There is a lot of talk these days about mode shift from air to seafreight, so it is good to…
March 20, 2015
Hellmann gains AEO status in the UK
20 / 03 / 2015
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has been awarded authorised economic operator (AEO) status by HM Revenue & Customs. The supply chain quality…
My Opinion
20 / 03 / 2015
“Emerging markets have proven more resilient than thought, in spite of a sluggish global economy. They are less vulnerable today…
Full year cargo rise at Athens
20 / 03 / 2015
Athens airport saw a 3.3 per cent rise in full year 2014 cargo volumes at its four freight terminals to 77,327…
German shippers join cartel claims lawsuit
20 / 03 / 2015
German carmaker BMW and car supplier Bosch are joining German railway Deutsche Bahn in a $2.4bn claim for damages against airlines…
Turkish Cargo expands in Budapest
20 / 03 / 2015
Turkish Cargo has increased its scheduled flights between Hungary’s Budapest Airport and freight hub Istanbul to three a week. Depending…
Transhipment sags but Changi is stable
20 / 03 / 2015
Singapore Changi Airport’s cargo volumes were stable at 1.84m tonnes in 2014 compared with 2013, although passengers hit a record…
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…
FedEx swaps sides in Illinois
20 / 03 / 2015
Federal Express officially started operations at Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) in Bloomington on February 2. It follows an announcement in…
Transport experts back Heathrow – but with caveats
20 / 03 / 2015
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport – the international professional body for individuals and companies associated with the sector…
Christmas overspend flattens UPS earnings
20 / 03 / 2015
UPS reported “flat” fourth quarter earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with the same period in prior year….
Turkish Cargo opens new terminal at Istanbul
20 / 03 / 2015
Turkish Airlines’ new cargo terminal at Istanbul airport is now fully operational after completing a transition phase. The facility has…
Stansted flower power
20 / 03 / 2015
Stansted Airport played cupid as 200 tonnes of flowers arrived in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Freighters have flown in tens…
Schiphol: Shippers, not freighters
20 / 03 / 2015
In any industry, does it not make sense to study the strategies of the most successful players? Yet at a…
DWC passes 750,000 tonnes in first full year
20 / 03 / 2015
Airfreight volumes at Dubai World Central (DWC) reached 758,000 tonnes in 2014 compared with 209,000 tonnes in 2013, following the…
Freighter fillip for Brussels
20 / 03 / 2015
Cargo at Brussels Airport grew across all segments in January compared with the same month last year – including the…
Tackling pharma’s ‘blackhole’
20 / 03 / 2015
Brussels airport has launched a pilot project to end the industry-wide airside “black hole” that remains a major problem for…
Chicago weighs up new cargo hub
20 / 03 / 2015
Proponents of a planned mostly-cargo airport on the far south side of Chicago hope that 2015 will be the year…
Good start for Heathrow
20 / 03 / 2015
Cargo at London Heathrow airport grew 3.3 per cent to 115,847 tonnes in January, compared with the same month in…
Ménage a trois for Delta
20 / 03 / 2015
Delta Cargo is to co-locate with Air France-KLM at Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. The move brings all three…