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Consultants sign up for Bahrain's new cargo hub
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has appointed French engineering company Egis as a consultant to provide design and supervision services for the Middle East hub's new BD22m ($58.5m) cargo area.The facility, which is being built north of the airport runway, is comprised of warehouses, aircraft parking and associated infrastructure.The county's Minister ...
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Transhipments drive a 2.8% rise in Hong Kong airfreight volumes during October
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 451,000 tonnes in October, a 2.8% rise over the same month in 2017.HKIA reported a 7% year-on-year rise in transhipments, which continued to be the main driver for cargo growth. Among key trading regions, traffic to and from North America and Southeast Asia posted ...
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Zhengzhou logistics firm to establish North American base at Edmonton International
Chinese logistics firm EHL has selected Canada’s Edmonton International (EIA) as its North American hub.The company will utilise the airport and nearby logistics facilities to transport and consolidate goods including e-commerce, moving between China and North America.EHL will transport cargo between Zhengzhou and Edmonton, and continue to the US mainlandAn ...
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Dnata adds Los Angeles operation as it continues US expansion
Ground handler dnata has launched operations at Los Angeles International Airport and now provides ground handling and cargo services at 20 airports in the country.Dnata invested $8m in infrastructure and resources to establish operations in Los Angeles. It will serve six airlines: Austrian Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss International ...
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European Cargo Monthly: Growth stagnates but underlying strength remains
European airlines continued to see airfreight growth stagnate in October, but volumes for the month remain strong compared with the last five years.The October figures from major European carriers again show that cargo growth has flat lined in 2019, but this masks the underlying strength in the market when compared ...
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Romaine Seguin named president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding
Romaine Seguin has been appointed president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding.The role will require her to oversee air, ocean and rail freight forwarding as well as brokerage and supplier management throughout the global UPS network.Seguin said: “I look forward to working with the Global Freight Forwarding team to continue addressing ...
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Maastricht Airport targets more pharma traffic after CEIV achievement
Maastricht Airport has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma Certification as it looks to gain more healthcare traffic.The Netherlands airport said that employees have been intensively trained and assessed over the past few months, followed by an audit conducted by IATA.Maastricht Aachen Airport managing director Jos Roeven said: “Pharma forms an important ...
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Gloy takes on operations role at Lufthansa Cargo
Harald Gloy will be appointed to the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo with responsibility for operations on January 1.Gloy will be responsible for handling in Frankfurt, Munich and the Lufthansa Cargo Service Center, as well as the areas of Global Handling Management, Flight Operations & Transport Management and Security.The 46-year-old ...
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Forwarder Senator continues to expand freighter operation
Freight forwarder Senator International has added another freighter flight to its operation, this time flying between Frankfurt-Hahn and Johannesburg.The two-flights-per-week service took off for the first time on November 4 and will utilise a Boeing 747F, with capacity of 100 tonnes per flight.Senator said it decided to launch the flight ...
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RSA National signs up to use Hermes Logistics' H5 cargo system
Hermes Logistics Technologies has been selected as the new Cargo Management System (CMS) provider for UAE-based logistics firm RSA National (RSAN).Hermes' CMS will be used by RSAN at its new flagship air cargo terminal at Dubai World Central.“This will be a full SaaS Hermes 5 implementation and we anticipate a ...
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Leipzig/Halle cargo volumes reach 1m tonnes by October for the first time
Leipzig/Halle Airport saw cargo volumes increase by 9.1% year on year to 1,012,448 tonnes between January and October - the first time the airport has reached the 1m tonne milestone this early in the year.The increase is higher than the overall German trend, which registered growth of 2.2% (according to ...
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Panalpina achieves GDP standard in Singapore
Panalpina has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its new logistics centre in Singapore.The GDP quality assurance standard includes stringent requirements for the handling, storage and distribution of pharmaceuticals.The number of Panalpina locations globally with GDP certification now stands at 32.The GDP certificate was issued by Singapore’s Health Sciences ...
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Emirates' H1 cargo volumes down slightly, while profits under pressure
Emirates SkyCargo recorded a slight dip in freight traffic during the first half of the year, while the overall group saw profits slide compared with a year ago.Figures released today by the Emirates Group show that cargo volumes for the first half of 2019 declined by 1% year on year ...
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Delta Cargo to offer CSafe pharma ULDs
Delta Cargo has introduced the CSafe RAP container to its cold-chain pharma programme.The CSafe RAP container utilises heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies, along with insulation, to maintain constant temperatures even at extreme ambient temperatures ranging from -30°C to +54°C.It can accommodate up to four standard US pallets or five standard ...
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Cargo Air takes delivery of B737 with plans for conversion
Cargo Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with plans to eventually convert the aircraft to a freighter.The aircraft (MSN 28882) was previously owned by Go2Sky of Slovakia and was recently sold to Air Vega Bulgaria, which in turn leased the aircraft to Cargo Air starting November 9.Bulgaria-based ...
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Priority Freight achieves full AEO status at Heathrow
Time-critical logistics Priority Freight has acquired Authorised Economic Operator Full (AEOF) status for its London Heathrow (LHR) operations.The ‘full' AEOF status demonstrates adherence to both globally recognised customs standards and the appropriate security and safety standards in place to protect the international supply chain.By operating with AEOF, Priority Freight will ...
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Peli Bio Thermal to offer new thermal cover option
Peli BioThermal has signed a global distribution partnership with Wilpak Group International to provide Wilpak’s thermal protection covers to customers.“We are pleased to announce our global distribution partnership with Wilpak,” said Kevin Lawler, vice president of sales at Peli BioThermal. “Their technologically advanced thermal covers complement our product offering, providing ...
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Freight group positive on draft Brexit agreement
The UK's Freight Transport Association has responded positively to the draft Brexit deal agreed by UK and European Union (EU) negotiators.News that a draft agreement was in place emerged yesterday, although the plans still need to receive the backing of parliament and the European Union.The draft deal goes to the ...
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Could DB revive plans to sell a stake in its Schenker forwarding business?
Deutsche Bahn (DB) could again consider the sale of a stake in its forwarding and logistics business Schenker as it looks to raise money for investment in its rail business.DB chief executive Richard Lutz recently told journalists in Frankfurt one way of potentially raising funds could be to launch an ...
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Cargojet revenues up on overnight and charter business
Aircraft lessor Cargojet recorded a double-digit percentage improvement in revenues during the third quarter of the year on the back of its overnight and charter business.The Canadian company saw third-quarter revenues increase by 27.6% year on year to C$114.1m, adjusted ebitda was up 24% to C$31.5m and net earnings stood ...