Fasten your cargo seatbelts, we’re heading for a digital tornado as the airfreight industry embraces technological change. That was the…
June 2017
Forwarders bemoan lack of infrastructure detail in Queen’s speech
28 / 06 / 2017
UK forwarder association BIFA said it was disappointed that the Queen’s speech, which outlines UK government plans for next couple…
WCS17: Optimism but beware potholes the size of a politician’s ego
28 / 06 / 2017
If you need one word to sum up the mood music of the first day of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium…
Low tariffs post-Brexit – just the FTA’s cup of tea
28 / 06 / 2017
The British government’s commitment to securing existing duty free access to UK markets for 48 of the world’s developing nations…
Amazon and Alibaba to put parcels firms under pressure
28 / 06 / 2017
Parcels delivery, spurred on by e-commerce, is one of the fastest growing segments of a global annual logistics and transportation…
Why forwarders have the algorithm & blues
28 / 06 / 2017
Internet start-ups using algorithms to offer airfreight bookings are seen as disruptors for traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ freight forwarders. Air…
FTA warns that the UK’s freight sector could ‘grind to a halt’ without European workers
28 / 06 / 2017
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the country’s freight and logistics sector could "grind to a halt"…
RwandAir appoints Network Airline Services in the UK
28 / 06 / 2017
RwandAir has appointed Network Airline Services as its cargo general sales covering the UK market. The airline offersan Airbus A330…
ICAO: Implement Lomé agreement to capitalise on air cargo
28 / 06 / 2017
The International Civil Aviation Organization has called on African nations to implement the Lomé declaration that aims to ease the…
CEVA achieves CEIV certification in Singapore
28 / 06 / 2017
CEVA Logistics has been awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma status at its facility in Singapore. The logistics operators’s staff in Singapore…
Van de Stadt lands DVB Bank’s global head of aviation role
28 / 06 / 2017
DVB Bank, the specialist in international transport finance, has appointed Eelco van de Stadt as global head of aviation, with effect…
DHL opens new pharma facility in Dublin
28 / 06 / 2017
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new pharmaceutical grade facility in Ireland, located at Horizon Logistics Park by Dublin Airport….
Indian government approves New Delhi airport plan
28 / 06 / 2017
India’s capital city, New Delhi, is to get a second international airport after the national government approved of construction of…
GLS wins 25 year cargo concession in Liberia
27 / 06 / 2017
Global Logistics Services Inc. (GLS) has secured a 25-year concession for air cargo operations at Liberia’s sole international airport, Roberts…
Ethiopian signs up for two more B777Fs at Paris
27 / 06 / 2017
Ethiopian Airlines has announced a deal to purchase two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft as it continues to expand rapidly its cargo operations….
Flower freighter win for Yorkshire’s Doncaster Sheffield Airport
27 / 06 / 2017
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has won a weekly MD-11 freighter service bringing flowers and vegetables into the UK for some of the…
ACP to be Antonov GSA in Australia
27 / 06 / 2017
Antonov Airlines — operator of the An-124, An-225 and An-22 freighter aircraft — has appointed Air Cargo Partners Worldwide (ACP) as its general sales agent…
Kuehne + Nagel begins work on Switzerland pharma hub
27 / 06 / 2017
Kuehne + Nagel has begun building its new “Pharma Hub Switzerland” that aims to strengthen the forwarder’s position in the…
SAS Cargo set for CEIV Pharma at three hubs
27 / 06 / 2017
Scandinavian carrier SAS Cargo has commenced the CEIV Pharma certification process of its cool chain and expects the first hub…
Venema takes over as chairman of the Cargo iQ board
27 / 06 / 2017
Henk Venema, senior vice president and global head of network carrier management at DHL Global Forwarding, has been named the…
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