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    Brussels Airport reveals €100m investment in cargo facilities

    2018-03-09T16:15:21Z

    Brussels Airport has revealed plans to invest €100m in new logistics facilities as it looks to ensure it can meet future demand.The investments include a building of no less than 50,000 sq m on the west side of Brucargo - the hub's cargo area - with direct apron connection for ...

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    CEVA opens new Penang cargo hub

    2018-03-09T11:32:08Z

    CEVA Logistics has officially opened a new multi-user facility in Penang, Malaysia, close to Penang International Airport.The 70,000 sq ft facility includes temperature-controlled and ambient storage space, office space for in-plant customers, advanced materials handling equipment, an advanced warehouse management system and Customs stationed on-site to facilitate on-time clearance.It is ...

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    Lufthansa to charge €12 for paper air waybills - reports DVZ

    2018-03-09T09:20:21Z

    Lufthansa Cargo will charge a €12 per consignment fee for processing paper-based air waybills (AWB) from April 2 but will implement a lower rate of €1 from October this year, according to local reports.Details of the so called Paper AWB were revealed in German logistics newspaper DVZ, a sister publication ...

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    Geodis expands pharma logistics role with Biosystems

    2018-03-08T10:23:16Z

    French freight forwarder Geodis has expanded its contract with Biosystems, the Spain-based pharma and healthcare specialist, to send temperature-controlled reagents and lab instruments to over 35 countries across the world.The two companies have been cooperating for more than 10 years, and this new contract incorporates all new destinations across the ...

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    Cargolux and NCA announce start date for Luxembourg-Narita partnership

    2018-03-08T09:42:39Z

    Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines NCA have announced a start date for a new freighter service between Luxembourg and Narita previously announced as part of a new partnership.Starting on March 27, NCA will have access to capacity on Cargolux's new weekly Tuesday flight between the two hubs, which will utilise ...

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    Swissport completes Aerocare deal

    2018-03-07T13:40:11Z

    Swissport has completed the previously announced acquisition of Aerocare, a leading ground handler in Australia/ New Zealand. The acquisition of Aerocare includes its subsidiaries Skycare, Carbridge and EasyCart from Archer Capital and the Aerocare management. The deal has received all regulatory approvals, including that of Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.“The ...

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    Nippon Express out the 'hanger' with fashion logistics takeover

    2018-03-07T10:34:57Z

    Japanese forwarder Nippon Express has purchased Italian fashion logistics firm Traconf for €144.5m as it looks to expand outside of its home market and further develop its apparel services.Nippon Express said it believed the acquisition would help it grow its fashion logistics business dramatically and would fit well with its ...

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    Deutsche Post DHL sees 2017 profits climb 7.2% to €3.7bn

    2018-03-07T10:32:22Z

    Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHLG) saw operating profit climb by 7.2% to €3.7bn in the 2017 financial year, revenues were up by 5.4% to €60.4bn, with all four divisions contributing to the increase.The German logistics giant and the world’s largest purchaser of airfreight capacity said that its DHL Express division ...

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    Airline training targets African hotspots to prevent wildlife trafficking

    2018-03-07T09:40:03Z

    The campaign to prevent wildlife trafficking from Africa saw two training workshops held in Mozambique and Kenya, with further workshops planned throughout the continent.The USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) partnership delivered a training workshop in Nairobi for airline staff on the key role they play ...

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    1GSA adds Korean member to growing network

    2018-03-06T14:52:10Z

    1GSA – the independent GSA network – has appointed Goodman GLS as its exclusive member for Korea.Goodman GLS' GSSA business was launched in 2014, as part of a group with diverse freight-related interests.It currently represents Westjet, Cubana, and the Leisure Cargo portfolio of 14 airlines, providing its customers with access ...

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    Egyptair Cargo targets growth with new freighters

    2018-03-06T14:33:23Z

    Egyptair Cargo has revealed plans to expand its freighter fleet as it targets the launch of new intercontinental services.The airline told Air Cargo News that it will take delivery of three Airbus A330-200 passenger-to-freighter conversations before the end of March 2019.The first of the freighters is due to join Egyptair ...

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    ABC in Superbike freighter flight

    2018-03-05T16:31:45Z

    AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has completed a Boeing 747 freighter charter flight for Universal Global Logistics S.A.U. delivering 66 motorcycles on their way to the first round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in Australia.The palletized motorcycles were part of a 110 tonnes payload transported from Barcelona, Spain, to Melbourne’s ...

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    Antitrust regulator rejects Safair and SA Airlink deal

    2018-03-05T12:49:49Z

    The South African Competition Commission has rejected the proposed purchase of Safair by South Africa (SA) Airlink over competition concerns.The Competition Commission said that it felt the merger of the two airlines would result in the removal of an effective competitor to SA Airlink on routes that it currently operates ...

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    HKIA achieves IATA cargo pharma certification

    2018-03-05T12:00:13Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been recognised as a Partner Airport of IATA’s CEIV Pharma programme.HKIA said it is one of the few airports to achieve this airport-wide certification, meaning it has "demonstrated expertise in handling the entire airside pharmaceutical transportation process end-to-end, from the time an aircraft lands ...

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    Crane Worldwide Logistics expands time critical team

    2018-03-02T10:12:38Z

    Crane Worldwide Logistics has expanded its time critical team with two new appointments in the UK.Joining the Crane Worldwide Logistics team in the UK are Rashpal Deol with 20 years’ experience in the freight industry specialising in aerospace operations such as charter, on-board courier & aircraft on the ground logistical ...

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    Strong 2017 revenues for West Atlantic

    2018-03-01T13:54:15Z

    Swedish cargo airline West Atlantic saw strong revenue growth in full year 2017, mainly generated from the contract with Royal Mail and the rise in e-commerce traffic.Revenues of SKr1.6bn were up 20.4 % year-on-year, but there were “significant sub-charter costs”, caused by aircraft delivery delays of Boeing 737-400 aircraft, maintenance ...

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    ANA and NCA agree "strategic business partnership" for cargo

    2018-03-01T10:35:56Z

    Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a strategic business partnership based on three key elements: code share, an expanded block space agreement and maintenance support.This new partnership between Japan's largest cargo carriers adds to a growing network of ...

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    Emirates SkyCargo achieves AEO to speed cargo processing

    2018-03-01T10:02:33Z

    Emirates SkyCargo has become a certified member of the UAE Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme.The AEO programme is a voluntary compliance and security scheme designed to secure and facilitate global trade as outlined by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).As an AEO in the UAE, Emirates SkyCargo will benefit from a ...

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    UPS sues EC for €1.7bn over blocked TNT takeover

    2018-02-28T13:06:06Z

    UPS is suing the European Commission for €1.7bn over its decision to block the takeover of TNT in 2013, a decision that was later overturned.In court documents seen by Air Cargo News, the express giant claims the European Commission should compensate it for damages incurred by the decision to block ...

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    Finnair Cargo, playing it cool

    2018-02-28T13:05:38Z

    Finnair Cargo managing director Janne Tarvainen’s 24 years at the airline have seen him occupy a wide variety of roles.He began his career at Finnair in 1994 employed — via GE Aircraft Engines — in a technical role.Initially, he had plans to become a pilot after completing his military service ...