All articles by Damian Brett – Page 139
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NewsB&H looks to expand in Asia with latest appointment
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has added to its leadership team in Asia with the appointment of Eddie Chan as business development manager, Asia.Chan brings more than 15 years’ experience of the international aviation logistics business to his new role and will be based from the B&H Worldwide facility in ...
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NewsLufthansa and Oman Air announce CEIV pharma achievements
Lufthansa Cargo has achieved CEIV Pharma certification at facilities in Munich and Chicago, while Oman Air has gained the standard for its operations.Oman Air said that after successfully obtaining the standard, it now aims to grow its participation in the pharma market.Abdulaziz Al Raisi, chief executive of Oman Air, said: ...
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NewsChicago Rockford and Cologne Bonn team up on cargo
Chicago RockfordChicago Rockford (RFD) and Cologne Bonn (CGN) airports are teaming up to attract cargo and work on new e-commerce handling systems.The two airports said the "unique" knowledge sharing partnership would help manage the increasing e-commerce demand.Joint goals include attracting additional cargo airlines, alleviate on-ground challenges and help speed up ...
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Leisure airline Condor picks Unilode for ULDs
Leisure airline Condor has awarded a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply and management agreement to Unilode Aviation Solutions.Condor currently operates a fleet of more than 50 aircraft including 15 wide-body and 30 narrow-body aircraft.The airline offers scheduled and charter passenger flights worldwide, in addition to recently initiated cargo flights ...
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Emirates SkyCargo aims to streamline DG processes through new partnership
Emirates SkyCargo and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority(DCAA) will work together to streamline processes for the transportation of dangerous goods (DGs).Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the two entities will work together to "strengthen mechanisms to proactively share information on certain classes of DG booked for transport ...
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NewsPicture special: Take-off for CMA CGM Air Cargo at Liege
New market entrant CMA CGM Air Cargo on March 13 operated its first flight.The inaugural flight of the shipping group's air cargo subsidiary took off from Liege Airport in Europe and headed across the Atlantic to Chicago O'Hare in the US utilising one of its Airbus A330-200 freighters.A second Airbus ...
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Top air forwarders expect continued capacity constraints for 2021
The heads of Deutsche Post (DP) DHL and Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) are both expecting airfreight capacity to remain constrained for the rest of the year.Speaking to analysts following the announcement of K+N's 2020 financial figures, the forwarder's chief executive Detlef Trefzger was asked whether he expected airfreight rates to collapse this ...
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NewsHellmann appoints new chief of commercial
Patrick Oestreich, HellmannHellmann Worldwide Logistics has appointed Patrick Oestreich as its chief commercial officer (CCO), succeeding Jens Möller who took over the position on an interim basis in August of last year.As CCO and member of the executive board, Oestreich will be responsible for the global sales leadership team, which ...
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Dates confirmed for Multimodal event
UK logistics exhibition Multimodal has announced plans for the event to go ahead on October 19 to 21.The annual exhibition, which brings together thousands of people from across the supply chain, takes place at the NEC in Birmingham and also features conference sessions, networking and an awards.“We have been building ...
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Qatar Cargo offers discounts to local manufacturers
Qatar Airways Cargo will offer offer discounted rates to local Qatari manufacturers that are clients of Qatar Development Bank (QDB).The special discount is available to more than 350 Qatari exporters – QDB clients – that wish to export their locally made products on Qatar Airways Cargo flights.The two partners said ...
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NewsDHL opens new Malpensa hub as it looks to expand in Italy
New DHL Milan Malpensa facilityDHL Express has opened a new €110m logistics hub at Malpensa Airport as part of an ongoing investment in Italy.The express giant said that from its new hub it would be able to operate more than 30 flights per day and handle nearly 38,000 pieces per ...
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NewsHeathrow perishables firm 'crippled' by new emission rules
PML managing director Mike ParrHeathrow airport-based logistics firm Perishable Movements Ltd (PML) has hit out at new emissions rules saying they are crippling its business.PML managing director Mike Parr has written to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to outline how the extension of the city's Low Emissions Zone to ...
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NewsIcelandair to add B767 freighters through Titan deal
Icelandair is selling two B767-300ER aircraft to Titan Aircraft Investments (TAI) that will be converted into freighters and leased back to the airline.TAI, which is a joint venture between Atlas Air-owned Titan Aviation Holdings (TAH) and Bain Capital Credit, said that following conversion, the aircraft would be placed on long-term ...
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NewsPortal cargo.one adds new VP as it targets growth in the Americas
Chad TiborCargo.one has appointed Chad Tibor as its vice president and general manager for the Americas.The air cargo booking portal said Tibor, who joins from travel technology company Sabre, would shape its airline growth strategy with a focus on the American continents."My mission as the leader of the Americas airline ...
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NewsCargoAi adds advisory board
From left to right: Markus Flacke, Liana Coyne, Cyril Dumon and Ricardo PilonAir cargo booking portal CargoAi is adding a board of advisors to help steer the future of the company.The board will initially be formed of four members, but others are expected to join in the future.The current members ...
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NewsAir cargo and e-commerce help DP DHL to record earnings
Air cargo and e-commerce were two of the star performers at Deutsche Post (DP) DHL last year as operating profits reached record levels.The German parcels and logistics giant last year saw revenues increase by 5.5% year on year to €66.8bn, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) were up 17.4% to ...
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NewsFirst Choice Staff expands into cargo handling recruitment
Colin Blusch (left), Aviation Business Development Manager, with First Choice Staff Director, Chas Dowton.UK freight and logistics recruitment firm First Choice Staff is expanding its offering to airport services, cargo and ground handling companies following the appointment of Colin Blusch as aviation business development manager.Based at First Choice Staff’s head ...
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Lufthansa Cargo downplays impact of vaccine volumes
Lufthansa Cargo is not expecting Covid-19 vaccine volumes to have as much of an impact on the air cargo market as many had first thought.Speaking following the announcement of the cargo firm's 2020 financial results, chief executive Dorothea von Boxberg outlined findings from Accenture Strategy and Consulting, which estimate that ...
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Shippers urged to get creative to combat space shortages
Shippers have been urged to get creative as capacity shortages and high rates in air cargo and other modes are expected to continue.In the latest Baltic Exchange airfreight rate newsletter, Bruce Chan, vice president of global logistics at investment bank Stifel, said that over the next few months capacity could ...
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Lufthansa Cargo expects a good 2021 and rates to ease in H2
The newly appointed chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo, Dorothea von Boxberg, is expecting another good year in 2021 but adds that rates are likely to cool in the second half.Lufthansa Cargo yesterday announced a record adjusted operating profit of €772m, more than double the previous record of €342m in 2010.The ...