February 2018

Hong Kong votes to impose domestic ivory ban by 2021

The Hong Kong Legislative Council has voted to pass a bill that will end local ivory trade in Hong Kong,…

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Forwarders demand action over Heathrow airport expansion

UK freight forwarders have backed a new report criticising the country’s government for its lack of action on expansion at…

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2017 ends on a high for Air France KLM Cargo

Air France KLM Cargo (AF KLM) ended the year on a high as quarterly revenues reached their highest level since…

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Fast-growing SEKO Logistics opens new Amsterdam hub

SEKO Logistics has opened a new hub – its second largest in Europe – at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Logistics Park as…

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Anchorage sees a 7.4% rise in 2017 cargo volumes

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) saw a steady increase in cargo activity in calendar year 2017, handling 2.7m tonnes,…

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SF Airlines continues expansion as airport plan details emerge

SF Airlines has continued to expand its fleet and add new services, while details have emerged of its plans to…

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GBA approved for road feeder operations under new stricter German rules

Time-critical logistics firm GBA Services Germany has gained approval to operate road feeder services under new stricter regulations. The company…

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Miami’s ‘magnet site’ approval for its airport free trade zone

Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has gained final approval from the US Department of Commerce to designate Miami International Airport’s (MIA)…

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Emirates transports first UAE-manufactured space satellite

Emirates SkyCargo has transported KhalifaSat, the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE. As the first…

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International trade practices “archaic”, says Freightos survey

International trade practices by US importers and exporters are “laughably archaic” say respondents to logistics technology provider Freightos’ latest industry…

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Tech firms to offer sensitive shipment service for US carrier

Tech company CalAmp has signed a partnership with software-as-a-service provider CargoSense to deliver information on high-value, sensitive air cargo for…

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Asiana appoints AAT as Hong Kong handler

Asiana Airlines subsidiary Air Seoul has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal as its cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong. AAT already…

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Etihad jumps to it for elite equestrian event

Etihad Cargo shipped a consignment of elite four-legged passengers from Belgium to Hong Kong for the Longines Masters – the…

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Emirates freighter trio rally to meet roses demand

With global demand for roses in February estimated at 250m stems, Emirates SkyCargo operated three extra Valentine’s day cargo flights…

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Valentine’s Day freighter flourish by AF-KLMP Cargo

Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo moved around 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe in the weeks before Valentine’s Day,…

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Delta adds GPS links to its Equation Critical product

Delta Cargo has launched a GPS-linked Equation Critical international service for time-sensitive shipments that must travel on the next available…

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New funding to boost JD.com’s logistics arm

Chinese e-tailer JD.com has signed an agreement with a number of investors to take a minority stake in its JD…

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Approval for Western Global Airlines’ cargo expansion plans

The US Department of Transport (DoT) has given its approval to Western Global Airlines’ plans to expand its scheduled cargo…

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Turkish Cargo adds new Liege freighter call

Turkish Airlines Cargo is the latest cargo carrier to launch a freighter service to Liege Airport. The new weekly service…

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Demand flowers at Cargolux ahead of Valentine’s Day

Cargolux has added 1,200 tonnes of extra capacity to its flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota as it expects…

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