All articles by Damian Brett – Page 186
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Toll Group suffers cyber attack
Freight forwarder Toll Group has shut down certain IT systems after suffering a cyber attack.The Japan Post-owned company warned customers that as a precautionary measure, in response to a cyber security incident on Friday, it had deliberately shut down a number of systems across multiple sites and business units."Toll IT ...
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NewsAF KLM, Delta and Virgin's cargo teams hope to benefit from new transatlantic tie up
Air France-KLM Cargo, Delta Air Lines Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo are hoping to capitalise on their new joint venture on the transatlantic.The new partnership, which represents 23% of total transatlantic cargo capacity or more than 600,000 tonnes annually, will enable the airlines to offer 110 nonstop routes with onward ...
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NewsU-Freight Korea opens new hub to target e-commerce
U-Freight Korea, part of the Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has opened a new logistics hub in Incheon to support its growing e-commerce business.The e-commerce fulfilment centre (EFC) will process domestic and cross-border e-commerce shipments for business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) fulfilment.With the anticipated increase in e-commerce logistics volumes, especially from ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines' parent writes down freighters' value
Nippon Cargo Airlines' (NCA) parent, NYK, has recorded an extraordinary loss in its fiscal third quarter financial results as the tough air cargo market hit the value of its aircraft.While announcing its latest financial results, NYK said that it had recorded an impairment loss of ¥15.7bn for the third quarter ...
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NewsAsian airlines face an uncertain start to the year after cargo falls in 2019
Asian airlines saw cargo traffic fall last year and face an uncertain start to 2020 as the coronavirus impacts travel.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that international air cargo demand as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) fell by 5.1% in 2019.Offered freight capacity grew by ...
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NewsCartwright launches airfreight fridge trailer
Cartwright Europe has launched a new fridge trailer specifically designed for the air cargo market in continental Europe.Cartwright said its engineers have been developing the new air cargo fridge trailer over the past nine months with the aim that it will provide an alternative option to the air cargo industry ...
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UPS Q4 revenues boosted by Amazon gains
UPS saw fourth-quarter revenues soar on the back of Amazon volume growth, but pensions charges pushed the company to a loss.The express giant reported a 3.6% year-on-year increase in revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter to $20.6bn, operating profit was up by 6.4% to $2.1bn but it reported a $106m ...
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Lufthansa and Air Canada the join the list of airlines suspending services to China
The Lufthansa Group and Air Canada have joined British Airways in taking precautions against the Chinese coronavirus outbreak by similarly suspending flights to mainland China.All three US majors have also suspended some or all of their flights into China as the rate of infections rise and consumer demand falls.The moves ...
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NewsHellmann nabs Raudszus for APAC role
Sven RaudszusSven Raudszus will take over the position of regional chief executive Asia Pacific (APAC) at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics from March 1.He will be responsible for the "operative and strategic business" within the Asia Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.Raudszus succeeds Mark Hellmann, who has played a ...
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Coronavirus set to impact air cargo
The air cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of measures taken to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China.Overnight, British Airways announced that it would suspend all direct flights to and from mainland China, with others expected to follow.United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada are ...
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Cargolux renews pharma GDP certification
Cargolux Airlines has successfully passed its GDP (good distribution practice) renewal audit covering its pharma handling processes.The full re-certification attests that the company’s management system fulfils the requirements of the European Union directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO guidelines.Franco Nanna, Cargolux ...
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Qantas Freight puts temporary dog transport ban in place
Qantas Freight has placed a temporary suspension on new freight bookings for snub-nosed dogs as it develops additional precautions to help reduce risks when carrying flat-faced breeds.The airline took the decision after a French Bulldog named Bruno was tragically found dead on arrival following a domestic Virgin Australia flight.Qantas said ...
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FedEx joins efforts to help fight the spread of the coronavirus
FedEx Express has transported a batch of medical supplies to China as part of efforts to fight the spread of the coronavirus.On January 26 and 27, FedEx transported medical supplies from the US and Japan to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.These medical supplies include the N95 masks, medical gloves, plastic goggles, ...
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NewsExpanding SEKO promotes Bourke to chief growth officer
Brian Bourke, Chief Growth Officer, SEKO LogisticsSEKO Logistics has promoted Brian Bourke to the new post of chief growth officer as the company looks to accelerate its organic expansion.In his new role, Bourke will drive SEKO’s demand generation, revenue management and corporate marketing and communications initiatives, working closely with Terry ...
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Former air cargo executive pleads guilty in US cargo cartel case
Maria Christina Ullings, the former senior vice president of cargo sales and marketing for Martinair Cargo, has been jailed in the US after pleading guilty for her alleged role in the cargo price-fixing cartel that ran from around 2001 to 2006.According to the US Department of Justice (DoJ), Ullings was ...
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NewsANA reduces freighter operations in response to weaker market
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced a series of cuts to its freighter operations – including its recently-launched B777F transpacific operation – in response to weaker market conditions.In total, the airline will reduce the number of weekly all-cargo flights it currently operates by 51 (see full list below), although it ...
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NewsMore cargo firms sign up to Western Sydney Airport
dnata's Terence Yong, WSA's Graham Millett and Toll's Noel ProsserWestern Sydney Airport has partnered with an additional two air cargo companies, dnata and Toll Group, to collaborate on the design of its new freight precinct, adding to the 10 companies already signed up.Western Sydney Airport chief executive Graham Millett said ...
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Schiphol sees cargo volumes slide on fewer freighters and tough market
Schiphol saw its cargo traffic drop last year as reduced freighter flights and weaker market conditions took their toll.Total cargo volumes for 2019 dropped by 9% year on year in 2019 to 1.6m tonnes.Full freighter volumes fell by 13.2% to 0.85m tonnes while belly cargo volumes dropped 2.3% to 0.7m ...
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NewsCharterSync reaches 100 aircraft milestone
Digital charter platform CharterSync now has 100 aircraft registered on its system.The company, which was launched six months ago, said that a wide variety of aircraft, from smaller piston aircraft through to B737 capable of carrying 20 tonnes of cargo, had been onboarded.CharterSync co-founder Ed Gillet said: "The integration rate ...
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NewsFreighter conversions fall away sharply in 2019
Freighter conversions fell 33% in 2018, with declines in the widebody, narrowbody, and regional aircraft freighter segments.Cirium fleets data shows that 2019 saw 74 commercial aircraft converted to freighters, down from 110 in 2018.Widebody conversions halved to 16, compared with 31 a year earlier. The year saw the conversion of ...