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NewsGebrüder Weiss expands e-commerce hub near Vienna
Gebrüder Weiss's home delivery division has invested €6.8m in expanding its hub for e-commerce shipments, located in Maria Lanzendorf near Vienna.The company added a new 5,000 sq m building to the plot to meet market demand.In the first half of this year, Gebrüder Weiss's shipping consignments increased from 410,000 to ...
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NewsDigital cargo bookings increase at Air France KLM
Gertjan RoelandsAir France KLM Martin Air Cargo (AFKLMP) has noted an increase in the use of its digital booking services since the outbreak of the coronavirus.The cargo airline group said that in June its online sales percentage reached 60% for the first time. In the US, its online sales percentage ...
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MD of CargoLogic Germany set to vacate top job
The German cargo airline CargoLogic Germany has to look for a new managing director, according to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.Johannes Jähn will step down from his post at the end of the month, DVZ learned from people familiar with the matter.Jähn has been managing the German freighter airline ...
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Cargo.one raises $18.6m as it looks to triple in size
Digital booking platform cargo.one has raised $18.6m in venture funding in its Series A round to help it achieve significant expansion by the end of this year.Cargo.one said it will use the funding to onboard new airlines, grow in new markets, hire 70 employees and ultimately triple in size."In the ...
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Unilode partners with dnata to enhance Bluetooth ULD operations
Unilode Aviation Solutions and dnata have signed an agreement that involves all dnata warehouses being equipped with Unilode’s Bluetooth readers to "enhance the efficiency" of their customers' ULD operations.Benoît Dumont, Unilode chief executive, explained: “Unilode is currently digitising its entire ULD fleet of 140,000 units with tags and is rolling ...
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NewsRhenus opens sustainably-powered warehouse in Gurugram
Rhenus Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Gurugram, India, to support its logistics operations in Asia and Asia-Pacific.The 32,500 sq m facility, which is the company's 69th in India, features rooftop solar panels for sustainable power and water recycling technologies. It also has 30,000 pallet spaces, 19 loading gates ...
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NewsMeador joins ODW Logistics
Gary MeadorODW Logistics has appointed Gary Meador as its chief operating officer.Meador comes to ODW from UPS Supply Chain Solutions where he held several key leadership positions, most recently he was vice president operations, Latin America region, global logistics.“Gary’s diverse experience in operations, continuous improvement, and project management will support ...
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Silk Way West signs five-year ULD deal with ACL Airshop
Silk Way West Airlines has confirmed a five-year ULD agreement extension with provider ACL Airshop.ACL Airshop has been a service partner with other airline units of Silk Way Holding for more than 10 years.The two companies are working on introducing Bluetooth technology to the airline's ULDs for the real-time tracking ...
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NewsDHL expands FTZ presence with new Texas site
DHL Global Forwarding has expanded its foreign trade zone (FTZ) presence in the US with a new site at the El Paso, Texas, airport.FTZs are secure areas under US customs and border protection supervision that are generally considered outside of the US for customs purposes. FTZs are used for loading, ...
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Record quarterly cargo volumes at Anchorage
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) handled record volumes of cargo in the second quarter of the year as a result of the loss of transpacific passenger flights.The airport handled 900,000 tons of cargo through the second quarter of the year — a year-on-year increase of 14.5% and ahead of ...
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NewsUnited Cargo ships food aid flight to Guam
United Cargo has helped move 190,000 pounds of fresh produce to Guam for the US Department of Agriculture's Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program.The airline worked with food-logistics specialist Commodity Forwarders Inc. (CFI) to transport the produce from Los Angeles (LAX) to Guam (GUM) on United's new cargo-only flight – a route ...
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NewsGebrüder Weiss starts work on Graz facility
Gebrüder Weiss is expanding its presence in Austria with a new €26m logistics terminal in Graz in the district of Styria, Austria.The company held has a ‘ground-breaking ceremony’ to mark the construction of the 70,000 sq m facility, which commenced in April this year and is expected to be completed ...
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NewsCSafe invests in track and trace platform
Temperature-controlled container firm CSafe Global is set to launch a new track and trace platform and digital tracking service for parcel and cell and gene packaging.The new platform, created in co-operation with Cloudleaf, can be customised and integrate multiple tracking devices into the system to offer full visibility to parcel, ...
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Airfreight rates predicted to rise over the coming months as capacity tightens
Airfreight rates from China and Hong Kong are set to rise again over the coming months as new product launches and a lack of capacity put load factors under pressure, according to freight forwarder Flexport.Last week rates out of Asia appeared to stabilise — and even crept up a little ...
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NewsAmazon Air starts operations at LAL regional air hub
Amazon Air's regional air hub at Lakeland Linder International Airport, FloridaAmazon Air has commenced operations at its new regional air hub located at Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) in Florida, US.An Amazon Air flight, which departed from Sacramento International Airport, is scheduled to arrive at the LAL regional air hub ...
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NewsCargo-partner launches 'emergency desk' for time-critical shipments
Copyright: cargo-partnerLogistics provider cargo-partner has launched an emergency desk in Istanbul to facilitate the fast handling of time-critical shipments.The desk, which is open 24/7, acts as a point of contact for cargo-partner's customers who are shipping time-critical cargo. It offers full and part charters, express pickup and delivery solutions, on-board-courier ...
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NewsFlightGlobal to host air cargo webinar
FlightGlobal, a sister publication of Air Cargo News, will host an airfreight webinar on July 30 at 3pm BST/10am EST.The webinar, titled Freight expectations: How air-cargo can adapt to a new reality in association with SmartKargo, will discuss the long-term viability of solutions available on the market from “preighters” — ...
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NewsBrussels Airport sees cargo return to growth in June
Brussels Airport saw its cargo volumes return to growth in June as new airlines began services to the Belgian hub.The airport saw cargo volumes increase by 4.8% year on year in June, which the first improvement in numbers it has registered since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. Full freighter ...
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NewsForwarders combat capacity crunch with expanded charter operations
Forwarders are strengthening their chartered freighter operations as bellyhold capacity continues to fall short of demand and the recovery timeframe for the passenger sector remains unclear.DSV expanded its airfreight charter network through its Panalpina operations and partnerships with air cargo carriers to offer cargo capacity and "reliable transit times" on ...
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NewsFire breaks out at Liege Airport building
A building at Liege Airport caught fire last night, resulting in some flights being diverted to other facilities.An airport spokesperson said that the airport was closed for a around 20 minutes when a fire broke out at building 30 next to the main terminal at around 10pm last night.While the ...