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NewsHeathrow teams up with Microsoft to combat wildlife traffickers
Heathrow Airport has teamed up with Microsoft to trial the world’s first artificial intelligence system to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.‘Project SEEKER’ detects animal trafficking in cargo and baggage passing through the airport by scanning up to 250,000 bags a day.It recorded a 70%+ successful detection rate and was particularly effective ...
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NewsEnvirotainer launches new container for -70°C shipments
Source: EnvirotainerTemperature-controlled container firm Envirotainer is launching a new product that can maintain temperatures of -70°C.The CryoSure container comes in four models (X1, X2, X5 and X11) and has been launched in response to demand for bio-specimen and mRNA transport solutions."Whereas most of the temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipment solutions have historically ...
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DHL Express expands Asia capacity to meet e-commerce demand
DHL Express has expanded its capacity covering the intra-Asia and transpacific market as it looks to meet growing demand.On the intra-Asia market, the express operator has added a six-times-per week B737-400SF flight between Hong Kong and Bangkok operated by K-Mile; and Air Hong Kong has added a sixth flight rotation ...
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DHL Express adds to B767 freighter fleet
DHL Express has placed a firm order for nine B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).The additional freighters will help expand DHL's long-haul intercontinental fleet in response to increased global demand for cargo capacity.The order was disclosed at the Dubai airshow.Geoff Kehr, senior vice president, global air fleet management, DHL Express, said: ...
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Cainiao ramps up Latam freighter flights with Atlas
Cainiao Network - the logistics arm of e-commerce firm Alibaba - is extending its partnership with Atlas Air as it looks to cater for growing demand in the Latin America region.The two companies announced a partnership on three flights per week between Hong Kong, Brazil and Chile last year but ...
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FedEx expands Paris CDG intra-European capacity
FedEx Express has expanded its intra-European air network and will also introduce extra transatlantic capacity for the peak season.The express firm introduced its additional European flights in a phased approach starting September.The flights will increase connectivity at the firm's Paris CDG hub.The additional flights include Paris CDG-Kiev, adding 68,000 kg ...
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NewsKerry Logistics and My Jet Xpress expand freighter operation
My Jet Xpress B737-400F Source: Kerry LogisticsKerry Logistics Network and Malaysian cargo airline My Jet Xpress Airlines have expanded their airfreight operation based at Macau.The airfreight partnership was first formed in March to support one of the logistic firm's e-commerce customers that was struggling to obtain freight capacity from Macau ...
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NewsDHL Express moves UK aircraft to new Austrian airline
Source: DHL Express Copyright: Christian HusarDHL Express has launched a new Austria based airline that will eventually operate with a fleet of 18 B757 freighters.The new carrier, DHL Air Austria, will be based at Vienna Airport which the express firm said was geographically at the heart of Europe.The aircraft are ...
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NewsCainiao opens Liege Airport warehouse
Source: CainiaoCainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has opened a new warehouse at Liege Airport to meet e-commerce demand.The 30,000 sq m warehouse is divided into two parts: a 12,000 sq m air cargo station for the rapid transit of goods for both export and import between the ...
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K+N scoops UK's International Express Freight Service for urgent medical shipments
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has been awarded a contract to run the UK's International Express Freight Service (IEFS) for urgent medical shipments on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.The service has been launched to deliver products to the UK rapidly when a supplier’s own logistical arrangements are disrupted, to ...
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NewsFeeport connects with Dutch Customs on e-commerce clearance
Haiti Arendi. Source: FeeportTech firm Feeport's software platform for the bulk clearance of goods has been connected to Dutch Customs' new declaration system for the import of e-commerce.Feeports' x7trade platform will allow the automated declaration of bulk low-value (value below €150) e-commerce goods imported into or via the Netherlands from ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics transports COVID vaccine air shipment
CEVA Logistics has transported 700,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine from China to Uganda, using its ForPatients healthcare logistics suite.In a challenging spot airfreight market, CEVA was able to secure the routing and timing needed by the customer for 21 pallets of vaccines on an Airbus A330-200 freighter.The shipment ...
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NewsDHL Express opens expanded Indian gateway to support e-commerce growth
DHL Express plans to add freighter capacity to India’s Kempegowda International Airport after opening its expanded €22m Bengaluru Gateway within the hub.Using 11 DHL-operated intercontinental freighters, 30 international commercial airlines and 70 domestic flights on a weekly basis, the Bengaluru Gateway currently connects both South and West India to over ...
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NewsK+N opens e-commerce fulfilment centre in Luxembourg
Forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is expanding its European contract logistics footprint with the opening of a fulfilment centre in Contern, Luxembourg.The expansion reaffirms Luxembourg as a strategic location for K+N in the centre of Europe, with easy access to the continent's most important consumer markets.K+N meets the complex and dynamic supply ...
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JD Logistics eyes a fleet of 100 freighters
JD Logistics, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com, is hoping to operate a fleet of 100 freighter aircraft by 2030. In an interview with Bloomberg, Yui Yu, chief executive of Logistics, said that the company is considering both purchasing and leasing aircraft. The company has recently been awarded ...
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Could Amazon soon add B777 freighters to its fleet?
Ever since Amazon launched its US domestic freighter operation in late 2015 there has been speculation that the company could one day expand into intercontinental operations.If a recent report from Bloomberg is correct, that speculation could soon turn into reality. A report from the news wire last week suggested that ...
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NewsGeodis appoints Adler in automotive role
Juergen Adler. Source: GeodisGeodis has appointed Jürgen Adler as vice president automotive vertical market.Adler has more than 25 years’ experience in the logistics and transport sector of the automotive industry.His aim will be to "address the specific expectations of the sector, which is currently facing significant structural changes as well ...
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NewsSwissport gains CEIV Fresh in Kenya
Swissport Kenya has been awarded the IATA CEIV Fresh certification for perishable cargo, making it the only ground handler with this certification at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Swissport also is the first ground services provider in Sub-Saharan Africa to attain this standard.Nairobi is a major hub for perishables in East ...
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NewsFedEx Express to invest more than $400m in Saudi Arabia over ten years
FedEx Express will transition to a direct-serve presence in Saudi Arabia to meet the Middle East country’s growing international shipping demands.The US express giant will invest more than SAR 1.5bn (approx $400m) into the Saudi economy over the next 10 years through talent management and local operations and infrastructure.FedEx Express ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn organises An225 charter flight for COVID test kits to Austria
Broker Chapman Freeborn worked with forwarder Gebrüder Weiss in Austria to transport COVID-19 test kits on an An225 freighter aircraft, part of more than 20 charters on various aircraft by the partners in recent months.The An225, the largest aircraft in the world, carried 110.8 tonnes of test kits (equal to ...