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NewsSAS Cargo transports pandas to new home in Copenhagen
SAS Cargo has transported two giant pandas from China to Denmark, where they will live at a new zoo in Copenhagen.The two pandas, Mao Sun and Xing Er, traveled in two separate, customised boxes in the forward compartment of flight SK996 – which was named “Panda2” for the journey - ...
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NewsB&H launches new customer care programme
B&H Worldwide customer care manager Megan LawsAerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide has appointed Megan Laws to the newly create role of customer care manager to head up its global CustomerFirst! programme.Laws joins from the procurement technology sector where she was head of customer experience. In her new role at B&H ...
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NewsAirBridge inks leasing agreement with Sonoco for its PharmaPort 360 container
Christopher Day, director of business development and Innovation at Sonoco ThermoSafe, and Yulia Celetaria, global director, pharma, AirBridgeCargo AirlinesAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has signed a leasing agreement with specialist packaging provider Sonoco ThermoSafe for its PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled container.The agreement will bolster ABC’s delivery options for temperature-sensitive shipments and guarantee a ...
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NewsNew challenges see top management changes at PostNord
Top management changes at PostNord, the north European mail and parcels operator, have seen the chief executive and chief financial officer step down.The PostNord board has appointed Annemarie Gardshol as acting group chief executive, saying that it is time for new leadership “due to the new phase of challenges”.Håkan Ericsson ...
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NewsBahrain finds the cargo formula for Grand Prix racing
A Cathay Pacific B747 freighter at BahrainBahrain International Airport (BIA) saw a 23% surge in Formula One (F1) related cargo volumes in the build up to the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix.More than 1,564 tonnes carried on 19 cargo flights arrived at the Middle East hub in the run up ...
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NewsSkyCell offers $4m product loss insurance for pharma shipments
Pharma airfreight container lessor SkyCell has launched its ‘Peace of Mind Insurance’ comprehensive insurance cover of $4m per unit against product loss.The Switzerland-based manufacturer is providing the “hassle-free” insurance add-on which will be introduced into the rental agreement with SkyCell’s customer base in order to eliminate the risk of product ...
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AirBridgeCargo launches ‘abc premium’ capacity guarantee
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced its ‘abc premium’ product which offers guaranteed capacity and prioritisation on specific flights across the all-freighter operator’s international network.Fedor Novikov, ABC’s deputy general director, products, said: “We expect abc premium to attract high demand from customers with urgent, time-sensitive shipments. On top of this, we ...
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NewsTigers roars into Thurrock as it stalks e-commerce demand
Tigers' Thurrock facilityLogistics firm Tigers has opened a new facility in Thurrock, near London Gateway, to continue with long-term UK investment plans and to meet growing e-commerce demand.Tigers has moved its existing Basildon facility to the larger location in Thurrock with the creation of more than 50 jobs, which will ...
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DB Schenker strikes up e-commerce partnership
Logistics firm DB Schenker will begin offering its services through e-commerce sales service provider ChannelAdvisor Corporation after the two firms signed a partnership.The deal will allow DB Schenker’s customers to connect with over one hundred selling channels supported by ChannelAdvisor, while the e-commerce platform's customers will get access to DB ...
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NewsSkyCell in global collaboration with Air France KLM Cargo
Temperature-controlled container provider SkyCell and Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLM Cargo) will expand their existing collaboration, to work more closely on pharma logistics.Richard Ettl, the chief executive of Switzerland-based manufacturer SkyCell, said: “With a shared vision of innovation in the supply chain of temperature-sensitive products, our collaboration will ensure that ...
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NewsDHL Express squares Circle K's e-commerce deliveries in Hong Kong
DHL Express has extended its On Demand Delivery service to more than 300 Circle K stores across Hong Kong.Customers will be able to visit Circle K stores to pick up their overseas merchandise, “whenever and wherever it is convenient,” said a DHL spokesperson.Receivers are notified via email or short-messaging system ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo utilises B777F for rally car transport
Etihad Cargo has transported 17 rally cars and 200 cubic metres of spare parts for the Middle East region’s first ever FIA World Rallycross of Abu Dhabi event.The airline utilised one of its Boeing 777F aircraft to fly the rally cars from Liege, where the cars had travelled to from ...
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Heightened risk of no deal Brexit warns FTA
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the risk of a no deal Brexit departure from the European Union (EU) is “heightened” after today's rejection of the government's proposed Withdrawal Agreement by Parliament.And ADS Group, the UK trade organisation representing the aerospace, defence, security and space sectors, said ...
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Amazon confirms move into B737-800 freighters with Southern Air CMI deal
Amazon Air is moving into B737-800 freighter operations, with a potential for up to 20 aircraft, after Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) confirmed that its wholly owned subsidiary, Southern Air, will provide crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) services to Amazon for the B737 type.In a AAWW Form 8-K filing to the ...
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Brussels Airport and MVD Free Airport sign MoU for pharma
Brussels Airport and Montevideo’s MVD Free Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to continue sharing know-how and best practices to develop new pharma certified lanes between Europe and Latin America.A joint statement from Uruguay’s MVD Free Airport and Brussels Airport Company said that they both “see eye-to-eye with regards ...
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NewsRedCargo and GD Express announce regional partnership in Asia for e-commerce
RedCargo Logistics, the cargo and logistics platform of AirAsia, has announced a strategic partnership with Malaysian express delivery provider, GD Express (GDEX).The partnership provides GDEX customers with access to AirAsia’s extensive network of more than 5,000 weekly flights across Asia Pacific.RedCargo Logistics will be provided with opportunities to explore last-mile ...
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Azul pulls out of e-commerce joint venture with Correios
Brazilian passenger airline Azul has pulled out of a proposed joint venture with national postal service Correios to launch a logistics platform serving Brazil’s e-commerce sector.Azul said that its cargo business grew revenues by a record 57% in 2018, “significantly higher than originally projected when the company initiated its discussions ...
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NewsCool Chain Association launches perishables data-pilot to reduce food loss
Eric MaurouxCool Chain Association (CCA) members will pilot a data-sharing initiative to monitor perishable shipments on two major trade lanes in a bid to improve supply chain management and reduce food loss.The pilot, set to start in April, will focus on perishables trade lanes from Latin America to Europe, and ...
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NewsFirst US commercial cargo drone flights take off
UPS and drone maker Matternet have signed a deal to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones for healthcare company WakeMed.The first flight of the programme took place yesterday and is the first of numerous planned daily revenue flights at the WakeMed Raleigh Campus in North Carolina (NC).The flights are the ...
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Video: All eyes on American Airlines' Critical PPS cargo campaign
American Airlines Cargo has launched its 'All eyes on' campaign to promote its Critical PPS product for sensitive products that was launched in May 2018.The campaign uses a video to demonstrate how Critical PPS cargo fits into the American Airlines Integrated Operations Center and how it is able to provide ...