September 2017

More time to enter UK freight awards

The British International Freight Association has extended the deadline for entry to its annual Freight Service Awards to 2 October….

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Milk, bread, soy sauce…and a Boeing 747 freighter

On line retailers like Amazon have been in the news recently with their efforts to start up their own air…

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Smurfs up

Following our story in July (Name ten famous Belgians – OK, make it five, then…) we can reveal that the…

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IAG bids to bring Air Berlin under its umbrella

IAG – parent of Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Vuelling – has confirmed that it will bid for part…

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ATSG to raise $200 million

Leasing and airfreight transport firm Air Transport Services Group is to offer $200 million-worth of convertible senior notes to institutional…

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Volga-Dnepr freighters join Irma relief efforts

Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ fleet of freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean and Florida. The airline has…

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Airfreight market heats up in July

Freight volumes continued to increase in July, said Airports Council International (ACI) in its latest figures. Traffic was boosted 8.4%…

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DuPont offers free cargo cover recycling

DuPont Protection Solutions is offering a free recycling service for its Tyvek cargo covers in the US and, shortly, Canada…

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IAG Cargo: Focusing on the customer

The air cargo industry can often be seen as presenting a bit of a conundrum – how do you make…

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Conversions set to boost freighter fleet over next 20 years

Passenger to freighter conversions will form a sizeable tranche of the ‘new’ main deck metal entering the market over the…

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CargoLogicAir in new hurricane Irma relief effort flight

Freighter airline CargoLogicAir has carried out its flight to the Caribbean to help with relief efforts after the region was…

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Cargo iQ adds air cargo intelligence hub

Cargo iQ has launched a new intelligence hub giving members real-time information on performance and  allowing them to compare themselves…

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Wham bam, thank you yam

Ghana’s peak season for yam exports from Africa to the US is now in full swing. Logistics airline partner Air…

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BEST Inc the latest Chinese logistics firm to raise funds through listing

BEST Inc has become the latest Chinese express and logistics firm to raise funds through an IPO. The Alibaba-backed company…

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Union expresses concerns over new Cargolux JV

Cargolux union LCGB has expressed its concerns over the all-cargo carrier’s new Chinese joint venture and its impact on jobs…

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Forwarder Leman continues UK expansion with Maru deal

Denmark-based freight forwarder Leman has continued to expand its presence in the UK with the acquisition of Maru International for…

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DoKaSch in pharma container link-up with China Airlines

ULD equipment specialist DoKaSch Temperature Solutions is expanding the global network for its Opticooler temperature-controlled container range for pharma products by…

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Changi cargo up 10.7% in August and on course for record year

Singapore Changi Airport registered a 10.7% increase in airfreight throughput to 180,590 tonnes in August, the eighth successive month of…

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Asian Cargo Monthly: International demand leads the way

Air cargo demand at Asian airlines continued to improve in August, with international and regional routes boosting performance. The latest…

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Panalpina’s new airfreight booking platform offers instant rate quotations

Logistics giant Panalpina has successfully piloted its new, fully automated online quotation and booking platform for ad hoc cargo with…

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