The Hong Kong Legislative Council has voted to pass a bill that will end local ivory trade in Hong Kong,…
February 2018
Forwarders demand action over Heathrow airport expansion
16 / 02 / 2018
UK freight forwarders have backed a new report criticising the country’s government for its lack of action on expansion at…
2017 ends on a high for Air France KLM Cargo
16 / 02 / 2018
Air France KLM Cargo (AF KLM) ended the year on a high as quarterly revenues reached their highest level since…
Fast-growing SEKO Logistics opens new Amsterdam hub
16 / 02 / 2018
SEKO Logistics has opened a new hub – its second largest in Europe – at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Logistics Park as…
Anchorage sees a 7.4% rise in 2017 cargo volumes
16 / 02 / 2018
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) saw a steady increase in cargo activity in calendar year 2017, handling 2.7m tonnes,…
SF Airlines continues expansion as airport plan details emerge
16 / 02 / 2018
SF Airlines has continued to expand its fleet and add new services, while details have emerged of its plans to…
GBA approved for road feeder operations under new stricter German rules
15 / 02 / 2018
Time-critical logistics firm GBA Services Germany has gained approval to operate road feeder services under new stricter regulations. The company…
Miami’s ‘magnet site’ approval for its airport free trade zone
15 / 02 / 2018
Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has gained final approval from the US Department of Commerce to designate Miami International Airport’s (MIA)…
Emirates transports first UAE-manufactured space satellite
15 / 02 / 2018
Emirates SkyCargo has transported KhalifaSat, the first satellite developed and built by Emirati engineers in the UAE. As the first…
International trade practices “archaic”, says Freightos survey
14 / 02 / 2018
International trade practices by US importers and exporters are “laughably archaic” say respondents to logistics technology provider Freightos’ latest industry…
Tech firms to offer sensitive shipment service for US carrier
14 / 02 / 2018
Tech company CalAmp has signed a partnership with software-as-a-service provider CargoSense to deliver information on high-value, sensitive air cargo for…
Asiana appoints AAT as Hong Kong handler
14 / 02 / 2018
Asiana Airlines subsidiary Air Seoul has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal as its cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong. AAT already…
Etihad jumps to it for elite equestrian event
14 / 02 / 2018
Etihad Cargo shipped a consignment of elite four-legged passengers from Belgium to Hong Kong for the Longines Masters – the…
Emirates freighter trio rally to meet roses demand
14 / 02 / 2018
With global demand for roses in February estimated at 250m stems, Emirates SkyCargo operated three extra Valentine’s day cargo flights…
Valentine’s Day freighter flourish by AF-KLMP Cargo
14 / 02 / 2018
Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo moved around 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe in the weeks before Valentine’s Day,…
Delta adds GPS links to its Equation Critical product
14 / 02 / 2018
Delta Cargo has launched a GPS-linked Equation Critical international service for time-sensitive shipments that must travel on the next available…
New funding to boost JD.com’s logistics arm
14 / 02 / 2018
Chinese e-tailer JD.com has signed an agreement with a number of investors to take a minority stake in its JD…
Approval for Western Global Airlines’ cargo expansion plans
13 / 02 / 2018
The US Department of Transport (DoT) has given its approval to Western Global Airlines’ plans to expand its scheduled cargo…
Turkish Cargo adds new Liege freighter call
13 / 02 / 2018
Turkish Airlines Cargo is the latest cargo carrier to launch a freighter service to Liege Airport. The new weekly service…
Demand flowers at Cargolux ahead of Valentine’s Day
13 / 02 / 2018
Cargolux has added 1,200 tonnes of extra capacity to its flights out of Nairobi, Quito and Bogota as it expects…