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Drone Delivery Canada secures first contract for heavy-lift drone
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded the first contract for its heavy-lift Condor remote piloted drone.The drone company said that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it had signed a contract with the Canadian government to work with Transport Canada in operating and evaluating its proprietary ...
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WiseTech Academy launches international freight forwarding diploma
WiseTech Global's online training arm has launched an international freight forwarding diploma.WiseTech Academy's diploma has been developed to prepare students around the world for the role of international freight forwarder and covers all aspects of the global movement of cargo, relevant regulatory requirements, and conventions and barriers that impact the ...
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Dronamics appoints chief revenue officer
Cargo drone airline Dronamics has appointed Tim Martin as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team, effective April 1.Martin brings nearly three decades of senior management experience across global supply chain and logistics sectors, most recently as chief operating officer for Kuoni Tumlare and, formerly, as SVP global ...
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Hong Kong forwarders welcome move to lift "seriously detrimental" e-cigarette ban
The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed a plan to lift a "seriously detrimental" ban on the transhipment of e-cigarettes by road to Hong Kong International Airport.HAFFA said proposals to ease an April 2022 ban on the transhipment of e-cigarettes by road - originally introduced ...
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Forwarder Rhenus targets UK perishables market
Freight forwarder Rhenus Air & Ocean has launched a dedicated perishables division in the UK.The Rhenus Fresh department in the UK will offer time-critical, temperature-controlled services for the transportation of chilled and frozen produce.The business will work with a range of perishables, including flower and food, with a particular focus ...
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Astral Aviation appoints chief commercial officer
Astral Aviation has appointed Patricia Odida as chief commercial officer, effective April 1.Odida was previously head of cargo optimisation, pricing and revenue manager for two years.She will take over this new role following the retirement of Charles Simiyu, who was commercial director/chief commercial officer.Meanwhile, Astral's founder and chief executive Sanjeev ...
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Aeronaves continues freighter fleet expansion
Freighter operator Aeronaves TSM has ordered an additional B737 conversion from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc as it continues to expand its cargo fleet.The additional B737-400SF freighter conversion (MSN 26308) will commence modification in May with work carried out by authorised AEI Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, Alabama.The additional conversion bring the total ...
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Envirotainer pharma shipments up
Envirotainer has reported a 24% increase in the volume of medicines shipped around the world in its temperature-controlled units.In 2021, the Envirotainer fleet moved 600m doses. The following year this grew to 744m doses (272 000 pallets).The reported increase in business follows the cold chain solutions specialist's expansion of its ...
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NewsDSV targets semiconductor market with double acquisition
Source: DSVDSV is acquiring US logistics firms S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics as it looks to grow its presence in the semiconductor industry.The Danish forwarder said the deal would also align with its new Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport operations and support DSV's growing cross-border services to Latin America.Financial ...
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AMI makes three sales appointments
Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has made three sales appointments covering the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions to support its growth ambitions.The company has appointed Raffaella Olah as the head of sales for Asia Pacific. She has over 20 years’ experience of working in logistics and supply ...
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NewsSwissport to acquire majority stake in Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo handling unit
Photo: SwissportSwissport will acquire a majority stake in Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo handling unit.The cargo handler said it would take a 74.9% shareholding in Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo GmbH.With this transaction, Swissport and Düsseldorf Airport will enter a long-term partnership to merge their existing air cargo handling businesses at the airport and ...
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NewsUPS appoints country manager for Italy
Francisco (Paco) Conejo. Photo: UPSUPS has appointed Francisco (Paco) Conejo as the new country manager for UPS Italy.Conejo will oversee UPS's operations, business development, and strategy in the country, whose export accounts for more than 30% of the GDP, more than half of which is generated by SMEs.He will take ...
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Swissport expands in Chile with major SKY Airline contract
Swissport has secured a major contract with Chilean low-cost carrier SKY Airline to provide airport ground services and cargo handling at all 15 airports the carrier serves in the country.The contract includes serving passengers at check-in and gates, handling aircraft on the ramp, managing lost and found, and loading and ...
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NewsNo signs of the end of globalisation... yet
A recent study released by DHL Express and New York University’s Stern School of Business appears to show that globalisation has yet to go into reverse contrary to many people's expectations.The report measures globalisation by looking at flows of trade, capital, information and people to create a global connectedness index.The ...
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Mountain Air Cargo flies first SkyCourier with containers
FexEx feeder airline Mountain Air Cargo said it has launched the "first-ever containerised" C408 SkyCourier.In January, Mountain Air Cargo become the first to operate Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier freighter.The North Carolina-based cargo airline said in a LinkedIn post: "On Monday March 13th, 2023, in Tallahassee, FL, MAC flew its first ...
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ECS predicts a rise in demand as airlines ramp up operations
GSSA ECS is expecting a rise in demand for its Total Cargo Management (TCM) services this year as holidaymakers continue to return to the skies and leisure airlines ramp up services.The aviation firm said that this year it expects a 30% tonnage increase for its TCM "all-in" operation this year ...
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Newsdeugro utilises AN-124s for urgent petrochemical plant shipment
Source: deugroProject specialist forwarder deugro helped delivered 13 plant components using three consecutive AN-124-100 air charter flights from Italy and Belgium to Saudi Arabia within seven days.The components were required due to a production line shutdown at a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia."In close cooperation with the teams of deugro ...
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NewsMaersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service
Photo: MaerskMaersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark.The inaugural flight on March 20 marks the start of three weekly flights introducing the "first of three newly converted Boeing B767-300 freighters" that have recently been added to Maersk Air Cargo's ...
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NewsFreight Development Pathway sees first success
Left to right: Vicki Flashman – Customs Supervisor KTL (Europe) Ltd; Louie Turner; trainee customs operator, KTL (Europe) Ltd; Myles Daly – managing director KTL (Europe) Ltd, Mat Beecham, operations manager, Manpower Freight Development Pathway. Photo: BIFAThe British International Freight Association's (BIFA) training initiative to bring more talent into the ...
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WestJet freighters set for takeoff following conversion approval
Transport Canada has certified WestJet's four B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters meaning the airline can now launch all-cargo operations.Until now, the airline has been unable to use its freighters as Boeing awaited certification of its conversion programme.Now that approval has been given, WestJet Cargo and partner GTA Group will "expeditiously implement ...