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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 ...
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Azul and Correios' e-commerce joint venture gains antitrust approval in Brazil
Brazil's postal service Correios and local passenger airline Azul have gained antitrust approval for their joint venture to create a logistics platform serving Brazil's e-commerce sector.The December 2017 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the carrier's Azul Cargo Express unit and Correios to create a logistics company has been cleared "without ...
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Investment cycle boosts air cargo demand in October
Airfreight growth improved in October as a pick up in the investment cycle helped boost demand.The latest figures from IATA show that freight tonne kms increased by 3.1% year on year in October, which is an improvement compared with the 29-month low of 2.5% recorded in September.The airline association said ...
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Flower traffic from Ecuador keeps on growing for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating five years of transporting roses from Ecuador to destinations around the world.The airline launched its freighter operations to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito in December 2013 with a once a week service.However, due to growth in demand and trade flows from Ecuador, the airline has increased ...
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Cargo.one raises funds with Lufthansa Cargo one of the investors
Online airfreight booking portal cargo.one has raised $3.2m in funding for the further development of the platform, with Lufthansa Cargo one of the investors.The platform, which allows user to book on the spot market with real-time pricing, launched earlier this year and has expanded rapidly.The funding will be used to ...
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LATAM launches Huntsville freighter to meet Panalpina's perishables needs
LATAM Cargo has launched a new Colombia-US freighter operation to meet the requirements of customer Panalpina.The new weekly route was launched on December 2 and operates between Bogota and Huntsville using a 50 tonne capacity Boeing 767-300 freighter.The airline said it had decided to launch the service in response to ...
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European airlines warn of 'disastrous' no-deal Brexit
European airlines have warned that a ‘no-deal’ Brexit for the UK could have “disastrous consequences for the aviation industry, including the grounding of many flights across EU countries and the UK”.A letter from the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) has urged the European Commission, the Brussels-based EU legislative arm, to ...
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Index shows "slight upswing" in world trade
World trade experienced a slight upswing in recent months and reached a new high in November, while international merchandise trade has risen by 10.6% so far this year.Emerging markets and North America are the main growth drivers. Despite new tariffs on exported products, China is benefiting from the strong US ...
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Antonov's Swift response for Taylor-made concert tour
Antonov Airlines transported stage and concert equipment for US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, and then on to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.The Ukrainian heavy lift carrier used two Antonov AN-124-100 freighters to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equipment earlier for the final leg ...
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Volga-Dnepr cuts ocean transport time with An-124 operation
Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) and forwarder Kintetsu World Express France (KWE) have transported an 11,000 horsepower Alstom motorized pump from Paris-Vatry to Damman.The 40-ton pump, measuring 651x274x311cm, was transported onboard one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 ramp aircraft seven days after the initial charter request was received.The motorized pump will be used as ...
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UK and Canada conclude open skies agreement
Canada is the latest country to reach an open skies agreement with the UK as it prepares to leave the European Union.The latest agreement is one of a number already agreed by the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) with countries around the world. The United Kingdom is Canada's third largest ...
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LATAM finalises Mas Air Cargo sale
LATAM airlines has finalised the sale of its stake in Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air), also known as LATAM Cargo Mexico, for an undisclosed sum.The stake has been purchased by a group led by current shareholders of Mas Air, with the deal completed on December 1.According to Flight Radar, ...
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Bangladesh exports fly out of Kolkata in first bonded cargo land-air transhipment
Bonded cargo from Bangladesh was flown out of the Indian airport of Kolkata after EFL created a tailor-made logistics solution to handle the very first bonded, cross-border, land-air transhipment between the two countries.The EFL offices in Bangladesh and India collaborated in handling the cargo of apparel at the point of ...
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DHL/Euromonitor identify last mile challenges for e-commerce
Increasing urbanisation is making the last mile of delivery "more complex and critical" for e-commerce companies, according to new a new study by DHL and market research company Euromonitor.Online retailers and their logistics partners are being challenged to embrace “bold new approaches in order to survive and compete”.E-commerce last mile ...
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Air cargo returns to growth in October with business boosted by pre-tariff rush
Air cargo volumes recorded an increase in October following on from the first decline in demand since 2016 in September.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that volumes increased by 2% year on year in October, with three regions recording improvements for imports and exports.This follows a decrease in demand ...
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Turkish Cargo website has updated interface
Turkish Cargo has updated its corporate website, which is designed to be less complicated but more functional, with a new interface.A spokesperson for the carrier said: "All users will be able to not only perform all frequently-used processes such as flight schedule, cargo tracking, terminal charges, flight network, fleet and ...
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Tigers' enhanced platform helps customers adopt a dual hub Brexit strategy
Logistics firm Tigers’ recently upgraded supply chain portal is helping companies prepare for Brexit by enabling them to implement a dual-hub strategy in the European region.The Hong Kong-headquartered company has recently added freight management capabilities (air and ocean) to its SmartHub:Connect customer portal, which already offered logistics and e-commerce visibility.Speaking ...
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NEES PIC: Philadelphia International Airport to expand freight facilities
Philadelphia International Airport will purchase land adjacent to the airport as part of plans to develop a 546,000 sq m air cargo complex.The purchase of the 61,000 sq m plot will cost $5.5m and requires city approval.The Investment comes as the airport hopes to capitalise on the growing e-commerce market ...