May 2016

FedEx to maintain major hubs in Liege, Paris CDG and Cologne following “historic” TNT acquisition

FedEx has completed its “historic” €4.4bn acquisition of TNT Express and announced it plans to keep all three of the…

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Brussels and Miami airports launch global pharma organisation

Brussels and Miami airports are to set up a global organisation focused on improved pharmaceuticals handling and quality in the…

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DHL extends Airfreight Plus network to Russian cities

A switch in customer demand from overnight deliveries will see DHL Global Forwarding integrate Moscow and Russia’s other major cities…

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Whitehorn is new president of the UK’s CILT

Will Whitehorn has been officially welcomed as the new president of the UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Over 100…

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Weak April for air cargo in Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific air cargo markets remained weak in April, failing to keep pace with rising passenger demand, according to the…

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Its a trough life: Heathrow’s HOGS making a meal of 25 years

A fine dining and good fellowship institution is celebrating 25 glorious years at Heathrow in early June. The HOGS, which…

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Double decker container carrier hits the road

A double deck trailer which can carry up to 13 AKE air cargo containers with a 60% reduction in carbon…

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Tim Scharwath to be boss of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight

Deutsche Post has appointed Tim Scharwath as the new chief executive of its DHL Global Forwarding, Freight division. Scharwath will…

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ASL confirms purchase of TNT Express airline operations

ASL Aviation Group of Ireland has acquired the airline operations of TNT Express, comprising TNT Airways in Belgium and Pan…

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IAG cargo says hello to Santiago

IAG Cargo will launch a new passenger route to Chile from winter 2016, becoming the only carrier to fly directly from…

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HNA looks to tap into Portuguese airline

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, which owns ground handler Swissport, is  preparing to take a stake of up to 20% in Portuguese national…

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Davies Turner boosted by lifting of Iranian sanctions

Freight forwarder Davies Turner is slowly seeing improvements in its volumes to and from Iran following the lifting of sanctions….

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Chapman Freeborn utilises AN-225 for transport from Germany to Abu Dhabi

Chapman Freeborn and Fiege Logistics Switzerland have successfully completed a project to transport outsize oil and gas equipment totalling 232…

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AirBridgeCargo adds new weekly freighter service from US to Middle East

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will today introduce a new weekly US-Europe-Middle East-Russia service aimed to cater for the oil and gas…

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Is there a future for unmanned air cargo operations?

It will not be long until Google cars are driving us to work and we won’t have to get out…

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John Good Air achieves IATA agency accreditation

Recently launched airfreight agent John Good Air has achieved its IATA cargo accreditation, allowing it deal with registered airlines and…

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Air India settlement brings US antitrust litigation to a close

The final defendant in the long-running air cargo shipping antitrust litigation, Air India, has reached a settlement agreement with plaintiffs….

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Cargo partnership trend continues as ANA-United finally reveal start date for transpac tie-up

The ongoing ANA Cargo and United Cargo transpacific partnership will finally launch in July, 18 months after news of the…

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CEVA looks to ease complex Brazilian Customs processes

CEVA Logistics has updated its Customs clearance operation in Brazil as it attempts to streamline country’s complex and changing processes….

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Brussels’ cargo traffic continues to recover after March attacks

Cargo traffic at Brussels airport continued to recover in April after the terrorist attacks in March. The airport said that…

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