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DHL, K+N and DB Schenker the leading airfreight forwarders
DHL Global Forwarding, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker have maintained their position as the world’s leading airfreight forwarders, while the top 25 forwarders recorded a total increase in airfreight demand of less than one percent.The latest top 25 Global Freight Forwarders List from consultant Armstrong & Associates, based on revenues and ...
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Mixed H1 for European airfreight forwarders
It has been a mixed first half of the year for Europe's leading airfreight forwarders, with some reporting strong volumes increases while others have continued to struggle with restructuring.One company that has had a difficult start to the year is the world’s largest airfreight forwarder DHL Global Forwarding.The Deutsche Post ...
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World's 50 largest air cargo carriers in 2014: FedEx leading the way
Federal Express was the world's busiest cargo airline in 2014, beating Emirates into second place and United Parcel Service into third (scroll down for top 50).IATA's annual World Air Transport Statistics report, which covers individual airlines as opposed to groups, revealed that FedEx was the busiest airline in 2014, with ...
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AsiaPac air cargo demand remains weak in August
Air cargo markets in the Asia Pacific region remained relatively weak in August, according to the latest data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).The association stated: “The weakness in air cargo markets extended to the month of August, with demand in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms recording a ...
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Airport data points to Asian air cargo slowdown in July
Airport cargo data issued today by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific is the latest set of figures to point to a continued slowdown in Asian demand.The ACI figures show that freight volumes at airports in the Asia-Pacific region were flat in July compared with last year.Performance was also subdued in the ...
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E-AWB usage edges up in August
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration in August registered the highest increase in percentage point terms so far this year but time is running out to meet the end of year target.The latest statistics from IATA show that e-AWB penetration has now reached 31.7%, up by 2.7 percentage points from the ...
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Airfreight demand edges up but "all is not well", says IATA
Airfreight volumes edged up slightly in August following on from a decline in July, but Asian and North American carriers still registered a slide in demand for the month.The latest seasonally adjusted demand data from IATA shows that airlines recorded a 0.2% year-on-year increase in freight tonne km (FTK) in ...
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Airfreight rates improve but still lag behind 2014 levels
Airfreight rates continued to climb in August thanks to improvements on Asian services, but figures still lag behind levels recorded in 2014.The latest figures from analyst Drewry show that airfreight rates covering 48 trades increased by 12 cents compared with July to $3.04 per kg.While this is an improvement on ...
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European airlines see cargo volumes fall in September
Major European airlines had another tough month in September as IAG Cargo, Lufthansa and Finnair all recorded cargo volume declines, although Air France KLM did see a strike-related increase.The busiest of the four carrier groups, Lufthansa, continues to have a tough year as volumes continue track behind last year's levels.In ...