October 2019

American Airlines Cargo safely transports orangutan from Argentina to US

Last week (September 27) American Airlines Cargo has successfully moved Sandra, a 33-year-old orangutan with human rights from Buenos Aires,…

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US to impose tariffs on EU goods over aircraft subsidies row

The US is poised to impose import tariffs on European Union (EU) goods worth $7.5bn in response to an ongoing…

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Fevzi Gandur Logistics opens new hub at Istanbul Airport

Turkey-based transport firm Fevzi Gandur Logistics has opened a warehouse at the new Istanbul Airport. The non-bonded facility measures 2,700…

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Caribbean Airlines to add cargo services from Curacao

Caribbean Airlines will will tomorrow begin offering cargo services to/from Curacao after signing a deal with GSSA Maduro Air Freight…

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FIATA issues guide to help forwarders combat corruption

Freight forwarder organisation FIATA has published a guide to help freight forwarders combat corruption. The group pointed out that The…

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Swiss WorldCargo signs up for seven more years with Cargologic

Swiss WorldCargo has extended its deal with cargo handler Cargologic at Zurich airport for another seven years. The deal will…

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Shanghai airfreight rates improve as cargo switches from Hong Kong

The price of air cargo out of Shanghai airport has begun to improve over recent weeks as cargo volumes have…

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Chapman Freeborn expands on-board courier office network to LA

On-board courier firm Chapman Freeborn OBC has expanded its network of offices to Los Angeles to help provide dedicated support…

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Former ECS Group chief marketing officer launches new agency business

Audrey Serdjebi, former chief communications and marketing officer at ECS Group, has launched an airfreight communications agency, Lemon Queen. Serdjebi…

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LOT Cargo signs up for CSafe’s pharma containers

LOT Cargo has signed a Master Lease Agreement with temp controlled ULD producer CSafe Global for the use of its…

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Air cargo hits the ground with a bump in August

The air cargo industry was brought back to earth in August as freight volumes declined by 7.1% compared with a…

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Handler WFS appoints Nils Andersen as chairman

Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced the appointment of Nils Andersen as chairman of its board of directors….

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CharterSync: New charter platform aims to take on time

The last few years have seen several companies embrace the ‘disrupter’ tag as they bring digital solutions to the logistics…

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Deutsche Post DHL reveals plans to spend €2bn on digitalisation

Deutsche Post DHL yesterday unveiled its strategic plan running until 2025, with the digitalisation of operations playing a key role…

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VIDEO: UPS gains US drone flight certification

UPS Flight Forward has received the US government’s first full Part 135 Standard certification to operate a drone airline. UPS…

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ECS Group expands Australasia presence with Wexco acquisition

Australia and New Zealand-based Wexco (not to be confused with Wexco Cargo GSSA) has been acquired by the ECS Group…

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Yodel offers global parcel distribution out of the UK through DG International

British parcel carrier Yodel has partnered with specialist freight forwarder DG International in order to launch what it describes as…

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American to fly to Haneda from DFW and LAX

American Airlines is to launch new links to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and…

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Militzer & Münch forms logistics JV with Invictus in Serbia

The Militzer & Münch Group – a logistics business within the St Gallen, Switzerland-based TransInvest Group – has founded a…

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ACL gears up for Caspian Air Cargo Summit 2019

ACL Airshop has continued to add to its product portfolio as it builds towards next week’s Caspian Air Cargo Summit…

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