Cargo airports – Page 24
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NorthLink Aviation provides National Air Cargo with capacity at Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport
Florida-based air cargo carrier National Air Cargo and NorthLink Aviation have signed an agreement for hardstand terminal capacity at NorthLink’s air cargo terminal at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage, Alaska.NorthLink is building essential airport infrastructure at ANC to serve air cargo carriers. NorthLink has entered into a ...
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NewsWFS expands capacity with Amsterdam Schiphol cargo warehouse
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will open a new offline cargo warehouse at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in August to add capacity ahead of the winter 2022 peak season.The new 3,000 m2 facility is the fourth WFS cargo terminal at Schiphol, taking the company’s overall footprint to 17,500 m2, ...
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NewsRecently opened Chengdu Tianfu Airport gears up for cargo growth
Copyright: Lödige IndustriesThe recently opened Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China has added a fully automated cargo terminal as it prepares for cargo growth.The new terminal was installed by Lödige Industries and features two elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs) with a five-level, three-directional automated ULD storage and handling system for 227 ...
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Brussels cargo volumes remain ahead of pre-Covid volumes
Cargo throughput at Brussels Airport remains ahead of pre-pandemic 2019.Throughput at the airport totalled 65,358 tons in May, down 9% on the same month of 2021 but up 12.5% compared to May 2019, with Asia leading for both imports and exports.Airfreight dropped by 4% to 52,629 tons and the number ...
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Shanghai Covid trucking restrictions see sustained pressure on airfreight
Shanghai is back in business following a Covid lockdown but additional quarantine measures have resulted in trucking restrictions and staff shortages that are further battering airfreight supply chains.Infections recorded following the formal end to lockdown in the city on June 1 has seen some areas return to Covid restrictions, temporarily ...
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NewsKorean Air Cargo growth continues at Vienna Airport
Copyright: Flughafen Wien AGAutomotive products are helping drive up Korean Air Cargo volumes at its busiest airport in Europe.The increase in Korean Air Cargo’s volumes through Vienna Airport over the last two years has continued into 2022, with up to 13 flights a week to the Austrian capital.The airline uses ...
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NewsConstruction of Romania's first industrial park with air cargo terminal begins
Photo: CTPIndustrial and logistics developer CTP has begun construction work on the first industrial park with an air cargo terminal in Romania.Amsterdam-headquartered CTP said CTPark Oradea Cargo Terminal is being developed on a 14.4 ha site that is directly connected to Oradea Airport and in proximity to the Eurobusiness II ...
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Nashville International Airport invests in airfreight
Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the US has announced plans for a new airfreight building as part of a renovation and expansion plan.“New Horizons” is an improvement and expansion plan for two concourses, a new airfreight building, terminal roadway improvements and additional upgrades to benefit passengers.New Horizons is expected to ...
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NewsKuehne+Nagel cuts airport emissions in India with electric vehicles
Photo: Kuehne and NagalKuehne+Nagel has launched an electric vehicle (EV) service for air cargo airport transfers in Mumbai, India in a bid to reduce its operational emissions.With this service, Kuehne+Nagel aims to switch to zero-emissions EVs in a phased manner. The initiative is expected to result in a reduction of ...
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NewsWFS breaks into India with cargo handling deal in Bangalore
Pictured from left to right are: Pratik Mehta, head - cargo business, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Hari K. Marar, managing director & chief executive officer, Bangalore International Airport Ltd ; Satyaki Raghunath, chief strategy & development officer, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Francois Mirallié, group chief financial officer at WFS; Mohammed ...
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NewsKale Logistics signs with one hundredth airport cargo station
Amar More. Photo: Kale Logistics SolutionsIT solutions provider Kale Logistics Solutions has signed an agreement with its one hundredth airport cargo station.Kale aims to improve air cargo processes at GMR Cargo Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) with a air cargo solution that is a combination of its flagship Cargo Community System ...
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NewsDHL begins work on Brisbane Airport cargo facility
DHL breaks ground on Brisbane facility. Photo: DHLDHL Global Forwarding has broken ground on a new 4,880 sq m facility at Brisbane Airport that is due to open in early 2023.A$17m is being invested over ten years for the Australian facility, which according to DHL, will house the largest international ...
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NewsBrussels Airport invests in cargo infrastructure
Photo: Brussels AirportBrussels Airport will invest €70m to further modernise its cargo zone over the next three years in order to meet the growing demand for storage and handling space.By the beginning of 2025, three new modern and sustainable buildings, including parking areas, will be opened in the heart of ...
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Cargo capacity cuts continue to impact Hong Kong Airport in April
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) reported a year-on-year drop in cargo throughput for April as a result of reduced capacity.Cargo throughput and flight movements recorded 375,000 tonnes and 10,320, respectively, representing decreases of 2.8% and 0.6% compared to the same month in 2021.The decline in cargo throughput was mainly attributed ...
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WFS' Heathrow cargo workers approve new pay offer
Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) Heathrow cargo workers have voted in favour of a new offer following a dispute over pay.The cargo handler said that its employees voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of the pay offer, which had removed the threat of strike action.The union representing the workers 200 said that they ...
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NewsMiami International Airport throughput up 8% year on year in Q1 2022
Miami International Airport's (MIA) total freight volume in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 8% year on year to 687,675 tons.552,371 tons of this came from international traffic. International freight at MIA has grown 5.4% in the year to date, while domestic freight is up 20.5%.MIA’s strong first quarter ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards entry deadline extended
In response to high demand, companies now have an extra week to submit their entries for the Air Cargo News Awards.The extension means that those wishing to enter one of our nine awards categories have until May 13 to submit their entries.The awards honour and celebrate those companies that have ...
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Ostend-Bruges Airport adds digital cargo solution
Ostend-Bruges Airport in Belgium is equipping its cargo hub with a Nallian-powered OST Cargo Cloud to boost operational efficiency and transparency.The OST Cargo Cloud is designed to enable a coordinated, digitalised approach to processes such as freight pick up and drop off, and the inspection of perishable goods.It will also ...
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InsightsBournemouth ventures into cargo
24-hour capability, open slot availability and uncongested airspace are enabling Bournemouth Airport to style itself as a small but flexible alternative to London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports.Born out of the pandemic, Bournemouth Airport’s cargo operations have been met with sustained demand, prompting it to carve out a long-term investment in ...
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NewsA record Q1 for cargo at Leipzig/Halle despite weakening in German market
Source: ShutterstockGermany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport set another record for cargo volumes in the first quarter while the overall German market showed signs of weakening in March.The airport - the fourth largest in Europe in terms of cargo - handled 385,438 tonnes of freight in the first three months of the year, ...