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NewsNetwork Airline Services scoops Trans Caribbean Cargo deal
Network Airline Services has been appointed by freighter operator Trans Caribbean Cargo (TCC) as its cargo general sales agent (CGSA) in Europe.The partnership, which started on February 1, includes total coverage in Belgium, France, Germany as well as the Netherlands. Further countries are expected to be added in the foreseeable ...
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Cathay Pacific under pressure as cargo volumes fall
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes decline in January, while it also warned that financial results will come under pressure.The airline group handled cargo volumes of 151,964 tonnes in January, which represents a decline of 8.9% year on year.Meanwhile, the cargo load factor for the month was down by 1.4 ...
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Antonov Airlines HQ to take over GSSA role
Following the end of the general sales and service agent (GSSA) agreement with UK-based Dreamlifts, Antonov Airlines has confirmed that these tasks will be handled in-house at its headquarters in Ukraine, according to Air Cargo News sister title Heavy Lift and Project Forwarding.As reported last week, Dreamlifts will no longer ...
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Cool Chain Association and Cargo iQ launch new initiative
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has teamed up with Cargo iQ to launch a new initiative, Care Mapping Project, for temperature-controlled supply chains.The new Cargo iQ pilot programme aims to develop tools and standards for planning and control, as well as for the evaluation of conditions under which shipments move.The ...
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NewsOman picks CHAMP for air cargo software solutions
Oman Air Cargo has awarded CHAMP a five-year contract for its suite of e-cargo solutions.Seeking solutions for the next step of its digital transformation, Oman Air Cargo issued a request for proposals for cargo IT solutions.Oman Air not only decided to continue using Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon Global Customs, but ...
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Emirates SkyCargo reports 'good demand' on China freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo is seeing good demand for the import and export of cargo into the Chinese market, despite the extended closure of factories due to the coronavirus.The air cargo carrier operates freighter services to Guangzhou and Shanghai, having resumed these scheduled services after a planned hiatus over the traditionally low-traffic ...
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New air cargo recruitment company aims to find the next generation
A new recruitment company has been launched that aims to help find the next generation of air cargo workers.IMC Careers is co-founded by Sebastiaan Scholte, ex-chief executive of Jan de Rijk and ex-chairman of TIACA, and Micheal Sales, who has held range of companies in air cargo over the last ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo offers charter flights to meet coronavirus-related demand
Volga-Dnepr Group coronavirus flightsThe Volga-Dnepr Group has been operating as many as five "sterilised" charter flights into China each day to cater for coronavirus related demand.The group said that on average, three to five charter flights are being operated daily, with a number of preventive measures being taken to ensure ...
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Etihad Cargo and dnata extend global partnership
Etihad Cargo has expanded its partnership with dnata until 2023. As part of the new agreement, dnata will provide warehousing and will handle 180,000 tonnes of airfreight annually at 15 gateways in Etihad Cargo's network.The Etihad Cargo and dnata alliance now reaches North America, thanks to dnata having opened a ...
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Airfreight rates show signs of improvement in January
Airfreight rates showed signs of improvement in January, but the outlook is clouded by the timing of the Chinese New Year and the impact of the coronavirus.The latest data from Tac Index shows that in January prices on services from Hong Kong to Europe were level with a year earlier ...
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NewsTAPA launches updated cargo security standard
Paul Linders, TAPAThe Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has launched updated security requirements to help protect freight facilities and trucking operations from the escalating threat of cargo crime.The 2020 revisions of the association’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) aim to give TAPA’s Manufacturer and Logistics Service ...
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NewsCarousel Logistics appoints new CFO
Nigel WardLogistics firm Carousel has appointed a new chief financial and corporate development officer.Nigel Ward joins the organisation from business services provider, Kindertons. He takes on the responsibility of Carousel’s financial reporting and strategic investment relationships across Europe.As a member of Carousel’s executive board, Ward will also take a lead ...
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BIFA welcomes new approach to new customs system roll out
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed a review of the timetable for implementation of the UK's new customs declarations processing system.BIFA said that UK Customs (HMRC) will now implement a dual-running of both the new (CDS) and existing (CHIEF) systems until confident that the new system is fully ...
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Airlines shed light on booming bloom logistics
This Valentine's Day, millions of people sent and received flowers to mark the occasion. However, the process of harvesting and shipping the flowers – and the scale of it – is often overlooked.Each year, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of flowers are flown around the world in the weeks before ...
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Peli BioThermal opens new Toronto station
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has added a new network station in Toronto to service its Crēdo on Demand pharma container rental programme.“Canada has become one of the leaders in clinical trials in recent years and Toronto is one of its top logistics hubs,” said Dominic Hyde, vice president ...
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NewsWFS achieves IATA CEIV at new Paris pharma centre
WFS Paris Pharma CentreGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its new €10m pharma centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.Opened in September last year, the 2,400 sq m centre is the only dedicated facility at the airport and almost 30 airlines and ...
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NewsWilson scoops new role at Pilot Freighter Services
Rochelle Wilson, Pilot Freight ServicesFreight forwarder Pilot Freight Services has promoted Rochelle Wilson to vice president, field sales.In this newly-created role, Wilson will be responsible for growing local sales and working closely with the regional vice presidents and local sales team to increase productivity and results.The company said that Wilson ...
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Air Partner in last minute coronavirus medical shipment
Charter broker Air Partner helped arrange the last minute transportation of 407 boxes of medical supplies to Wuhan to support medical efforts related to the coronavirus.The medical supplies were carried on a Boeing 747 that was being utilised to repatriate British and EU nationals from the Chinese city, which is ...
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NewsACS: Charter industry "very busy" since coronavirus outbreak
Air Charter Service (ACS) has revealed that the charter industry is being kept busy due to demands relating to the coronavirus outbreak.Justin Lancaster, commercial director at ACS, explained: "Since the outbreak, our offices around the world have been arranging flights on local charter aircraft as the world deals with the ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds bonded truck service in Saudi Arabia
Emirates SkyCargo has launched bonded trucking corridors to Riydah to meet customer demand.The cargo airline said it had introduced two bonded trucking corridors in Saudi Arabia connecting Dammam and Medina with Riyadh.This is in response "to customer demands and provide additional capacity options for businesses overseas wanting to send cargo ...