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Qatar awards Stockholm ground handling deal to WFS
Qatar Airways has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide it with cargo handling services at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.The three-year deal will see WFS provide cargo handling for Qatar's 13 direct flights a week between the Swedish capital and Doha.WFS expects to handle some 12,000 tonnes a year for Qatar ...
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India-Afghanistan cargo flights take-off
The first air cargo service between India and Afghanistan was launched today by Ariana Afghan Airlines.Indian ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra confirmed on his twitter account that the first return flight was set to leave Kabul for Delhi today.The service will bypass the land crossing between the two countries via ...
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Hong Kong sees double-digit cargo growth in May
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued its strong 2017 cargo growth, seeing in May a sharp year-on-year increase of 12.9% to 409,000 tonnes handled.The world’s number one cargo hub by volumes in 2016 also saw passenger volume and flight movements increase in May, by 2.5% to 6m and 3% to ...
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Pilot project speeds cargo transport between Frankfurt and Schiphol
A new pilot project between various users of Schiphol airport has sped up the transport of cargo between Germany and the Dutch airport by as much as two hours.As part of the Smart Cargo Mainport Program a data sharing project has been created for shipments between Air France KLM’s Frankfurt ...
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E-Cargoware to digitise Astra Aviation Services' African facilities
Astra Aviation Services–UK has selected IT systems supplier e-Cargoware to digitise its cargo handling facilities throughout Africa, starting with its main handling facilities in Luanda, Angola.E-Cargoware’s cloud based cargo management platform is used by handlers in Canada, the UK and Cyprus to handle several airlines including British Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa, ...
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Cargolux 2025 - building flexibility and developing digitisation
Cargolux’s new strategic plan will concentrate on building a more flexible fleet whilst the carrier will also embark on a wholesale digitisation project.Speaking shortly after the Luxembourg-based carrier announced an “industry first” tie-up with Emirates SkyCargo, president and chief executive Richard Forson said the new strategic plan, named Cargolux 2025, ...
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Emirates-Cargolux partnership underway as new Luxembourg flight touches down
Emirates SkyCargo has flown its first scheduled weekly freighter service to Luxembourg as part of its new partnership with Cargolux.The Dubai-based airline's freighter operation between Luxembourg and Dubai World Central is one of the first steps in the implementation of the strategic operational partnership with Cargolux Airlines announced in May ...
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SEGRO swoops for Heathrow's "jewels in the crown" airside cargo property
Industrial warehouse developer SEGRO has paid £365m to acquire 100% control of Airport Property Partnership (APP), whose "jewels in the crown" assets include the majority of Heathrow Airport’s airside cargo facilities.SEGRO has bought the 50% interest in the APP joint venture that it did not already own from partner Aviva ...
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Dachser acquires majority interest in Irish partner, Johnston Logistics
Dachser has become the majority shareholder in its Irish partner, Johnston Logistics, allowing German supply chain operator Dachser to expand and strengthen its logistics network in northwest Europe.Michael Schilling, chief operating officer of road logistics at family-owned Dachser, said: “Our customers in Ireland benefit from uniform services and quality standards, ...
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DSV airfreight outpaces market on UTi acquisition
DSV recorded improvements in profits, revenues and airfreight demand during the first quarter of the year as it continued to benefit from its acquisition of UTi and market growth.The Copenhagen-headquartered freight forwarder saw first-quarter airfreight demand improve by 20% year on year to 147,439 tonnes. The forwarder estimates that the ...
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Panalpina snaps up Danish and Kenyan forwarders
Panalpina has announced two acquisitions: a Danish logistics operator with a seafreight focus and a Kenya-based perishables specialist in the export of flowers and vegetables.The Switzerland-headquartered logistics giant will acquire the family-owned Kenyan forwarder Air Connection, subject to conditions.The deal comes two years after Panalpina increased its presence in Kenyan ...
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Lions' rescue, a roaring success
The story of 33 lions that went from circus cages to freedom, is told in a new video by Animal Defenders International (ADI).Rescued by ADI from a life of suffering in circuses in Peru and Colombia, the feel-good tale of the lions’ journey to their forever home in South Africa ...
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A charter operation with a real porpoise
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged a charter to help rehome two dolphins from Harderwijk Dolphinarium, just outside Amsterdam, to their new home in the Canary Islands .ACS said the animals were carefully transported on an AN-74 aircraft with qualified vets in attendance at Maastricht Airport and then on board ...
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Liege's LACHS 'inn' the saddle for the Olympic Games
Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has been awarded a three-year contract to manage the Horse Inn at Liege Airport.The Horse Inn is intended for horses being transported by air and to accommodate them during transit by road. It represents a total investment of €2.6m.The new infrastructure is designed to ...
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Cargrrrrowl..lux flies endangered tigers to Vietnam
Cargolux has flown four tigers to Hanoi in support of an effort to ensure the survival of the endangered animals in Vietnam.The animals, three female and one male, belong to the species of Indochinese Tigers, known as Hổ Đông Dương in Vietnam, and only some 600 examples are alive in ...
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IAG Cargo invests in animal capabilities at Madrid hub
IAG Cargo has enhanced its animal handling capabilities at Madrid-Barajas Airport with increased veterinarian support.From this month, every pet travelling through Madrid will benefit from a full veterinary check-up and a new 25-strong care team dedicated to ensuring the safe transit of each animal.The veterinary check-up, undertaken by qualified staff ...
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Forwarder a.hartrodt steps in on rhino transport
The live animal department of freight forwarder a.hartrodt's Belgian aifreight division helped organise the transport of a young 1,100kg rhino.The heavy rhino was transported, using a tailor-made transport box, from a German zoo via Brussels airport to Australia where it was destined for a breeding facility.As the Australian government has ...
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Royal seal of approval for Schiphol Joint Inspection Center
The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander has officially opened the Joint Inspection Center (JIC) at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.The JIC is said by the airport operator to allow more efficient and more secure cargo handling, bringing together the various parties involved in scrutinising and clearing international shipments.It brings together logistics and regulatory/enforcement bodies ...
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Video: Record Irish bloodstock charter to China
A record airlift of 76 Irish thoroughbreds is being described as a “major leap” in developing the lucrative Chinese market for Ireland.All of the horses were purchased for Chinese businessman Zhang Yuesheng by Kildare-based bloodstock agency BBA Ireland at sales in Goffs last autumn, all from Irish breeders.The horses, mostly ...
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Leipzig/Halle Airport handles cattle shipment
Leipzig/Halle Airport has handled the movement of no less than 165 cattle who were making their way from Germany to the Gulf region.The animals were handled at the airport’s Animal Export Center, before being loaded on-board a Boeing 747-400 for their journey to the Middle East.Originating in the German states ...