March 20, 2015

Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year

Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for…

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SLi moves into Heathrow

Colchester, UK-based logistics firm SLi is to open a new operation at Heathrow to tap into the air cargo and…

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East Midlands hits all-time high

The UK’s East Midlands Airport handled 309,000 tonnes of flown cargo in 2014, the best ever throughput in its 49-year…

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Swissport to handle Astana airport

Airport Management Group and Astana International Airport in Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding for Swissport International to take over all…

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Panalpina launches ‘Brazil Wings’ freighters to São Paulo

Panalpina is adding a B747-400 freighter service to São Paulo, Brazil, aimed at manufacturers of heavy machinery and equipment for agriculture…

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Africa: airports sign agreement

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), owner and manager of South Africa’s nine principal airports, has signed a have signed a…

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2015 looks set for merger and takeover boom

A lower oil price looks set to fuel 2015 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sectors….

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Closed Manston Airport has freighter potential

Manston Airport in south-east England should be reopened as a potential freighter hub, says the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA)….

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Africa: The view of UPS

Q: How have UPS’ operations changed on the African continent over the past two years? A: Connecting with African-domiciled customers…

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Africa: The rising stars of airfreight look to expansion

While Ethiopian Airlines is likely to dominate Africa’s future cargo industry for a while, that does not rule out smaller…

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Silk Way upgrades Budapest freighter

Azerbaijan carrier Silk Way West has upgraded the freighter aircraft on its twice weekly flights between Budapest and Baku. Silk…

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DHL refines risk management system

DHL’s Resilience360 risk management tool can now be integrated with customer’s transport management systems, allowing them to view shipments affected by disruptive…

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Etihad: Expanding on all fronts

To talk to Etihad is to be taken back to the golden age of air cargo –  a time of…

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Spotlight on African air cargo

Trade opportunities in Africa and its contribution to economic growth will again come under the spotlight at this year’s Air…

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Pharma helps K+N airfreight outpace the market

Kuehne+Nagel beat 2014 airfreight market growth with a 5.3 per cent increase in volumes to 1.2m tonnes for the full…

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Losses mount at dampened Damco

Damco, the global logistics arm of Danish shipping group AP Moller Maersk, more than doubled its annual losses to $293m for…

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Airfreight bolsters Expeditors’ figures

A ten per cent year on year increase in airfreight net revenues contributed to a strong 2014 fourth quarter for…

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Minister praises Singapore streamlining

Initiatives by Singapore ground handler SATS to streamline cargo pallet handling, and a warehouse reorganisation to reduce processing time were…

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Plugging the airfreight information gap

London-based charter specialist chartersphere and software company WebCargoNet aim to plug the gaps in existing airline schedules and rates with…

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Panalpina predicts 3%-4% air cargo market growth in 2015

Panalpina expects the airfreight market to grow by between three and four per cent in 2015, driven by the technology,…

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