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NewsEuropa Air and Sea adds Dubai office
Nathan Lynn. Source: EuropaFreight forwarder Europa Air & Sea will continue its recent expansion with the opening of an office in the UAE.The company said that the new office will open in Dubai later this year and follows on from the addition of an office in Shanghai at the start ...
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NewsFedEx Express funds Scottish Highlands rewilding project
Photo: FedExFedEx Express has announced a three-year grant to environmental non-profit, Rewilding Europe, in support of its ninth rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands.Launched by Rewilding Europe, together with Scottish non-profit Trees for Life and local stakeholders last September, the project in the Affric Highlands seeks to create a vast ...
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NewsGlobal Critical Logistics signs Saudi deal with SAL
Paul Martins, chief executive and president, GCL (right) and Faisal Al-Bedah, managing director and chief executive of SAL . Photo: Global Critical LogisticsLive events service provider Global Critical Logistics (GCL) has signed an exclusive commercial partnership agreement with SAL Saudi Logistics Services.SAL will provide exclusive logistics services to all GCL ...
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NewsForto opens Poland office and appoints country lead
Michael Wax. Photo: FortoForto is further expanding into eastern European markets with a new office in Warsaw, Poland and the appointment Pawel Skwarlo as director of Poland.The provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions across air, sea and rail said the location, within reach of Warsaw, Katowice and ...
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Wheel drops off departing ATR 42 freighter
Investigators are examining the reasons for a wheel detachment from an ATR 42-300 freighter as it departed from Chittagong in Bangladesh.The aircraft involved was operated by local carrier Nxt Air under the Hello Air brand.It was conducting a domestic ferry flight from Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport to Cox’s Bazar ...
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ECS Group to develop APAC air cargo operations for Bamboo Airways
Vietnamese leisure airline, Bamboo Airways has selected GSSA ECS Group to develop its air cargo operations in four countries as it expands its network across Asia Pacific.Three years after its first passenger flights in 2019, Bamboo Airways is placing a strong focus on cargo operations within its network, and recently ...
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Shanghai Covid trucking restrictions see sustained pressure on airfreight
Shanghai is back in business following a Covid lockdown but additional quarantine measures have resulted in trucking restrictions and staff shortages that are further battering airfreight supply chains.Infections recorded following the formal end to lockdown in the city on June 1 has seen some areas return to Covid restrictions, temporarily ...
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NewsCainiao partners with Daraz on cross-border e-commerce
Source: CainiaoAlibaba logistics arm Cainiao Network will serve as the cross-border logistics provider for South Asia e-commerce platform and sister comapany Daraz.The cross-border shipping services that Cainiao will provide include local seller pick-up in China, first mile sortation, international line-haul, digital customs clearance, sorting, and after-sales customer service, with last ...
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NewsScan Global Logistics continues expansion with new UAE business
Source: Scan Global LogisticsScan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened a wholly-owned business in Dubai, taking advantage of the new no-local sponsor regulation.The company had commercial representation in Dubai for a number of years, but decided to take advantage of new regulations allowing 100% foreign ownership in the UAE.Only one month ...
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NewsWFS breaks into India with cargo handling deal in Bangalore
Pictured from left to right are: Pratik Mehta, head - cargo business, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Hari K. Marar, managing director & chief executive officer, Bangalore International Airport Ltd ; Satyaki Raghunath, chief strategy & development officer, Bangalore International Airport Ltd; Francois Mirallié, group chief financial officer at WFS; Mohammed ...
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Rhenus Air and Ocean adds two new Danish locations
German logistics company Rhenus Air & Ocean has expanded its presence in north-west Europe by opening two new business sites in Copenhagen and Aarhus.Rhenus said the two new Danish offices would strengthen connections with the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, and the UK.Prior to this, Rhenus had already added a new ...
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NewsSkye Air Mobility unveils prototype drone
Photo: Skye Air MobilityDrone delivery logistics provider Skye Air Mobility has unveiled its new long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).Artemis is equipped to carry a payload of 6 kgs with a range of 100 km.It has been designed for inter-city, inter-district, and inter-state cargo movements and has a speed of 100mph ...
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NewsUPS appoints new president for UK, Ireland and Nordics
Rick Fletcher, UPS. Source: UPSUPS has appointed Rick Fletcher as the new president of its UK, Ireland and Nordics business.In his new role, Fletcher will be responsible for managing growth and operations across the business, including "meeting the growing demands of e-commerce, playing an important role as a vital trade ...
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NewsFast growing freighter airline mas expands network to China
Source: masMexico-based freighter airline mas has added flights to China for the first time as it continues its network expansion.The new service will operate between Mexico City International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport twice per week, before increasing to three times per week in July.There are also plans to ...
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Shanghai port congestion could pile on airfreight pressure
Covid lockdown measures in Shanghai are drawing to a close but a backlog of shipping containers at the Port of Shanghai could once again fuel airfreight congestion and demand.In its May 24 airfreight update for North China, Flexport said that businesses are reopening after Covid curtailment measures forced them to ...
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Digitalisation project to boost UAE air cargo security
IATA and Federal Authorities for Identity, Citizen, Custom and Port Security (ICP) in the UAE are working together to enhance air cargo security in the country.Both organisations will work on the deployment of a Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) system in the UAE.The UAE will be the first country outside ...
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NewsEthiopian signs up for five more B777Fs
Source: BoeingEthiopian Airlines has added to its freighter orderbook with the addition of five more Boeing 777Fs.The aircraft will add to the airline's existing fleet of nine B777Fs and will meet near-term demand, although the exact timeline for deliveries was not revealed.The new order comes in addition to a Memorandum ...
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NewsSwissport expands into Italy with acquisition
Photo: SwissportSwissport has been awarded the ground handling business of the company formerly known as Alitalia at Rome Fiumicino Airport in Italy.Alitalia entered extraordinary administration in 2017. In October 2021, its operations and assets were transferred to new state-owned flag carrier ITA Airways.Aviation services company Swissport has now started preparations ...
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Newsdnata invests $17m in Iraq operations
Photo: dnatadnata has announced significant expansion of its operations in Iraq with investment of $17m.The ground handler opened a new, advanced cool chain facility and a bus maintenance facility for its bussing fleets at Erbil International Airport (EBL), which together represent a total investment of $3.5m.dnata will also invest an ...
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WFS' Heathrow cargo workers approve new pay offer
Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) Heathrow cargo workers have voted in favour of a new offer following a dispute over pay.The cargo handler said that its employees voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of the pay offer, which had removed the threat of strike action.The union representing the workers 200 said that they ...