Automotive Supply Chains – Page 2
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time:matters partners with Air Europa on Sameday network
Time critical logistics firm time:matters has added new destinations to its Sameday Air network through a partnership with Air Europa.The flights will be offered through Air Europa's Madrid hub, connecting 14 stations in Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Italy.The company's sameday air service ensures the guaranteed consignment of time-critical ...
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Carousel and DANX to merge following private equity investment
Time critical logistics firms Carousel and DANX will merge after being purchased by private equity firm Axcel.The merger will expand the two firms' networks by combining DANX's presence in the Nordics and Baltics with Carousel's UK, Ireland, Germany and Iberia offices. The two firms have combined annual revenues of around ...
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InsightsHeavy lift looks to recovery from pandemic pressures
Industry stakeholders are somewhat optimistic about the future of heavy lift, although pandemic challenges remain, writes Michael Mackey.The heavy lift sector is looking forward to getting back to normal post-pandemic, although there is a debate about what that future will look like.On the positive side is Volga-Dnepr Airlines, which talks ...
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NewsUAM worth its weight
Flying Basket's eVTOL cargo drone FB3. Photo: Flying BasketHeavylift urban air mobility (UAM) has been reliably demonstrated in a first of its kind operation in Europe that could prove to be key for sustainable ‘last mile’ supply chain logistics.Italian cargo drone designer and manufacturer FlyingBasket said it has carried out ...
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NewsGeodis forms ULD partnership
Photo: UnilodeGeodis has signed a unit load device (ULD) supply, management and repair agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions.The five-year deal comes as forwarder Geodis operates a leased A330-300 converted freighter serving Amsterdam, Chicago O’Hare, Stansted and Hong Kong airports.Unilode supplies containers and pallets to Geodis and provides its full range ...
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NewsGeodis appoints Adler in automotive role
Juergen Adler. Source: GeodisGeodis has appointed Jürgen Adler as vice president automotive vertical market.Adler has more than 25 years’ experience in the logistics and transport sector of the automotive industry.His aim will be to "address the specific expectations of the sector, which is currently facing significant structural changes as well ...
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InsightsAir cargo revs up for changing automotive market
The airfreight industry is adapting its solutions to support the automotive sector, as more vehicles on the roads are electrified.The automotive sector will see more change in the next two years than it has in the last 20 to 25 years, according to Dave Dudek, executive vice president, global automotive ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Management flies race cars from Nairobi to Liege
Source: Network Airline ManagementFreighter firm Network Airline Management has transported a number of race cars from Nairobi to Liege, following the World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally event, which ended this week.The company organised a Boeing 747 (TF-AMU) to carry four Hyundai Motorsport rally cars, spare parts and ancillary equipment, ...
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Newstime:matters expands transatlantic same-day service
Time critical logistics firm time:matters has added a series of new flights from Paris to the US as part of its same-day air service.The company said that it had added 30 additional direct flights per day between Paris CDG and ten stations in the US as capacity on the transatlantic ...
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Newstime:matters aims to side step bottlenecks with intra-European flights
Airline Businesswings and time-critical logistics firm time:matters are partnering on flights between Germany, the UK and Ireland to combat supply chain bottlenecks.The service will operate to Birmingham and Dublin from Frankfurt am Main on Mondays to Fridays, with late check-in and departure times after 8pm so customers can utilise the ...
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NewsPicture special: Forwarder Zenith arranges urgent flights for 200 tons of steel
Zenith International Freight helped fly 200 tons of steel from the UK to Canada on two flights as part of an urgent shipment on behalf of a large vehicle manufacturer.The UK-based freight forwarder was approached by the automotive firm when ocean freight equipment shortages and delays to vessels interrupted the ...
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B&H Worldwide expands in Singapore
Aerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide has doubled the size of its operation in Singapore to meet rising demand.The new 28,000 sq ft facility is located adjacent to its existing operation within the ALPS Free Trade Zone at Changi Airport.B&H said the new unit will enable it to continue serving customers ...
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NewsAntonov transports automotive parts as demand picks up
Antonov Airlines has transported 80 tonnes of automotive parts from Southeast Asia to the US as manufacturing plants begin to reopen.The flight saw an AN-124-100 pick up 40 tonnes of in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and a further 40 tonnes in Hanoi, Vietnam, before transporting the parts to Ohio.It took four days ...
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ANA to expand transpacific cargo capacity on growing demand
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will expand its Los Angeles-Tokyo Narita freighter service with the use of B777 freighters on the back of growing demand.The airline said that its B777Fs offer around 100 tons of capacity, which is double that of the B767Fs currently used on the route.ANA reported growing demand ...
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NewsIAG Cargo reports increased automotive demand
IAG Cargo has reported an increase in automotive traffic since the start of the year, predominantly with its airfreight charter service that was launched last year at the start of the pandemic.The carrier said it that this year it has already transported 8,000 tonnes of automotive parts, which suggests "a ...
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NewsB&H Worldwide appoints new head of global sales
Michael HaskinsTime-critical logistics firm B&H Worldwide has appointed Michael Haskins as its head of global sales.Haskins joined B&H Worldwide with more than 20 years of experience leading multinational operations in aerospace time-critical logistics.He was most recently with Tala (The Aerospace Logistics Alliance), where he served as managing director responsible for ...
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'Unprecedented' UK cargo charter enquiries as border remains closed
Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is reporting an "unprecedented" number of enquiries for cargo flights as France keeps its border with the UK closed.France closed its border with the UK to trade and travel on Sunday night following the emergence of a new Covid-19 variant.Politicians are currently in talks ...
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NewsTime-critical firm Airspace Technologies eyes European expansion
Marcel AndriessenUS time critical logistics firm Airspace Technologies is looking to expand its European business after opening its first office on the continent earlier this year.The company opened Airspace B.V, which is its European headquarters, at Schiphol-Rijk in June this year, but will now look to expand its team further ...
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Honda turns to airfreight as UK box ports face gridlock
Car manufacturer Honda will pause production in the UK and turn to airfreight to get parts into the country as container ports face gridlock.The Japanese firm told the BBC that it will pause production at its Swindon, UK, site today due to a transport-related parts delay that is affecting its ...
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Dachser USA notes constant near-full capacity of Frankfurt-Chicago service
Dachser USA has provided an update about its weekly Frankfurt-Chicago air cargo service that was launched in response to increased demand for airfreight capacity when the pandemic hit.The company said that since the service was launched 17 weeks ago, it has consistently operated at near-full capacity.Dachser USA estimated that key ...