Cargo airports – Page 64
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Hermes goes live in Hanoi
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has gone live with its Hermes 5 (H5) cargo management system at the ALS Cargo Terminal Co (ALSC) in Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam.H5, which will be rolled out globally, allows for simpler integration with new technologies and opening up Hermes through APIs and new ...
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HNA signs MOU with Temasek to explore partnerships in aviation and logistics
China's HNA Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Temasek, a Singapore investment company, to "explore opportunities in aviation and logistics, and airport infrastructure".Chia Song Hwee, president and chief operating officer of Temasek, said: "Temasek is a long term commercial investor. We are keen to explore investments which ...
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Horses jump at the chance to stay at Liege airport
Liege Airport's Horse Inn facility will see no fewer than 300 horses transit through the Belgian hub over the next 20 days as they journey to attend the Longines Global Champions Tour 2018.The annual international competition for top-level show jumping began at the end of March in Mexico, before moving ...
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Top 20 cargo hubs saw volumes rise 6.8% in 2017
Air cargo volumes at the world's 20 busiest airports grew 6.8% in 2017, with Hong Kong again the number one freight hub at more than 5m tonnes, a 9.4% year-on-year increase.Airports Council International (ACI) reported that the top 20 cargo hubs handled a combined 51m tonnes last year, representing 43% ...
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Forwarders on a guided tour at the new Moscow Cargo terminal
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport has presented its new showpiece cargo terminal to airlines and freight forwarders.Moscow Cargo, the largest cargo complex in Russia, covers an area of 42,300 sq m and has a handling capacity of 380,000 tonnes per year.Construction work started in March 2016 and was completed in July ...
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New project aims to reduce Frankfurt ramp waiting times
Frankfurt Airport will host a new research project that aims to create a shared trailer system to speed up the ramp operation.The airport said cargo handlers would share intelligent truck trailers, known as “smart trailers”, equipped with complex camera systems that continuously record how full the trailer is.Once a certain ...
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No extra slots for Schiphol until at least 2020
The Schiphol aviation community has reacted with dismay to news that there will be no extra slots for the airport until the end of 2020.The airport, which last year almost breached its slot limit of 500,000, was hoping that it would be able to gain extra capacity to meet growing ...
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Brussels slot booking app expands its user base
BRUcloud, the cargo community cloud based data-sharing platform at Brussels Airport, now has 15 companies using its cargo pick-up slot booking app, which went live in January this year with seven operators.The app co-ordinates the match between supply and demand of time slots, streamlines the pick-up and delivery of freight ...
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Southern Air to launch Miami-Hong Kong service
Southern Air will begin a weekly all-cargo service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Hong Kong via Anchorage from April.The new scheduled freighter flights will be served by Boeing B777F aircraft.MIA said that Hong Kong is its fourth largest market in Asia, responsible for more than $500m in freight annually.In ...
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Schiphol's head of cargo talks mergers, slots and new challenges
Schiphol Airport’s decision to merge its cargo department with its aviation marketing division took many in the industry by surprise, given its support for the development of its freight business over the past few years.However, Schiphol head of cargo Jonas van Stekelenburg points out this is not the first time ...
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Forwarders urge early vote on Heathrow runway
UK freight forwarders are urging parliament to hold a vote on adding a third runway at Heathrow airport at the earliest opportunity.Last week, a Transport Select Committee issued a report backing a new runway at Heathrow, although it also recommended some additional measures be put in place to offset concerns ...
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IAG Cargo trials self-driving CargoPod on Heathrow airside
IAG Cargo has undertaken the first airside trial of a self-driving vehicle at a UK airport.In partnership with Oxbotica – an Oxford based company specialising in self-driving software - and London Heathrow Airport, the trial is designed to help the carrier understand how autonomous vehicles could work in an airside ...
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New Muscat cargo terminal opens for business
Muscat International Airport’s new cargo terminal has opened its doors.The fully automated facility will support national flag-carrier Oman Air’s continuing expansion, informs ALS Logistic Solutions, the supplier of automated cargo handling systems that commissioned and handed over the terminal.An ALS statement noted that the fully automated cargo terminals at both ...
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Transport Committee backs Heathrow plans but wants charge clarity and night flight ban
A UK Transport Committee has backed plans to develop a third runway at Heathrow but has recommended several changes to proposals to offset the impact on local communities and users of the hub.The major recommendations made by the Transport Committee include a ban on night flights – currently there is ...
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Cargo plays an important role in Doncaster Sheffield Airport's master plan
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), a gateway in the north of England serving the region around those two cities, has released its 20-year Master Plan as well as what it describes as its Vision for an even longer term future.The DSA Vision envisages a ‘Connected National Economy’ that “realises the airport’s ...
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Vanneste to take over as chairman of Cologne Bonn Airport
The Supervisory Board of Cologne Bonn Airport has elected Johan Vanneste as a new member and both chairman and chief executive of the airport’s Board of Management.The appointment will take effect no later than June 1 this year but – in the case of earlier availability – as soon as ...
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Singapore consortium to support overseas airport development
Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), Surbana Jurong and Changi Airport Planners and Engineers (CAPE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a consortium of Singapore-based companies to participate in overseas airport development projects.The consortium plans to develop a comprehensive export strategy in regard to airport development, with a ...
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Heathrow to benefit from new cargo links to China
Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) hopes to benefit from new links to China being established in the summer of this year, including by way of the increased cargo capacity that will be made available.Hainan Airlines is to inaugurate a direct service from Heathrow to Changsha and Tianjin Airlines will fly from ...
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Smart choice as boss of East Midlands Airport
Karen Smart, currently director of landside operations at London Stansted Airport, has been appointed managing director of East Midlands Airport.Smart will take up her role at the UK’s largest pure cargo airport in April 2018 and will lead a team of over 500 employees.She joined MAG, parent group of Manchester, ...
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Pouwels to lead cargo team within new Schiphol aviation department
Bart Pouwels, currently director business development cargo at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, is to lead the cargo team in a new role effective from April.Pouwels will report directly to the head of aviation marketing, cargo, and customer experience, Maaike van der Windt, and lead the dedicated cargo team.In February this year, ...