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Envirotainer upgrades its Liège station to handle RAP e2 containers
Cold chain ULD provider Envirotainer has upgraded its Liège network station to also be able to handle the RAP e2 container.Liège is the 34th location in the Envirotainer network to carry the RAP e2 solution and the upgrade will help to reduce the need to truck the containers between stations.Niklas ...
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DHL Express to boost productivity with new Pittsburgh facility
DHL Express has invested $2.85m into upgrading and relocating its Canonsburg service centre to Pittsburgh.The new facility will process shipments ranging from documents and small parcels to palletized freight.At 30,000 sq ft, it will be 10,000 sq ft larger than the former location.Run by 60 staff, the new centre will ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers bio medicines in fight against Ebola
Last week (October 8) Volga-Dnepr undertook an emergency cargo flight carrying mobile biomedical laboratories to assist the Mérieux Foundation in its fight against the Ebola virus.One of Volga-Dnepr's fleet of twelve An-124-100 aircraft was especially positioned in Lyon-Saint Exupery airport in France to respond to the urgent needs of the ...
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NewsGlobe Air Cargo launches animal transportation service
Globe Air Cargo (GAC) UK, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has launched 'PetCare by ECS Group', a service that transports pets by air to and from the UK.The service allows pets to travel on the same flight* as their owners, in a heat-controlled environment. It also advises customers of the ...
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NewsDHL Express to invest €131m in Incheon hub expansion
DHL Gateway Incheon expansion projectDHL Express will invest €131m in expanding its hub at Incheon International Airport to meet expected growth in online sales in the Asia Pacific region.The investment will see DHL expand its Incheon Gateway facility to a gross floor area of 58,700 sq m from the current ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo launches new e-commerce delivery platform
Emirates SkyCargo has launched a new e-commerce delivery platform in the UAE that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to a home or office address.The Emirates Delivers service is available to individual or small business customers in ...
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FedEx adds three new e-commerce facilities
FedEx has expanded its e-commerce business with three new locations in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Fontana and California in the US, and Venlo in the Netherlands.The new locations, which will be part of the FedEx Cross Border subsidiary, give business-to-consumer merchants new delivery options, end-to-end tracking, commercial and postal import ...
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NewsAirline fined for breaching animal welfare guidelines
Iberia Airlines has been fined £142,397 for breaching guidelines that govern the welfare of animals traveling by air.Following an investigation into the death of a number of capybaras – a small animal native to South America – last year, the airline was prosecuted by the City of London Corporation, which ...
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Boeing considers new 767-XF freighter programme
Boeing is studying a re-engined derivative of the 767 widebody primarily for the cargo market, with service entry slated for the mid-2020s, according to Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.A passenger version, which is also part of the study, could provide Boeing with a lower-cost alternative to its proposed New ...
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NewsViaEurope opens e-hub in Liege to help process e-commerce 'tsunami'
BJ Streefland, ViaEurope's chief executiveViaEurope, a European cross border e-company, has opened an e-hub in Liège airport (LGG), Belgium.It is the second platform for the e-logistics tech start-up whose headquarters are located in Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport.The Liege e-Hub is “100% dedicated to cross border e-commerce,” said ViaEurope in a ...
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NewsAntonov and Crane Worldwide combine for rapid crane shipment
An Antonov Airlines An-124-100 freighter has flown a mobile crane and fire extinguishing equipment weighing 70 tonnes from the US to Argentina.The shipment, which also included booms, tracks, control stations and water pumps, was organised by Crane Worldwide and flew from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Presidente Perón International ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Silkway West enhances perishable cargo processing capabilities
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Silkway West highlighted the importance of speed and maintaining the temperature-controlled seal in pharma and perishable logistics.Samir Shirin, vice president ISMEA (Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Asia), Silkway West airlines, revealed that compared with 2018, this year’s total chargeable weight (for global air freight) ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and Delta Cargo open ‘technology-inspired’ export facility at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened an export facility at London Heathrow to “future-proof” the joint venture’s growth plans in the UK market.It is supported by new technologies that will deliver “significant improvements and transparency in the customer delivery experience”.The new facility is the first phase of Virgin ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo adds dry ice replenishment service
Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched a dry ice replenishment service which can be provided to clients 48 hours in advance prior to delivery.Saudia Cargo’s chief commercial officer, Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak, said: “Dry Ice Replenishment service is now available at Jeddah and Riyadh stations for import and transit cargo in the first ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Hong Kong cargo management leading by example
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Wilson Kwong, chief executive of HACTL (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals) shed light on how the world’s busiest cargo hub is striving to lead by example.Kwong explained that HACTL is investing to improve its facilities and operations in order to prepare for anticipated growth ...
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NewsRescued bear gets free flight with LATAM Cargo Brazil
LATAM Cargo Brazil has transported a brown urso from Salvador airport to Sao Paulo in a shipping box especially created to carry bears.The animal will join two other ursos that LATAM transported earlier this year at a sanctuary run by Rancho dos Gnomos Ecological Sanctuary Association (ASERG), which specialises in ...
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NewsAir Animal appoints new chief operating officer
Cory Baizan RobinetteCory Baizan Robinette has been promoted to chief operating officer at Air Animal Inc. after 30 years in the business.Walter M. Woolf, Air Animal founder and chief executive, said: “Cory’s leadership in the management of the global pet move process for expatriate pet owners has earned her high ...
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NewsAtran continues fleet expansion as it embraces "e-commerce bonanza"
Delivery of Atran's 2nd B737-800BCFRussian express airline Atran has added another freighter to its fleet as it continues to add capacity to cater for an “e-commerce bonanza”.The addition of a second Boeing 737-800BCF brings the Volga-Dnepr-owned airline’s fleet to a total of six aircraft.In total, Atran has now taken delivery ...
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Time critical airfreight needs specialist handlers, says NAP
Time critical airfreight is a specialised area of logistics that not every forwarder, broker or carrier can handle, according to Christos Spyrou, chief executive, NAP (Neutral Air Partner).He was speaking to 100 delegates from across the international air cargo supply chain at the Time Critical Logistics Conference in Amsterdam organised ...
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NewsABC stays cool with CEIV Pharma re-certification
Source: Volga-Dnepr GroupAirBridgeCargo Airlines, which became the first airline in Russia to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma three years ago, has been re-certified after an audit at its hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport.Fedor Novikov, deputy general director, special products, said: “IATA CEIV Pharma certification served as a trigger for further ...