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Emirates freighter trio rally to meet roses demand
With global demand for roses in February estimated at 250m stems, Emirates SkyCargo operated three extra Valentine’s day cargo flights to move over 300 tonnes of flowers to Amsterdam.While the carrier transports fresh flowers around the world daily, demand spikes around Valentine’s Day and it operates extra flights every year.The ...
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Valentine's Day freighter flourish by AF-KLMP Cargo
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo moved around 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe in the weeks before Valentine’s Day, putting Boeing 747-400 full freighter and combi aircraft main deck capacity into the three main flower origins of Nairobi, Quito and Bogotá.AF-KLMP Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer, said: ...
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New funding to boost JD.com’s logistics arm
Chinese e-tailer JD.com has signed an agreement with a number of investors to take a minority stake in its JD Logistics network.JD.com will remain the majority shareholder with an 81.4% shareholding in its logistics arm when the deal, which is expected to raise about $2.5bn, closes in the first quarter ...
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NCA and Singapore to form strategic cargo partnership
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic partnership.The proposed strategic partnership will build on existing block space arrangements between the two airlines that have been progressively expanded over the past five years.As a first phase, NCA ...
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Fraport and Dakosy create digital portal for dangerous goods supply chain
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport and IT service provider Dakosy are to launch a digital cargo portal for shippers of dangerous goods at the German hub.The entire dangerous goods process will be fully digitised, a first for the industry it is claimed.The portal communicates all shipment details and dangerous goods-specific data ...
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European air cargo monthly: Mixed start to the year for European carriers
It was a mixed start to the year for European carrier’s cargo businesses, with Lufthansa seeing a surge in demand while IAG registered a decline.Frankfurt-hubbed Lufthansa Cargo got off to a flying start as it saw air cargo demand increase by 9.3% year on year in January to 807m revenue ...
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UK airports enjoy January cargo surge
Heathrow led a UK airport cargo filip in January 2018, with a record a 6.9% rise to 133,000 tonnes compared with the same month in 2017.The UK's top cargo hub saw export volumes grow by 10.6% in January, while the top destinations for cargo growth were the US (1,214 tonnes), ...
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E-commerce boost for Aramex in 2017
E-commerce and express volume growth saw Middle East based logistics company Aramex report 2017 full-year revenues of AED4.7bn ($1.3bn), an increase of 9% on 2016.Dubai-headquartered Aramex said that its full year revenues were impacted by currency fluctuations, mainly in the Egyptian Pound.Excluding the impact of currency fluctuations, mainly in the ...
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EFL wins AEO accreditation
EFL International Distribution has been awarded full Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.The EU’s AEO programme, co-ordinated by the World Customs Organisation, seeks to facilitate trade while improving security in the supply chain.“The accreditation covers full customs simplification – security and safety,” said Chris Radley, EFL managing director. “The AEO scheme ...
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London Gatwick cargo up 29.6% in January
London Gatwick Airport saw airfreight throughput rise by 29.6% year on year in January, driven by the UK gateway’s growing long-haul flight network.Total cargo throughput for January stood at 7,824 tonnes.The positive result is part of a sustained trend: over the 12 months ended January, cargo at Gatwick increased by ...
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RFS thefts in Germany prompt action
A new report indicating that product losses as a result of cargo thefts from trucks in Germany are worth €1.3bn a year has prompted an initiative to tackle the problem.Several business associations contributed to the analysis, led by the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA).It found that in addition to the ...
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EFW wins potential A320P2F order from Guangdong Aerocity
Hard on the heels of a contract for the conversion of 10 Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft on behalf of Vallair Solutions, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with China’s Guangdong Aerocity Holding Co for a potential order for 10 A320P2F conversions.Andreas Sperl, EFW chief executive, said: ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Maastricht freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo has begun operating two Boeing 777 Freighter flights per week between Dubai World Central airport and Maastricht – its second destination in the Netherlands after Amsterdam.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, commented: “The Netherlands is one of our most important cargo markets globally and the freighters ...
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Ethiopian Cargo signs up for Opticooler ULDs
Ethiopian Airlines has signed up to use DoKaSch Temperature Solutions Opticooler pharma ULDs.The Opticooler is equipped with battery powered cooling compressors and heaters as well as a self-regulating temperature control, so that the temperature of sensitive goods, in particular pharmaceuticals such as insulin and vaccines, stay well within range at ...
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ASL Airlines Spain to cease operations as part of restructure
ASL Aviation has confirmed that it will withdraw its Spanish airline in order to expand capacity on the market and reduce duplication.The lessor said that ASL Airlines Spain will cease operation with its BAe146 aircraft withdrawn from service.ASL said it would progressively introduce B737-400F aircraft to the Spanish-European market to ...
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Dubai sees “bumper growth” for cargo
The UAE’s Dubai International airport (DXB) has posted a record 2,654,494 tonnes of cargo for 2017, up 2.4% on the previous year.Despite “some fluctuation” in cargo throughput, a small drop of 0.5% in December being one example, the gateway benefited from significant growth in other months.March, August and September all ...
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Forwarders lose appeal against €169m fines for air cargo cartel between 2002 and 2007
The European Court of Justice has upheld the €169m in fines imposed six years ago by the European Commission on freight forwarders which participated in an air cargo cartel between 2002 and 2007.Kühne + Nagel International, Schenker, Deutsche Bahn and Panalpina World Transport have now lost their appeal regarding a ...
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ANA unveils 5-year cargo strategy and expands joint venture with United
Japanese carrier ANA has unveiled plans for “large size freighters” to capture volumes between Asia and North America via Japan, plus an upgrade for its Okinawa cargo hub.The ambitions were contained within the passenger and freighter airline’s five year mid-term corporate strategy for 2018-2022, and came as ANA and United ...
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Cape Town runway approval
Cape Town International Airport has received final approval from the South African government for the construction of the airport’s new realigned runway.This project marks a R3.8bn investment into the economy of Cape Town and the Western Cape.The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) concluded the appeals process and has now ruled ...
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Munich Airport opens Information Security Hub to fight cybercrime
Munich Airport has launched an Information Security Hub (ISH) where airport IT specialists will work with experts from the European aviation industry to defend against cyberattacks and cybercrime.With the spread of digitalisation, there has been "a massive increase in the number of attacks on the IT systems of companies and ...