In response to US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that he would increase tariffs on $200bn worth of US-bound Chinese…
May 2019
Virgin Atlantic targets cargo with resumption of Mumbai flights
22 / 05 / 2019
Virgin Atlantic will relaunch flights between London Heathrow and Mumbai on 27 October, after a four-year hiatus, with the airline’s…
Cargo iQ makes changes on its board
22 / 05 / 2019
Cargo iQ, the IATA interest group whose stated mission is to create and implement quality standards for the global air…
LATAM sees declining cargo traffic in first quarter
21 / 05 / 2019
Reporting its first-quarter operating results last week (the period ending 31 March), South American carrier LATAM revealed that cargo revenues…
DHL Supply Chain rolls out latest version of ‘smart glasses’
21 / 05 / 2019
DHL Supply Chain, the arm of the Deutsche Post DHL Group that handles contract logistics, is rolling out the latest…
Brussels Airport leads injunction against air traffic control provider
21 / 05 / 2019
Brussels Airport Company and Brussels Airlines have launched interim injunction proceedings that apply for continuity of service delivery by Belgian…
ACL opens new Greenville facility
21 / 05 / 2019
Last Friday, ULD firm ACL Airshop held an opening ceremony marking the opening of the doors on a new manufacturing…
Dachser Air & Sea moves into Sweden market
21 / 05 / 2019
Germany-based Dachser Air & Sea Logistics division has entered the Swedish market, opening an office for air and sea freight…
Ohio cargo gateway to benefit from FAA grant
21 / 05 / 2019
Last week, the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) confirmed that Rickenbacker International Airport, the cargo-focused air gateway in Ohio for…
DSV’s Krefeld facility beds in
21 / 05 / 2019
DSV staff moved into a new facility in Krefeld in 2015 that brought together numerous service and operations offered by…
CHAMP adds Japan to Traxon Global Customs coverage
21 / 05 / 2019
Luxembourg-headquartered CHAMP Cargosystems has begun offering Advance Cargo Information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon…
DSV sets out its Offer Prospectus on Panalpina takeover
21 / 05 / 2019
Denmark-headquartered DSV has laid out terms associated with its takeover of Panalpina in a document known as an Offer Prospectus….
UPS adds new connections to Saturday pick-ups
21 / 05 / 2019
Last week (mid-May), UPS announced that it had expanded the number of countries that are available to its US customers…
DHL Express collaborates with EHang on last-mile drone delivery
21 / 05 / 2019
DHL Express has agreed a strategic partnership with EHang in an effort to jointly operate a fully automated and intelligent…
AirBridgeCargo reports growth in outsize shipments
20 / 05 / 2019
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the Boeing 747 freighter operator that forms part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has confirmed that demand for…
Tigers supports K&N Filters’ operations in China
20 / 05 / 2019
Tigers is working with K&N Filters, a high-performance automotive air filter and air filtration manufacturer that is expanding its operations…
UPS finishes Louisville Centennial expansion project
20 / 05 / 2019
Express services giant UPS has completed a multi-phase expansion of its Louisville Centennial ground package sortation and distribution facility. “Tripling…
Atran teams up with Cainiao to link Hangzhou and Riga
20 / 05 / 2019
Atran Airlines, the Russian express services carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has introduced a new route into its network that…
Turkish Cargo flies into Porto
20 / 05 / 2019
On 12 May, Turkish Cargo added Porto to its wide-ranging freighter network. An industrial hub, the second-largest city in Portugal,…
Sea-Tac welcomes season’s first Copper River salmon
20 / 05 / 2019
On 17 May, about 18,000 pounds of fresh Copper River salmon arrived at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) aboard an Alaska…