May 2019

Transpacific air cargo rate outlook clouded by tariff troubles

  Airfreight rates on major trade lanes continued to show a mixed performance in May. The latest figures from TacIndex…

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Air cargo faces a bleak outlook as demand declines in April

  Analyst WorldACD has warned that air cargo markets are continuing to erode as uncertainty grows. Numbers from the data…

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Air Cargo Europe takes a digital focus

Air Cargo Europe, held every two years in Munich, will focus on all things digital. Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering…

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Unilode adds Hong Kong centre

Unilode Aviation Solutions has opened a new ULD and galley cart repair centre in Hong Kong. The repair centre has…

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Turkish Cargo adds Sheremetyevo freighter flight

Turkish Cargo will add Sheremetyevo Airport to its cargo network with a weekly A300-200F flight. The carrier pointed out that…

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Shippers turn to digital booking platforms

Shippers are increasing their use of digital forwarding platforms to book services, according to a new report from consultant Transport…

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Etihad secures valuable service

Etihad Airways has established Etihad Secure Logistics Services LLC after buying out its partner in the Armaguard Valuables Management LLC…

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Shippers can compare air and ocean options via myDHLi

DHL Global Forwarding has launched myDHLi Quote & Book, an online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings for…

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Crane Worldwide Logistics opens Brussels office

Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened a new facility in Machelen, Belgium located next to Brussels International Airport with Fons de…

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Expanded credit facility aids ATSG fleet growth

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has rearranged its credit facility to help it meet “the strong domestic and international demand…

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SpiceXpress plans to treble fleet

SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of India’s Spicejet airline launched in October last year, has announced plans to treble its…

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DHL Express welcomes first B777F to fleet

The first of the 14 new Boeing 777 freighters which DHL has ordered has made its first commercial flight –…

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MASkargo relaunches weekly freighter to Guangzhou

MASkargo is relaunching its freighter flights between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and Guangzhou, China, a thriving cargo route for the e-commerce…

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New offices drive Air Partner’s freight growth

Air Partner’s Freight division has reported record profits of £4.9m, up 45.3% for the year ended 31 January 2019, accounting…

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Kuehne + Nagel issues CHF 400m inaugural bonds

Kuehne + Nagel International AG has issued two inaugural bonds for a total of CHF 400m in the ordinary course…

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LATAM Cargo extends pharma options

Latin American carrier LATAM Cargo has signed a deal with CSafe Global, a provider of active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions,…

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Hong Kong targets high value cargo and e-commerce opportunities in ‘Airport City’ strategy

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has identified three strategic areas for future development: capturing cross-boundary e-commerce opportunities, targeting high-end, high-value…

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Demand falls but capacity continues to rise in global air freight market, IATA stats reveal

Global air freight capacity growth has now outpaced demand for the last 12 months, resulting in a freight load factor…

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Changes on BIFA board

John Stubbings has succeeded Mark Bromley as the elected national chair of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) for a…

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New JettHub centre increases ULD storage

Jettainer has inaugurated an 18,000 sq metre JettHub in the Four Parx Gross-Gerau, near Frankfurt Airport, as its new logistics…

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