All articles by Damian Brett – Page 92
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Dispute between K+N and energy shipper goes to arbitration
A dispute between Kuehne+Nagel and oil and gas field services company Baker Hughes has been ordered to arbitration by a US federal court judge.The case centres on the September 2020 transportation of an air cargo shipment that was seized by customs authorities at its destination in Brazil.In court documents seen ...
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NewsCall for freighters to be excluded from Schiphol flight cuts
Source: ShutterstockThe Schiphol air cargo community is calling for freighters to be excluded from Dutch government plans to reduce the number of flights from the airport next year.Last week, the Dutch government announced plans to reduce the number of flights from Schiphol from November next year as part of efforts ...
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Another blow for Schiphol as government plans to reduce flights
The Dutch government has confirmed plans to reduce the number of flights from Schiphol from November next year as part of efforts to reduce noise and environmental pollution.The government plans to reduce the number of slots at Schiphol by 12% from the current 500,000 per year to 440,000.If a previously ...
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NewsCharterSync expands senior management team
(L-R) Metters and Wall. Source: CharterSyncDigital broker CharterSync has expanded its senior management team with three appointments as the company looks to continue to expand its offering.Chris Metters is joining in a consultant advisory role to the board as interim financial director; Hilary Blackburn will be appointed as risk management ...
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NewsFedEx teams up with Direct Relief for Ukraine aid flight
Source: FedExFedEx and charity Direct Relief worked together to fly 52 tons of medical equipment to Poland to support refugees from the war in Ukraine.The aid was transported on a FedEx Express Boeing B777 freighter on June 26 and included emergency medicines and supplies, including health kits, trauma and wound ...
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NewsPromotions at Network Airline Services
L-R Florent Turlier, Patricia Heilbrink and Sander van Vilsteren. Source: NASNetwork Airline Services (NAS) has appointed Sander van Vilsteren as its new managing director for Europe.Van Vilsteren - previously commercial manager for Europe - replaces Patricia Heilbrink who is relinquishing many of her duties to take over project work within ...
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AFKLMP Cargo and Aircalin expand partnership
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and New Caledonia-based Aircalin have expanded their partnership with the addition of flights to the archipelago via Singapore.The expanded partnership covers a new service to Nouméa in New Caledonia from Singapore that then connects with Paris.The new Nouméa-Singapore leg will be operated two-three times ...
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FedEx expects slow recovery in bellyhold capacity and lower growth
FedEx yesterday reported its full financial year results and outlined expectations of ongoing supply chain disruption, a slow return of air bellyhold capacity and lower growth levels for the coming fiscal year.In the fiscal year ending May 31, the express giant saw revenues increase by 11.3% year on year to ...
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NewsHeathrow and Schiphol face up to a difficult summer
Image: ShutterstockTwo of Europe's largest cargo hubs are facing a difficult few months as Heathrow faces possible strike action from staff at British Airways (BA) and airlines are asked to scrap flights at Schiphol.In the Netherlands, Schiphol Airport has limited the number of passengers it can handle due to staff ...
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NewsIAG Cargo hopes to capitalise on additional UK-US flights
Source: IAG CargoIAG Cargo is hoping to capitalise on a new flight between London Heathrow and Portland as well as the restart of services to Pittsburgh.The flights will be operated by IAG Cargo sister business British Airways utilising Boeing B787 Dreamliner aircraft.The new service to Portland operates five times a ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding signs up for Frankfurt Airport warehouse
Frankfurt CargoCity South. Source: FraportDHL Global Forwarding has signed up to take one of the remaining warehouse slots at Frankfurt Airport's CargoCity South development as it looks to expand charter operations.Construction will start in mid-2023 on an area of around 60,000 sq m. Once complete, the warehouse, including office spaces, ...
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DSV unaware of any CH Robinson divestment process
DSV has said it is unaware of any divestment process at CH Robinson after reports emerged that the Danish forwarder was interested in buying the US firm's forwarding business.In a statement to Air Cargo News, DSV, which has expanded rapidly through acquisitions over the past few years, added that would ...
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Korean ponders move for new freighters
Korean Air is considering a move for the new widebody freighters launched by Airbus and Boeing in recent months as it continues to position itself for strong cargo demand, reports FlightGlobal.The SkyTeam carrier has thrived after further stepping up its cargo business during the pandemic, temporarily converting a number of ...
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NewsRecently opened Chengdu Tianfu Airport gears up for cargo growth
Copyright: Lödige IndustriesThe recently opened Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China has added a fully automated cargo terminal as it prepares for cargo growth.The new terminal was installed by Lödige Industries and features two elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs) with a five-level, three-directional automated ULD storage and handling system for 227 ...
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NewsWomen in Aviation and Logistics plans second mentorship scheme
Source: Women in Aviation and Logistics. Caption at end of articleThe Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) project is planning to launch its second mentorship scheme after the success of the first programme.WAL said that it hoped that the second programme would take place in the autumn.The move comes after ...
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Firms to move away from just-in-time supply chains
Companies are making a long-term move away from just-in-time (JIT) supply chains as they look to combat the disruption experienced over the last couple of years.Panellists at the Multimodal conference and exhibition in the UK said that the last few years had seen companies move away from transporting shipments to ...
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NewsTop 25 airfreight forwarders: Kuehne+Nagel takes top spot from DHL
There is no doubt that 2021 was a bumper 12 months for airfreight forwarders with revenues, profits and volumes reaching new highs, but it was also a year of change at the top as Kuehne+Nagel knocked DHL off the top spot (see full list at end of article).The latest annual ...
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NewsLessor ACS banks on growing cargo demand with six more conversions
Source: Aero Capital SolutionsLessor Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) will continue the expansion of its cargo aircraft fleet through the conversion of six Boeing B737-800 aircraft to freighters.The move will increase the firm fleet of freighters - including completed and committed - to 40 aircraft.The conversions will be completed by HAECO ...
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ECS positive for FLYONE's new destinations
GSSA ECS is hoping it will be able to capitalise on four new destinations added by customer airline FLYONE as part of its Total Cargo Managment (TCM) service agreement.The low-cost Moldova-based carrier has added new flights to Amsterdam Schiphol, Barcelona, Brussels and Dusseldorf to Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Sharm el-Sheikh and ...