October 2015

CAL’s double first for CEIV Pharma

CAL has become the first group to implement IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV) certification for…

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Improve perishable transport service quality to avoid losing share to ocean

Airfreight must improve service quality if it is to minimise the impact of customers with perishable goods switching to seafreight. Kuehne…

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FedEx to benefit from Malpensa cargo expansion

FedEx Express and SEA, the Milan airport management company, have started construction on a new €15m operations base for the…

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Older ULDs can pose performance risk, warns CSafe White Paper

Temperature-controlled container manufacturer and supplier CSafe Global has released a white paper highlighting the problems and risk associated with using…

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XPO Logistics bags Lynx contract

Helicopter maker AgustaWestland has appointed XPO Logistics to coordinate the handling, storage and transportation of eight Lynx Mk21A helicopters from…

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Freighter operators can minimise price war impact through a balanced business

Freighter operators should look to niche markets and block space agreements in order to minimise the impact of rate wars…

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Platinum Equity completes WFS takeover

Investment fund Platinum Equity has completed the acquisition of global airport cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) from LBO France….

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Cargolux Italia in NCA codeshare to Japan

Cargolux Italia and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have entered into a partnership agreement for codeshare cargo flights from Italy’s Milan Malpensa…

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UPS Foundation is more than a helping hand

A potential volunteer army of 400,000 logistics professionals allows US parcel and logistics giant UPS to provide logistical support in…

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ACI lands Hamilton cargo centre handling contract

ACI Air Cargo (ACI) has been named as the operator of Hamilton International Airport’s C$12m common-user air cargo centre. ACI…

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Lange joins FedEx forwarding arm

FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding and customs brokerage arm of the US parcels giant, has appointed Udo Lange as…

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Jacobs joins CHEP Aerospace Solutions

Don Jacobs will join ULD outsourcing specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions as director, sales, marketing and key account management from October….

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New finance chief for CEVA

Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics has appointed a new chief financial officer, Arjan Kaaks. Kaaks, who reports to chief executive Xavier Urbain,…

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Sinker to find SEKO solutions

SEKO Logistics has appointed Randy Sinker to the new post of chief client solutions officer. Based in Chicago, he will…

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IATA chief Tyler to step down

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general and chief executive Tony Tyler is to retire in June 2016 after serving…

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TIACA recruits two

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has made two appointments – Warren Jones as director and Kenneth Gibson as business…

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Tech expert joins Seko Logistics

Supply chain service firm SEKO Logistics has appointed Rick Lee as its new chief operating officer in the US. Lee,…

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Noble appointment for CEVA

Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics has appointed Clayton Noble as the new managing director of its Australia and New Zealand (A&NZ) operations….

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Houston upgrade for booming ACS

Air Charter Service’s Houston operation has upgraded to larger premises a little over a year after the US arm of…

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Boeing keeps the faith

Out of 72 orders for the Boeing 747-8 freighter just 13 remain to be delivered. Boeing will be cutting B747-8…

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