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October 2018
Boeing: Demand for 2,600 new or converted freighters over next 20 years
17 / 10 / 2018
Boeing projects that air cargo operators will need more than 2,600 new or converted freighters over the next two decades…
WiseTech Global acquisitions continue as it bags SmartFreight
17 / 10 / 2018
Expansion-minded WiseTech Global has announced its second acquisition in less than three days after buying Australia-based parcel shipping and less…
WiseTech Global adds Datafreight to its portfolio of acquisitions
17 / 10 / 2018
WiseTech Global has continued its worldwide buying spree with the acquisition of LSI Sigma Software (DataFreight), a leading provider of…
CMA CGM ups share stake in CEVA Logistics to 33% after rejected DSV bid
17 / 10 / 2018
Container shipping line CMA CGM has raised its stake in CEVA Logistics from 24.99% to 33% of company shares following…
Silk Way West Airlines launches Baku–Tianjin freighter link
16 / 10 / 2018
Silk Way West Airlines (SWW) is to start a twice weekly freighter service to Tianjin connecting its global hub in…
Speedy boarding on Volga-Dnepr
16 / 10 / 2018
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has organised the delivery of a 38-ton crankshaft from Mexico to India. The flight from Apodaca to Mumbai…
UPS adds sortation capacity to cope with peak season rush
16 / 10 / 2018
UPS has opened a new Atlanta sortation and delivery centre which can process 100,000 pieces per hour. The 1.2m sq…
CEVA appoints shareholder CMA CGM executive to top finance role
16 / 10 / 2018
CEVA Logistics has appointed shareholder CMA CGM’s Serge Corbel as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Peter Waller who…
Atran Airlines to lease two Boeing 737-800 freighters from GECAS
16 / 10 / 2018
Atran Airlines, the scheduled express cargo carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Services…
Thai Airways extends partnership with WFS in France
15 / 10 / 2018
Thai Airways has extended its long-standing cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in France. The new agreement covers…
B&H Worldwide strengthens European aerospace logistics offering
15 / 10 / 2018
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has launched a pan-European road transport network “to enable the provision of a reliable alternative…
Geodis seeks ‘dataviz’ experts for warehouse innovation
15 / 10 / 2018
Geodis is running a ‘hackathon’ in Paris next month in collaboration with BeMyApp, a digital transformation agency, to help it…
Anchorage plans Quick Cargo Center for transit cargo
15 / 10 / 2018
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is seeking a public-private partnership to provide a storage facility for transit cargo at…
Bidders circling Swissport, according to Bloomberg
15 / 10 / 2018
Rival bidders are circling Swissport International and Brookfield Asset Management Inc is the likely buyer in what could be a…
Typhoon Mangkhut hits Hong Kong’s airfreight volumes
15 / 10 / 2018
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has blamed weather conditions for a slight fall in cargo and passenger volumes in September…
Jolly green Hactl to install large-scale solar panels
12 / 10 / 2018
Hong Kong cargo handler Hactl has taken the next step in its ‘Green Terminal’ project by installing 1,300 sq m…
North American trade still going strong as Europe lags behind
12 / 10 / 2018
Europe was the laggard trading region in September while North America was “still going strong” according to the gKNi World…
Munich Airport suffers cargo decline in September
12 / 10 / 2018
In September, Munich International Airport handled approximately 30,559 tons of cargo (freight and mail). This figure was down by 4.1%…
AirBridgeCargo to set up its European hub at Liege Airport
12 / 10 / 2018
Liege Airport and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) have signed a ten year lease agreement that will contribute to an annual total…