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K&N begins weekly cargo flights from Stuttgart to Alabama
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has begun operating weekly international cargo flights from Germany into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama.The logistics company said its first charter cargo flight into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth from Stuttgart, Germany took place on April 2, using a Boeing B747-8F operated by Atlas Air.This milestone flight follows an agreement in February ...
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Asia-Europe air cargo market still in recovery
The Asia-Europe trade lane has been buffeted by weakening demand and the outbreak of war in Ukraine over the last 12 months but there are some opportunities to be found.Air cargo capacity on the Asia-Europe route increased marginally (+3%) from the fourth quarter of 2021 to fourth quarter of 2022, ...
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Kuehne+Nagel targets growth in Africa with new cluster
Kuehne+Nagel is targeting growth in Africa with the formation of a new cluster to be headed by Alexandre Muratore.The new West Africa cluster will include Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin, Mauritania and Guinea Bissau.Muratore, who will be based in Abidjan, will ...
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K+N reports record air volumes and revenues despite weakening market
Kuehne+Nagel has reported record airfreight volumes and revenues for 2022 despite performance weakening in the second half of the year.The world's largest airfreight forwarder reported a full-year air revenue increase of 7.6% year on year to Sfr12.4bn, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) for its air business was up 20.7% ...
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Kuehne+Nagel partners with Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport
Kuehne+Nagel (K&N) and the Birmingham Airport Authority in the US have partnered to enable K&N to begin operating weekly international cargo flights into Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama from April.This is the first time K&N has established a presence at a secondary airport in North America.The logistics company expects to ...
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Boeing delivers last ever Boeing 747 to Atlas
Boeing is delivering its last ever B747 to cargo airline Atlas Air today.The final airplane, a B747-8 freighter, is the 1,574th manufactured during 55 years of production.Boeing said in a press release on January 24: “Thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers ...
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Kuehne+Nagel and Lenovo design carbon credits to support SAF use
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is joining forces with technology company Lenovo to create a green logistics service that enables customers to buy carbon reduction credits that support the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).Through a purchase add-on, customers will be able to buy credits to reduce the carbon footprint associated with the ...
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First project shipment for K+N’s B747
Source: Kuehne+NagelKuehne + Nagel (K+N) has completed its first engine shipment using its Boeing 747-8F aircraft.The team in Chicago transported a nine-tonne Rolls Royce aircraft engine onto its B747-8F aircraft – named Inspire – from Chicago to Hong Kong.According to K+N, it took four people, three pieces of machinery and ...
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Air Cargo News' most read in 2022
Last year was another turbulent year for the air cargo industry as the rapid growth experienced in 2021 turned to decline and capacity began to open up as passenger networks re-opened.Despite the demand declines, volumes stayed ahead of pre-Covid levels and rates remained far above the levels achieved in 2019 ...
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K+N launches new airfreight semiconductor offering
Kuehne+Nagel has launched a new offering for airfreight shipments that is tailored to the requirements of global semiconductor supply chains.The offering includes "robust" airfreight capacity, security solutions and is based on the new “SemiconChain” quality standard.The forwarder said that the service includes time-defined services, appropriate handling controls, airside services, prioritised ...
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Kuehne+Nagel to operate new airside pharma facility at OR Tambo Airport
Left to right: Bert Bloem, national air logistics manager , Southern Africa; Matsi Modise, chairwoman of BBBEE and Gereon Niemeier, managing director, Southern Africa. Photo: K&NKuehne+Nagel (K+N) has struck a long-term agreement for a new airside facility at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport that aims to boost Africa’s healthcare and ...
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Kuehne+Nagel takes delivery of dedicated B747 freighter
Copyright: Kuehne+NagelKuehne+Nagel (K+N) has started dedicated freighter operations through a partnership with lessor Atlas Air.In total, the freight forwarder will charter two brand-new B747-8 freighters from the lessor.The first of the two was named "Inspire" at a handing-over ceremony at the Boeing Everett Delivery Center in Everett.The two B747s are ...
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Pfeffer to join the K+N board
Marc Pfeffer. Source: Kuehne+NagelMarc Pfeffer will join the management board of Kuehne+Nagel from January 2023.Pfeffer will join the Management Board of the global Logistics Group Kuehne+Nagel in his capacity as group general counsel and will remain responsible as corporate secretary of its board of directors.He started at Kuehne+Nagel as group ...
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Kuehne+Nagel sees slower Q3 airfreight growth
Kuehne+Nagel’s (K&N) air logistics division saw positive but slower growth in the third quarter of 2022 as airfreight market capacity has grown and demand dropped.The air division’s third-quarter net turnover was SFr2.8bn, up 7% from the same period of 2021, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) was SFr323m, 35% up ...
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Novo Nordisk signs up for SAF with K+N
Healthcare firm Novo Nordisk has partnered with Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to use 12m litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its air cargo shipments.The agreement comes as the healthcare firm has the ambition to reach zero CO2 emissions from operations and transport by 2030."With the deployment of 12m litres of SAF, ...
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Kuehne+Nagel expands US healthcare logistics network
Photo: Kuehne+NagalKuehne+Nagel has expanded its healthcare contract logistics network in the US with a new facility adjacent to Indianapolis International Airport.The investment into the 166,000 sq ft multi-client and GDP compliant healthcare site aims to support the growing need for distribution facilities that are able to meet strict quality, regulatory ...
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Air cargo drives ahead in specialist automotive market
Companies involved in the transport of automotive vehicles and parts offer a range of services to cater for varying types of demand.There are many links in the automotive supply chain: the business of moving both finished vehicles and car parts around the world.At the heart of the process, of course, ...
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New chief HR officer at Kuehne+Nagel
Sarah Kreienbühl. Source: Kuehne+NagelKuehne+Nagel International has appointed Sarah Kreienbühl a member of the management board and chief human resources officer.Kreienbühl will start in her new role on April 1 and will succeed Lothar Harings who will retire in June 2023.In her new role, Kreienbühl will be responsible for global human ...
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K+N predicts ongoing reliance on freighters in air cargo
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is expecting freighter capacity to continue to dominate the airfreight market for the coming quarters, while it also has no concern about reports of high inventory levels in the US.Speaking after announcing the company's second-quarter results, K+N chief executive Detlef Trefzger was asked what the impact of the ...
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Kuehne+Nagel records strong Q2 airfreight results
Kuehne+Nagel’s (K+N) air logistics division has recorded robust results for the second quarter of 2022 despite the recent market slowdown.The air division's second-quarter net turnover was SFr3.2bn, up 37% from the same period of 2021, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) was SFr401m, 65% up year on year and air ...