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Airfreight oxygen system for live seafood lands in Europe
The FishPac live seafood oxygen transport system is now available in Europe after its owners, FloatPac, signed an agreement with Norway-based agency LipFish to market the product.The manufacturer claims that FishPac is the world’s only approved airfreight oxygen delivery system. The first 42 units are on the water for delivery ...
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Google invests in JD.com as firms aim to create "frictionless shopping"
Online powerhouses JD.com and Google have announced a new partnership that will see the search engine invest $550m in cash in the e-commerce giant and work together on supply chains. Google and JD plan to collaborate on a range of strategic initiatives, including joint development of retail solutions in a ...
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Panalpina continues perishables expansion with Newport Cargo deal
Freight forwarder Panalpina has continued to expand its perishables network with the acquisition of Argentina’s Newport Cargo.The Switzerland-based company is aiming to be the preferred global supplier of perishables logistics services by 2020. Its Perishables Network currently spans 25 countries.Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “Panalpina’s perishables activities originated in ...
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Internet shopping a ‘tsunami’ for global logistics
According to David Jinks, head of consumer research at London-headquartered package delivery service provider ParcelHero, internet shopping will transform global commerce and logistics within a decade.In a speech at the Digital Ship Maritime CIO in London on June 21, he will sum up: “From Amazon’s own aircraft and shipping services, ...
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Evolving freight forwarders remain optimistic
A white paper entitled The Evolving Freight Forwarding Market (2018) and based on 50 responses to a survey carried out by logistics research and consultancy firm Logistics Trends & Insights (LTI) in April reveals a great deal of optimism among the forwarding community – in spite of questions of viability ...
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Emirates and Cainiao to collaborate in Dubai
Emirates SkyCargo and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to leverage each other’s strengths in cross-border e-commerce trade and airline cargo operation through Dubai.The city is one of several that the Hangzhou-headquartered company has identified as key locations ...
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DHL: e-commerce success depends on delivery
Express service provider DHL Express has launched a global digital campaign to develop its e-commerce business and help sellers make the most of opportunities in this booming marketplace.‘Where Everything Clicks’ is aimed at companies of all sizes and offers advice on how to enhance international shipping capabilities and how to ...
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Turkish, ZTO and PAL Air form new global integrator
Turkish Cargo has signed a strategic partnership with China’s ZTO Express (the world’s largest parcel distributor) and Hong Kong-based GSSA PAL Air in what the freight-carrying arm of Turkish Airlines has described as a “game changer for the global express transport business”.The deal will create a new joint venture integrator, ...
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Cainiao led JV to run new Hong Kong Airport e-commerce hub
Airport Authority Hong Kong has awarded a tender to develop and manage a premium logistics centre to a joint venture led by Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group.Other shareholders include China National Aviation Corporation and YTO Express.The centre, at Kwo Lo Wan in the South Cargo Precinct of ...
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Saudia Cargo targets pharma traffic with new facility
Saudia Cargo has opened cold storage facilities for pharmaceuticals and medicines at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport to coincide with the launch of the carrier’s FlyPharma product.The new facility boasts a 1,010 sq m handling space and conforms to World Health Organization, European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ...
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Cargolux bans hunting trophies
Cargolux has banned the transport of game hunting trophies on board its aircraft.The Luxembourg all-cargo carrier joins a growing list of airlines that refuse to carry such shipments, saying that it “does not align with the company’s ethical engagements and policies”.President and chief executive Richard Forson said: “Cargolux is committed ...
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VIDEO: Apollo 11 goes on tour with FedEx
Having made it to Moon and back in July 1969, the Apollo 11 Command Module has just a little further to travel – thanks to FedEx’s Custom Critical service.Between now and September 2019, the Columbia module is making a tour of four cities – Houston, Saint Louis, Pittsburgh and Seattle ...
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Bertus the rhino takes to the skies with Intradco
Intradco Global helped to transport a greater one-horned rhino from Europe to Southeast Asia as part of an endangered species-breeding programme.The 2.5 ton male rhino Bertus was relocated from Edinburgh Zoo to a new home at Batu Secret Zoo in Indonesia, driven from Scotland to Luxembourg where he flew on ...
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Cainiao reveals plans for five global logistics hubs
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao has selected five cities to become its global hubs, with Hangzhou, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Liege and Moscow the chosen locations.According to the Alizila news network, which is also controlled by Alibaba, the e-commerce giant revealed to the Global Smart Logistics Summit its strategy to create more ...
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Air France-KLM is launch customer for CSafe Global's RAP e-container
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KLMP) has joined hands with CSafe Global to launch the ULD pharma specialists' new RAP e-container.A spokesperson for the Franco-Netherlands carrier said: "As the most robust operational container, this new electrical container will allow us to offer state-of-the-art service to our customers in the pharmaceutical ...
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Turkish Cargo broadens its QEP accreditation
Turkish Cargo has received Qualified Envirotrainer Providers (QEP) accreditation for 14 new stations within its network.The stations added are Basel, Paris, London, Milan, Berlin, Zurich, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, New York, Miami, Toronto and Johannesburg.The accreditation from specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotrainer brings the total number of Turkish Cargo’s ...
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MABkargo B747F charter for the oil and gas sector
Malaysia Airlines’ freight arm, MABkargo, has organised a charter flight from Germany to Malaysia with almost 72 tonnes of oil and gas bulk cargo.The charter, which used a Silk Way West Boeing 747-400F, originated from Leipzig and arrived in Bintulu Airport (BTU), Sarawak of East Malaysia, after a quick transit ...
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Pharma freighter from Amsterdam by China Southern Cargo
A China Southern Cargo B777 freighter has transported 17 tons of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals valued at yuan 140m from Amsterdam to Guangzhou.Said a spokesperson for the carrier: “Since last year China Southern Cargo has transported a total of about 2,600 tonnes of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals through cooperation with shipment enterprises and world-renowned ...
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Antonov Airlines set for growth after US expansion and return of oil and gas
Antonov Airlines is hoping to see its US business soar following the opening of its US office, while the return of oil and gas demand is complementing an already busy market.Speaking at the Air Cargo China event, Antonov Airlines business development director Michael Goodisman said that the company officially opened ...
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Airfreight KPIs set to feature in business contracts
Air cargo’s emerging key performance indicators (KPIs) look set to become a feature of future contracts between airfreight stakeholders.Ground handlers, general sales agents (GSA) and freight forwarders are likely to see KPIs – currently in test phase – being built into their contracts with airlines and shippers.That was the impression ...