May 2017

APAC forwarding market on the uptick

A survey conducted by consultants Mike King and Cathy Roberson for the new APAC Forwarding Index indicates that airfreight volumes…

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ACS moves cargo with ‘extreme dimensions’

Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) recently transported two high cube containers filled with oil and gas industry equipment from…

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April throughput rises at DXB

Dubai International Airport handled 217,881 tonnes of airfreight during April, a rise of 1.9% over the same month of last…

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Hainan’s third Kung Fu Panda Dreamliner takes to the sky

A third Hainan Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has received a Kung Fu Panda “makeover” as the carrier continues its collaboration…

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Volga-Dnepr keeps Baffinland iron ore production on track

Russia-based all-cargo carrier Voga-Dnepr Airlines carried out 20 Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD freighter flights over four weeks beginning at the start of…

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Neutral freight alliances join forces

Two neutral freight alliances, Cargo World Network (CWN) and Neutral Air Partner (NAP), have entered into a strategic partnership that…

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Asian Cargo Monthly: Demand flies in April

Asian airlines continued their run of success on the cargo demand front in April, with the region’s major carriers all…

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IAG to dispatch cargo as priority after IT failure

IAG Cargo has "made good progress" in flying customer bookings affected by an IT outage over the weekend. The cargo…

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Changi sets new record

Singapore Changi Airport has set a new record in its air cargo history, handling more than 2m tonnes of airfreight…

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ACI: Airfreight volumes ‘revive’ in Q1

Airports Council International (ACI) has noted a rise in air cargo volumes over the first quarter of this year (the…

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Virgin links Melbourne and Hong Kong

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to offer 14 tonnes of cargo capacity on new five-times-a-week Airbus A330 services between Melbourne and…

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Qatar Airways expands pharma network

Doha-based Qatar Airways has added Colombo (Sri Lanka) and Dublin (Republic of Ireland) to its pharma network, bringing the total…

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ABC moves eROSITA telescope

Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported the eROSITA X-ray telescope from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics…

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Air cargo industry invited to online Q&A about wildlife trafficking

The authors of a new report on of wildlife trafficking in the air transport sector are hosting an online presentation…

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Ciao: WFS sells ground handling business in Italy

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has sold its ground handling business in Italy to Inceptus. WFS has operated ATA, a ground…

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Unisys launches pharma tracker to help combat fraud and theft

Unisys has launched its PharmaTrack software that combines "leading security, advanced data analytics and compliance technology in a single, unified platform". The…

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Cost cutting continues at Asian airlines despite traffic growth

Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region enjoyed cargo traffic growth of 9% in April as export orders from the…

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DHL’s fish freighter for Norwegian seafood logistics

DHL Global Forwarding is accelerating Norway’s seafood supply chain by shipping live crabs and other seafood on dedicated weekly flights…

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Tracking tracksuits: Rugby kit to be monitored for flight to New Zealand

British & Irish Lions rugby kit and equipment being flown out to New Zealand will be monitored by tracking technology…

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Airfreight rates continue to rise in April

Airfreight rates improved again in April led by improvements on services from Asia to North America. The latest Sea and…

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