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NewsFedEx Express opens new Incheon gateway
Inage source: FedExFedEx Express is bolstering support for cross-border trade, e-commerce growth and pharma logistics in South Korea with the launch of its new gateway at Incheon International Airport.The FedEx Gateway spans 23,395 sq m, more than double the size of the previous facility, and is equipped with 78 conveyor ...
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Envirotainer boosts production to meet high demand for pharma
Envirotainer, the cold chain solutions specialist for pharma airfreight shipments, has responded to high demand for temperature-controlled units by expanding its production site in Rosersberg.This year alone, the business will add annual shipping capacity of around 200m more doses. By the end of 2022, Envirotainer will be capable of shipping ...
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NewsDeutsche Post sees 20% revenue surge in Q3
View of the forecourt of the Post Tower in Bonn with waving flags. Image source: DP DHLDeutsche Post DHL Group saw continued strong growth in the third quarter of 2022, increasing its revenue by 20% over the same period last year to €24bn.Group chief executive Frank Appel said: "The first ...
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NewsRhenus Group and KatalX join Pharma.Aero
Image source: Pharma.AeroLogistics provider Rhenus Group has joined Pharma.Aero as a full member while supply chain digital platform KatalX has joined as an associate partner.Pharma.Aero is an international cross-industry platform fosters collaboration among Life Science and MedTech shippers, certified cargo communities, airport operators and other air cargo industry stakeholders.Its members ...
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NewsCainiao to utilise 3,000 flights for 11/11 festival
Source: CainiaoCainiao Network, the logistics arm of e-commerce firm Alibaba, will utilise 3,000 flights as one of a number of measures to ensure it can meet demand generated by the Double 11 shopping festival.The logistics firm said that ahead of the festival, it has secured various freight routes spanning air, ...
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Etihad Cargo partners on new cool chain facility
Etihad Cargo, Etihad Airport Services and Abu Dhabi Airports are developing a new cool chain facility that will more than double the carrier's pharma capacity at the airport's cargo village.The new 3,000 sq m facility features bulk loading docks with levellers, high-speed roll-up shutters, insulation and a real-time temperature monitoring ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo offers the Pegasus ULD for shipping perishables
Photo: Sonoco ThermoSafeLATAM Cargo has agreed a global lease deal with cool-chain packaging specialist Sonoco ThermoSafe for the use of the latter’s Pegasus temperature-controlled ULD bulk shipping container on LATAM flights.The deal will enable pharma freight forwarders to access Pegasus ULDs directly from Santiago, Chile-headquartered LATAM Cargo.The Pegasus ULD is ...
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NewsAntonov carries out Airbus satellite transport with Bollore
Airbus satellite transport. Photo: Antonov AirlinesAntonov Airlines in cooperation with Bollore Logistics Space has transported a satellite onboard one of its AN-124-100-150 aircraft from Toulouse, France, to Nasa Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida US.The Airbus Defence and Space civil communications satellite, to be launched by US aerospace company SpaceX, weighed ...
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NewsUPS to develop new healthcare hub in Ireland
UPS Healthcare Dublin facility. Photo: UPSUPS will open what it has described as a “first-of-its-kind” global healthcare facility in Dublin, Ireland.Expected to open its doors in late 2023, the new facility will feature nearly 6,000 m2 of space designed to connect Ireland’s growing pharmaceutical and medical technology industries to UPS’s ...
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NewsSwissport rises to meaty challenge
Swissport is handling more meat exports than ever. Photo: SwissportSwissport has reached a new record in the handling of fresh meat at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam (DAR), Tanzania.In the first six months of the fiscal year of Swissport Tanzania Ltd. (March to March), the tonnage of ...
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NewsUPS opens new Lyon facility and appoints Kiliç
Source: UPS FranceUPS France has opened a new building at Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport and also appointed a new general manager.The new €12m facility measures 3,000 sq m and can sort up to 3,000 packages per hour – more than double the capacity of the previous installation.The hub offers temperature-sensitive ...
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NewsAmazon Air partners with Hawaiian and Altavair to add A330 freighters
Source: AirbusAmazon Air will expand its fleet with the addition of 10 A330-300 converted freighters from lessor Altavair.The aircraft will be operated for Amazon by Hawaiian Airlines and will be converted by Germany-headquartered Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Singapore-based ST Engineering and France-headquartered Airbus.The first of the A330-300P2F ...
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NewsIAG Cargo to benefit from restart of Barcelona-Chile flights
LEVEL Airbus A330-200 aircraft. Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the restart of sister airline LEVEL's flights between Barcelona and Chile for the first time since before the pandemic.From October 31, the route will run four times a week to Santiago de Chile International Airport to boost ...
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NewsAlaska Air Cargo pulls off sky high beer hop
Fresh hops transported by Alaska Air Cargo. Photo: Alaska Air CargoAlaska Air Cargo said it has delivered the industry's first and biggest fresh hops run to breweries in Maui and Anchorage within 24 hours of harvest.The airline delivered more than 1,200 pounds of fresh hops - made from fresh-plucked, undried ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo becomes first Americas airline to gain CEIV Fresh
Ralph Cutié, Miami Dade Airport, Laura Pullins, Presidente CNS (IATA), Gabriel Oliva, Avianca Cargo, Peter Cerdá, IATA. Source: AviancaAvianca Cargo has become the first airline in the Americas to achieve the IATA CEIV Fresh certification for the transport of perishable goods.To achieve the certification, the airline had to prove ...
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FedEx establishes direct presence in Cambodia
FedEx Express is establishing a direct commercial presence in Cambodia, as the Southeast Asian country’s economic recovery gathers speed, with exports up 20% over last year to $27bn in the first half of 2022.Kawal Preet, president of the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, FedEx Express, said: “FedEx continues to ...
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NewsCainiao expands Atlas partnership with Colombia airfreight route
Atlas Air 747-8F. Photo: Cainiao NetworkAlibaba Group logistics arm Cainiao Network has expanded its partnership with Atlas Air to launch a new airfreight route connecting China to Colombia to shorten transit times to South America.The service will be operated by a 130-tonne capacity B747-8F. The first flight will operate on ...
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NewsUPS expands presence at Milan Bergamo
UPS' new Milan Bergamo hub. Source: Milan BergamoUPS has expanded its presence Milan Bergamo Airport with the addition of a new facility that will expand capacity.The new facility measures 5,000 sq m and is equipped with sorting facilities enabling it to process 3,800 packages per hour - twice as many ...
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NewsZongteng Group acquires first B777F to expand e-commerce business
B777F. Photo: YunExpressChinese e-commerce infrastructure service provider Zongteng Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing B777F freighter at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.Zongteng Group partnered with Central Airlines to enable the B777F's first flight from Shenzhen to Riyadh on September 30.The freighter will be operated by Central Airlines on behalf ...
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ACIA Aero Leasing partners with DHL on freighter conversions
Lessor ACIA Aero Leasing is carrying out four freighter conversions for DHL Express as part of an expanded partnership.DHL Express has agreed with ACIA to acquire and convert a fleet of four ATR 72-500 aircraft into Large Cargo Door (LCD) freighters.South Africa-based Solenta Aviation, which runs the entire West Africa ...