All Ground Handler articles – Page 46
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1.45m tonne debut year for Hong Kong terminal
Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal (CPCT) handled 1.45m tonnes of cargo in 2014, its first full year, with transshipment traffic the main driver at 54 per cent of volume throughput.Import and export cargo tonnage throughput were 15 per cent and 31 per cent, respectively, said parent company Cathay Pacific Services Ltd ...
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Full year cargo rise at Athens
Athens airport saw a 3.3 per cent rise in full year 2014 cargo volumes at its four freight terminals to 77,327 tonnes.Alexis Sioris, manager cargo development at Athens International Airport, said: “We are once again showing our customers that Athens is a multi-modal cargo hub, which has been a major ...
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Hong Kong's equine VIPs
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) handled all 62 horses competing in the Longines Hong Kong Masters event, representing one of the largest horse handling assignments in its 38 year history.It is the third successive year that Hactl has handled the event’s equine show jumping stars.The terminal operator handled ...
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Minister praises Singapore streamlining
Initiatives by Singapore ground handler SATS to streamline cargo pallet handling, and a warehouse reorganisation to reduce processing time were among projects singled out for praise by Singapore’s transport minister Josephine Teo.There was also ministerial praise for a cargo track and trace scheme by forwarder DB Schenker.The Aviation Productivity Conference, ...
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Hong Kong will be a three-runway airport by 2023
Hong Kong's government has approved a third runway for the city’s international airport.Expected to open by 2023, it will help the island maintain its status as the world’s busiest air cargo hub and help Hong Kong maintain its position against other Asian rivals in China and Singapore.The HK$141.5bn (US$18.2bn) scheme ...
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Shanghai’s new perishables centre to open in July
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) says its new perishable centre is nearing completion and should go into operation in July 2015, once it has gained IATA certification.The 3,500 sq m site will include a deep freeze area (-18 degrees Celsius), several cool storage facilities (+4 to +8 degrees ...
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WCS: Hong Kong's CPSL tonnage set to rise
Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal handled 1.45m tonnes of freight in 2014, its first full year of operation, accounting for 40 per cent of overall throughput at Hong Kong International Airport, writes Martin Roebuck.Kelvin Ko, chief executive of Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL), which operates the facility, expects tonnage to increase ...
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Brussels' second wave of CEIV Pharma
Belgian hub Brussels Airport has launched a second pharmaceuticals certification programme for its cool chain community.BRUcargo last year became the first airport to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma).“With the launch of this second group the majority of all pharma shipments ...
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Singapore is automatic choice for DHL south Asia hub
DHL Express has unveiled plans for a new South Asia Hub at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The S$140m investment is its largest ever infrastructure project in the country and is due for completion by the first quarter of 2016.With a total floor area of 23,600 sq m, the hub will have ...
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Calogi finds solution to Dubai air cargo chaos
BRINGING order and control to ground handling processes at congested airports – and thus helping to avoid peak time chaos and unnecessary delays and costs – has become a critical subject for some air cargo hubs.At Dubai International Airport, for example, busy cargo times threaten disorder and bring stress at ...
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Air New Zealand moves to dnata
AIR New Zealand [ANZ] Cargo has switched its Heathrow ground operations to the new dnata City at the London airport.The flag carrier has moved into the purpose-built cargo logistics centre after 17 years at its previous handling unit.With an average monthly throughput capacity of 1.4 million kilos, dnata is additionally ...
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Swissport revenues up
GROUND handler Swissport International achieved revenues of US$2.39 billion in 2013, an 11 per cent increase, in a year that could be characterised by recovering cargo markets, the company says.Swissport grew ahead of the market and was able to increase its airfreight tonnage by 18.4 per cent, reflecting the recovery ...
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Cologne Bonn Airport seeks investor for air cargo handling expansion
GERMANY’S Cologne Bonn Airport is seeking an investor for a 10,000-sq m expansion and the operation of its handling centre for general air cargo.The airport expects bids to be submitted by mid-July for the Cologne Bonn Cargo Center (CBCC) project and the company’s supervisory board will decide on the winning ...
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Pactl upgrades handling system
SHANGHAI’S ground handling agent Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Ltd (PACTL) has implemented an upgrade to its HERMES air cargo management system.Benefits include new features such as a more reliable dangerous goods function, a ULD stock-check process, a flight planning capability and the facility to produce integrated cargo damage reports.PACTL ...
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HACTL cargo up in Q1
HONG KONG Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) had a ‘satisfactory’ start to 2014.In January, freight volumes rose to 144,564 tonnes, a 12.5 per cent improvement over the previous year.Although cargo traffic was slower in February (95,947 tonnes), March was more promising, experiencing 15.3 per cent year-on-year growth, according to Mark ...
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Air cargo ground handling profit margins squeezed
WITH margins ‘extremely tight and under constant pressure’ in the ground handling sector, businesses are facing mounting obstacles to delivering better quality.Carriers on the look-out for ever-lower prices has become a major bone of contention.Patrik Tschirch, managing director and chief operating officer at Germany’s LUG aircargo handling, argues: “Whilst our ...
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One Question
Gary Chapman, president, dnata, answers:"THE airlines have their own challenges in terms of making reasonable returns and that’s going to filter all the way down through to all the service providers. From my perspective, it is a challenge to differentiate one’s self, based on quality and on standards of service. ...
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Climate change threat to air cargo pharma shipments
EXPOSURE to extreme temperatures ruined more air cargo pharma shipments than ever before last year, and is driving this traffic to ocean carriers, say experts.Their research shows that the past 12 months witnessed a series of unprecedented global temperature extremes and, as a result, some pharma air cargo distributors experienced ...
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Swissport and Saudia Cargo sign deal
SWISSPORT International, global provider of ground and cargo handling services to the aviation industry, has signed a five-year agreement with Saudi Airlines Cargo for the handling of the airline’s freighter operations at two key European hubs of Brussels and Amsterdam.The agreement covers the complete scope of cargo handling services including ...
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Dnata invests in UK air cargo
DUBAI-BASED ground handler dnata is continuing to invest in cargo infrastructure at its newest locations, having invested more than £8m throughout the United Kingdom.Recognising the need for enhanced services at Glasgow, Birmingham, East Midlands, Newcastle and Gatwick airports, and moving Manchester warehouse space to larger, refurbished facilities, the company says ...