There has been a lot of interest in pharmaceutical shipments in the air freight industry in recent years as airlines…
March 20, 2015
My Opinion
20 / 03 / 2015
Chris Welsh, Freight Transport Association says: ‘FTA would like to emphasise to the Airports Commission that air cargo is vitally important…
Budapest’s inflatable hangar
20 / 03 / 2015
Lufthansa Technik has erected an inflatable hangar at Budapest Airport to protect its aircraft engineers from Hungary’s winter weather. The…
First phase of DHL Leipzig hub expansion opens for business
20 / 03 / 2015
DHL’s major expansion of its Leipzig air hub has seen the first phase of an expanded warehouse facility open today….
Zhengzhou route pays off for Cargolux
20 / 03 / 2015
The introduction of a new route from Luxembourg to China’s Zhengzhou airport in June has paid off handsomely for Cargolux…
Damco responds to Zhengzhou growth
20 / 03 / 2015
Also responding to the commercial shift from China’s coastal areas to well-connected inland hubs, Maersk forwarding and logistics unit Damco…
An-225’s flying visit to Robin Hood airport
20 / 03 / 2015
Antonov Airlines’ An-225 Mryia freighter made a flying visit to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield Airport, to collect 150 tonnes…
CEVA joins the e-AWB 20% club
20 / 03 / 2015
CEVA Logistics has joined the elite group of industry players to break through 20% penetration for e-air waybills (e-AWB) across its…
EuroAirport aims for larger share of cargo traffic
20 / 03 / 2015
EuroAirport has inaugurated a Euro40m cargo terminal at the French hub which is situated close to Swiss city Basel, a major European pharma…
DHL Supply Chain boosts Chinese logistics investment
20 / 03 / 2015
DHL Supply Chain (DSC) has more than doubled its commitment to infrastructure investment in China, with a further Euro113m added…
Fraport consortium wins tender for 14 Greek airports
20 / 03 / 2015
Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide and its partner Copelouzos Group have been selected as preferred investors for a 40-year operating…
DB Schenker seeks $2.5bn in cargo cartel compensation
20 / 03 / 2015
German logistics giant DB Schenker is seeking estimated damages of $2.5bn after filing lawsuits in US and Germany against airlines…
SDV Belgium gains pharma handling certification
20 / 03 / 2015
SDV Belgium is now fully certificated to handle and transport all pharmaceutical products that require an unbroken cold chain. The logistics operator…
Scholten to step down at Saudia Cargo
20 / 03 / 2015
Peter Scholten is stepping down as Saudia Cargo vice president commercial from January 15, to pursue other interests. Scholten joined…
Chinese economic growth slows and sustainability pressures mount
20 / 03 / 2015
Economic and environmental pressures are coming to bear on the Chinese economy, and the logistics industry has a key role…
Cologne-Bonn provides air cargo support to fight Ebola virus
20 / 03 / 2015
Cologne-Bonn Airport has allocated a staging area free of charge to facilitate the consolidation of air shipments in support of…
Lufthansa Cargo: Finding the right balance
20 / 03 / 2015
Strikes are never easy to navigate. So, for Peter Gerber, Lufthansa Cargo’s new chief executive officer, having to deal with…
Dentressangle appoints US manager for air and sea
20 / 03 / 2015
French logistics operator Norbert Dentressangle has appointed Christophe Bigot to head up its US air and sea business, boosted in…
FedEx: shake, rattle and roll for the perfect package
20 / 03 / 2015
THERE’S a whole lot of shaking going on at Federal Express, plus a whole lot of heating, chilling and dropping….
Hactl helps e-AWB uptake
20 / 03 / 2015
Two major forwarders have completed a successful trial to produce electronic air waybills using Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited’s web-based…