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Lufthansa Cargo's Mörtl joins time:matters
Christian Mörtl has been appointed managing director, operations & finance, at time critical logistics firm time:matters with immediate effect.The appointment follows the news last week that Lufthansa Cargo has applied to purchase all the shares of time:matters with a decision from the German competition authority on whether to approve the ...
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Olympian horses take freighter to Rio
The first group of Olympic horses has departed from London Stansted airport on a Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F bound for Rio 2016.With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth multiple millions, was loaded into customised pallets for the almost 12-hour flight aboard.Eventing horses from Great Britain, ...
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NewsUPS reports revenue increase despite tough airfreight market
UPS’s supply chain and freight division recorded a 13% improvement in revenues during the second quarter of the year despite “weak conditions” in air forwarding.The express giant’s supply chain and freight business saw second-quarter revenues reach $2.5bn compared with 2.2bn last year, largely thanks to the acquisition of Coyote Logistics ...
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DHL Express opens new Chicago facility
DHL Express has opened a new $1.3m service centre close to Chicago’s Midway International Airport on the back of e-commerce growth.The new 38,000 sq ft facility will be able to process more than 2,500 shipments per hour and is located just north of Midway International.The express firm said the decision ...
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DHL to surf US e-commerce boom with $137m investment
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHL) has announced a $137m investment plan for the US domestic and cross-border e-commerce market.The German-headquartered logistics group said that its objective is to exploit the global business to consumer (B2C) e-commerce market for shipments crossing borders which is expected to grow from $400bn today to ...
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Pelican signs up new distribution partners in Asia
Pelican BioThermal, a provider of temperature-controlled packaging solutions designed for the life sciences industry, has expanded its presence in Asia by signing up two new distribution partners in the region.It has joined forces with Pharmaserv Express of the Philippines and CMC Element of China.Pharmaserv Express transports pharmaceutical products in the ...
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Report sees continued growth for courier sector
Growing demand for urgent and timed delivery will boost the turnover of the global courier industry to $66bn by 2021, according to new research by financial consultants, Ngenko Investments.The report, Global Courier Industry Analysis, sees particularly strong demand from the pharmaceutical, banking, garments, fast-moving consumer goods, IT and automotive industries.New ...
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Washington approves FedEx to offer first scheduled all-cargo service to Cuba
US parcels giant Federal Express (FedEx) has been awarded cargo flying rights to Cuba by the Department of Transportation (DoT) in Washington.FedEx's uncontested application makes it the first all-cargo carrier to provide scheduled services to Cuba since the easing of decades-long political tensions between Washington and Havana.The DoT stated: "FedEx ...
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Qatar freighter to give Halifax seafood exports a lift
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a weekly Wednesday B777-200 freighter service from Halifax (Canada) to its Doha hub via Zaragoza, Spain, from July 20. Much of the aircraft’s 103-tonne capacity is expected to be filled by Nova Scotia seafood.The flight is scheduled to arrive in Halifax on Wednesdays at 3:20am ...
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Cool container firm recruits Alitalia
Italian carrier Alitalia has signed an agreement with low temperature technology specialist Va-Q-tec to rent its passive containers. Under the deal, pre-conditioned units will be sent to the customers’ door for loading and temperature will be guaranteed for over 120 hours, independent of ambient temperature.The partnership allows Alitalia to expand ...
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UPS reaches tentative contract agreement with pilots
The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) and UPS Airlines have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year labour contract for pilots, after four years of discussions.UPS and IPA said the new agreement provides for improvements across all sections of the contract but added that specific details of the agreement will ...
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Envirotainer and CHEP extend partnership
Cold chain specialist Envirotainer and CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the unit load device (ULD) management company, have extended their partnership for a further three years.CHEP provides repair, handling, transportation and storage services for Envirotainer's fleet of air cargo containers across 21 global service centres, which are approved to issue certificates of ...
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FedEx boosted by e-commerce and lower fuel costs, commits to six more freighters
Express services giant FedEx has reported on its fourth-quarter results for its 2016 fiscal year (three months ending May 31), as well as its full fiscal year results.Revenue rose year on year in the results for both the fourth-quarter (up to $13bn from $12.1bn in the same prior year quarter) ...
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DHL expands its express footprint in Myanmar
DHL Express has opened what it describes as “the largest express facility in Myanmar”. Located in Yangon, close to the city’s airport, it occupies over 50,000 sq ft of land and has a built-up area of 32,500 sq ft.“DHL launched this facility to cater to Myanmar's increasing logistics needs, driven ...
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Frankfurt’s PCF celebrates CEIV Pharma certification
Perishable Center Frankfurt (PCF) has become the first neutral logistics services provider to be awarded the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) at Frankfurt Airport.The award, dated the end of last month (May), remains valid until 31 May 2019.PCF, said to ...
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SIA Cargo renews handling deal with Kenya’s Siginon
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has renewed its agreement with Siginon Aviation covering the latter‘s provision of ground handling services at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya.The deal has been extended for a further three years.The new deal between SIA Cargo and Siginon was agreed, the latter said, ...
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Exelsius helps dnata to Singapore certification
Air cargo consultancy Exelsius has helped dnata in Singapore to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification.Exelsius completed an extensive support programme for the handler, which has resulted in it gaining full GDP status for its handling services at Changi airport, valid for three years.Exelsius carried out an initial gap analysis and ...
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DHL tests new robot technology in warehouse
Logistics giant DHL has confirmed that it is testing two robot types in one of its warehouses, asking them to handle tasks including package assembly and packaging.The two models, Baxter and Sawyer, are the product of Rethink Robotics, Inc of the US. DHL described them as “smart, adaptable solutions that ...
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Swiss WorldCargo and partners create temperature controlled air cargo corridor
Swiss WorldCargo, together with Swiss handler Cargologic and Asian gateway services provider SATS, have created a secure temperature-controlled, quality corridor between Singapore and Zurich.The partners say they have synchronised their cargo handling facilities and procedures between the two airports.This in turn makes for more accurate and reliable handling on the ...
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Rio joins Delta Cargo’s Pharma 4 club
Rio de Janeiro became Delta Cargo’s newest Pharma 4 station on June 13, able to handle goods in the 15-25 degrees Celsius temperature range.Previously certified to handle Pharma 1-3 products only, Rio de Janeiro is the first station in Latin America with Pharma 4 certification and forms part of the ...