March 2015

Schiphol cargo up 7.3 per cent in Q1

CARGO volumes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol rose by 7.3 per cent to 392,990 tonnes in the first quarter of 2014. …

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My Opinion

Steve Gunning Chief executive officer of IAG Cargo says: “It will be interesting to see if that in any way discourages…

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WACO enjoys members boost

GLOBAL forwarder network WACO has welcomed four new businesses from the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.  Kuwait Maritime and…

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CHAMP: A man with all the right connections

THE PAST year has been a busy one for CHAMP Cargo-systems and the next one looks to be no less busy….

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New air cargo head at DB Schenker UK

THE UK arm of global logistics services provider DB Schenker Logistics has appointed Matthias Kraus as its new director of…

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Norbert Dentressangle’s €1,078m revenue hike

NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE’s consolidated revenues rose by 13.6 per cent to €1,078m in the first quarter of 2014.  The forwarding giant…

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Virgin Atlantic wins Cargo Airline of the Year 2014

DURING a glamorous night of fine dining and dancing, Virgin Atlantic Cargo was declared Air Cargo News’ Cargo Airline of the Year. …

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SDV sets up in Myanmar

FRENCH logistics company SDV is growing its network in south-east Asia by setting up a new office in Yangon, Myanmar,…

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Panalpina gains airfreight market share

PANALPINA continued to gain airfreight market share in in the first quarter of 2014, with a 6.3 per cent rise in volumes…

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Lufthansa Cargo: Air cargo security starts at home

HARALD ZIELINSKI, global head of security and environment management for Lufthansa Cargo, has just finished collaborating with professors Elmar Giemulla…

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e-AWB record in March

E-AWB shipments reached a record high of more than 200,000 in March, reveals IATA. It was the highest single month…

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Cargolux Asia boss goes

CARGOLUX has terminated the contract of its senior vice-president for the Asia Pacific region. The decision comes just weeks after…

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Atlas Air chairman retires

EUGENE DAVIS has decided to retire from the board of directors of aircraft lease and ACMI company Atlas Air Worldwide…

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Saudi Arabia’s first e-AWB shipment

SAUDIA Cargo has operated the country’s first e-AWB export shipment, flown on behalf of local agent Express Forwarding Services (EFS)….

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New chief commercial officer at CEVA

GLOBAL supply chain management company CEVA Logistics has appointed Hakan Bicil as its new chief commercial officer. Bicil, formerly executive…

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UTi opens Houston oil and gas facility

UTi Worldwide has opened a new global hub and forwarding facility in the Houston, Texas area, with special capabilities centered…

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DP DHL air cargo volumes flat in Q1

Weak demand from major customers saw Deutsche Post DHL’s first quarter 2014 air cargo volumes remain flat at 933,000 tonnes,…

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Two-driver service cuts UK-Scandinavia times

DSV Road UK has launched an express trucking service between the UK and Scandinavia for time-sensitive shipments. The Daily Flyer…

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DHL expands Thermonet life sciences stations

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING will see 15 more certified life sciences stations go live in the second quarter of 2014, primarily in…

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Agility profits up, but cargo revenue drops

KUWAIT-BASED logistics company Agility’s profits rose 11 per cent to KD11.24 million in the first quarter of this year, even…

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