All Europe articles – Page 85
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Cargolux 2025 - building flexibility and developing digitisation
Cargolux’s new strategic plan will concentrate on building a more flexible fleet whilst the carrier will also embark on a wholesale digitisation project.Speaking shortly after the Luxembourg-based carrier announced an “industry first” tie-up with Emirates SkyCargo, president and chief executive Richard Forson said the new strategic plan, named Cargolux 2025, ...
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Emirates-Cargolux partnership underway as new Luxembourg flight touches down
Emirates SkyCargo has flown its first scheduled weekly freighter service to Luxembourg as part of its new partnership with Cargolux.The Dubai-based airline's freighter operation between Luxembourg and Dubai World Central is one of the first steps in the implementation of the strategic operational partnership with Cargolux Airlines announced in May ...
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SEGRO swoops for Heathrow's "jewels in the crown" airside cargo property
Industrial warehouse developer SEGRO has paid £365m to acquire 100% control of Airport Property Partnership (APP), whose "jewels in the crown" assets include the majority of Heathrow Airport’s airside cargo facilities.SEGRO has bought the 50% interest in the APP joint venture that it did not already own from partner Aviva ...
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Dachser acquires majority interest in Irish partner, Johnston Logistics
Dachser has become the majority shareholder in its Irish partner, Johnston Logistics, allowing German supply chain operator Dachser to expand and strengthen its logistics network in northwest Europe.Michael Schilling, chief operating officer of road logistics at family-owned Dachser, said: “Our customers in Ireland benefit from uniform services and quality standards, ...
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DSV airfreight outpaces market on UTi acquisition
DSV recorded improvements in profits, revenues and airfreight demand during the first quarter of the year as it continued to benefit from its acquisition of UTi and market growth.The Copenhagen-headquartered freight forwarder saw first-quarter airfreight demand improve by 20% year on year to 147,439 tonnes. The forwarder estimates that the ...
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Panalpina snaps up Danish and Kenyan forwarders
Panalpina has announced two acquisitions: a Danish logistics operator with a seafreight focus and a Kenya-based perishables specialist in the export of flowers and vegetables.The Switzerland-headquartered logistics giant will acquire the family-owned Kenyan forwarder Air Connection, subject to conditions.The deal comes two years after Panalpina increased its presence in Kenyan ...
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A charter operation with a real porpoise
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged a charter to help rehome two dolphins from Harderwijk Dolphinarium, just outside Amsterdam, to their new home in the Canary Islands .ACS said the animals were carefully transported on an AN-74 aircraft with qualified vets in attendance at Maastricht Airport and then on board ...
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Liege's LACHS 'inn' the saddle for the Olympic Games
Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has been awarded a three-year contract to manage the Horse Inn at Liege Airport.The Horse Inn is intended for horses being transported by air and to accommodate them during transit by road. It represents a total investment of €2.6m.The new infrastructure is designed to ...
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Cargrrrrowl..lux flies endangered tigers to Vietnam
Cargolux has flown four tigers to Hanoi in support of an effort to ensure the survival of the endangered animals in Vietnam.The animals, three female and one male, belong to the species of Indochinese Tigers, known as Hổ Đông Dương in Vietnam, and only some 600 examples are alive in ...
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IAG Cargo invests in animal capabilities at Madrid hub
IAG Cargo has enhanced its animal handling capabilities at Madrid-Barajas Airport with increased veterinarian support.From this month, every pet travelling through Madrid will benefit from a full veterinary check-up and a new 25-strong care team dedicated to ensuring the safe transit of each animal.The veterinary check-up, undertaken by qualified staff ...
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Royal seal of approval for Schiphol Joint Inspection Center
The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander has officially opened the Joint Inspection Center (JIC) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.The JIC is said by the airport operator to allow more efficient and more secure cargo handling, bringing together the various parties involved in scrutinising and clearing international shipments.It brings together logistics and regulatory/enforcement bodies ...
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Video: Record Irish bloodstock charter to China
A record airlift of 76 Irish thoroughbreds is being described as a “major leap” in developing the lucrative Chinese market for Ireland.All of the horses were purchased for Chinese businessman Zhang Yuesheng by Kildare-based bloodstock agency BBA Ireland at sales in Goffs last autumn, all from Irish breeders.The horses, mostly ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport handles cattle shipment
Leipzig/Halle Airport has handled the movement of no less than 165 cattle who were making their way from Germany to the Gulf region.The animals were handled at the airport’s Animal Export Center, before being loaded on-board a Boeing 747-400 for their journey to the Middle East.Originating in the German states ...
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Evolution Time Critical launches service for large scale projects
Evolution Time Critical has launched its Critical Projects service, focused on the movement of large scale resources such as vehicle tooling or live production for the automotive and other industry sectors.The UK-based emergency logistics specialist said that Critical Projects provides capability for the “strategic shift” of automotive production with “reduced ...
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EAS in top gear for emergency auto spares charter
EAS International a member of the X2 Critical forwarder alliance has organised an Airbus A310 freighter full charter flight to transport automotive parts from Romania to Turkey.Marco Muggianu, development director for EAS (the alliance member responsible for France and Romania) said: “The operation was very difficult due to the very ...
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Ready for lift-off thanks to Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered the third stage of the Soyuz-ST launch vehicle from Samara in Russia to Europe’s Spaceport in Cayenne in French Guiana.The move is in readiness for the launch of a satellite in early April for SES, one of the world’s leading communications companies.Progress Space Rocket Centre, which ...
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Antonov targets US cargo charters
Specialist freighter operator Antonov Airlines wants to expand transatlantic all-cargo charter services as it leverages a bilateral air services agreement between Ukraine and the US.The Kiev-based operator, with a fleet of Antonov An-124-100Fs and the sole Antonov An-225 mega freighter, will target the oil and gas energy market and the ...
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Amerijet sets 2018 launch date for Miami-Brussels freighter
Amerijet, the Miami-hubbed scheduled freighter operator, is to launch a twice a week direct Boeing 767 freighter service to Brussels in the second quarter of 2018.The new route to the Belgian airport would mark an important step for the US carrier, with Amerijet flying its first scheduled transatlantic route connecting ...
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Jan de Rijk Logistics reports improved results in 2016
European trucker Jan de Rijk Logistics recorded a near 10% rise in its 2016 operating result and remains “modestly optimistic” for 2017 despite challenges from labour costs, capacity shortages and regulatory changes.The road feeder services and logistics specialist booked a total combined turnover of €208m in 2016, and an operating ...
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Munich's Michael Kerkloh elected as new president of Airport Council International Europe
Michael Kerkloh, the president and chief executive of Munich Airport (FMG) is the newly elected president of Airport Council International (ACI) Europe, the umbrella organization of Europe's international airports.Kerkloh has served on the board of ACI Europe for many years, most recently as the organisation's first vice president. ACI Europe ...