August 2018

LATAM Cargo pharma hub opens for business at Copenhagen

Chile-based freight carrier LATAM Cargo has launched a dedicated offline pharma hub in Copenhagen, the Danish capital. According to a…

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Finnair Cargo goes with Air Logistics Group in mainland China destinations

Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics China Ltd as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in mainland China. The…

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Airfreight rates on major lanes reach their highest level of the year in August

Airfreight rates on Asia-Europe and transpacific services reached their highest level of the year so far in August, while forwarders…

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Aeroflot has good six months for cargo

Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has reported its financial results for the first six months of this year, revealing a mixed picture….

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Qantas to bring Tony Tyler onto the fold

Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford has said that Tony Tyler is to join the Australian flag-carrier’s board as a non-executive director….

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TIACA looks forward to ACF in Toronto

The latest (August) issue of TIACAtalks, a newsletter produced by The International Air Cargo Association, has offered a look forward…

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West Atlantic flies high in first half

Express and mail airline West Atlantic has reported on a successful first half to this year. Revenue over the first…

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Cargo-partner breaks ground on logistics centre in Ljubljana

Vienna-headquartered freight forwarder cargo-partner held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday (August 30) as it began construction of a new warehouse near…

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CH Robinson expects peak season capacity constraints

Freight forwarder CH Robinson has declared the current air and ocean freight markets represent something of a ‘perfect storm’ and…

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Wipro joins BiTA to drive progress on blockchain

Wipro, a leading globally active IT, consulting and business process services company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA)…

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Royal Air Maroc to fly to Miami

Moroccan flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to launch the first-ever Miami-Casablanca route on April 3 next year in a…

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Miami welcomes new scheduled Ethiopian freighter service

Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated its first-ever scheduled freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA) on 29 August. The African carrier is…

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New SEKO CTO looks to the future

US-headquartered logistics services provider SEKO has appointed Mike Powell as its new chief technology officer (CTO). He has – the…

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Vallair acquires another A321, destined for P2F offering

Vallair, the France-based aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO business, has added a further Airbus A321 aircraft to its portfolio…

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Jet Airways commits to further restructuring

Earlier this week, the board of directors of Indian airline Jet Airways met to announce the company’s financial results for…

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DSV wins multimodal contract from GEO Specialty Chemicals

The UK business of Denmark-headquartered logistics operator DSV recently inked a two-year contract with GEO Specialty Chemicals to provide domestic…

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Kerry reports on successful first half to 2018

Kerry Logistics has announced its interim results for the first half of 2018, the six months up to the end…

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Hermes Germany takes over SEKO Logistics GmbH

On 1 September 2018, Hermes Germany will formally take over SEKO Logistics GmbH. SEKO Logistics GmbH has offices in Bremen…

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Thai Cargo signs up WFS for five years in UK and Ireland

Thai Cargo has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a five-year cargo handling contract for the UK and Ireland market. Effective…

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DHL expands Tucson service centre on international growth

Express services giant DHL has moved its service centre in Tucson, Arizona, to a new location nearly double in size…

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