Deutsche Post’s contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has completed a pilot programme using smart glasses in its warehouses in…
August 2, 2017
PACTL breaks its cargo records
02 / 08 / 2017
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw record volume in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage handled…
German drinks forwarder sets up in the UK
02 / 08 / 2017
German-owned freight forwarder Robert Kukla has launched a UK subsidiary to focus on beverage logistics. Based in Brentwood, north-east London,…
Muted airfreight growth for DSV as it digests UTi
02 / 08 / 2017
Danish-headquartered forwarder and transport company DSV said its airfreight division increased volume by 10% in the first half of 2017,…
Atlas announces B747F leases and improving Q2 financials
02 / 08 / 2017
Atlas Air Worldwide has reported improvements in second-quarter revenues and profits, while also announcing the placement of three freighters with…
Air Charter Service spreads its wings in Canada
02 / 08 / 2017
Air Charter Service’s Canadian office has moved to larger premises in Toronto in anticipation of further expansion. Since opening in…
Gypsy moth makes its home at Heathrow
02 / 08 / 2017
Heathrow’s biodiversity engineers – (yes, there is such a profession, and yes, the UK’s busiest airport has some on its…
Optimistic IATA sees steady air cargo growth
02 / 08 / 2017
Global freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) put in their strongest first-half performance for seven years, said IATA in its report for…
Oxentine to head American Airlines global cargo sales
02 / 08 / 2017
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Lisa Oxentine as managing director, global and key accounts – cargo sales, taking over from…
Freighter operator Western Global recruits three-star general
02 / 08 / 2017
Florida-based all-cargo carrier Western Global Airlines has appointed General Brooks Bash as president. Having served as an advisor to the…
Lufthansa Cargo stays in the black as revenues and volumes soar
02 / 08 / 2017
Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics division recorded improved revenues and operating profits in the second quarter of the year, helped by…
Hendrik Falk heads over to Swiss WorldCargo
02 / 08 / 2017
Former AirBridgeCargo vice president North and South America, Hendrik Falk has joined Swiss WorldCargo as head of cargo for the…