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Deutsche Post's weak forwarding arm hits Q1 operating profits
First quarter 2015 airfreight volumes at German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL rose by just 0.3 per cent to 935,000 tonnes, with group operating profits hit by the “weak performance” of the Global Forwarding and Freight business.Although the forwarding unit’s quarterly reported revenues increased by 7.6 per cent to €3.8bn, ...
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UPS opens Schiphol healthcare facility
UPS has opened a healthcare-dedicated air freight forwarding facility at Schiphol Airport on the back of increased demand and changing regulatory requirements.The new 600sq m facility is Good Distribution Practice certified and features 15-25 degree celsius and 2-8 degree celsius temperature zones as well as monitoring and alarm systems to ...
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Al Maktoum International sees volumes soar
The full impact of the decision to move all dedicated freighter traffic from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central was revealed when the airport announced its first-quarter volumes earlier today, writes Damian Brett.The Dubai airport recorded a first-quarter volume increase of 177.3 per cent to 213,006 ...
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Heathrow cargo volumes on the rise
London Heathrow Airport recorded cargo growth of 2.2 per cent in April to 122,879 tonnes versus same month of 2014, and a 3.9 per cent increase to 493,816 tonnes for the January to April 2015 period versus last year.The UK hub saw on-year cargo increases in April of 61.5 per ...
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CAL targets high value artwork
CAL Cargo Airlines has launched Cal Val for artwork and valuable cargo, aimed at private art collectors, museum curators and auction houses, plus specialist freight divisions dealing with valuable cargo.Israeli-owned CAL, with a European hub at Liege airport, provides a dedicated escort to monitor valuable cargo around the clock, and ...
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Jettainer's quality seal for ULD repair partners
Jettainer has introduced a quality seal for ULD repair partners that it hopes will reassure customers that its outsourced repair shops conform to high standards.The Lufthansa-owned outsourced ULD management company, has developed its own quality seal for companies repairing airfreight pallets and containers.As a result, Jettainer is creating unified guidelines ...
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Qatar boosts pharma service
Qatar Airways Cargo is expanding the specialist container options for its QR Pharma service, which has handled 14,100 tonnes of pharmaceutical products since launching in January 2014.The Middle East carrier is adding Va-Q-tec container technology, a new QR Pharma advanced passive transportation method that joins Qatar Airways Cargo’s existing Envirotainer ...
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Hactl and Lux-Airport sign pharma certification MoU
Lux-Airport and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding which will create a trade lane with Good Distribution Practice certification between Luxembourg and Hong Kong.At the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich, the two companies, along with Cargolux, Luxair Cargo and a Luxembourg government minister, ...
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Air forwarders strike back against integrators
Air freight forwarders are beginning the fightback to win marketshare lost to integrators over the last few years, but concede it will be difficult to win back volume lost to shipping lines.Speaking at the Transport Logistic exhibition, which runs alongside Air Cargo Europe, GEODIS global air product director Henk Venema ...
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Air Charter Service launches onboard courier operation
Air Charter Service has officially launched an onboard courier service as it looks to win a share of a market estimated to be worth around £30m per year.ACS has been offering the service for the last few years on an ad-hoc basis but it has now grown to the level ...
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Outsourcing to GSSAs to gather pace
Airlines will continue to outsource to general service and sales agents as they look to reduce costs, according to the ECS Group.Speaking at a press event at the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich, ECS Group chief executive Bertrand Schmoll said the company had noted increased demand for its GSSA ...
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Schiphol hopes for 2015 growth despite tough start
Schiphol Airport is expecting modest volume growth in 2015 following on from a strong performance in 2014 but a difficult start to this year.During the first quarter of 2015, the Dutch airport recorded a 1.8 per cent year-on-year decline in volumes to 386,800 tonnes.This follows on from a 6.7 per ...
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Nova Systems introduces new air tariff cloud software
Nova Systems will introduce its new BeOne Cloud Forwarding Suite software solution at this year’s Transport Logistics show.Nova, which will be exhibiting in hall B2, stand 436, said the software offers automatic updates of air company tariffs and has been created for those involved in forwarding, customs, and logistics.Silvano Forapan, ...
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MASkargo reports 11.5% throughput rise in the first quarter
Malaysia's MASkargo's throughput at Kuala Lumpur International Airport increased 11.5% in the first quarter of 2015.The air cargo carrier, which will be exhibiting at the Malaysian Pavilion in hall B4 stand 229, said volumes climbed to 154,000 tonnes of cargo compared over the first three months of 2015, compared with ...
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Geodis to reveal new branding at Transport Logistics
Geodis will present its new branding at this year’s Transport Logistics exhibition, which will run alongside Air Cargo Europe.The logistics giant, which will be located in hall B5 on stand 303/402, decided to launch its new brand after bringing together all its business lines.The move will see existing brands, Geodis ...
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Industry set for air conference debates
The Air Cargo Europe Conference will this year take place on the Wednesday morning.Opening the event at 10am , will be Lufthansa Cargo’s board member products & sales Alexis von Hoensbroech who will offer an outlook on the future of air cargo.At 10.15am, a group discussion will take place that ...
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Data and e-commerce on the menu in Munich
DATA security and e-commerce will be among the topics under debate when the world’s airfreight industry descends on Munich for the Air Cargo Europe exhibition and conference.The air cargo industry - transporting goods worth $6.4trn each year - will be a major modal component of the biennial Transport Logistics freight-fest, ...
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Envirotainer achieves 500th QEP accredited station
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) in Amsterdam has become the 500th participating station in the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP).Coolchain container company Envirotainer launched the QEP programme eight years ago as a way to recognise its partner airlines, logistics providers, and integrators that are capable of properly managing Envirotainer container ...
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March volumes hit by late Chinese New Year
Global air cargo volumes registered only a small increase in March compared with a year earlier as a result of the late Chinese New Year holiday.The latest figures from Netherlands-based analyst WorldACD show that global air cargo volumes increased by just 0.3 per cent year on year.However, this year the ...
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FedEx and TNT deal on track but clearance could take a year
TNT Express has provided an update on its planned $4.8bn takeover by FedEx, stating that the two companies are making timely progress on preparations for the offer but reiterated that it could take a year to gain regulatory clearance.TNT said that FedEx expects to submit a request for review and ...