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March 20, 2015
SLi moves into Heathrow
20 / 03 / 2015
Colchester, UK-based logistics firm SLi is to open a new operation at Heathrow to tap into the air cargo and…
East Midlands hits all-time high
20 / 03 / 2015
The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 309,000 tonnes of flown cargo in 2014, the best ever throughput in its 49-year…
Swissport to handle Astana airport
20 / 03 / 2015
Airport Management Group and Astana International Airport in Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding for Swissport International to take over all…
Panalpina launches ‘Brazil Wings’ freighters to São Paulo
20 / 03 / 2015
Panalpina is adding a B747-400 freighter service to São Paulo, Brazil, aimed at manufacturers of heavy machinery and equipment for agriculture…
Africa: airports sign agreement
20 / 03 / 2015
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), owner and manager of South Africa’s nine principal airports, has signed a have signed a…
2015 looks set for merger and takeover boom
20 / 03 / 2015
A lower oil price looks set to fuel 2015 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sectors….
Closed Manston Airport has freighter potential
20 / 03 / 2015
Manston Airport in south-east England should be reopened as a potential freighter hub, says the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA)….
Africa: The view of UPS
20 / 03 / 2015
Q: How have UPS’ operations changed on the African continent over the past two years? A: Connecting with African-domiciled customers…
Africa: The rising stars of airfreight look to expansion
20 / 03 / 2015
While Ethiopian Airlines is likely to dominate Africa’s future cargo industry for a while, that does not rule out smaller…
Silk Way upgrades Budapest freighter
20 / 03 / 2015
Azerbaijan carrier Silk Way West has upgraded the freighter aircraft on its twice weekly flights between Budapest and Baku. Silk…
DHL refines risk management system
20 / 03 / 2015
DHL’s Resilience360 risk management tool can now be integrated with customer’s transport management systems, allowing them to view shipments affected by disruptive…
Etihad: Expanding on all fronts
20 / 03 / 2015
To talk to Etihad is to be taken back to the golden age of air cargo – a time of…
Spotlight on African air cargo
20 / 03 / 2015
Trade opportunities in Africa and its contribution to economic growth will again come under the spotlight at this year’s Air…
Pharma helps K+N airfreight outpace the market
20 / 03 / 2015
Kuehne+Nagel beat 2014 airfreight market growth with a 5.3 per cent increase in volumes to 1.2m tonnes for the full…
Losses mount at dampened Damco
20 / 03 / 2015
Damco, the global logistics arm of Danish shipping group AP Moller Maersk, more than doubled its annual losses to $293m for…
Airfreight bolsters Expeditors’ figures
20 / 03 / 2015
A ten per cent year on year increase in airfreight net revenues contributed to a strong 2014 fourth quarter for…
Minister praises Singapore streamlining
20 / 03 / 2015
Initiatives by Singapore ground handler SATS to streamline cargo pallet handling, and a warehouse reorganisation to reduce processing time were…
Plugging the airfreight information gap
20 / 03 / 2015
London-based charter specialist chartersphere and software company WebCargoNet aim to plug the gaps in existing airline schedules and rates with…
Panalpina predicts 3%-4% air cargo market growth in 2015
20 / 03 / 2015
Panalpina expects the airfreight market to grow by between three and four per cent in 2015, driven by the technology,…