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Freighter exit affects DBX cargo tonnages
Freight volumes at Dubai International (DBX) continued an expected downward trend in January, falling 5.5 per cent to 186,230 tonnes compared with like month in January 2014.The reduction follows the shift of freighter operations to the UAE's Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central from May last year.DBX began 2015 ...
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Saudi freight blooms as Kenya trade flowers
Heightened seasonal demand for Kenyan flowers will see Saudia Cargo boost its freighter capacity from Nairobi to Amsterdam during February by at least six additional B747F flights.The 25 per cent boost on the Africa to Europe route equates to an extra 3,000 tons for the month, supplementing the Middle East ...
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Schiphol freighters flow more freely
A new Schiphol taxiway, linking the ‘Kaag’ runway with the Sierra cargo zone, has halved live runway crossings for freighter aircraft since it opened in November.Amsterdam Schiphol Airport says that the new link is also cutting taxiing distances and hence fuel and CO2 emissions, as well as time.The ‘Kaag’ runway ...
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Support grows for Hong Kong's self-funded third runway
Cathay Pacific Airways has reiterated its “unequivocal support” for a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's top cargo hub, believing that the project can be self-funded.Cathay Pacific chief executive Ivan Chu said: “There is an urgent need to move ahead with the third runway project as ...
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Network Aviation Group expands cargo services at Stansted
Network Aviation Group has added a fourth MD-11 freighter service per week between Kenya and the UK's London-Stansted.The MD-11 will depart Nairobi on Fridays and arrive on Saturdays at Stansted.The increase in freighter services was welcome by Stansted owner and operator MAG. Graeme Ferguson, MAG commercial director for cargo, said: ...
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Panalpina and Atlas Air extend freighter partnership
Logistics operator Panalpina and freighter lessor Atlas Air are strengthening their partnership with a new five-year agreement that sees the forwarder switch one of its wet-leased B747-8Fs to more than 200 scheduled charters per year.“The new long-term agreement with Atlas Air will intensify our cooperation and increase our joint business,” ...
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IAG Cargo to offer all-in freight rates
IAG Cargo is joining the all-in freight rates club, following the lead set by Emirates SkyCargo and Qatar Airways.A spokesman for the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia said that it will remove the fuel surcharge and exceptional handling charges “to offer a simpler pricing structure”.He added that the ...
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DHL to expand Brussels hub capacity
DHL is investing €114m in a new hub at Brussels Airport that will triple the express giant’s handling capacity from 12,000 to 39,500 shipments per hour.The original Brussels facility was set up in 1985 – prior to DHL’s purchase by the German post office - as a regional hub. In ...
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Hong Kong's equine VIPs
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) handled all 62 horses competing in the Longines Hong Kong Masters event, representing one of the largest horse handling assignments in its 38 year history.It is the third successive year that Hactl has handled the event’s equine show jumping stars.The terminal operator handled ...
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Dachser keeps it in the family
European logistics company Dachser has become a Societas Europaea (SE) – a modern, pan-European company structure – but insists that it will remain a family-owned firm and is not planning to list on the stock market.Dachser spokesman Christian Weber said: “Dachser is and will be a 100 per cent family-owned ...
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Healthy growth for UTi’s pharma business
Freight forwarder UTi Worldwide has opened a Good Distribution Practices (GDP)-certified pharma facility in Rome.The 1,700 sq m site near Fiumicino – Leonardo da Vinci International Airport aims to tap into the large number of pharma companies now operating in central Italy and south of the region, said global vice ...
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APL deal gives Kintetsu global clout
Japanese-owned forwarder Kintetsu World Express (KWE) said its planned acquisition of APL Logistics (APLL) from Singapore-based NOL Group would allow it to combine its air and sea freight expertise with APLL’s logistics and value-added services.It would also give it a management base that can compete on a par with European ...
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Japanese post office swoops for Toll
Toll Holdings, Australia’s largest international logistics company, is to be sold to the Japanese post office in a deal worth A$8bn.The announcement came the day after another giant of the Japanese freight industry, Kintetsu World Express, said that it was buying APL Logistics from Singapore-based shipping operator NOL Group.Toll will ...
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Analysis: Japan's push for logistics growth
Japan Post Office’s move to acquire Australia’s Toll Group is seen by analysts as partly an attempt to stave off sluggishness in Japan’s domestic market.This is true for all Japanese companies, but particularly so for the post office, which is facing weakening demand for traditional mail and parcel delivery services, ...
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Geodis Wilson appoints EMEA chief
Freight forwarder Geodis Wilson has appointed Matthias Hansen as regional vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) – a role he has filled on an interim basis the last few months. He replaces Alain Chimene.Hansen became managing director for Germany in 2009 and also served as managing ...
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SLi moves into Heathrow
Colchester, UK-based logistics firm SLi is to open a new operation at Heathrow to tap into the air cargo and express distribution market. The company, which is a member of the nationwide Palletways network of road hauliers, has a policy of investing in sites close to the country’s main air ...
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East Midlands hits all-time high
The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 309,000 tonnes of flown cargo in 2014, the best ever throughput in its 49-year history. Traffic was up 3.6 per cent on 2013’s volume.The airport also beat its 2010 figure, its previous best year, by nearly 2,000 tonnes.EMA is a main UK hub for ...
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Africa: airports sign agreement
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), owner and manager of South Africa’s nine principal airports, has signed a have signed a cooperation agreement with Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding, representing Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport.The strategic partnership will involve “the exchange of information and individual expertise”.The agreement, inked during the Air Cargo Africa 2015 Conference ...
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2015 looks set for merger and takeover boom
A lower oil price looks set to fuel 2015 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sectors.Global consultancy PwC believes that one key driver of improved M&A across modes “will likely be the decline in fuel costs globally, as oil prices have fallen to their lowest level ...
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Closed Manston Airport has freighter potential
Manston Airport in south-east England should be reopened as a potential freighter hub, says the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA).The Kent gateway, about 60 miles from London, was an important diversionary airport and could potentially become a cargo hub, taking five to ten freighters a day, says London-based BACA, which ...