It must be hard for the cargo team at Emirates to keep up with all the new destinations that are…
March 2015
Cargo Champion – Gary Schultheis
20 / 03 / 2015
THERE was no getting away from airfreight for Gary Schultheis. It was there long before he started his career. “I grew…
Norbert Dentressangle’s express Russia service
20 / 03 / 2015
NORBERT DENTRESSANGLE’S freight forwarding division Norbert Dentressangle Overseas, has launched new express services from the UK to Russia, to assist…
IJS Global acquired by Dutch investor
20 / 03 / 2015
GLOBAL logistics service provider IJS Global has been acquired by Dutch investment company Nimbus. IJS will provide the Netherlands-based entity…
FPS appoints customer service manager
20 / 03 / 2015
FPS AUSTRALIA – a founder member of the FPS Group of independent forwarders and consolidators – has appointed Andy Johnson…
Infrastructure issues hold back Latin America
20 / 03 / 2015
INADEQUATE airport, road and rail infrastructure is threatening the promising economic growth Latin America has enjoyed in recent years. The…
Multilateral e-AWB Agreement numbers grow
20 / 03 / 2015
SIXTY-SEVEN forwarders and six more airlines have joined IATA’s Multilateral e-AWB Agreement. In its April status report, the association reveals a…
Nippon Express strengthens Scottish cargo base
20 / 03 / 2015
JAPANESE logistics and airfreight forwarder Nippon Express has purchased 1,400 sq m of warehouse space at an air cargo centre…
Hong Kong overbalances and needs a new runway
20 / 03 / 2015
IT MAY be the world’s most prodigious airfreight nerve centre, but Hong Kong’s exports rose by only 0.1 per cent…
Atlas Air: A strong future for wet-leasing
20 / 03 / 2015
ON THE face of it, this does not seem like a good time to be an ACMI operator. British Airways…
Tony Charaf to retire as cargo is downgraded
20 / 03 / 2015
TONY CHARAF is taking retirement and Delta Air Lines is downgrading its cargo division to align it more closely to…
Polar’s Thomas Murphy to retire
20 / 03 / 2015
THOMAS MURPHY is to retire as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide. Murphy joined Polar,…
US Airways and AA Cargo co-locate to Chicago
20 / 03 / 2015
US AIRWAYS has joined American Airlines Cargo’s operations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), as part of the combined carrier’s…
US ‘ignored’ small forwarders on expanded security rules
20 / 03 / 2015
SMALL and medium-sized airfreight forwarders have been ignored by the US regulators planning to adopt an expanded air cargo data…
DB Schenker regroups in Hungary
20 / 03 / 2015
GLOBAL logistics company DB Schenker Logistics is grouping its services in Hungary into a new corporate office at Budapest, Hungary….
Middle East booming says Agility
20 / 03 / 2015
THE Middle East region continues to offer extremely lucrative opportunities for those companies able to take advantage of its emergence as…
UPS names Abney as chief executive
20 / 03 / 2015
UPS has named David Abney as its new chief executive officer. Abney, currently the company’s chief operating officer, replaces Scott Davis who…
Glyn Hughes new IATA cargo chief
20 / 03 / 2015
IATA has appointed Glyn Hughes as its global head of cargo, replacing the retiring Des Vertannes. Hughes joined IATA in…
Etihad Cargo and WIN boost e-AWBs from the US
20 / 03 / 2015
ETIHAD CARGO and the Worldwide Information Network (WIN) are working together to increase electronic airwaybill (e-AWB) adoption with independent freight forwarders….
FPS Sri Lanka opens new office
20 / 03 / 2015
FPS SRI LANKA – a founder member of the FPS Group of independent forwarders and consolidators – has opened a…