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InsightsSupply chain spotlight: UK logistics sector primed for airfreight growth
The appointment of a new government will provide a significant opportunity to create a policy environment in which the logistics sector can thrive and support economic growth for the whole of the UK.According to Logistics UK, the injection of the appropriate investment, incentives and the right partnerships with government could ...
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InsightsEnergy sector tightrope for brokers
Outsize and general air cargo capacity alike is in short supply for energy charters against a backdrop of heated political debate on the energy transition.“Fragile” is how one executive described the state of their energy supply chain. And, from the logistics operators’ perspective, the picture is not much better. Much ...
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Putzger perspective: E-commerce shipments face rising pressure
These days no industry event would seem complete without at least one firm verdict from the podium that e-commerce is going to be the driver of air cargo growth. If you’re not in e-commerce, you may as well pull down the shutters and retire. On the regional scene, such predictions ...
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InterviewsFreighter conversion market to normalise but faces over oversupply
The freighter conversion market is expected to normalise this year according to IBA, although there is a risk of narrowbody oversupply. This year’s conversion market activity is expected to be “on a more normal level” compared to 2023, IBA has reported. Cargo capacity demand during the pandemic drove conversion activity ...
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InterviewsIAG Cargo: In it for the long haul
IAG Cargo is investing in facilities, digitalisation and people as it looks to keep ahead of emerging trends and developments in air cargo. One of the biggest non-flying investments that the IAG Group has ever made in the UK is the IAG Cargo Centre at London Heathrow Airport. That is ...
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InsightsAirbus anticipates A350F demand growth
Airbus is primed for A350F growth this year with potential for orders from customers in Asia and the US.Asia and the US both hold promise for new orders of the A350 freighter, according to the aircraft manufacturer.Senior director freighter marketing Bernard de l’Estoile notes that Airbus is currently in consultation ...
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Turkish Cargo continues freighter fleet expansion with 777 order
Turkish Airlines Cargo is looking to further expand its freighter capacity through the addition of extra Boeing 777 freighters.The fast-growing airline today announced the order of four 777Fs to add to its existing fleet of eight of the aircraft.Air Cargo News has asked Boeing when the aircraft are due to ...
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Air France KLM Cargo welcomes five new SAF users
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has continued to add new companies to its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme.At the Air Cargo China event last week, the carrier revealed that five Asia-based customers have signed up to use SAF through the carrier group.The companies are: JHJ International Transportation, Best Services ...
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NewsA new CCO for project specialist forwarder deugro
Dominik Stehle. Source: deugroDominik Stehle has been appointed as freight forwarder deugro's new chief commercial officer.The move will see Stehle return to the project specialist where he previously worked for more than a decade before taking a management position in the heavylift shipping industry.He will report directly to the co-chief ...
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NewsWFS opens 5th cargo terminal at Madrid Airport
The new facility was formally opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony by John Batten, chief executive, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) at WFS, and Humberto Castro, managing director of WFS in Spain & Italy. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its cargo handling capacity by 60% at Adolfo ...
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NewsIATA: Air cargo volumes increase over 14% in May
The air cargo industry has now clocked up the sixth consecutive month of double-digit year on year growth thanks to trade growth, e-commerce and oceanfreight capacity constraints, reported IATA.Total demand in May, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), rose by 14.7% compared to May 2023 levels. There was also a 5.3% ...
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CH Robinson expands Southeast Asia presence
CH Robinson has expanded its presence in Southeast Asia with the opening of a new office in the Philippines.The US-based forwarder said that the new Manila office would look to capitalise on the country's growing economy, which is expected to increase by 6% in 2024."The Philippines’ demand for freight and ...
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SF Airlines adds new China-Vietnam cargo link
SF Airlines has continued with the expansion of its network through the addition of extra flights to Vietnam.The China-based express giant has this week added a freighter route linking Shenzhen and Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Xinhua news agency.The flight will operate five times a week and offer ...
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Maersk withdraws bid for DB Schenker
A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its bid to buy DB Schenker, leaving just three bidders remaining in the acquisition race.The shipping giant said in a statement shared with Air Cargo News that it made the decision to quit the acquisition process for Deutsche Bahn's freight forwarding subsidiary after it concluded that ...
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NewsACS swings into action for urgent blood plasma shipment
Source: Air Charter ServiceAir Charter Service's time-critical division utilised a private jet and on-board courier to ensure an urgent shipment of blood plasma was delivered in time.The blood plasma shipment needed to be transported from Manchester in the UK to a hospital in San Francisco in a limited timeframe, had ...
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Coyne Airways scores WebCargo first with DG cargo option
Coyne Airways has become the first carrier to offer dangerous goods bookings through WebCargo after adding its capacity to the portal.The carrier offers services to Africa, the Gulf, and the Caspian regions and has carried around 300,000 tons of air cargo since it was established in 1994 by Larry Coyne.Third-party ...
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Duggan joins Oman Air as head of cargo
Muscat-based Oman Air has appointed Mike Duggan as head of cargo as it looks to grow its air cargo business following the delivery of its first freighter in December.After starting his career in aviation sales, Duggan clocked up 20 years in air cargo business development, working in over 10 different ...
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NewsScan Global Logistics adds first Saudi Arabia offices
Source: Scan Global LogisticsScan Global Logistics (SGL) has continued its expansion with the opening of its first offices in Saudi Arabia.The forwarder has established two offices in the country - in Riyadh and Jeddah - and has plans to open a third later in the year in Dammam.The new offices ...
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Unions oppose Air Incheon's bid for Asiana's cargo business
Unions have put yet another obstacle in the path of Korean Air’s delayed acquisition of Asiana Airlines by objecting to both the nature of the takeover and the choice of Air Incheon as the preferred bidder for the sale of Asiana Airlines’ cargo business.There was some positive progress with Korean's ...
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NewsSwissport adds pharma shipment consolidation service in Basel
Source: SwissportSwissport has opened a new "Cool+Connect" pharma facility at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse that allows it to consolidate shipments at the airport and reduce truck journeys.The new facility is larger than the existing pharma area at 20 m x 5 m and expands Swissport's overall pharma capacity at the airport from ...