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Freight volumes down at Lufthansa Cargo as tough conditions take their toll
Lufthansa Cargo saw freight volumes decline last year as strikes, turbulence in the Chinese market and a stronger US dollar all weighed heavily on the German carrier’s results.Lufthansa Cargo carried 1.6m tonnes of freight and mail last year, which represents a 2.4% decline on 2014 levels. In freight tonne km ...
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Data role for UTi's Asian hub choice
DATA analytics were a key factor behind UTi’s introduction of Asian multimodal hubs in Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City to service its gateways in Europe and the US.The Asian consolidation hubs provide faster, more reliable transits for goods and take advantage of excess, short haul air capacity while ...
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Etihad cargo volumes up by 4% in 2015
Etihad Airways reported strong cargo volumes for 2015, with 592,090 tonnes of freight and mail flown in total, a four percent increase year-on-year.The national airline of the United Arab Emirates accounted for 88% of cargo imports, exports and transfers at Abu Dhabi International Airport last year.The airline's Etihad Cargo division ...
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Shanghai's PACTL sets new freight volume record
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has achieved record annual cargo throughput 2015 on the back of the growth of imports of consumer goods.The Sino-German joint venture saw annual cargo volumes jump by 6.5% year on year in 2015 to 1.6m tonnes.PACTL’s overall import cargo volumes increased by 9% ...
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Vigorous Brussels sees 7.8% cargo surge in 2015
Brussels Airport saw “vigorous” 2015 full year freight volumes grow 7.8% to just over 489,000 tonnes, helped by the arrival of four new cargo carriers in the full freighter segment and the development of express services at the Belgian hub.Arnaud Feist, chief executive of Brussels Airport Company, said: “The growth ...
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DHL takes a stake in French e-commerce logistics specialist
Deutsche Post DHL Group is taking a 27.5% stake in Relais Colis, a French e-commerce logistics specialist serving Europe’s third largest internet retail market.The Germany based global logistics giant said that the minority holding will “support the further development of the French e-commerce logistics specialist’s network of pickup points and ...
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WFS to acquire Consolidated Aviation Services in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the Paris-based global air cargo handler, is continuing its expansion strategy with the acquisition of New York-headquartered Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS). CAS is one of the leading cargo handlers in the US, serving over 250 airlines.Financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction is subject to ...
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Heathrow records 2015 demand decline
The UK’s busiest cargo airport, Heathrow, ended last year with a slight decline in cargo volumes compared with 2014 levels.The west London airport, which is hoping to add an extra runway, recorded total cargo volumes of 1.5m tonnes in 2015, a 0.2% decline compared with a year earlier.However, it was ...
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European Commission approves Fedex's takeover of TNT
The European Commission has given official approval to FedEx’s $4.8bn acquisition of TNT Express.The two companies said that following an investigation, the European Commission concluded that the deal would not raise any competition concerns.The Commission said FedEx and TNT are not particularly close competitors and the merged entity will continue ...
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Saudi Arabia-Iran flights suspended as tensions rise
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have halted all flights to and from Iran amid rising tension in the region following the Saudis’ execution on January 2 of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and other prominent Shi'ite clerics and consequent severing of diplomatic relations.Saudia and Gulf Air have halted all flights, as has Iran ...
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Emirates' new LA flight takes aim at fruit and vegetable exports
Emirates hopes an increase in frequencies between Los Angeles and Dubai will cater for fruit and vegetable exports from the US city.The extra flight, which will be operated by an Airbus 380-800ULR, increases the airline’s daily frequencies between the airports to two per day.Emirates said it hoped the flight's cargo ...
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Qatar Airways takes delivery of two new freighters
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of two new freighter aircraft as it continues to expand its all-cargo fleet.The Doha-based airline has taken delivery of its seventh Airbus 330-200F and its first nose loading Boeing 747-8F.The aircraft will be used to increase frequencies to Bahrain, Brussels, Chennai, Hyderabad, London Stansted ...
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NewsDifficult November for Asian cargo airlines
Asian air cargo carriers faced weak market conditions in November as demand declined compared with last year.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that demand declined by 2.4% in November compared with a year ago as key manufacturing economies experienced “soft market conditions as a result of ...
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NewsDisappointing November peak for Asian air cargo carriers
The November peak season was another tough month for Asian air cargo carriers as weak demand and capacity additions put pressure on air freight rates.The latest monthly statistics from Asian airlines show all but one of the carriers that report statistics saw load factors decline during November.The largest of the ...
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K+N opens new Singapore logistics hub
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new logistics hub in Singapore, its largest investment outside of Europe, located close to high tech and pharmaceutical manufacturing centres.The new facility in the west of Singapore measures 50,000sq m, with 46,000sq m of warehousing, and is part of K+N's regional expansion ...
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New warehouse truck management system for Swissport
Swissport Cargo Services has begun using a new Cargo Flash Infotech software system for doors and slot management at its Madrid warehouse ahead of its global implementation.The system manages planned truck movements at Swissport’s warehouse and will therefore help reduce congestion, the software provider said.The objective of the doors and ...
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Emirates bridges the gap for Uganda
Emirates SkyCargo has flown an 84 tonnes load of heavy machinery and steel parts for a new bridge being built across the Nile River in Uganda.The UAE-based passenger and freighter aircraft operator was awarded the charter by a Japanese construction company to carry the load from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to ...
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Hong Kong's Hactl breaks freighter handling records
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has broken two records for its ramp handling operations.The company handled 2,242 full freighters in November, beating its previous monthly record of 2,232 set in November 2014.The November record was 308 higher than the October figure, due largely to an increase in pre-Christmas ...
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CEVA's new 2015 operational structure brings in business
Reviewing 2015 and Looking Forward to 2016It’s been the first year of our new operational structure where we removed regions and regional HQs from our setup and moved to a system of 17 clusters which report directly to the executive board. Our aim was to restore an entrepreneurial spirit ─ ...
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ACS in charity fundraiser
Air Charter Service raised more than $11,000 for charity at its London headquarter's fancy-dress Christmas party.The fundraising activities centred on a raffle featuring prizes such as an Apple Watch, lunch on the Orient Express and a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights donated by generous operators. Tina Leach, ...