October 2016

Boeing pays tribute to Yusen’s hurricane efforts

Plane-maker Boeing has played tribute to Yusen Logistics (Americas) for its role in helping its own employees send relief shipments…

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Fast footwork speeds pumps to China

Taiwan-based freight-forwarder Dimerco Express moved quickly to fly 30 tons of petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin in China,…

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Hainan to launch Brussels-Shanghai service

China’s Hainan Airlines said it would launch direct flights between Brussels and Shanghai Pudong during 2017. It made the announcement…

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Partners pledge to push ahead with third runway

Heathrow Airport  has joined forces with business and trade union leaders to see the third runway, approved last week by the…

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Rhenus sets up South Korean bridgehead

German-owned forwarder Rhenus is opening its own office in South Korea at the beginning of November and has set up…

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E-commerce spurs Aramex growth

Middle East based logistics company Aramex saw revenues up 15% in the third quarter of 2016 to AED1.05bn but net…

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UN urges logistics firms to think green

A new report by the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport is challenging logistics operators and other transport…

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Official opening for Ghana Airport Cargo Centre in Accra

Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC), a public private partnership (PPP)-funded facility at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport, saw its grand official…

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Jettainer to take over ULD management for Brussels Airlines

Brussels Airlines has appointed Jettainer as the new service provider to manage its unit load devices (ULDs) and pallets from the Spring of…

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IAG Cargo Q3 volumes up but revenues and yields down

IAG Cargo saw third quarter 2016 commercial revenues fall by 7% to €240m compared with the like period 2015. Adjusting…

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Pebble-dash

British Museum partner IAG Cargo has just moved 50 high profile works for the South Africa: The Art of a…

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Sky-high fry-up

Luxury air charter firm Acropolis Aviation recently sent its cabin crew to cookery school not in France, or Italy, but…

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Asia air cargo – so far so good

There was a continued uptick in air cargo during September, although the future is clouded, says the Association of Asia…

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Air Cargo Forum: New pharma group hopes to double shipper supporters over coming months

Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport have set up a new pharma organisation to improve handling and quality worldwide and…

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Air cargo industry digs deep to help conflict zone kids

Coyne Airways and Air Charter Service (ACS) are backing the War Child charity which supports youngsters affected by conflict. Family-run…

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E-commerce growth creates regulatory challenges

The growth of e-commerce may have provided the air cargo industry with a boost but also presents many challenges on…

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Good REDdance

Yes, it’s that time of year again when airlines vie with each other to ship the first consignment of Beaujolais…

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UPS shrugs off international airfreight woes and pension payments

UPS has revealed a 3.6% increase in third-quarter earnings at $1.44 per share, compared with the same period last year….

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Profits may have peaked, say airline bosses

Profitability in the industry may have peaked, according to IATA’s quarterly business confidence survey of airline chief financial officers and…

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TAC airfreight rate index expands into Europe

TAC Index, the provider of air cargo price trend indices on major routes, is to start publishing airfreight data from…

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