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NewsLIVE UPDATES: Air cargo continues fight against Covid-19
A live roundup of air cargo companies' efforts to meet the challenges presented to supply chains by the Covid-19 outbreak.————— May 18, 16:11pm BST —————————————–Düsseldorf Airport has been handling medical equipment and other traffic-related to the coronavirus outbreak.Gerton Hulsman, managing director of cargo operations, said: “We have had a variety ...
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Responding to Covid-19: Kerry outlines the challenges faced by airfreight supply chains
Emma Rowlands, strategic sales director, Kerry Logistics UK, outlines how the company responded to the coronavirus outbreakThe Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the airfreight industry, as capacity has been heavily reduced due to the cancellation of most passenger flights and the crisis has all but decimated the ...
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NewsFedEx Express names new president of AMEA
FedEx Express' Kawal PreetFedEx Express has appointed Kawal Preet as president, of Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (AMEA), effective from June 1.Preet succeeds Karen Reddington, who served as president of FedEx Asia Pacific from January 2015 to now.Preet joined FedEx Express in 1997 as an associate engineer in Singapore ...
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NewsDHL Supply Chain appoints Foreman to e-commerce role
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Kraig Foreman as president of e-commerce in North America.Foreman will focus on building out the operational and commercial platform that DHL Supply Chain has established in recent years to support e-commerce supply chains, which already includes 25 dedicated e-commerce sites shipping 150m units annually.“DHL Supply ...
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UK handlers ask for clarity over job retention scheme
Three of the UK's main ground handlers have welcomed the government's decision to extend its job retention scheme but are urgently seeking clarity about how the scheme’s implementation will change in August.They argue that bringing forward to June some of the measures proposed for August, such as allowing staff to ...
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NewsBaxter Freight hires UK operations manager
Baxter Freight has appointed Luke Braddow as its new UK operations manager.In his new role, remote-based Braddow will work with Baxter Freight’s network of partners and suppliers for the UK and Ireland.Braddow will report to Jari Rasmussen, director and head of operations at Baxter Freight.Rasmussen commented: "Braddow will be hugely ...
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China lifts restrictions on all-cargo operations in Beijing
China’s civil aviation regulator will now allow carriers to operate all-cargo flights at Beijing’s two airports, lifting restrictions that only allowed them to pick one of the two.On May 14, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) stated that effective immediately, carriers could operate such flights at both Beijing Capital ...
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NewsCharter sector expected to be busy over coming months
Dan Morgan-Evans, Air Charter ServiceCharter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is expecting demand for cargo charters to remain strong over the coming months despite an uncertain demand outlook.Group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans explained that although demand was likely to come under pressure, airlines could take their time restarting the passenger ...
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Cargo demand pushes Delta to reignite Europe passenger services
Delta Air Lines said that demand for its cargo services has driven it to bring back passenger services from the US to Germany and the UK.From May 21, three times per week, Delta will operate flights to Frankfurt and London from Atlanta and Detroit. The flights will transport cargo in ...
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NewsJD.com launches freighter operation
JD.com B737-300F, Zhejiang Loong AirlinesOnline marketplace JD.com has re-launched its dedicated all-cargo operation from Shenzhen to Wuxi on May 7 through a new partnership with Zhejiang Loong Airlines.The company said that the dedicated Boeing 737-300F, which is branded with the JD Express logo, will enable it to provide faster and ...
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BluJay launches digital supply chain analysis tool
Supply chain software provider BluJay Solutions has launched 'BluIQ by BluJay', an analysis tool that enables users to check supply chain data in real time via a configurable dashboard.BluIQ by BluJay allows users to create and view their supply chain data — including loads, pickup times, delivery times and saved ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo volumes fall by almost 50%
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes decline by 48.3% year-on-year in April, but since then it has ramped up capacity.The decline meant that the Hong Kong-hubbed airline group handled a total of 84,634 tonnes during the month.Meanwhile, cargo and mail revenue tonne kms slipped 37.3% year on year in April ...
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ONT California reports its highest increase in airfreight growth
Ontario International Airport (ONT) in California has reported its highest year-on-year growth during the month of April 2020.More than 75,000 tons of commercial cargo were loaded and unloaded at ONT in April this year, a 26.6% increase on April last year."The rise in air freight volume in April represents the ...
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NewsBlue Water Shipping charters Europe-China SAS Cargo flights
Blue Water Shipping has entered into a charter agreement with airline SAS Cargo providing a regular scheduled charter service for the shipper between Denmark and China.Palle Kamstrup, global director for Blue Water’s Sea & Air divisions, explained: "It is a difficult situation for many of our customers, as transporting their ...
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NewsQatar's HIA attributes cargo boost to Covid-19
Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar, has reported a 4.7% increase in cargo handled at the hub in the first quarter of this year.The hub processed 529,436 tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2020: 176,279 tonnes in January, 173,248 tonnes in February and 179,909 tonnes in March.The ...
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NewsAero Africa appoints director of product development
Image source: Aero AfricaAero Africa has announced its new director of product development: James Cameron.Cameron, based in Johannesburg, will be responsible for developing Aero Africa's airfreight consolidation products and scheduled cargo service into the region. He will also oversee all shipments into and out of South Africa.Cameron previously spent more ...
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Emirates SkyCargo continues network expansion
Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its weekly scheduled cargo flight operations to cover 75 destinations, up from 65 last week.Some of the destinations recently included in Emirates SkyCargo’s network include Colombo, Conakry, Dakar, Dhaka, Dublin, Khartoum, Kuala Lumpur, Perth and Quito.In addition, Emirates SkyCargo has also upped the frequency of flights ...
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United carries out first cargo-in-the-cabin flight
United Airlines has carried out its first cargo-in-the-cabin flight following approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The airline's inaugural cargo-in-cabin flight flew from London Heathrow to Chicago (ORD) carrying almost two tonnes of mail in the passenger cabin, plus a full payload of freight in the belly of the ...
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NewsQatar Cargo teams up with CEVA and SkyCell for pharma shipment
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported 56 SkyCell containers with vaccines from one of the largest vaccine manufacturers worldwide on its scheduled freighter and belly-hold cargo flights for its customer, CEVA Logistics.The 54 tonne shipment consisting of pneumococcal and varicella vaccines were flown from Brussels to Mumbai via the carrier’s hub ...
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UK's young forwarders rise to the challenge with virtual bake off
The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Young Forwarder Network (YFN) will be relaunched online later this month, with members asked to prove themselves with a virtual ‘Bake Off’.BIFA said that “The virtual ‘Bake Off’ will be the first of various online events that will be held including web-based quizzes, guest ...