All articles by Rachelle Harry – Page 5
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DP World to expand Africa and Europe presence with Imperial acquisition
Supply chain solutions provider DP World has revealed plans to acquire Imperial Logistics in an $890m deal.Dubai-headquartered DP World, which has 136 business units in 61 countries across six continents, said it is interested in acquiring Imperial and all of its businesses to expand its logistics footprint in Africa and ...
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IATA: Volumes outperform pre-Covid levels, but pace slows in May
IATA has reported in its latest market analysis that air cargo volumes in May continued to outperform pre-Covid (2019) levels - although the pace in demand in May was slower than that in April.Global air cargo demand in May 2021, measured in cargo-tonne kms (CTKs), was reported as 9.4% higher ...
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Putzger Perspective: Parcel monster?
Over the past 15 months, e-commerce has been the chief engine of growth for air cargo, as well as other sectors, from warehousing to fulfillment technology start-ups, but is the industry nurturing a monster with dire consequences for many forwarders and airports?Two years ago there was a lot of skepticism ...
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NewsCEVA adds North Asia-US service to airfreight network
Image: CEVA LogisticsCEVA Logistics will extend its air cargo charter operation with a new service from South Korea and China to the US.The service will operate on a route of Incheon-Wuxi Sunan Shuofang-Chicago ORD utilising an Atlas Air Boeing 747 freighter.The logistics firm said the new route is an expansion ...
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InsightsLufthansa Cargo: Laying foundations for the future
Under new leadership of Dorothea von Boxberg, Lufthansa Cargo is future-proofing its business with sustainable solutions and an increased focus on digital.Dorothea von Boxberg became chief executive at Lufthansa Cargo in March and has been keeping busy ever since.During her first few months in the role, she has been focussing ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines transports three fire trucks from the Middle East to Central Asia
Source: Antonov AirlinesAntonov Airlines has transported three fire trucks on a single flight from the Middle East to Central Asia.The carrier flew one of its AN-124-100M-150 aircraft from its Ukraine base to the Middle East to pick up the three Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 fire trucks.Each fire truck weighed 21 tonnes ...
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NewsChennault Airport to enter airfreight sector with $4m facility
Chennault International Airport in Louisiana, US, is constructing a new cargo facility that will enable it to enter the airfreight sector.The hub said it started constructing the $4m facility last month. The 10,000 sq ft building is expected to be completed in 12 to 18 months.In a statement, the hub ...
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Cathay Cargo enables real-time shipment tracking with Ultra Track solution
Cathay Pacific Cargo is rolling out its Ultra Track data-logging solution at 29 airports in its global network.The carrier said the solution is the first internet of things (IoT) application that enables remote connection to shipments.Ultra Track uses Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network, tags and readers to enable ...
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NewsFlexport names general manager Germany
Freight forwarder Flexport has appointed Stefan Böhler as general manager Germany, effective from August 1.Böhler brings logistics and software expertise from having previously worked at CEVA Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker in various management positions. Additionally, his most recent role was vice president of operations EMEA at Crane Worldwide Logistics.Böhler ...
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NewsIAG Cargo and AFKLM partner with forwarders on SAF flights
IAG Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) have partnered with more freight forwarders on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flights.IAG Cargo has partnered with Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to complete its first net zero charter chain, comprised of 16 flights, using SAF.Operated between Stuttgart and Atlanta and partially powered with ...
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Air NZ to operate Los Angeles cargo flights under Australian freight programme
Air New Zealand is launching a cargo service between Melbourne and Los Angeles, as part of the Australian Government’s International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) programme.It will operate a weekly service from July 3 until the end of October 2021.Air New Zealand general manager cargo Anna Palairet said this is the ...
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Seko Logistics notes clients "pivoting" between sea and air capacity
Seko Logistics has said many of its manufacturer clients are "pivoting" between seafreight to airfreight and "leveraging air capacity as an option when they can".The logistics provider said growth in cross-border e-commerce is increasingly pushing manufacturers to use airfreight, as seafreight capacity struggles to cope with pressure.The company also noted ...
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NewsPittsburgh and Anchorage team up to bolster US air cargo supply chain
The new Cargo 4 facility will expand PIT's cargo footprintUS hubs Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) have partnered to "better streamline the air cargo supply chain".The agreement, which will establish airfreight and passenger services between the hubs, is also expected to boost their sales ...
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Air Cargo News Awards: Shortlist revealed
The team at the ACN headquarters are excitedly counting down until the 2021 Air Cargo News Awards, taking place later this year.In the meantime, we're thrilled to announce the companies that have made it to the awards shortlist.A team of five industry judges painstakingly reviewed a record number of entries ...
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NewsDB Schenker and Volocopter exhibit heavy lift cargo drone
Left to right: Stefan Klocke, chairman of the board of Volocopter; Andreas Scheuer, German Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure; Patric Hoffmann, head of News Business Models at DB Schenker; Christian Bauer, chief commercial officer of VolocopterDB Schenker and heavylift drone firm Volocopter have teamed up with the aim ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines transports five helicopters from Poland to the Philippines
Antonov Airlines has flown five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from Rzeszów in Poland to Angeles in the Philippines.The helicopters — which each measured 17.52 m in length, 3.2 m in width, 3.9 m in height and weighed 5.6 tonnes — were transported on a single AN-124-100 charter flight.The carrier said ...
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Cainiao partners with Hainan government to help it become a "smart supply chain zone"
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network has entered into a public-private partnership with the Hainan government to support the province's development as a global smart supply chain zone.Cainiao’s chief executive Lin Wan and Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development director Shengjian Han jointly announced the partnership at Global Smart Logistics Summit ...
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NewsHactl opens Aero Engine Handling Centre
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has opened a dedicated Aero Engine Handling Centre (AEHC).Hong Kong is one of two locations in Asia that has certified repair, modification and overhaul facilities for Rolls-Royce Trent engines, which are used in Airbus A330, A340, A350 and A380 aircraft, as well as ...
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Etihad Cargo transports new Covid-19 intravenous treatment to Abu Dhabi
Etihad Cargo, the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, group purchasing organisation Rafed, and pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have teamed up to facilitate the rollout of a new coronavirus treatment, Sotrovimab, across the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Sotrovimab is a new intravenous (IV) treatment that can be given to adults and children ...
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Cold Chain Technologies expands in Latin America
Panama-headquartered pharma packaging firm Cold Chain Technologies (CCT) is expanding into the Latin America market with the establishment of locations in Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay and Brazil.The ISO 9001:2015 certified company's cold chain solutions include its KoolTemp, EcoFlex 96 and Tyvek reusable parcels for the distribution of deep-frozen, frozen, refrigerated and ...