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    Oslo Airport's fish freight volumes are flying

    2017-08-21T15:40:49Z

    Oslo Airport expects its seafood traffic to increase by around 50% in 2017 thanks to the addition of new freighter services.The Norwegian Airport expects to handle a total of 90,000 tonnes of seafood as air cargo this year as freighter services flying directly to import markets have been added.Previously, much ...

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    X2 Logistics Network members team up for AOG airfreight operation

    2017-08-21T10:32:29Z

    Members of the X2 Logistics Network recently teamed up to urgently airfreight various aircraft parts from around the world to help get a stranded aircraft back in the air.The logistics network came together for the aircraft on the ground (AOG) operation when an Air Asia X aircraft became stuck in ...

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    Horse sense: Jettainer offers leasing option for flying stables

    2017-08-18T09:30:19Z

    Airfreight container firm Jettainer is now offering a leasing option for "flying stables" so that horse transport boxes can be made available at short notice.The specially designed containers can be leased for one day or up to several months, said the Lufthansa-owned outsourced unit load device (ULD) management company.A wide ...

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    Budapest Airport plans animal facilities after horse transport

    2017-08-17T15:20:57Z

    Cargolux and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics arranged the first transportation of live horses from Budapest Airport after Hungary received clearance to begin flying the animals last year.In total, 14 racehorses bred in Hungary were flown to China last week, on board a Cargolux B747-8F.Budapest Airport property director René Droese stated that, ...

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    UK aerospace cluster warns of UK trade disruption after Brexit

    2017-08-17T08:43:03Z

    Trade bodies have responded to government plans to ask Brussels to establish a “temporary customs union” after it leaves the EU in March 2019.UK aerospace trade association ADS has warned that UK government plans to leave the European Union (EU) customs union during a Brexit transition period “will raise concerns ...

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    Emirates has pharma covered with new DuPont material

    2017-08-17T08:10:00Z

    Emirates SkyCargo is rolling out a new pharma white cover solution developed in collaboration with DuPont.Featuring DuPont’s Tyvek Xtreme W50 material, the new White Cover Xtreme will offer “enhanced protection for temperature sensitive cargo in hot, cold and wet weather conditions”.From June to August 2017, Emirates SkyCargo has also been ...

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    Houston, we have a solution. Piped spooling flown to US on B747-400F cargo charter

    2017-08-16T13:12:24Z

    Chapman Freeborn Airchartering oversaw the time-critical delivery of 60 tons of pipe spooling from Sharjah to Houston for an equipment upgrade at a gas-to-liquids processing plant.The air cargo charter specialist’s Dubai office coordinated the movement, on behalf of a freight forwarder, with the assistance of Magma Aviation, which repositioned a ...

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    VIDEO: UPS drives vehicle safety with virtual reality training

    2017-08-16T10:57:58Z

    UPS will start training student delivery drivers to spot and identify road hazards using Virtual Reality (VR) headsets that vividly simulate the experience of driving on city streets while teaching a more memorable classroom lesson.The US parcels and logistics giant will begin launching VR training in September at its nine ...

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    IAG Cargo looks to automotive for new Nashville operation

    2017-08-15T10:22:31Z

    IAG Cargo will begin offering services to and from Nashville, Tennessee, from May next year as it looks to capitalise on the city's automotive sector.The new passenger service will fly five-times-a-week between the US hub and Heathrow in the UK utilising a Boeing 747-8, which offers a payload of 15 ...

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    FedEx and UPS top bosses in memo to Trump: Keep the US globally competitive

    2017-08-15T09:06:45Z

    US logistics giants and fierce rivals UPS and FedEx have joined forces by calling on the US Congress and the Trump Administration to work on policy reforms to keep the US globally competitiveIn a signed editorial published in the influential Wall Street Journal, FedEx Corp chairman and chief executive Fred ...

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    DHL opens Delhi centre to tap e-commerce boom

    2017-08-15T08:46:52Z

    Deutsche Post DHL’s eCommerce arm has opened a distribution centre in Delhi as part of a €250m investment in India to 2020.The new facility allows DHL eCommerce to provide online retailers services such as Packet and Packet Plus to enable economical shipments worldwide and DHL Parcel International Direct that offers ...

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    Amazon's Bezos to join Logistics Hall of Fame

    2017-08-14T11:04:23Z

    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been nominated to join The Logistics Hall of Fame as a “revolutioniser of e-commerce and logistics”.Bezos will be officially inducted into the organisation, which was set up to recognise and promote logistics best practice, during a ceremony at the annual Logistics Hall of Fame Gala ...

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    Northern Ireland forwarder Campbell McCleave gains GDP status

    2017-08-11T11:42:08Z

    Life Sciences International, a division of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has awarded forwarder Campbell McCleave the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Passport.The Passport ensures patient safety by compliance throughout all stages of the supply chain. It involves training all levels of personnel to standardised and certified levels.Campbell McCleave company accountant, ...

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    Delta Cargo gets approval for new pharma container

    2017-08-11T11:27:12Z

    Delta Cargo has gained approval to carry the Envirotainer RAP e2 active container on its domestic and international widebody aircraft.The carrier, which recently achieved IATA CEIV certification, says the new unit is ideal for shipments requiring strict temperature control between +0°C and +20°C.The new container expands flight options beyond those ...

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    AMI adds imports to South Africa service

    2017-08-10T11:37:38Z

    Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has launched an express import service to South Africa.Click2ship Express Imports is the counterpart to the click2ship Express Exports launched in the country in 2014.It provides online quotes and bookings for imports from any location in the world. Prices include collection at origin, export ...

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    DHL signs deal to help Shanghai Pharma grow

    2017-08-07T12:57:03Z

    Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DHL Supply Chain to expand its global logistics infrastructure.Under the MOU, the pharmaceuticals giant – which generated revenues of more than US$18 billion (RMB121 billion) last year – will partner with DHL ...

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    Atlas announces B747F leases and improving Q2 financials

    2017-08-02T13:35:32Z

    Atlas Air Worldwide has reported improvements in second-quarter revenues and profits, while also announcing the placement of three freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier.Shortly before announcing its second-quarter results, the Purchase-headquartered aircraft lessor announced that it had placed three Boeing 747-400 freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo on an ...

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    Chinese retail giant JD.com forms alliance to improve supply chain visibility

    2017-08-01T11:19:41Z

    China’s largest retailer JD.com has launched a new cross-border alliance to improve the processes for bringing imported products to China.The alliance brings together 20 brands, industry authorities and logistics and transportation companies, including Wal-Mart, Huggies, Danone, Sasa, Rakuten, eBay, Kuehne+Nagel, Agility Logistics and the China Inspection and Quarantine Association.Together they ...

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    The drinks are on us, says UPS

    2017-07-31T12:19:18Z

    UPS is expanding its ability to ship alcohol, wine and beer to consumers on its express or standard shipping services.Wine connoisseurs can now use the express logistics firm to ship cases of wine shipped directly from the vineyards to their home.UPS says that according to industry studies, Italy, France and ...

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    Rising star at Crane Worldwide

    2017-07-31T11:51:48Z

    Specialist logistics company Crane Worldwide has promoted Chris Mitchell from director of global specialized solutions in Asia to vice president, global specialized solutions based in Singapore.Originating from the UK, Mitchell has been based in Asia since 1998 and has been involved in the development and execution of projects primarily in ...