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NewsMenzies Aviation opts for Hermes' cargo management system
Robert Fordree, executive vice president cargo, Menzies Aviation.Menzies Aviation has selected Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) to provide a Cargo Management System (CMS) for its global network.The most recent version of HLT’s CMS, Hermes 5 (H5), will be rolled out at Menzies cargo facilities from the first quarter of next year.Menzies ...
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Heathrow former head of cargo Platts to join Riyadh Airports Company
Heathrow Airport Limited's former head of cargo, Nick Platts, will join DAA International to help develop Riyadh Airports Company's cargo operation.Platts' final day at Heathrow was last week, ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia to take up a role with DAA International.His new two-year director of cargo role will ...
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NewsViaEurope opens e-hub in Liege to help process e-commerce 'tsunami'
BJ Streefland, ViaEurope's chief executiveViaEurope, a European cross border e-company, has opened an e-hub in Liège airport (LGG), Belgium.It is the second platform for the e-logistics tech start-up whose headquarters are located in Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport.The Liege e-Hub is “100% dedicated to cross border e-commerce,” said ViaEurope in a ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Hong Kong cargo management leading by example
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Wilson Kwong, chief executive of HACTL (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals) shed light on how the world’s busiest cargo hub is striving to lead by example.Kwong explained that HACTL is investing to improve its facilities and operations in order to prepare for anticipated growth ...
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NewsUPS invests in Louisville ahead of freighter fleet expansion
UPS' new Hangar LouisvilleUPS will spend $750m on projects at its Louisville Worldport hub as it prepares for the introduction of 50 freighters over the next three years.Most notably, UPS will build a new $220m, 262,000 sq ft hangar to accommodate line maintenance on its growing air fleet.The company said ...
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NewsFevzi Gandur Logistics opens new hub at Istanbul Airport
Fevzi Gandur Logistics' facility at Istanbul AirportTurkey-based transport firm Fevzi Gandur Logistics has opened a warehouse at the new Istanbul Airport.The non-bonded facility measures 2,700 sq m and is one of only four warehouses located at the airport's cargo city area.A spokesperson for Fevzi Gandur Logistics said that the facility ...
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Shanghai airfreight rates improve as cargo switches from Hong Kong
The price of air cargo out of Shanghai airport has begun to improve over recent weeks as cargo volumes have shifted from Hong Kong to the Chinese hub.The latest figures from Tac Index show that prices from Shanghai to Europe last week increased by 4.7% compared with a week ago ...
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NewsAmerican to fly to Haneda from DFW and LAX
American Airlines is to launch new links to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) next year.From March 29, American and its Pacific Joint Business partner Japan Airlines will offer five times a daily flights to Haneda from four US ...
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Awards open for entry! Don't miss out
The time has come and the clock is ticking! Entries are now open for the 36th edition of the Air Cargo News awards, the Oscars of the airfreight industry.The awards honour and celebrate those companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.Winning an award ...
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NewsSingapore's Changi sees cargo volumes fall 8% in August
Singapore Changi Airport saw airfreight throughput fall 8% year on year in August to 169,000 tonnes, the eighth successive month of decline in airfreight tonnages this year at the key Asian hub.These latest figures confirm a weakening of demand in Asia.Only this week Asia Pacific airlines saw air cargo demand ...
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Leipzig/Halle outlines expansion plans
Germany’s Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) has a clear strategic plan to increase its cargo footprint, with a €500m investment package for expansion that includes a second Cargo City.The hub, which saw a 7.2% rise in cargo volumes to just over 1.2m tonnes in 2018, already has integrator DHL as a major ...
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Silkway West Airlines targets seafood market with Oslo freighter
Silkway West Airlines will inaugurate a freighter service between Avinor Oslo Airport and its Baku hub later this week as it targets the growing Norwegian seafood market.The weekly service will launch on Friday (September 27) and will utilise a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The airline's commercial director for Europe Riad Fataliyev said: ...
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Mitchell Cotts to digitise at Jomo Kenyatta International airport with Kale
Kenya-based forwarder and handler Mitchell Cotts will digitise its operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi through software provider Kale Logistics Solutions' GALAXY cargo management system.GALAXY is a cargo handling software system that covers import, export and transit operations.It incorporates several features that can help cargo ground handlers to ...
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Hong Kong pushes back roll out of new air cargo security requirements
The Hong Kong government has pushed backed the roll out of stricter cargo screening requirements in light of the current market downturn.The Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said it would no longer require the screening of 25% of all non-known consignee shipments from October 1.Instead, the deadline has been pushed back ...
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NewsTop 20 Cargo Hubs 2018: LA and Doha surge up the cargo field
There was no change among the world’s top five cargo gateways in 2018 but there was movement further down the table, reported Airports Council International.Hong Kong International Airport, Memphis International, Shanghai Pudong, Incheon and Ted Stevens Anchorage all held their positions from the previous year as the top five cargo ...
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European hubs see cargo volume declines narrow in July
Declines in cargo traffic at European airports narrowed in July, but volumes were still down on a year earlier.Statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes declined by 2.3% year on year in July, with European Union (EU) airports registering a 3.1% drop-off and non-EU hubs reporting ...
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Uncertainty hits Hong Kong cargo volumes
Cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) dropped 11.5% year-on-year in August to 382,000 tonnes due to global trade uncertainty, said the airport authority.Transhipments and imports declined by 19% and 15% year-on-year, respectively, with Southeast Asia and Mainland China falling most among key trading regions.On a 12-month rolling basis, ...
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U-Freight Hong Kong to offer off-airport screening
Hong Kong-based U-Freight has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs certified by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) as a Regulated Air Cargo Screening Facility (RACSF).The CAD launched its RACSF scheme in October 2018 to facilitate screening at off-airport sites, in ...
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Heathrow trucking system launches automatic shipment updates
A community data system that aims to speed up delivery and collections at Heathrow Airport has been updated to provide users with automatic shipment status updates.Two users of CCS-UK's advance information system (AIS) collaborated with the organisation and its user group to produce a system enhancement that enables them to ...
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UK freight group urges government to push on with Heathrow expansion
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the country's government to push ahead with the expansion of Heathrow Airport as the IAG Group continues to express its concerns about the cost of the project and environmental groups plan to up their protests.The FTA said that an expanded Heathrow is ...