All articles by Rebecca Jeffrey – Page 31
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European Commission approves CMA CGM takeover of Bolloré Logistics
The European Commission has approved CMA CGM's proposed acquisition of Bolloré Logistics, bringing the shipping giant one step closer to growing its multimodal market share.CMA CGM Group entered into exclusive negotiations with the Bolloré Group to acquire Bolloré Logistics’ transportation and logistics activities in April last year. The deal is ...
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NewsCathay Cargo Terminal gets greener with recycled plastic
Photo: Cathay PacificCathay Cargo Terminal will utilise 50% recycled plastic cargo cover sheets for all export cargo shipments built up within its terminal.This is an increase from the terminal's current specifications of no less than 30% recycled content for sheets, and builds on its efforts to adopt a circular economy ...
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NewsKorean Air and Vienna Airport partner on cargo
Julian Jäger, joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport (left), and Jaedong Eum, senior vice president and head of cargo business division, Korean Air. Photo: Korean AirKorean Air has signed an agreement to strengthen its air cargo partnership with Vienna International Airport.The partnership aims to build on growing air cargo ...
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Perishables lift Cathay Pacific cargo volumes in January
Perishables shipments helped to raise air cargo volumes at Cathay Pacific in January year on year.The airline carried 114,790 tonnes of cargo in January, an increase of 20.7% compared with January 2023 when capacity was still in recovery mode due to pandemic restrictions.The month’s cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) increased ...
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NewsGeodis masters oversize project using Antonov AN-124 freighter
Photo: Geodis.Geodis has completed a complex air cargo transport project featuring oversized thermocompressors that involved 13 flights over seven days using an Antonov AN-124, the world's largest cargo aircraft.The just-in-time logistics operation entailed transporting 249 pieces of oversized, overweight cargo totalling 776 tons and 4,455 cu m to southeast Colombia.Geodis ...
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NewsEtihad appoints Brun as vice president cargo
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Airways has appointed senior Geodis airfreight specialist Stanislas Brun to the role of vice president cargo.Brun will be responsible for Etihad Cargo's commercial operations including scheduled and charter flights, revenue management and network planning.He joins Etihad Cargo from Geodis, where, in his role as senior vice president ...
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US couple found guilty of fraud against National Air Cargo
Two people have been found guilty of defrauding US logistics company National Air Cargo of $5m in a wire fraud scheme that lasted two years.The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado found married couple Michael Aaron Tew and Kimberly Ann Tew guilty of fraud following a guilty verdict ...
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Airbus advances development of A350F
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight milestones in 2025.“We are really in that industrialisation process now,” says Crawford Hamilton, Airbus head of freighter marketing. “We have got parts heading towards sections and we are ready to ...
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NewsWFS wins Air China Cargo contract in LA
Air China Cargo Boeing 747 freighter. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) will handle over 20,000 tonnes of cargo a year for Air China Cargo in Los Angeles under a new three-year contract.The ground handler and air cargo logistics specialist will provide ramp and warehouse handling services for the airline’s Boeing ...
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MSC Air Cargo goes it alone as GSA partnership with ECS ends
MSC Air Cargo has ended its GSSA partnership with the ECS Group, which has been the airline's GSSA in North America, Europe and Mexico since May last year.The cargo airline's senior vice president air cargo, Jannie Davel said in a LinkedIn post on February 20 that MSC Air Cargo stopped ...
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Envirotainer commits to supply chain emissions targets
Pharma ULD firm Envirotainer has set targets to cut its supply chain emissions and submitted these to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for validation.The specialist in temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments aims to reduce emissions from both direct operations and its entire supply chain.David Simonsson, chief executive of Envirotainer, said: “Sustainability ...
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NewsAlaska Air Group acquisition of Hawaiian gets go ahead
Photo: Hawaiian AirlinesAlaska Airlines has been given the green light to acquire Hawaiian Airlines after the latter's stockholders approved the deal that is set to boost cargo within the combined business.Seattle-based Alaska Air Group and Honolulu-headquartered Hawaiian Holdings entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition in December last year. ...
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NewsJAT Tehnika completes second 767-300 freighter conversion
Jat Tehnika 767-300 freighter conversion. Photo Avia Prime GroupAvia Prime Group-owned MRO JAT Tehnika has completed its second Boeing 767-300 passenger to freighter conversion.The 767-300ER conversion was carried out independently by Belgrade-headquartered JAT Tehnika and follows the company’s first-ever passenger-to-cargo aircraft conversion of a 767-300 performed last year in collaboration ...
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NewsAir Canada cargo revenues drop 27% in 2023
Air Canada's full year 2023 cargo revenues declined 27% year on year due to reduced air cargo demand and a loss of capacity in the form of temporary passenger freighters (preighters).The airline said the decline of C$342m was partially offset by increased operations of purpose-built freighters in its cargo business, ...
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NewsAmazon closes US airfreight facility
Photo: AmazonAmazon Air is closing its airfreight facility at Kelly Field Airport, San Antonio, Texas, in a move that is set to affect ground handler employees at Worldwide Flight Services.E-commerce giant Amazon did not state why it is closing the facility at the joint-use airport, however, it told Air Cargo ...
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NewsAir Cargo Community Systems aiding industry goals
Amar More, chief executive, Kale Logistics Solutions. Photo: Kale Logistics Solutions/ Meantime CommunicationsAir Cargo Community Systems (ACCS) are driving profitability and sustainability and accelerating digital take up in the industry, according to one software company.The industry is seeing these benefits because ACCS are supporting stakeholders from across the supply chain ...
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NewsAir Partner expands into Nordics with new business development manager
Kim Borgaard. Photo: Air PartnerCharter broker Air Partner is expanding to the Nordics region and has appointed Kim Borgaard as head of business development in this area.Borgaard joins Air Partner from Chapman Freeborn Airchartering where he spent 13 years as Nordic sales manager. Prior to working at Chapman Freeman, Borgaard ...
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Board changes at Freightos
Freight booking and payment platform Freightos is strengthening its board with the addition of Carl Vine, co-head of Asia Pacific equity investing at M&G Investments.William Chin, head of commodities at the Singapore Exchange, has also stepped down from the board of directors.Vine brings to Freightos' board experience in investing in ...
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NewsCargoTech hungry for growth
Air cargo technology group CargoTech is pursuing growth in its portfolio of companies with change management and large language models (LLMs) in mind.Cédric Millet, president of CargoTech, says the group is “aggressively” looking for companies that can fill gaps in its skill set.CargoTech currently includes Singapore-based online booking portal CargoAi, ...
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NewsSriLankan Cargo adds capacity to cargo.one
SriLankan Cargo has placed its capacity on cargo.oneSriLankan Cargo will later this year place its capacity on digital air cargo booking platform cargo.one, enabling freight forwarders to access a global network of 37 destinations in 21 countries.SriLankan Cargo is the first South Asian carrier that cargo.one has added to its ...