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ABC expands Asian network with call in fast growing Taipei
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued the expansion of its operations in Asia with the addition of Taipei to its list of destinations.ABC will fly to Taipei twice per week utilising a Boeing 747F aircraft. The new service, which was launched on April 8, will operate from Moscow Sheremetyevo every Wednesday ...
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Another CEIV station for DHL
DHL Global Forwarding's Shanghai station is the latest to achieve IATA's CEIV pharma certification.The certification of Shanghai comes shortly after the forwarder's stations in Dublin and Leipzig achieved the quality award.DHL started to certify its global stations according to the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard in the third quarter of 2016."Following ...
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Air Incheon signs up for B737-400 conversion
Air Incheon has contracted PEMCO World Air Servicesto convert a single B737-400 aircraft into a freighter configuration.Air Incheon’s B737-400 PEMCO-converted aircraft features a custom cargo loading system, up to 48,000 pounds of payload, and 4,600 cubic feet of total volume under PEMCO’s supplemental type certificate.“We chose PEMCO to expand our ...
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Qatar Cargo the latest to add Phnom Penh freighter
Qatar Airways Cargo has today launched its first freighter service to the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh as it looks to capitalise on growing demand from the Southeast Asian origin.The new service will utilise an Airbus A330 freighter operating on the Doha–Phnom Penh–Doha route once a week, offering 60 tonnes ...
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Heathrow welcomes new China trade link
Heathrow Airport has welcomed the extra cargo capacity that a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner China Southern service will bring to the UK-China market.The west London airport said that China Southern's new twice daily service between Heathrow and Guangzhou would increase capacity to the Chinese city to up to 8,760 metric ...
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Seko Logistics appoints new chief operating officer for Asia
SEKO Logistics has named Tony Barnes as chief operating officer Asia Pacific. He will also lead SEKO’s Global Ocean Product as senior vice president ocean services.Barnes brings more than 25 years’ experience in the shipping, freight forwarding and logistics industry in sales and marketing, business development, operations and general management ...
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Warsaw opening continues Kerry’s European expansion
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network has opened a new office in Warsaw, Poland as part of its European expansion programme.It will be headed by Diana Sokół, managing director of Poland, who was previously at C.Spaarmann Logistics in Warsaw.Sokół, who holds joint Polish and German citizenship and has extensive knowhow in ...
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American set to take stake in China Southern
American Airlines could take a stake in China Southern Airlines, according to press reports. The state-owned Chinese carrier, one of the country’s largest, said the deal could also involve other forms of cooperation, but was subject to shareholder and government approval.In a statement, China Southern said it was negotiating “a ...
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DHL eCommerce expands in South China
DHL eCommerce is increasing its presence in South China through the introduction of e-commerce logistics services in the Fujian province.The company also announced the expansion of its Shenzhen Distribution Center and Hong Kong Distribution Center to manage a capacity of 81m shipments a year.According to research, China's booming cross-border e-commerce ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Demand takes off in February
Asian air cargo carriers recorded a demand boom in February, with Cathay Pacific citing improvements in imports from North America and Europe.The latest monthly figures from some of Asia’s leading airlines show high single-digit and double-digit year-on-year demand improvements in February, usually the slowest month of the year.The region’s busiest ...
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Kerry set for CIS forwarding acquisition as it offloads HK airfreight terminal
Kerry Logistics increased its profits and revenues last year and has also revealed plans to offload a stake in a Hong Kong cargo terminal subsidiary, to invest in the CIS states and to grow its e-commerce business.In a stock exchange filing, the Hong Kong-headquartered logistics firm revealed that subsidiary Torres ...
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Ethiopian adds India's Ahmedabad to its freighter network
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest cargo operator, will add Ahmedabad as its fifth cargo gateway in India with a direct freighter link from March 28.The rotation for the flight will be Addis Ababa, Hong Kong, Ahmedabad and back to Addis Ababa.Ahmedabad, India’s second oldest stock exchange and largest producer of cotton, ...
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Agility invests S$25.5m in Singapore warehouse
Logistics firm Agility has acquired a two-storey warehouse close to Changi International Airport, giving it more than 600,000 sq ft of warehouse space in total in Singapore.The newly acquired 177,000 sq ft warehouse cost S$25.5m and is located in an area with access to "an array of logistics services" and ...
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Hong Kong cargo boost in February
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) experienced strong cargo growth in February, with a sharp year-on-year increase of 14.1% to 294,000 tonnes.In the first two months of 2017, HKIA recorded a 7.7% increase to 666,000 tonnes from the same period of last year.An HKIA spokesperson said: “The combined robust growth in ...
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Supply chain firm Tigers launches e-commerce offering for customers
Supply chain company Tigers has launched an online shopping portal that allows companies to sell their products in China and southeast Asia.As well as listing products, Tigers’ eShop takes payments, offers supply chain management, order fulfilment and returns.Tigers chief executive and group managing director Andrew Jillings said: “Tigers eShop offers ...
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Oz funding to develop advanced data analytics
Information technology company Unisys and Data61, Australia’s largest data innovation group, are to develop an advanced data analytics solution for automated security risk assessment of travellers and cargo at air, land and sea borders.Under the collaboration, Unisys will fund joint research with Data61 to develop an advanced data analytics solution ...
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Majority stake in Hahn airport sold to HNA of China
Germany's Rheinland-Pfalz state has confirmed that its majority shareholding in Frankfurt-Hahn airport will be sold to HNA Airport Group of China.A press conference and an official signing ceremony will be held later today (March 2) to provide further details.The state's 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn has been up for sale for ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Slow start to the year for Asian carriers
It was a slow start to the year on the cargo front for airlines based in the Asia region, with only China Airlines and Eva Air recording significant improvements in demand.While only two of the region’s airlines managed to continue to grow at the levels recorded towards the end of ...
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Hactl gains CEIV certificate
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in the Territory to gain full IATA CEIV Pharma certification. It is the result of an initiative sponsored by the airport authority, in which all relevant industry players undergo validation for the standard.IATA CEIV Pharma represents a co-ordinated ...
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Hong Kong welcomes steady cargo growth
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) achieved what it describes as “steady growth” in all air traffic categories in the first month of 2017.Cargo traffic through the gateway increased by 3.1% compared with January 2016 to reach 372,000 tonnes.The increased cargo throughput was attributed in the main by Airport Authority Hong ...