All Europe articles – Page 117
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NewsLufthansa tops the cargo pile in Europe for 2015 despite demand declines
Europe’s major combination carriers saw cargo volumes decline in 2015, with Lufthansa maintaining its position as the busiest of the airlines.The German carrier group was the busiest of the airlines that report monthly statistics for the third year in a row.However, it was not all good news for Lufthansa as ...
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K+N bags GSK pharma contract
Kuehne+Nagel has signed a five year pharma logistics contract with global healthcare company GSK.The Switzerland-based supply chain giant will operate an “end-to-end global logistics partnership” for GSK until 2021, running the core business of transporting products from the raw materials supplier to trade customers.Said K+N: “With numerous suppliers, a large ...
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Freight volumes down at Lufthansa Cargo as tough conditions take their toll
Lufthansa Cargo saw freight volumes decline last year as strikes, turbulence in the Chinese market and a stronger US dollar all weighed heavily on the German carrier’s results.Lufthansa Cargo carried 1.6m tonnes of freight and mail last year, which represents a 2.4% decline on 2014 levels. In freight tonne km ...
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Vigorous Brussels sees 7.8% cargo surge in 2015
Brussels Airport saw “vigorous” 2015 full year freight volumes grow 7.8% to just over 489,000 tonnes, helped by the arrival of four new cargo carriers in the full freighter segment and the development of express services at the Belgian hub.Arnaud Feist, chief executive of Brussels Airport Company, said: “The growth ...
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DHL takes a stake in French e-commerce logistics specialist
Deutsche Post DHL Group is taking a 27.5% stake in Relais Colis, a French e-commerce logistics specialist serving Europe’s third largest internet retail market.The Germany based global logistics giant said that the minority holding will “support the further development of the French e-commerce logistics specialist’s network of pickup points and ...
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WFS to acquire Consolidated Aviation Services in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the Paris-based global air cargo handler, is continuing its expansion strategy with the acquisition of New York-headquartered Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS). CAS is one of the leading cargo handlers in the US, serving over 250 airlines.Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to ...
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Heathrow records 2015 demand decline
The UK’s busiest cargo airport, Heathrow, ended last year with a slight decline in cargo volumes compared with 2014 levels.The west London airport, which is hoping to add an extra runway, recorded total cargo volumes of 1.5m tonnes in 2015, a 0.2% decline compared with a year earlier.However, it was ...
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European Commission approves Fedex's takeover of TNT
The European Commission has given official approval to FedEx’s $4.8bn acquisition of TNT Express.The two companies said that following an investigation, the European Commission concluded that the deal would not raise any competition concerns.The Commission said FedEx and TNT are not particularly close competitors and the merged entity will continue ...
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New warehouse truck management system for Swissport
Swissport Cargo Services has begun using a new Cargo Flash Infotech software system for doors and slot management at its Madrid warehouse ahead of its global implementation.The system manages planned truck movements at Swissport’s warehouse and will therefore help reduce congestion, the software provider said.The objective of the doors and ...
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CEVA's new 2015 operational structure brings in business
Reviewing 2015 and Looking Forward to 2016It’s been the first year of our new operational structure where we removed regions and regional HQs from our setup and moved to a system of 17 clusters which report directly to the executive board. Our aim was to restore an entrepreneurial spirit ─ ...
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ACS in charity fundraiser
Air Charter Service raised more than $11,000 for charity at its London headquarter's fancy-dress Christmas party.The fundraising activities centred on a raffle featuring prizes such as an Apple Watch, lunch on the Orient Express and a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights donated by generous operators. Tina Leach, ...
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ASL raises $110m to support expansion
ASL Aviation, a company rumoured to be interested in the sale of TNT’s freighter fleet, has completed a funding agreement worth $110m to be used for “ongoing growth and expansion”.BNP Paribas coordinated the transaction and through its Paris & Brussels offices is providing $60m and the Birmingham, UK office of ...
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AirBridgeCargo reports double-digit airfreight growth as it looks ahead to 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) strong growth continued in November with a 27% upswing in cargo carried compared to the same month a year ago.In November, ABC transported more than 50,000 tonnes and for the first 11 months of 2015 volumes jumped by 20% year-on-year to 439,000 tonnes.ABC executive president Denis Ilin ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo to add new US freighter route
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth from Liege in early 2016 and more services can be expected as the year progresses.The Doha-based airline will start the service on January 19 using a Boeing 777F to fly twice per week between the Belgian and US ...
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IATA and FIATA not far apart on new forwarder and airline programme, despite CASS differences
AN agreement between IATA and forwarder group FIATA over the new cargo agent modernisation programme (CAMP) is not far off, despite the two organisations reaching a bypass over the accounts settlement system.The two organisations have been trying to modernise the concepts contained in the existing IATA cargo agency programme under ...
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Cargolux and unions finally reach an agreement
Cargolux has finally agreed a new collective working agreement with ground staff and pilot unions after 24 hours of intensive talks.The airline said this morning that, after repeated meetings over the last 24 hours, management had finally reached an agreement with the OGB-L, CLSC and LCGB unions.The new agreement will ...
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Wildtgrube becomes Finnair Cargo's head of global sales
Fredrik Wildtgrube has been appointed Finnair Cargo's head of global sales, effective from January 11 next year.Wildtgrube has broad experience in logistics and sales, having worked in multiple freight forwarding companies and most recently at Nokia and Microsoft Mobile."I warmly welcome Fredrik to Finnair Cargo. Together with Fredrik's business and ...
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Jettainer and Thomas Cooks extend their ULD cooperation
Outsourced ULD management specialist Jettainer and Thomas Cook Group Airlines are expanding their cooperation.The new contract not only covers Condor, a Jettainer customer since 2006, but also Thomas Cook Airlines UK and Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia.As a result, all the carriers’ ULDs will now be looked after by the same ...
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Volga-Dnepr makes first-ever air drop
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first-ever ‘air drop’ by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic.The delivery will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small airplane operations.The 34-ton shipment was placed onto 26 special parachute platforms and was dropped ...
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Schiphol Cargo eBook provides guidance for pharma logistics managers
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has produced a pharma e-book which features interviews with seven experts in the pharma and pharma logistics sectors.Vision Pharma Logistics 2020: Insights and practical advice is published by Schiphol Cargo – the European airport’s dedicated cargo department.One of the main conclusions in the book is that pharma ...