All Coronavirus articles – Page 6
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NewsVolga-Dnepr transports ICUs to the Caribbean
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has recently delivered eight oversized intensive care units (ICU) supplies to the remote Dutch Caribbean islands of St Maarten and St Eustatius.Flown on behalf of mobile hospital manufacturer Hospitainer, the programme of four charter flights utilised two IL76-TD-90VD aircraft, which departed over a period of one week.Loading from ...
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NewsIATA: Air cargo demand records steepest ever decline in April
Air cargo recorded its steepest ever decline in air cargo volumes in April, but a greater reduction in capacity resulted in load factors jumping by the highest amount on record.The latest figures from IATA highlight the volatility experienced in the air cargo market in recent months, with demand in cargo ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo increases cargo-only PAX flights by 33%
This month, following the success of its cargo-only passenger aircraft flights programme in May, Virgin Atlantic Cargo has announced that it is increasing the frequency of its PAX flights by 33%.Virgin Atlantic said the extra cargo-only passenger flights — bringing the total to 587 in June — would "support demand ...
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NewsAirfreight rates continue to decline on key trades
Airfreight rates out of Shanghai continued on a downward trajectory last week as air cargo capacity on key routes remained steady.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average airfreight rates between Shanghai and North America last week dropped by 29.6% compared with a week earlier to $7.62 per kg.This ...
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NewsBritish Airways strips out B777 seats to boost cargo capacity
British Airways (BA) is the latest airline to remove the seats from one of its passenger aircraft in order to boost cargo carrying capacity.The IAG-owned airline said that it had removed the seats and stripped the interiors of two of its grounded 777-200 fleet so that the aircraft can operate ...
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NewsForwarders offer other modes in response to China air cargo congestion
Expeditors and DSV Panaplina have both been promoting alternatives to air cargo, such as road, rail and express ocean, as an option out of China in response to ongoing congestion.In a circular sent out last night, Expeditors senior vice president global ocean transportation Karl Fransisco said express ocean services could ...
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NewsAirfreight rates from Shanghai decline as outlook remains uncertain
Seabury Consulting air cargo capacity May 28Airfreight rates out of Asia Pacific appear to have peaked, with prices from Shanghai to Europe and North America both declining last week.The latest figures from TAC Index show that after seven weeks of rapid increases, rates from Shanghai to North America last week ...
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Air France KLM ups cargo operations following Covid-19 disruption
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has increased operations across its network, following severe disruption over the last few months caused by the global coronavirus outbreak.The carrier has already resumed flights between Singapore and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), and between Accra and Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) and next week will ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo launches its first Europe to US freighter service
LATAM Cargo B767LATAM Cargo has launched services from Europe to the US for the first time, as capacity on the trade has been reduced due to the coronavirus outbreak.The airline will offer a twice-weekly service from Frankfurt to Miami. It is expected to carry pharmaceuticals, auto parts and electronic products, ...
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NewsAir cargo in stable condition following coronavirus crisis
CLIVE managing director Niall van de Wouw provides an update on the latest market statisticsWhen the status of a patient submitted into hospital is described as ‘stable’ it often means that they are not well at all, but that, for the time being, their condition is not getting worse. The ...
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NewsAir cargo capacity slides as airport congestion slows operations
The gap between air cargo capacity in 2020 and last year has grown again as airport congestion has slowed freighter operations.The latest data from Accenture's Seabury Consulting shows that global air cargo capacity was last week 28% lower than a year ago. Last week the figure stood at 25%.The decline ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo ramps up Shenzhen capacity
Lufthansa Cargo is now offering 14 weekly cargo flights from Shenzhen (SZX) to Frankfurt as it looks to meet demand.The cargo business said the first aircraft — an Airbus A330-300 operated by Lufthansa, which took off from Shenzhen on May 18 with around 3m respiratory masks and other medical protective ...
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NewsVa-Q-tec pharma boxes used to transport Covid-19 test kits
Supporting the fight against Covid-19, Germany-based temperature-controlled container company va-Q-tec has provided international pharmaceutical distributors with several thousand of its va-Q-med boxes for the shipment of drugs, diagnostic kits and other temperature-sensitive products.The company offers boxes and containers for long-distance international use, as well as solutions for short-distance transportation to ...
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NewsLIVE UPDATES: Air cargo continues fight against Covid-19
A live roundup of air cargo companies' efforts to meet the challenges presented to supply chains by the Covid-19 outbreak.————— May 18, 16:11pm BST —————————————–Düsseldorf Airport has been handling medical equipment and other traffic-related to the coronavirus outbreak.Gerton Hulsman, managing director of cargo operations, said: “We have had a variety ...
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Responding to Covid-19: Kerry outlines the challenges faced by airfreight supply chains
Emma Rowlands, strategic sales director, Kerry Logistics UK, outlines how the company responded to the coronavirus outbreakThe Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the airfreight industry, as capacity has been heavily reduced due to the cancellation of most passenger flights and the crisis has all but decimated the ...
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UK handlers ask for clarity over job retention scheme
Three of the UK's main ground handlers have welcomed the government's decision to extend its job retention scheme but are urgently seeking clarity about how the scheme’s implementation will change in August.They argue that bringing forward to June some of the measures proposed for August, such as allowing staff to ...
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NewsCharter sector expected to be busy over coming months
Dan Morgan-Evans, Air Charter ServiceCharter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is expecting demand for cargo charters to remain strong over the coming months despite an uncertain demand outlook.Group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans explained that although demand was likely to come under pressure, airlines could take their time restarting the passenger ...
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Cargo demand pushes Delta to reignite Europe passenger services
Delta Air Lines said that demand for its cargo services has driven it to bring back passenger services from the US to Germany and the UK.From May 21, three times per week, Delta will operate flights to Frankfurt and London from Atlanta and Detroit. The flights will transport cargo in ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo volumes fall by almost 50%
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes decline by 48.3% year-on-year in April, but since then it has ramped up capacity.The decline meant that the Hong Kong-hubbed airline group handled a total of 84,634 tonnes during the month.Meanwhile, cargo and mail revenue tonne kms slipped 37.3% year on year in April ...
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NewsCoronavirus pandemic: DAMCO outlines response to crisis
Zera Zheng, head of Damco business resilience and securityZera Zheng, head of business resilience and security at DAMCO, outlines how the freight forwarder responded to the coronavirus outbreak to keep supply chains movingOur business resilience (BR) program kicked into play at the beginning of January when we started to monitor ...