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Qatar launches freight load centre at Doha
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a freight load control centre at its Middle East home hub in Doha.The new system will be an integral part of effective pallet loading procedures for the Middle East Gulf airline’s current fleet of 20 freighter aircraft.Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann, said: “Automation ...
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SATS enters Saudi cargo ground handling market
Singapore-based airport ground handler SATS has expanded its footprint in the Middle East by becoming the first international cargo handler to operate in Saudi Arabia.Its SATS Saudi Arabia subsidiary has won a tender for the cargo handling licence to operate at King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam. The concession ...
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Aramex lands NewBridge pharma contract
Dubai-based Aramex is partnering with specialist shipper NewBridge Pharmaceuticals to provide logistics services in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and the UK.Also based in Dubai, NewBridge’s customers include pharmaceuticals, biological, genomics and other healthcare companies.Through the partnership, Aramex is managing the logistics of patient samples across clinics and hospitals from ...
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Bangladesh's forwarders call for more charter flights amidst capacity shortage
Bangladesh-based freight forwarders are calling for the government to speed up the approval of cargo charter flights as they face an airfreight capacity shortage.In written comments seen by Air Cargo News, the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) wrote to one of the Bangladesh’s leading newspapers calling on the government to ...
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Wilson appointed divisional director of Toll Global Express
Australia's Toll Group, owned by Japan Post, has appointed Bruce Wilson as divisional director of Toll Global Express, effective immediately.Wilson has been acting in this role since April, managing the express freight operations and business logistics solutions in Australia, including the Toll IPEC, Toll People and Toll Priority businesses.Wilson’s career, ...
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Panalpina moves Cairo operations to the new cargo city location
Panalpina Egypt has moved its country head office and all of its Cairo operations to the newly developed Cairo Cargo City at Cairo International airport.Fouad A. AbouElela, country head of sales and marketing, said: “Being in the heart of action and close to the government’s business related entities, such as ...
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East Midlands Airport to close at weekends for runway refurbishment
East Midlands Airport in the UK will close at the weekends during November and December as its runway undergoes refurbishment.The refurbishment will be completed over seven consecutive weekends, a UK first for airport runway refurbishment projects, meaning that the airport will be closed to all traffic for 48 hours each ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo looks forward to new A350s
Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division is looking forward to extra capacity and increased fuel efficiency of the 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft that were ordered at last month's Farnborough International Airshow.The airline said the $4.4bn investment is part of a fleet modernisation programme, which will see 50% of Virgin Atlantic’s aircraft replaced ...
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IAG Cargo adds new freighter services through DHL partnership
IAG Cargo has announced it will begin offering two new European freighter services through its shared capacity agreement with DHL.One of the services will fly between Madrid and Amsterdam and the other will add a stop in Paris CDG to an existing London Luton-Frankfurt flight that IAG offers through its ...
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Dimerco adds new India office
Taiwanese logistics company Dimerco is opening a new office in Hyderabad, India, to cater for a major customer.The new office is being opened in line with one of its mobile phone customers decision to establish a new production facility in the city.It will also strengthen Dimerco's customs brokerage service.Dimerco India ...
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Cargo demand weakens at Brussels Airport as airlines reduce services
UPDATE: Brussels Airport saw cargo volumes decline in July as airlines reduced services and cancelled flights in response to weakening demand.The European airport saw total cargo volumes decline by 8.8% year on year in July to 39,689 tons. The largest decrease in percentage terms was felt by its belly cargo ...
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Flexport goes online in Hong Kong
US-owned forwarder Flexport has opened an Asian regional headquarters in Hong Kong.Backed by Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator and others, Flexport is a licensed freight forwarder built around an online system which provides clients with real-time shipment visibility and analytics for international routes, rates, speeds and customs ...
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Cargolux appoints new VP of flight operations after departure of Holt
Cargolux has appointed a new interim executive vice president of flight operations following the announcement that current incumbent Jason Holt has decided to move on to a new opportunity.The Luxembourg airline said that Claude Zehren would take over all duties from Holt with immediate effect."Zehren has been with Cargolux for ...
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FedEx warns of Shanghai supply chain slowdown ahead of G20 summit
FedEx is warning customers to expect delays to shipments originating in the Shanghai area as the government is ordered factories to close ahead of the G20 Summit.The express giant said in a news bulletin that China had ordered 255 Shanghai-based industrial facilities to shut down ahead of the Summit, running ...
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Astral and Ethiopian outline African expansion plans
African cargo carriers Ethiopian Cargo and Astral Aviation have outlined their ambitious expansion plans as they look to capitalise on the growing marketplace.Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa, Astral Aviation chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia said the company hoped to add new Boeing 747 freighters and B737-400F ...
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NewsDSV sees airfreight growth but profits slide as UTi acquisition takes effect
DSV saw double-digit growth in airfreight volumes and gross profits in the second quarter of the year but margins took a hit as the integration of UTi continues to take effect.Announcing its second-quarter results, the Denmark-based logistics company saw revenues increase by 34.1% year on year to DKr17.6bn, while operating ...
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Cargo revenues down at ANA as currency and oversupply hit results
ANA's cargo business recorded a double-digit decline in airfreight revenues during its first fiscal quarter despite an increase in traffic.During its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, the Japanese carrier saw airfreight demand increase 16.2% year on year to 1.1bn freight tonne km, while revenues declined by 23.6% on a ...
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CEVA stays in the red but air volumes grow ahead of market
Logistics company CEVA has reported ahead of market growth in air volumes in the first half of the year while revenues decreased and it remained in the red.The world’s twelfth largest airfreight forwarder saw revenues decline by 7.8% year on year to $3.2bn, while adjusted earnings before interest tax, depreciation ...
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Fraport sees cargo growth outstrip passenger
Frankfurt airport operator Fraport recorded an increase in cargo traffic during the second quarter of the year but revenues and profits declined.Europe’s largest freight airport said second quarter cargo demand at Frankfurt increased by 2.3% year on year during the second quarter of the year to 528,712 tonnes and was ...
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Emirates update on flight delays and cancellations
Operations at Dubai International Airport resumed on Wednesday at 1830 local time following the crash landing of a Boeing 777 passenger aircraft belonging to the airline at the Middle East hub.More information on Emirates flights will be available on the Emirates website and social media channels.All 282 passengers and 18 ...