June 2018

Madrid: fastest-growing cargo airport

A report from LogIndex, the data company that is part of freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel Group, has ranked the…

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Flexport: new LA facility will support Hong Kong charters

San Francisco-headquartered freight forwarder Flexport has leased a 136,685 sq ft industrial facility in the South Bay area of Los…

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Hoppe reconfirmed on ACCF board

At its recent general assembly, Air Cargo Community Frankfurt (ACCF) has reconfirmed Michael Hoppe, secretary general of the Board of…

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CAPA: retired B747s could help solve cargo capacity crunch

A report from CAPA – Centre for Aviation – published earlier this month indicates that with airfreight demand on the…

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Brussels launches blockchain freight management app

Brussels Airport has launched its first application using blockchain technology, which it describes as the next step in the landside…

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Singapore Airlines extends WFS cargo contracts

Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in France and the UK. In France,…

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LATAM Cargo leaps forward with CROAMIS

Chile-based LATAM Cargo Group is implementing a new end-to-end cargo management system, CROAMIS, developed by global IT, consulting and business…

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Panalpina continues perishables expansion with Newport Cargo deal

Freight forwarder Panalpina has continued to expand its perishables network with the acquisition of Argentina’s Newport Cargo. The Switzerland-based company…

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Internet shopping a ‘tsunami’ for global logistics

According to David Jinks, head of consumer research at London-headquartered package delivery service provider ParcelHero, internet shopping will transform global…

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Emirates adds Luanda belly capacity

Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to reinstate two weekly Boeing B777-300ER services between its home hub and Luanda, taking the number…

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Widerøe goes live with GALAXY

Norway’s Widerøe Ground Handling has gone live on Kale Logistics Solutions’ GALAXY web-based air cargo management system as part of…

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Evolving freight forwarders remain optimistic

A white paper entitled The Evolving Freight Forwarding Market (2018) and based on 50 responses to a survey carried out…

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Emirates and Cainiao to collaborate in Dubai

Emirates SkyCargo and Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

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DHL: e-commerce success depends on delivery

Express service provider DHL Express has launched a global digital campaign to develop its e-commerce business and help sellers make…

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Frankfurt: May cargo traffic suffers slight decline

Frankfurt Airport processed 181,117 metric tons of cargo in May, representing a slight fall of 1.6% in its throughput compared…

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Air Partner grows US presence

UK-headquartered charter broker Air Partner has strengthened its presence in the US with the opening of a new office in…

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IATA: April sees fuel prices pick up and load factors decline

The latest Airlines Financial Monitor from IATA indicates that cargo load factors have dropped back to levels last seen at…

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cargo-partner sees revenues rise on airfreight growth

Austria-based logistics firm cargo-partner has posted a 2% rise in its consolidated turnover for 2017, at €698m. Net profit for…

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Air Partner: record freight performance

UK-based charter broker Air Partner has reported results for the financial year ended January 31, including details of the accounting…

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Hactl and ABC overcome outsize challenge

First published in June 2018: Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has handled two Boeing 747-8 Freighter charter flights…

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