article).The Hong Kong-headquartered airline recorded a loss attributable to shareholders of HK$2bn during the first half, compared with a profit of HK$353m last year. Revenues ...
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SIA and Avianca in codeshare agreement
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Latin-American carrier Avianca have signed an agreement to codeshare on each other’s flights with effect from September 2017.Under the new agreement, SIA customers will have wider connections to Bogotá, Colombia, Avianca's major hub location. SIA will add its SQ designator code to Avianca-operated flights from its ...
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DHL opens Delhi centre to tap e-commerce boom
Deutsche Post DHL’s eCommerce arm has opened a distribution centre in Delhi as part of a €250m investment in India to 2020.The new facility allows DHL eCommerce to provide online retailers services such as Packet and Packet Plus to enable economical shipments worldwide and DHL Parcel International Direct that offers ...
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Hong Kong Airport continues to report strong cargo growth in July
Hong Kong International Airport continued to report strong growth in its cargo volumes in July as exports continued to thrive.Cargo throughput at the airport increased by 11% year on year in July to reach 422,000 tonnes.The percentage growth is roughly in line with growth reported over the first seven months, ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints account manager for Australian business
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Jarrod Paterson has joined as account manager – Melbourne to support the launch of new Melbourne services by the airline’s partner, Virgin Australia.Paterson joins Virgin Atlantic after nearly four years with GSA Australia Cargo, latterly as station manager Victoria.Earlier in his career, he worked for ...
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DHL signs deal to help Shanghai Pharma grow
Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DHL Supply Chain to expand its global logistics infrastructure.Under the MOU, the pharmaceuticals giant – which generated revenues of more than US$18 billion (RMB121 billion) last year – will partner with DHL ...
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PACTL breaks its cargo records
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw record volume in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage handled in the corresponding period of last year by 12%.Total tonnage at the handler – the airport’s largest - for the first half of 2017 was 873,573, up 12% on 2016. ...
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Hactl growth outpaces Hong Kong air cargo market
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) increased its cargo tonnage by 16.6% in the first half of 2017, well ahead of the overall market, it said.The total of 860,242 tonnes included growth in exports, imports, transhipments and mail/express. Hactl has now outperformed the Hong Kong market every month since ...
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New Zealand forces recruit freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel
The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a multi-year contract with forwarder Kuehne + Nagel.Under the agreement, the forwarder will be the global supplier of domestic and international freight forwarding and customs services to the Defence Force, which consists of the Royal New Zealand Navy, the New Zealand Army and ...