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DB Schenker opens new Dubai World Central logistics facility
DB Schenker has opened a new facility in Dubai Logistics City (DLC) freezone, located close to Dubai World Central Airport.The German logistics company’s new logistics building measures 7,200 sq m and is first part of a three phase plan to open facilities with a footprint of 25,000 sq m at ...
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NewsFedEx to maintain major hubs in Liege, Paris CDG and Cologne following "historic" TNT acquisition
FedEx has completed its “historic” €4.4bn acquisition of TNT Express and announced it plans to keep all three of the main European hubs operational.Speaking at a press conference this morning, FedEx Express president and chief executive David Bronczek described the completion of the deal as “truly remarkable” and said it ...
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DHL extends Airfreight Plus network to Russian cities
A switch in customer demand from overnight deliveries will see DHL Global Forwarding integrate Moscow and Russia’s other major cities into its alternative Airfreight Plus network.Ingo-Alexander Rahn, global head of airfreight, DHL Global Forwarding, said: “We have noticed a switch from overnight demand to more economical distribution solutions, and thus ...
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NewsWeak April for air cargo in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific air cargo markets remained weak in April, failing to keep pace with rising passenger demand, according to the latest monthly statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).April saw the region's airlines carry 24.2m international passengers, a 4.8% increase compared to the same month last year, on ...
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Tim Scharwath to be boss of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight
Deutsche Post has appointed Tim Scharwath as the new chief executive of its DHL Global Forwarding, Freight division.Scharwath will join the German logistics giant “within the next twelve months”. In the meantime Frank Appel, chief executie of Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL) retains responsibility for this divisionScharwath joins from rival ...
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NewsASL confirms purchase of TNT Express airline operations
ASL Aviation Group of Ireland has acquired the airline operations of TNT Express, comprising TNT Airways in Belgium and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas in Spain.The two airlines are to be renamed ASL Airlines Belgium and ASL Airlines Spain respectively, bringing the number of airlines in ASL's portfolio to nine.ASL’s offer ...
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IAG cargo says hello to Santiago
IAG Cargo will launch a new passenger route to Chile from winter 2016, becoming the only carrier to fly directly from London Heathrow to Santiago International Airport.With the four times a week bellyhold freight service, IAG Cargo – the freight arm of British Airways (BA), Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus ...
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HNA looks to tap into Portuguese airline
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, which owns ground handler Swissport, is preparing to take a stake of up to 20% in Portuguese national airline TAP, according to French news agency AFP.It is reported that HNA will buy an initial 7% stake in Atlantic Gateway, the private consortium that owns 61% of ...
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Davies Turner boosted by lifting of Iranian sanctions
Freight forwarder Davies Turner is slowly seeing improvements in its volumes to and from Iran following the lifting of sanctions.The UK-based company first established its Tehran office in the country in the mid-1960s and has maintained a presence since then.The company said its market knowledge and understanding of local rules ...
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Chapman Freeborn utilises AN-225 for transport from Germany to Abu Dhabi
Chapman Freeborn and Fiege Logistics Switzerland have successfully completed a project to transport outsize oil and gas equipment totalling 232 tons from Germany to Abu Dhabi.Chapman Freeborn utilised an Antonov AN-225 freighter and an additional Boeing B747-400F aircraft to deliver the time-critical cargo from and Frankfurt–Hahn Airport to Abu Dhabi ...
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AirBridgeCargo adds new weekly freighter service from US to Middle East
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will today introduce a new weekly US-Europe-Middle East-Russia service aimed to cater for the oil and gas industries.The service will set off from Houston on Monday evenings before heading to Chicago, Luxembourg and then onto Abu Dhabi before returning via Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.ABC vice president North and ...
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John Good Air achieves IATA agency accreditation
Recently launched airfreight agent John Good Air has achieved its IATA cargo accreditation, allowing it deal with registered airlines and agents.The accreditation provides John Good Air with industry recognition of its financial and professional competence.The company said one of the benefits of becoming an accredited agent is that members are ...
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Cargo partnership trend continues as ANA-United finally reveal start date for transpac tie-up
The ongoing ANA Cargo and United Cargo transpacific partnership will finally launch in July, 18 months after news of the tie-up first broke.ANA said the two airlines had finally signed the partnership contract on March 30 and they planned to launch the tie-up on July 5.Joint sales and aligned operations ...
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CEVA looks to ease complex Brazilian Customs processes
CEVA Logistics has updated its Customs clearance operation in Brazil as it attempts to streamline country’s complex and changing processes.The forwarder said the complex nature of Brazilian Customs processes can lead to delays for those companies not working with a partner who is fully conversant in all aspects of their ...
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Brussels' cargo traffic continues to recover after March attacks
Cargo traffic at Brussels airport continued to recover in April after the terrorist attacks in March.The airport said that in April cargo volumes were down 4.8% year on year to 39,129 tons as passenger operations were closed until April 3 and took a while longer to fully recover after that ...
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PEMCO makes latest conversion delivery to SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered a Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft to fast expanding Chinese express carrier SF Airlines.The conversion was carried out by PEMCO partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, China, and its redelivery marks the fifteenth B737-300/400 converted by the company for SF Airlines since 2013.Four more PEMCO ...
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Silk Way freighter crashes on take-off in Afghanistan
A Silk Way-owned freighter has reportedly crashed in Afghanistan, killing seven of its nine crew members.The exact details of what happened to the aircraft have yet to emerge, but new agency Reuters and Azerbaijani publications are quoting the State Aviation Administration (ASAA) as saying an Antanov-12 aircraft crashed when taking ...
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Egyptair flight missing
An Egyptair Airbus A320 (flight MS804) with 66 people on board has gone missing on a flight from Paris to Cairo, with news agency reports that it has crashed in the Mediterranean Sea around 30 miles north of the Egyptian coast.On board are 7 crew, 3 security guards and 56 ...
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Asian lessor BOC Aviation to list on Hong Kong with IPO
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation is to list its shares on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after launching a US$1.1bn initial public offering (IPO).The HK$42.00 price per share will raise net proceeds of approximately US$547m for Singapore-based BOC Aviation and a similar amount for Bank of China, ...
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Wizard of Oz: An-225 makes its debut in Australia
Antonov’s An-225 (Mriya) freighter has landed for the first time in Australia when it touched down in Perth with a 117 ton generator on board.The charter of the world’s largest capacity freighter aircraft was organised by DB Schenker, and the special event saw thousands of onlookers gathered near the western ...