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October proves to be a tough month for Europe's major cargo hubs
European airports recorded “moderate” freight traffic growth in October, according to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI).The latest ACI Europe figures show an improvement in air cargo demand of 1.9% year on year during the month, with non-European Union (EU) hubs making gains of 4.1% and those within ...
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Cunningham to retire from FedEx Express top job
FedEx Express president and chief executive David Cunningham will retire from the role on December 31.Raj Subramaniam, currently executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer of FedEx Corporation, will succeed Cunningham.Cunningham began his FedEx career in 1982 in operations at the FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis, Tenn.Over his ...
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First ship and then shop: the future of home delivery
Predictive algorithms will allow an Amazon or Alibaba to forecast what an online consumer wants to buy and so revolutionise last mile logistics.The consumer-spend data accumulated by the global e-tailers means that buying a flat screen TV online will see a further purchase suggestion, for example a wall bracket to ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates breach $5 per kg mark in November
Airfreight rates continued to steadily rise in November as the peak season rolled in, with prices on the transpacific trade lane breaching the $5 per kg mark.The latest numbers from the Tac Index show that prices on services from Hong Kong to North America reached an average of $5.37 per ...
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Canadian e-commerce boom helps fuel direct Vancouver freighter call
Canada’s rising tide of e-commerce was a key factor in the launch of a direct DHL Express flight into Vancouver from the integrator’s US hub in Cincinnati.The direct Boeing 757 freighter flight replaces a Boeing 767F which operated a Cincinnati-Seattle-Vancouver rotation and now terminates at the US west coast airport.Andrew ...
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Our Air Cargo News awards: still time to enter
Air Cargo News’ Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 awards are open for entry but the deadline of December 20 is fast approaching.Make sure you don't miss out on a chance to win an air cargo ‘Oscar’.Companies can enter six categories — the best ground handler, charter broker, freighter hub, ...
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Is your company a market leader? ACN Awards now open for entry
Air Cargo News is delighted to announce that our prestigious annual awards for 2019 are now open for entry.Companies can enter six categories — the best ground handler, charter broker, freighter hub, GSSA, freighter operator and the innovation award — with submissions reviewed by a panel of experts. Interested companies ...
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US retailers relieved as US delays $200bn China tariff increase
US retailers have welcomed news that the US has decided to hold off on implementing tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods due to be implemented in January.The delay comes after China and US agreed to a 90-day truce on further tariffs hikes to allow talks to take place.From January ...
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Belgian masterclass on digitisation and data sharing
TIACA and Air Cargo Belgium, the community organisation at Brussels Airport, are holding a masterclass next month on how the air cargo supply chain can leverage digital transformation and data sharing as enablers for growth.The two-day ‘Connected Air Cargo Masterclass’ will feature important debates, including building a connected air cargo ...
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Swissport becomes the first air cargo handler in Canada with CEIV Pharma
Swissport has added Montreal’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport to its network of CEIV Pharma certified cargo warehouses, the first air cargo handler to do so in Canada.The CEIV Pharma standards guarantee airfreight customers highest quality and temperature control standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products.“We are very pleased to ...
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ATSG has best ever quarter for aircraft deliveries
Aircraft lessor ATSG has delivered seven leased freighters during the fourth quarter of 2018 as demand for its converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft remains high.The deals, completed by the lessor's Cargo Aircraft Management and ATSG West Leasing subsidiaries, are: Amerijet International Airlines of Miami, Florida, took delivery of a B767-300 ...
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Liege targets e-commerce as Belgium and Alibaba sign development agreement
The Belgian government has signed a deal with e-commerce giant Alibaba to develop a trade platform in the European country with logistics infrastructure to be developed at Liege Airport.The agreement will see Belgium and Alibaba promote inclusive trade under the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) initiative, which is designed to ...
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Crane Worldwide appoints Nielsen for the Benelux
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Kenneth Nielsen to serve as managing director for the Benelux region.Based in Amsterdam, Nielsen, will be responsible for overseeing the continued growth of Crane Worldwide Logistics in Benelux and report to Marco Nazzari, regional vice president, EMEIA."The hiring of Nielsen demonstrates a commitment to improving ...
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Cargolux boss: No breakdown in CHAMP relationship
Cargolux's top management has denied reports of a rift with CHAMP Cargo Systems, the airfreight IT provider in which it holds a 49% stake.Cargolux president and chief executive Richard Forson said: "There is no breakdown in our relationship with CHAMP, whatsoever."Forson said that Luxembourg-based freighter carrier, as part of a ...
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Davies Turner Air Cargo expands in Glasgow
Davies Turner Air Cargo has doubled the size of its branch in Glasgow to accommodate growing demand.The airfreight subsidiary of Davies Turner, the UK’s largest independent freight forwarder, has had a base on the Hillington Park business estate since 2004 but has now moved into a 10,000 sq ft, fully ...
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European shippers fight to ensure new tax does not stifle green efforts
Lobbying against a sustainability tax is already a moral minefield if you represent logistics providers, as you are by definition a polluter, but it becomes doubly so when you are representing the air cargo industry and therefore sitting on the smallest seat at the negotiating table.Rogier Spoel, air cargo manager ...
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Panalpina donates flight to UNICEF for South Sudan aid effort
Panalpina has again assisted the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by flying relief aid to Africa to help children in war torn South Sudan.A Panalpina chartered MD-11 cargo aircraft landed last night in neighboring Uganda, carrying nearly 70 tons of supplies including emergency health kits.The supplies will be trucked ...
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Kenya adopts TIACA’S Cargo Service Quality tool
Kenya is set to become the first country to adopt TIACA’s new Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool nationwide.Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is aiming to implement the online tool at all Kenyan cargo hubs by mid-2019, allowing forwarders to rate and review service quality at the airports, providing data to improve ...
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WFS scoops Air Europa handling deal at nine airports
Air Europa, Spain’s second largest airline, has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler at nine airports across Europe.Commencing this month, the three-year contract gives WFS responsibility for handling the airline’s cargo volumes in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, and ...
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Touya to lead Dachser's US management team
Freight forwarder Dachser has named Vincent Touya as managing director of its US-based organisation.Touya, who has been with the family-owned German company for over 30 years, will join Dachser at its US regional office in Atlanta from February next year.He succeeds Frank Guenzerodt, who had been with Dachser for 14 ...