January 2009

Hellman enters Khyber Pass

HELLMANN Worldwide Logistics’ Pakistan division has expanded its products to provide the handling of transit cargo to Afghanistan. The services…

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Volga-Dnepr ships 95 tonnes to Chad

VOLGA-Dnepr’s latest logistics solution for the telecommunications sector was the delivery of special metal structures for communications towers to N’Djamena…

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Lufthansa gains ISO cert

LUFTHANSA Cargo has been certified at its Frankfurt base to the international environmental standard ISO 14001, verifying that its environmental…

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Rapiscan wins 17m contracts

RAPISCAN Systems has announced contracts worth nearly US$17 million from two undisclosed customers. The contracts are for the company’s Rapiscan…

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IATA predicts future woes

TRAFFIC results from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for December and the whole of 2008, show the true extent…

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Coyne hires Air Logistics

COYNE Airways has appointed Air Logistics as its general sales agent in the US with the aim to increase its…

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DHL opens new gateway in Mexico

DHL Express has inaugurated one of Latin America’s most advanced logistics industry gateways, located at Mexico City’s International Airport, together…

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LAN Cargo appoints RTW as GSSA

LAN Cargo has appointed RTW Air Services of Geneva as its general sales and service agents (GSSA) for Switzerland with…

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Lufthansa launches plastic container pilot

LUFTHANSA Cargo and Jettainer have launched a pilot scheme to test the efficacy of using lightweight cargo containers instead of…

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Hainan expands to international and express services

HAINAN Airlines has applied for and received permission from the Civil Aviation Administration of China to expand the scope of…

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MoU to aid humanitarian logistics signed

INTERNATIONAL Medical Corps (IMC) and Agility, a global logistics leader, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines plans to…

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Penang sees massive forwarding slump

PENANG’S freight-forwarding business has seen one of the largest drops in demand in Asia Pacific. According to the Penang Freight…

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Joint venture and Rohlig and Tricon

MULTI-modal freight forwarding companies Rohlig and Tricon have formed a 50-50 joint venture. Bremen-based Rohlig and Chennai-based Tricon will be…

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PPG inducts new member

PROJECT forwarding network, the Project Professionals Group (PPG), has signed up a new member. PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said…

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Precision redelivers another 757-200F

PRECISION Conversions has successfully re-delivered a 757-200F freighter to Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group….

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Servisair wins Iberia cargo contract

SERVISAIR Cargo has won the Iberia Cargo contract to handle cargo at Heathrow, truck it throughout the UK and Ireland…

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Dog grounds Qantas jet

A QANTAS jet was grounded after a dog in the cargo hold escaped from its cage and chewed through electrical…

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American and United report heavy losses

AMERICAN and United Airlines have reported heavy losses due to the global economic downturn. United’s parent, UAL, said its loss…

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Turkish expands network

TURKISH Airlines is expanding its network with new services to Nairobi (Kenya), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Dakar (Senegal) and Lviv (Ukraine)…

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United win for new runway

THE City of Chicago is to pay United Airlines US$163 million to relocate its O’Hare International Airport cargo facility out…

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