Kuwait-based logistics firm Agility reported profits up 11.4% to KD14.6 million in the first quarter of 2017, an increase of…
May 11, 2017
Pain and gain in the supply chain
11 / 05 / 2017
Today’s supply chain is complex but it can be a way of gaining new customers, said freight forwarder Geodis’ 2017…
Tough market sends Emirates profits into tailspin
11 / 05 / 2017
A turbulent year in aviation did not prevent Emirates from posting its 29th consecutive year of profits on 11 May,…
Weak margins push Damco into red
11 / 05 / 2017
Damco, the freight forwarding arm of the AP Moller shipping, energy and transport group, reported a loss of US$8m in…
PostNL provides Netherlands link for AliExpress
11 / 05 / 2017
The Chinese AliExpress arm of online retailer Alibaba Group has selected PostNL as the delivery partner for most of its…
IATA’s STB Cargo to push on industry transformation
11 / 05 / 2017
IATA’s recently created Simplifying The Business (STB) Cargo project will aim to push industry transformation in the areas of visibility,…
Exports lead Heathrow growth spurt
11 / 05 / 2017
Export cargo through Heathrow grew 12% in April, with increases of 27% to Latin America and 19% to South Asia…
Growth across the board at DHL
11 / 05 / 2017
Deutsche Post DHL Group increased revenue significantly in the first quarter of 2017 and further improved its operating profit, said…
Frankfurt growth tails off
11 / 05 / 2017
Frankfurt Airport’s cargo throughput (airfreight and airmail) grew by 1.9% during April to 185,340 tonnes, said operator Fraport. However, the…
US team pushes the boundaries of drone delivery
11 / 05 / 2017
A Nevada consortium claims to have set a record for the longest urban package delivery in the US. Team Roadrunner…
Airbus’ BizLab is buzzing with ideas
11 / 05 / 2017
Plane-maker Airbus says that 30 start-up companies from its three BizLab schemes in Toulouse, Hamburg and Bangalore have pitched their…
China ponders airline sale and merger
11 / 05 / 2017
The Chinese government is considering merging and privatising two of its largest state-owned airlines, Air China and China Southern, according…
Qatar poised to open Doha chill hub
11 / 05 / 2017
Qatar Airways is to open a transit hub for temperature-controlled shipments at its Doha hub at Hamad International Airport. The…
The Airlander rises again
11 / 05 / 2017
Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 Airship made a successful flight on 10 May, following its accident last August. The £25m…
New GSSA group promises fresh approach
11 / 05 / 2017
A new grouping of independent general sales and service agents (GSSAs) has launched to tackle what it says is an…
CHAMP to smooth Silk Way load planning
11 / 05 / 2017
CHAMP Cargosystems has signed long term customer Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines to its Weight & Balance load planning solution…