Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, one of the UK’s newest commercial airports, reports a more than doubling of its cargo…
March 20, 2015
Shanghai sets freight record
20 / 03 / 2015
Shanghai Pudong International Airport has set a new cargo record, handling a total of 1.5m tonnes of freight in 2014,…
Huntsville ready for Panalpina’s 747-8Fs
20 / 03 / 2015
Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has reopened its east runway following completion of a nine-month, $16.6m upgrade to handle freight forwarder…
‘We will keep Hong Kong in pole position’, says government
20 / 03 / 2015
Air carriers have welcomed a political commitment to maintain Hong Kong’s status as an international logistics and aviation hub. In…
IAG’s Cargo Connector is going to San Francisco
20 / 03 / 2015
IAG Cargo has extended its Cargo Connector service to San Francisco, the tenth city for the local pick-up service. It…
Frankfurt cargo up 1.7 per cent in 2014
20 / 03 / 2015
Strikes and snow failed to dampen 2014 cargo volumes at Frankfurt airport, with Germany’s premier freight hub recording a 1.7…
FIATA welcomes all-in freight rates
20 / 03 / 2015
FIATA has joined the air cargo industry chorus calling for the elimination of fuel and security surcharges in airline freight rates….
Kerry Logistics JV in Indonesia
20 / 03 / 2015
Kerry Logistics has formed a joint venture in Indonesia as a platform for expansion. The new JV sees Kerry Logistics…
Leipzig airport cargo volumes rise 2.7% in 2014
20 / 03 / 2015
Germany’s Leipzig/Halle airport handled 910,708 tonnes in 2014, up 2.7 per cent on prior year and crowning a decade of…
Panalpina goes into Africa again
20 / 03 / 2015
Freight forwarder Panalpina has opened new bases in Morocco and Kenya as part of a drive to expand its presence…
AOG service takes off in Ireland
20 / 03 / 2015
Norbert Dentressangle has launched a 24-hour Aircraft on Ground (AOG) desk in Ireland to support the time-critical movement of aircraft…
Airlines respond to price-fixing charges
20 / 03 / 2015
Three of the seven airlines named in a US price-fixing lawsuit by forwarder DB Schenker have filed motions to dismiss…
CEVA Chicago a grow-grow
20 / 03 / 2015
CEVA Logistics has solved a US mid-west capacity shortage by opening a fourth site in Chicago, bringing the supply chain specialist’s…
Wholesaler AMI adds Schiphol to its network
20 / 03 / 2015
Air Menzies International (AMI) – the trade-only airfreight and express freight wholesaler – is now fully operational at Amsterdam Airport…
Hactl welcomes pledge to ease Hong Kong’s labour shortage
20 / 03 / 2015
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has welcomed the political commitment to address Hong Kong’s chronic labour shortage, which has pushed up costs…
BIFA awards: winners step forward
20 / 03 / 2015
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards 2014 at a ceremony in…
Gatwick hails DHL congestion-buster
20 / 03 / 2015
A consolidation hub set up to supply businesses at Gatwick airport and cut down on road congestion and pollution could…
Hong Kong on the rise
20 / 03 / 2015
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) finished 2014 with a strong final quarter that helped fuel an 8.7 per…
Dubai International cargo down as freighters switch hubs
20 / 03 / 2015
Freight volumes at Dubai International (DXB) fell 3.1 per cent in 2014 over prior year to 2.36m tonnes, due to…
1.45m tonne debut year for Hong Kong terminal
20 / 03 / 2015
Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal (CPCT) handled 1.45m tonnes of cargo in 2014, its first full year, with transshipment traffic the…