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NewsCargo iQ further expands with Avianca Cargo
From left to right: Leonel Ortiz, head of cargo development, Avianca Cargo; Gabriel Oliva, chief executive, Avianca Cargo; Lothar Moehle, executive director, Cargo iQ.Colombian cargo carrier Avianca Cargo has become the latest company to join air cargo quality standards organisation Cargo iQ.Avianca Cargo will work with Cargo iQ and its ...
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Logistics climate tech firm Pledge adds offsetting service
Logistics climate tech firm Pledge has launched a service that will allow forwarders to offer carbon credit offsets to their customers.The new "Impact Links" solution is white-labelled to allow forwarders to add their own branding. It also includes the company's recently launched carbon calculator.It can be embedded on websites, emailed ...
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NewsTop 20 cargo airports: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky the big winner
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport reported the largest percentage increase in cargo volumes last year of the top 20 cargo airports, according to the latest statistics (see chart at end of article) from Airports Council International (ACI).ACI released its provisional figures for the top 10 airports back in April, showing that ...
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NewsElroy Air adds to leadership team
Drone firm Elroy Air has appointed Alex Blake as chief of staff and Zach Lovering as vice president of engineering.Most recently, Blake served as vice president of engineering at Kittyhawk where she played a central role in driving the development of an electric autonomous air taxi, backed by Google/Alphabet founder ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo and K+N launch paperless corridors
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo and Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) have launched paperless corridors for shipments between Europe and Asia as part of efforts to digitalise cargo.In a pilot phase, the two partners achieved 100% paperless shipments for general cargo on the lane between Germany and Hong Kong.This includes the use of electronic ...
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Qatar Cargo and Airlink aid partnership yields results
The partnership between Qatar Airways Cargo and humanitarian aid transport firm Airlink has seen 58 shipments delivered in just over a year.The two partners renewed their co-operation in April last year and since then they have transported 351 tonnes of humanitarian supplies to seventeen countries on behalf of 22 organisations.Aid ...
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NewsMenzies adds Bulgarian presence through CHS investment
L-R: Cristian Paris, Menzies Aviation, Sacho Dermendjiev, CHS, Jiri Petrzilka, Menzies Aviation. Source: Menzies AviationHandler Menzies Aviation has continued its recent expansion through the investment in a majority stake in Cargo Handling Services Limited (CHS) at Sofia International Airport (SOF).CHS provides warehousing, import and export handling, mail handling ...
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Digital forwarder job cuts down to investment slowdown and over optimistic forecasts
Recent job cuts at digital freight forwarders were caused by over-optimistic growth expectations and investment slowdowns, according to consultant Transport Intelligence (Ti).Although "digital forwarder" is an increasingly difficult term to define, Ti outlined a series of job cuts at companies that have been labelled as such over recent years in ...
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Kuehne+Nagel partners with IAG Cargo on SAF purchase
Forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and IAG Cargo are teaming up to purchase 6m litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).The SAF, which is part-funded by K+N, will be certified by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) and is produced from used cooking oil and food waste.IAG Cargo chief executive David Shepherd said: ...
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NewsEx-Atlas chief Dietrich joins FedEx senior leadership team
John Dietrich. Photo: FedExFedEx has appointed John Dietrich as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective August 1.Dietrich has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation and air cargo industries.He has held numerous leadership roles at Atlas Air Worldwide since 1999, including serving as president and chief ...
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CargoTech invests in CharterSync portal
Investment and development organisation CargoTech has invested in the CharterSync portal as it looks to recruit and expand.The investment comes at an important time for the cargo charter portal after it recently launched updates that cover the end-to-end process and is now looking to grow the team.In a recent interview ...
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NewsBooking portal WebCargo launches interline option for airlines
Carriers will now be able to offer the services of their interline partners on the WebCargo by Freightos airfreight booking portal.Freightos said a test shipment had been carried out by Qatar Airways Cargo on an ITA Airways flight.The booking platform pointed out that in the passenger travel industry around 10% ...
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SF Airlines expands European cargo operations with Germany flight
Fast-expanding SF Airlines has added a second freighter service from Ezhou Huahu Airport to Europe as the carrier continues to ramp up operations from the recently opened hub.The twice-weekly service will operate to Frankfurt using a Boeing 747-400 freighter and joins SF Airlines' first European service from Ezhou, which calls ...
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Cargo On Demand fraud lawsuit against Polar Air Cargo thrown out
Polar Air Cargo's efforts to dismiss a fraud lawsuit brought by freight forwarder Cargo On Demand (COD) have been successful.The civil Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) lawsuit was filed late last year in the Southern District of New York Court.And in April, 10 individuals were charged with defrauding ...
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US forwarders told to brace for UPS strike action disruption
US freight forwarders have been told to brace for the impact of potential strike action at UPS and major trucking firm Yellow Freight going insolvent.Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, said that supply chains are facing a "perfect storm" that would disrupt the flow of goods across the ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards: This year's shortlist revealed
Air Cargo News is delighted to announce the companies that have been shortlisted for a prize at this year's awards.The team of seven independent judges pored over more than 80 entries across nine categories.The winners will be honoured by Air Cargo News and the wider air cargo industry at an ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo joins efforts to end illegal animal trafficking
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines Cargo has become the first US carrier to join the United for Wildlife group that aims to end the illegal trafficking of wildlife.The carrier is a member of the group's Transport Taskforce and the North American Chapter where it will help stop the illegal trafficking ...
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Cathay buoyed by e-commerce as it grapples with flat demand
Cathay Pacific is grappling with flat demand and a steep increase in cargo capacity, but cargo volumes continued to pick up as capacity recovered from last year's lows.The airline carried 111,210 tonnes of cargo last month, an increase of 6.4% compared with June 2022. The month’s cargo revenue tonne kms ...
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Challenge Group reports ongoing demand for end-to-end services
The Challenge Group benefitted from an increase in demand for end-to-end services that started at the height of the Covid pandemic but that has continued even after the easing of the crisis.Challenge Group chief commercial officer Or Zak said that the demand was fuelled by difficulty in securing transport service ...
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Dronamics secures IATA and ICAO codes
Dronamics has become the first cargo drone airline to be officially assigned both IATA and ICAO designator codes.The drone firm has been assigned the IATA designator code "OY," along with the accounting prefix "651."The ICAO call sign "Black Swan" and the 3-letter airline designator "DXE" have also been assigned to ...