April 2018

UK forwarders welcome approval of apprentice scheme

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the Institute for Apprenticeships’ (IfA)  final approval of the new International Freight…

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K+N reports rapid airfreight growth boosted by acquisitions

Kuhne+Nagel (K+N) continued to report strong growth in its airfreight volumes during the first quarter of the year thanks in…

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time:matters sales revenue up 55% in 2017

Express logistics provider time:matters saw 2017 sales revenue up 55% prior year to €108m as the Lufthansa Cargo-owned company targeted…

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Former Amazon supply chain executive Wagers joins XPO Logistics

XPO Logistics has appointed ex-Amazon logistics executive Kenneth Wagers as chief operating officer, with responsibility for the company’s operations in…

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UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer buys Aircraft Chartering Services

UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer (H&P) has acquired Aircraft Chartering Services Ltd upon the retirement of the founder,…

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DoKaSch appoints new Americas chief executive

DoKaSch Americas has appointed Douglas Wettergren as chief executive. Wettergren’s main duties will be sales and business development for DoKaSch’s…

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European cargo monthly: Demand growth weakens in March

European airlines saw cargo demand growth continue to weaken in March as some of the region’s top airlines registered demand…

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Panalpina sees airfreight growth slow but profits takeoff

Freight forwarder Panalpina saw airfreight volume growth slow in the first quarter of the year, but profitability at the company…

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NATO confirms Volga-Dnepr notice to quit SALIS

NATO has confirmed the withdrawal of a Volga-Dnepr subsidiary from its contract for Strategic Air Lift International Solution (SALIS), which…

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Saudia picks ATC Aviation as GSSA for South Africa

ATC Aviation Services has been appointed as the general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Saudia Cargo in South Africa,…

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BARIG intensifies cooperation with Zeitfracht

The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) and Zeitfracht Luftfahrt are to "intensify their cooperation" in air cargo and…

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TAC Index to offer free data access to qualified parties

TAC Index has launched a new promotion to industry qualified parties granting full free access to TAC Index’s rate data…

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CEVA listing to take place on May 4

CEVA Logistics has announced its listing on the Swiss stock exchange will begin on May 4 and the company looks…

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Second UK enterprise award for Peli BioThermal team

Temperature controlled packaging specialist Peli BioTherma has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.   The company is…

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Volga-Dnepr to withdraw from An-124 freighter uplift contract for western military

Russia-based freighter aircraft group Volga-Dnepr has served notice that it is to quit the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) contract which…

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Turkish to launch weekly Brussels freighter

Turkish Airlines Cargo is adding Belgium’s Brussels airport to its European network with a weekly Airbus A310 freighter, starting on April…

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Swissport signs up for new cargo facility at Frankfurt

Fraport and Swissport signed a long-term lease agreement for a new air cargo facility in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport…

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Ancra gains FAA certificate for B737-800SF loading system

On-board loading equipment specialist Ancra International has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the first Boeing 737-800SF cargo loading system The Ancra B737-800SF…

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Luxembourg goes digital for road feeder services

The Luxembourg state has signed-off on the first electronic consignment note (CMR) for a road transport, carried out by Arthur…

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Record cargo first quarter for Leipzig/Halle airport

Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 298,500 tonnes of airfreight in the first three months of 2018, a 12.3% increase on same period…

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