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Transpacific airfreight capacity now ahead of last year
Cargo capacity on the transpacific trade lane is now higher than it was a year ago.Figures from Seabury Consulting, part of Accenture, show that metric tonne cargo capacity from Asia Pacific to North America was last week 18% higher than a year ago, while in the opposite direction space for ...
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Pilot Freight hubs facilitate e-commerce delivery times
Transportation and logistics provider, Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), is supporting the retail and e-commerce sectors with its multi-client warehouses in Chicago, Columbus, Orlando and Salt Lake City in the US.The warehouses enable clients to move their products through Pilot’s ground transportation network close to retailers, as well as positioning e-commerce ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo to offer weekly PAX-freighter flight to Sao Paulo
Emirates SkyCargo B777 PAX-Freighter flightEmirates SkyCargo has introduced weekly scheduled cargo flights using its Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft to Sao Paulo.The airline said that the move would allow importers and exporters in the region to stay connected with their trading partners across the world with access to around 40 tonnes ...
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NewsLATAM completes first of 42 Brazilian government cargo flights
LATAM has completed the first of 42 fights carrying medical masks acquired by Brazil's Ministry of Health.The first batch of the 240m surgical and N95 masks, acquired by the Federal Government to fight Covid-19, arrived in Brazil on Wednesday night.LATAM's Boeing 787-9, chartered by the Ministry of Infrastructure, landed at ...
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Shanghai Pudong backlogs expected to continue over coming weeks
Backlogs of cargo of Shanghai Pudong airport are expected to continue until at least mid- to late-May as demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to surge.The airport has been snarled up for weeks as a result of a surge in PPE demand, which is causing heavy congestion on feeder ...
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Tigers launches PPE eShop portal in response to Covid-19
Global logistics and transportation company Tigers has launched a new dedicated section in its eShop for personal protective equipment (PPE), powered by its freight portal SmartHub:Connect.The Tigers PPE Portal was launched in the wake of spiking demand for products to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic.Tigers has also released new software ...
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NewsTOWER Cold Chain Solutions partners with Investec to serve growing market demand
TOWER Cold Chain Solutions has formed a partnership with Investec, which will enable it to expand the production of its stock containers by 400%.For more than 20 years, TOWER has produced innovative solutions for the reusable controlled-temperature market.Its portfolio, developed in response to market demand and with simplicity and agility ...
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Emirates SkyCargo to add New Zealand connections as part of government scheme
Emirates SkyCargo has launched four weekly cargo flights to New Zealand as part of a government scheme to keep trade moving.The air cargo carrier is working with the government of New Zealand as part of its International Airfreight Capacity (IAFC) scheme to help facilitate the exports of key commodities from ...
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NewsWFP's coronavirus air cargo network begins operations
Global Humanitarian Response Hub in Liège (Liege Airport)The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its network of global logistics hubs that will support the delivery of vital medical and humanitarian supplies to developing countries at a time when commercial air transport is at a virtual standstill.A WFP-contracted Boeing ...
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Antonov Airlines: Coping with a crisis
A lack of cargo capacity, finding countries allowing crew members to rest and delays at airports, are some of the major challenges currently faced by all-cargo airlines, according to Andriy Blagovisniy, commercial director at Antonov Airlines.The lack of available capacity is the biggest bottleneck in the airfreight sector, Blagovisniy told ...
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NewsVIDEO: DB Schenker launches China cargo network with PAX-Freighters
Schenker China Shuttle - Copyright Deutsche Bahn AGIcelandair has converted three Boeing 767 passenger aircraft as part of forwarder DB Schenker's daily air cargo operation between Shanghai and Munich (video below).DB Schenker launched the new air cargo operation in response to capacity bottlenecks out of China as a result of ...
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NewsAvianca flies to China for the first time since 1956
Avianca B787Avianca carried out a flight to China for the first time since 1956 as part of an operation to move medical supplies to Colombia.The Boeing 787 flight departed from Bogotá, stopping in Los Angeles and Tokyo before landing in Shanghai, where it arrived on April 29, and will return ...
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NewsUK retailer to launch air cargo operation in response to capacity crunch
UK-headquartered online retailer The Hut Group (THG) will charter two cargo aircraft and launch a partnership with Singapore Airlines in order to secure scarce air cargo capacity.THG said that since the start of 2020, it had been running successful trials, using dedicated cargo flights to service its global operations, especially ...
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BluJay launches supply chain software update
Supply chain software provider BluJay Solutions has updated its transportation, distribution, and compliance software applications. The latest version delivers new capabilities, integration, and compliance coverage to help increase efficiency and automation for customers.Highlights of version 20.1 a include: streamlined freight management and improved customer experience; advanced capabilities to optimise operations ...
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Emirates SkyCargo: coronavirus outbreak the biggest challenge faced by air cargo
The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest crisis ever faced by the air cargo industry, according to Nabil Sultan, divisional senior vice president of Emirates SkyCargo.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Sultan said the outbreak had been more of challenge than all the previous crisis, such as the Icelandic volcano eruption, ...
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Asian airlines record a 20% drop in cargo demand in March
Airlines in the Asia Pacific region saw cargo traffic decline by 21.1% year on year in March as the effects of the coronavirus began to bite.Statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that while demand dropped in March by more than 20% on a year earlier, capacity ...
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TIACA: African air cargo sector faces capacity shortage
TIACA has raised its concern that the air cargo sector in Africa could be hit with a capacity shortage on European operations.The organisation, quoting figures from CLIVE Data Services, said that there had been a 70% drop in cargo capacity to Europe compared with a year earlier.TIACA said it is ...
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SWISS mulls passenger seat removal to boost cargo capacity
SWISS is considering removing the economy passenger seats from twelve of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to meet the increasing demand for airfreight capacity.The modifications would help to maintain Switzerland's global supply chains and ultimately ensure consistent and regular goods deliveries to and from the country.SWISS and its Swiss WorldCargo division ...
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DP World launches digital platform for multimodal cargo management
DP World has launched a new digital platform that will enable freight forwarders and shippers to manage cargo online at various points in the supply chain — be it utilising air, road or sea modes.DP World said the new tool represents "a major step forward in digitizing the management of ...
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Davies Turner adds airfreight pricing option for rail freight service
Freight forwarder Davies Turner has added an airfreight pricing mechanism for its direct, fixed-day, weekly Express China Rail service from Xi’an to the UK, following the growing interest in the service from importers and shippers that have traditionally used airfreight.Tony Cole, head of supply chain services at the UK’s leading ...