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Envirotainer and CHEP extend partnership
Cold chain specialist Envirotainer and CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the unit load device (ULD) management company, have extended their partnership for a further three years.CHEP provides repair, handling, transportation and storage services for Envirotainer's fleet of air cargo containers across 21 global service centres, which are approved to issue certificates of ...
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Airfreight prices slide after two months of gains
Airfreight prices dipped again in May, wiping out the gains made over the previous two months.Consultant Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index for May shows that airfreight prices declined to $2.57 per kg compared with $2.61 per kg in April.The decline sees prices return to the lowest level since the consultant ...
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Agility expands in South Africa
Global logistics operator Agility is expanding its African footprint through a joint venture South African supply chain specialist Super Group after acquiring a minority stake in Micor, the Johannesburg-based company’s freight forwarding unit.The new unit will be led by Henk Theron, formerly chief executive of Micor.Super Group, listed on the ...
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IAG to boost its Shanghai cargo capacity by 65% to cater for peak demand
IAG Cargo is hoping that peak demand for electronics, pharmaceuticals and automobile parts will help fill additional Boeing 777 flights to Shanghai.The cargo arm of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said the airline group’s new flight from Madrid to Shanghai had touched down for the first time today, while ...
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Lean and green Cargolux
Cargolux has become the first airline to receive the Lean & Green award, recognising its commitment to improve its carbon efficiency by 10% within five years.Lean & Green was started in 2008 as an initiative of the Dutch government to reduce the carbon footprints of companies.Dirk Reich, president and chief ...
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Cargo partnership trend continues as Lufthansa and ANA expand their tie-up
Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have moved to extend their cargo partnership, with the two carriers combining their European feeder networks.The joint network includes more than 90 weekly direct connections between Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Brussels and Vienna in Europe and Tokyo Narita, ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo opts for VN Cargo in Lagos
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed VN Cargo Connect as its new general sales agency partner in Lagos, Nigeria.In support of the new Virgin Atlantic contract, VN Cargo Connect has increased the size of its sales team in Nigeria from seven to 12 people.All dedicated sales activities are being coordinated at ...
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Chapman Freeborn OBC India adds to business development team
Chapman Freeborn has added two new members of staff to its on-board courier (OBC) team in India in line with expected growth in the country.Franklin Henry and Paraq Joshi have both been added to Chapman Freeborn’s on-board courier business development team in India, having previously held management and sales positions ...
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Rhenus Group eyes Middle East expansion
Freight forwarder the Rhenus Group has set up its own country organisation in the UAE and is already eyeing further expansion in the Middle East.The new business will operate as Rhenus Group logistics Gulf DWC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rhenus Group.It will offer air and sea freight handling ...
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NewsRosen to retire as DP DHL chief financial officer
Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced that chief financial officer Lawrence Rosen, often known as Larry, has resigned from his position and will be replaced by Melanie Kreis.Rosen, who is retiring, spent seven years in the position and over thirteen years as chief financial officer at DAX-listed companies.“Larry Rosen very ...
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African oil and gas cargo market under pressure but agriculture thrives
Air cargo traffic in Africa continues to be affected by the downturn in the oil and gas market, but there are hopes for an improvement and the overall market continues to grow.Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa, Saudia Cargo’s director of charters and strategic partners Michael ...
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May is a merry month for ABC
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) reported a 31% year-on-year increase in tonnage for both the month of May and for the first five months of 2016. The Russian-owned airline carried 50,482 tonnes and 238,154 tonnes respectively, an increase of 21% for the month and 24% for the first five months of 2016.ABC ...
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CAL to add more Americas flights
Israeli-owned, Liege-based CAL Cargo Airlines could launch flights to new destinations in the Americas, the owner of the carrier, Offer Gilboa, told Air Cargo News.He confirmed that with an earlier plan to launch twice-weekly flights to Shanghai now “in the deep freeze” owing to the weak market in China.As a ...
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UK airport expansion debate reignited by Brexit vote
The Brexit vote has reignited calls for a decision on airport expansion in the southeast of the country and the debate over whether Heathrow of Gatwick is best suited to provide an extra runway.Shortly after the results of the vote were announced, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would ...
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Boeing to sell aircraft to Iran Air
Boeing has signed a deal with Iran Air for the latter’s purchase of an unspecified number of passenger aircraft.A statement from the Chicago-headquartered manufacturing giant informed: “Boeing confirms the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Iran Air, expressing the airline’s intent to purchase Boeing commercial passenger airplanes“Boeing negotiated ...
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African air cargo: challenges remain but moves towards open skies
A lack of market liberalisation continues to be a major challenge holding back the development of air cargo in Africa, but there have been positive developments over the last 18 months.Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa, speakers outlined what they believed were the key challenges to ...
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Egyptair opts for FlyUs as Benelux GSSA
Egyptian national carrier Egyptair has chosen FlyUs as it cargo GSSA across Benelux.Effective June 2016, the Dutch-headquartered company will be responsible for freight on the North African carrier’s daily services from Amsterdam and four-times a week service from Brussels.In addition the 6 weekly freighters flying out of Ostend and Cologne ...
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Heathrow pushes case for expansion following EU vote
Heathrow Airport has pushed its case for expansion following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) and with the possibility of a Heathow-expansion sceptic becoming the next prime minister.Shortly after the result of the vote was announced, the airport emphasised the importance of its expansion for UK businesses.“Only ...
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American Airlines Cargo to benefit from launch of Auckland connection
American Airlines has launched a daily non-stop service between its Los Angeles Airport hub and Auckland, New Zealand.The route, operated by Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ equipment, opens up “vast new opportunities” for freight customers, notes the carrier’s cargo wing, with connections on the American Airlines network through its Los Angeles gateway ...
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ACI Asia Pacific reports mixed fortunes for freight in April
Airports Council International Asia Pacific has reported that airfreight traffic through its gateways in the Asia-Pacific region was “largely stagnant in April”.There was a marginal increase of just 1.3% year on year in the Asia-Pacific region, although cargo growth through the trade body’s Middle Eastern gateways rose by 4.9% over ...