July 2018

FedEx the latest to add a freighter service to Vietnam

FedEx is the latest freighter operator to add a new service to Vietnam as it looks to capitalise on an…

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Revenues and income increase at UPS in Q2

UPS saw revenues and net income increase during the second quarter of the year, while operating profit for the period…

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European cargo monthly: Demand slips in June

Cargo traffic at some of Europe’s major combination carriers declined in June, a reflection of the strong market this time…

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AAC and NAC pilots vote in favour of new agreement

Pilots with Aloha Air Cargo (AAC) and Northern Air Cargo (NAC) voted to ratify an agreement providing  wage increases, benefit…

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Cathay Pacific homes in on real-time cargo tracking

Cathay Pacific is ramping up the trial of a new track and trace technology for cargo shipments after a successful…

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United signs pharma ULD lease agreement

United Cargo has signed a global lease agreement with temperature controlled ULD firm Sonoco ThermoSafe. The agreement enables United Cargo’s…

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Germany retains top spot in Global Performance Index by World Bank

Germany has retained its pole position in the 2018 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) published by the World Bank. The biennial…

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Asia airlines see cargo growth slow in June

Airlines in the Asia Pacific region saw cargo demand growth weaken in June in line with a slowdown in the…

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Panalpina swoops on another perishables forwarder while profits rise in Q2

Panalpina has again expanded its perishables network with the acquisition of a majority stake in South African firm Skyservices, while…

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Swiss WorldCargo achieves CEIV Pharma for its airline business

Swiss WorldCargo has received IATA’s Center for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification encompassing the airline. The certification was awarded following…

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Turkish Cargo approves CSafe RAP

Turkish Cargo has approved CSafe RAP, launched for use in high volumes shipments by CSafe Global, a supplier of active…

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AirBridgeCargo adds Ho Chi Minh City to its network

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched a freighter service to Ho Chi Minh City, one of the busiest cities in Vietnam…

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ECS Group adds to Americas network with BCS Air acquisition in Brazil

ECS Group has acquired BCS Air, the Brazil-based general sales and services agent (GSSA), a partnership that will provide airlines…

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Technology can unlock Heathrow’s latent airfreight capacity

Heathrow has Parliamentary approval for a future third runway but the airport’s head of cargo, Nick Platts, believes that better…

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Leisure Cargo joins cargo.one portal

Virtual airline Leisure Cargo is the latest airfreight provider to begin offering its services through online portal cargo.one. The tie-up…

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Air cargo as a UK engine of growth in a post-Brexit world

As Britain heads for the exit door to leave the European Union (Brexit), the head of UK flag carrier CargoLogicAir…

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Silk Way West Airlines pursues strategic co-operation with JAL Cargo

Japan’s JAL Cargo will access freighter capacity operated by Silk Way West Airlines under a co-operation agreement signed by the…

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NCA hit with business improvement order, while operations continue to restart

Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has been hit with a business improvement order from Japan’s ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and…

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LOT Cargo logs on for CHAMP’s Cargospot Quotes and DataAnalytics

Poland’s LOT Cargo has signed for two new CHAMP products, Cargospot Quotes and DataAnalytics. LOT Cargo has purchased eleven Boeing…

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Descartes acquires Velocity Mail

Descartes Systems Group has acquired certain assets of Velocity Mail, a network that provides global air carriers with mail and parcel…

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