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NewsUPS names new members of board of directors
Eva Boratto, UPS board memberUPS has named the two newest members to be elected to its board of directors: Eva Boratto, chief financial officer and executive vice president of CVS Health; and Wayne Hewett, former chief executive of Klöckner Pentaplast Group and Arysta LifeScience Corporation.Boratto and Hewett will join the ...
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Airborne Global Solutions signs B767F deal with Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon has contracted ATSG subsidiary Airborne Global Solutions to operate six of its B767-300 freighters.The freighters will be operated under under an existing crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) agreement.This commitment from Amazon applies to the first six of the twelve B767 freighters that Amazon agreed in May to ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards go digital
For the first time in its history, the Air Cargo News Awards is going digital. On October 29 at 4.30pm (GMT) the event will be live-streamed with the winners announced on aircargonewsawards.net.The Air Cargo News Awards, now in their 36th year, have always been a time to recognise the hard ...
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American Airlines: Customers accepting of no-show fee for cargo
American Airlines' customers have been understanding about its decision to adopt a no-shown fee for cargo that is not delivered as expected.The carrier's recently appointed president of cargo, Jessica Tyler, told Air Cargo News that the no-show fee had been introduced earlier this year as cargo capacity had become constrained.The ...
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NewsDigital forwarder Beacon sheds light on its finance USP
Fraser Robinson, BeaconIn June this year, UK-based digital freight forwarder Beacon made logistics headlines when it secured $15m in its Series A fundraising round, from investors including, and most notably, Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon.Beacon’s other high-profile investors included Uber founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, ...
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VIDEO: DSV Canada adds second drone delivery route
Freight forwarder DSV Canada has successfully launched its second cargo drone route with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC).The route will allow DSV to deliver various types of cargo, including healthcare related cargo, from a designated area — known as a DroneSpot — at DSV’s warehouse in Milton, Ontario to a "DropSpot" ...
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Cainiao adds new Singapore and Moscow freighter flights
Alibaba logistics arm Cainiao Network has launched new freighter flights to Moscow and Singapore.The e-commerce logistics specialist said that its flights from Hangzhou to Singapore would improve delivery efficiency to the city state ahead of the Double 11 shopping festival.The chartered flights will operate four times per week, but it ...
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Alibaba set to increase stake in YTO?
Chinese e-commerce logistics giant Alibaba is reportedly in talks to ramp up its shareholding in express delivery firm YTO.According to a Reuters report, Alibaba is looking to become the largest shareholder in YTO, boosting its holding from 10% with additional stake up to 30%.The news agency — quoting two unnamed ...
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Neutral Air Partner partners with Bridges Worldwide to deliver express solutions
Freight networking group Neutral Air Partner (NAP) is working with Bridges Worldwide to provide international express and courier linehaul solutions.The strategic partnership between the companies will provide NAP members with a platform of neutral linehaul solutions and block space agreements (BSA) on scheduled freighter services and commercial airlines for express ...
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Kerry Logistics sees revenue and profits rise in H1 2020
Asia-based Kerry Logistics has achieved increased revenues and profits in the first half of this year, demonstrating its "diversity, adaptability and agility", despite disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.The company saw core net profit rise up 26% to HK$845m in the first half of 2020 as profits at its international ...
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SIA signs up to help WFP's troubled Covid air cargo network
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo has pledged to carry out freighter flights in support of the World Food Programme's (WFP) Covid-19 air cargo network, which is facing a funding shortfall.The carrier said it would make ad-hoc charter flights and offer freight space in its scheduled services on a cost-recovery basis, with ...
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NewsSpiceJet conducts first A340 'freighter' flight
SpiceJet A340Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has expanded its intercontinental cargo operations with the launch of its first long-haul "freighter" flight.The carrier utilised an A340 "preighter" — a passenger aircraft with seat removed to maximise cargo capacity — on a flight from Schiphol to Mumbai on August 21 carrying 13 tonnes ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo expands pharma operations with two new facilities
L to R: Johannes Zinkl, Ola Hansson,Harald Gloy, Jost Lammers,Lufthansa Cargo has expanded its pharma operations with the opening of a new hub in Munich and another in Chicago.The new Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Munich at the city's airport offers space for up to 96 pallets and loose cargo at ...
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Survey: Are air cargo supply chains ready for a Covid-19 vaccine?
It is only and matter of time until a vaccine is found for Covid-19 and when it is ready for distribution, the air cargo industry will once again spring into action.But how ready is the industry to transport millions of doses of the vaccine to all corners of the world?Air ...
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NewsVIDEO: DB Schenker opens record-breaking airfreight facility
DB Schenker has opened its most expensive facility to date: a €101m automated hub catering for the high-speed logistics sector.The forwarder said that the Red Lion warehouse in Singapore is the single largest investment in any site globally in Schenker’s corporate history.The combined airfreight and contract logistics hub is located ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr partners with K+N to transport power turbine
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to move a power turbine from the UK to Russia.The cargo, which weighed 4.5 tonnes, was loaded into Volga-Dnepr’s An-124 aircraft (IL-76TD-90VD) aircraft using its onboard crane system before being flown to the Midlands, UK.Oleg Makushkin, head of procurement and airline relations, ...
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BIFA welcomes latest round of customs declaration funding
Customs intermediaries based in the UK can apply for £50m of new funding to help expand declaration capacity ahead of the ending of the Brexit transition period.At the end of the year, the UK's transition period for leaving the European Union will come to end, meaning customs formalities and controls ...
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NewsGebrüder Weiss swoops on Ipsen Logistics' units
Caption: At the signing of the contract in Bremen (from left): Hans-Christian Specht and Eduard Dubbers-Albrecht (both Managing Directors at Ipsen Logistics) with Lothar Thoma (Managing Director Air & Sea at Gebrüder Weiss) and Wolfram Senger-Weiss (Chairman of the Management Board of Gebrüder Weiss). (Source: Ipsen Logistics / Bettina Conradi)Gebrüder ...
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NewsGEODIS Ireland names managing director
Logistics firm GEODIS has appointed Gary O’Connor as managing director (MD), Ireland, effective from June.In his new role, O’Connor oversees the operations of GEODIS Ireland's contract logistics, overland transport, freight forwarding, supply chain optimisation, and express and parcel deliveries.Laurent Parat, president and chief executive GEOIDS EMEA, commented: “O'Connor is well ...
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NewsRhenus opens sustainably-powered warehouse in Gurugram
Rhenus Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Gurugram, India, to support its logistics operations in Asia and Asia-Pacific.The 32,500 sq m facility, which is the company's 69th in India, features rooftop solar panels for sustainable power and water recycling technologies. It also has 30,000 pallet spaces, 19 loading gates ...