All articles by Rachelle Harry – Page 36
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NewsFTA hires senior transport advisor to bolster Covid-19 logistics support
FTA has appointed a new senior transport advisor, Becky Martin, within its Member Advice Centre (MAC) to assist the team in supporting logistics businesses during the Covid-19 outbreak.Martin has 12 years’ experience working in transport, distribution and retail, and previously held advisory roles at John Lewis Partnership and Marks & ...
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CSafe Parcel containers used to boost Kimera Labs research
Temperature-controlled container manufacturer CSafe Global is providing its passive Parcel shipping containers to Kimera Labs to boost the research centre's studies.CSafe's Parcel containers will allow Kimera Labs — a biotechnology laboratory that produces mesenchymal stem cell-derived (MSC) exosome products for scientific and clinical research — to ship its products anywhere ...
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Delta ups package weight and size limit for door-to-door cargo service
Delta Cargo has expanded its pick-up and delivery service allowing customers to ship larger and heavier items.Its DASH delivery service is run in partnership with same-day delivery company Roadie and will now be expanded to include DASH Heavy.Delta and Roadie's delivery partnership, DASH Door-to-Door, pairs TSA-approved drivers with cargo incoming ...
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Airfreight community continues to support Covid-19 relief efforts
More members of the airfreight community are coming together to support the fight global fight against Covid-19.American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operations this month to provide more than 5.5m pounds of capacity to transport critical goods between the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia.The carrier has added flights from ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics launches Covid-19 donation initiative
SEKO Logistics has launched a new initiative to buy, donate and inspire support for frontline responders treating patients affected by Covid-19.In partnership with Project CURE, the non-profit humanitarian relief organization, the initiative — titled SEKO Cares — has seen the logistics provider donate more than $200,000 to the cause and ...
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NewsMASKargo and Ethiopian form cargo partnership for Kuala Lumpur operations
MASkargo has announced Ethiopian Airlines as its new business partner for its operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.The two companies will partner on a weekly service that will utilise Ethiopian Cargo’s Boeing 777 freighters on the route: Brussels—Dubai—Kuala Lumpur—Brussels.Speaking about the new partnership, Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MASkargo chief executive, said: ...
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Air Canada Cargo issues Covid-19 operations update
Air Canada has significantly reduced its number of flights as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak but it is utilising its fleet to transport cargo to keep supply chains moving.In an operations update, Air Canada said that it has capacity on scheduled widebody flights operating on routes between Canada, Europe ...
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NewsUnited and Flexport collaborate to deliver Covid-19 relief
To support the continued fight against Covid-19, United Airlines has collaborated with Flexport.org to ship essential medical cargo to frontline workers in California and New York.As part of the Frontline Responders Fund — a GoFundMe page launched by Flexport.org, the impact group that represents freight forwarder Flexport — millions of ...
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NewsECS Group pays tribute to ground handlers' essential work during virus outbreak
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) cargo handler Global Services Handling (GSH) has been handling an increasing number of freighter flights following the coronavirus outbreak.Alluding to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the aviation sector, the handler's parent company ECS highlighted the "essential nature of handling teams, without whom airfreight ...
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TIACA pushes to facilitate airfreight as virus outbreak continues
At the latest Covid-19 Technical Group meeting, which took place on March 30, TIACA restated the "urgent need to provide immediate support to the air cargo sector".Speaking to experts from the World Health Organization, IATA, FIATA, Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization, GE Aviation and the ...
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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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Air New Zealand hires chief people officer as it cuts jobs and pushes cargo
Air New Zealand has appointed Joe McCollum as its chief people officer, effective from April 14.The announcement comes as the airline works to "rebuild" itself as a result of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the aviation sector.According to the New Zealand Herald, the carrier is ...
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NewsTrip & Co launch new seat bag for cargo transport
Netherlands safety products company Trip & Co has launched a new seat bag system that enables cargo to be transported on passenger seats "safely, efficiently and without damaging the seats".The new seat bag and cargo net products have been launched as airlines operate an increasing number of cargo-only flights utilising ...
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NewsAtlas Air boosts relief efforts in fight against Covid-19
Atlas Air Worldwide has been supporting the US President's Coronavirus Task Force, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Flexport.org’s Frontline Responders Fund and global companies around the world.In support of the White House’s Project Airbridge, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Atlas Air Worldwide arranged several charters to ...
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NewsEL AL removes B777 seats to meet cargo demand
EL AL Israel Airlines and its cargo division are operating cargo-only flights utilising its passenger aircraft in response to a reduction in flights, the closure of borders and the increasing demand for medical equipment such as face masks and other essential goods.In order to increase its cargo capacity, EL AL ...
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NewsDrewry Index: Decline in airfreight rates softens
The latest Drewry East-West Airfreight Price Index report shows that airfreight prices dipped $0.09 in February 2020 to $2.50 per kg, down from $2.59 in January 2020.The February 2020 rate compares with $2.47 per kg from the same month last year."The Drewry East-West Airfreight Price Index for February was up ...
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Alitalia transports medical cargo to Italy in fight against Covid-19
Alitalia is helping Italy in its fight against the coronavirus by transporting medical equipment and face masks from China to Italy.This week, the carrier will operate three special flights, utilising Boeing 777s, to and from Shanghai via Novosibirsk, Siberia.The second of the three special flights, inbound from China, will land ...
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NewsCLIVE Data Services: Airfreight volumes fell 23% in March
In its latest dynamic load factor analysis, CLIVE Data Services has revealed that global cargo volumes fell by 23% in March compared with the same four weeks of 2019.The analyst suggests that this decline was due to "Covid-19 'raising its ugly head’ faster and faster in the air cargo industry".CLIVE ...
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NewsAvion Express re-enters airfreight market with cargo-only flights offering
Originally established as a cargo and passenger airline in 2005, ACMI operator Avion Express has announced that it is re-entering the airfreight market in response to increased demand for freighter aircraft operations as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.Avion Express, which is a subsidiary of Avia Solutions Group, works with ...
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East Midlands Airport experiences cargo growth amid Covid-19 outbreak
The UK's East Midlands Airport (EMA) is continuing its operations to keep supply chains moving during the coronavirus pandemic.The airport has revealed that in the week following the UK government’s imposement of social distancing measures (March 16), the number of cargo aircraft movements at EMA increased by 10%. Then, during ...