January 2021

ANA taps into bellyhold cargo in Okinawa logistics hub revamp

The ANA Group will make use of bellyhold cargo of flights at Okinawa island’s Naha airport in its plans to…

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Asian carriers see international cargo volumes drop 15% in 2020

Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region saw their international cargo volumes decline by more than 15% last year as…

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JAS Worldwide pounces on Tigers

JAS Worldwide has swooped on freight forwarder Tigers as it looks to broaden its logistics services. The Italy-headquartered firm has…

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BIFA announces award winners

Simarco Worldwide Logistics scooped the Air Cargo Services Award at the BIFA Freight Services Awards. The freight forwarder organisation said…

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Dimerco delivers critical cargo in just five days

Dimerco organised a B777 freighter to transport oversized telecoms equipment from China to Pakistan within just five-days, despite Covid-19 restrictions…

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Hong Kong traders see Biden bounce for airfreight

Hong Kong traders are optimistic about the airfreight outlook, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the US president, which…

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Emirates SkyCargo transports 22-tonne satellite from Brazil to India

Emirates SkyCargo recently transported a 22-tonne ‘Amazonia-1’ satellite — the first of its kind to be transported by the carrier…

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Geodis expands air cargo charter operations to secure capacity

Geodis has become the latest freight forwarder to expand air operations as the sector prepares for another year of tight…

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Silk Way and NCA team up on Narita-Baku flight

Silk Way West Airlines is partnering with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to launch a new service between Tokyo Narita and…

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Carriers quick to return cargo capacity to the market after Christmas

Air cargo capacity quickly recovered to pre-Christmas levels after a temporary dip over the break, according to the latest figures…

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Jettainer launches streamlined ULD service for smaller carriers

ULD management firm Jettainer has created a solution to help small- and medium-sized carriers benefit from outsourced ULD management by…

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More than 150 aircraft reconfigured as mini freighters in 2020

Last year a total of 155 aircraft had seats removed in order to transport cargo in the cabin, according to…

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Turkmenistan to take first Airbus jets through A330 freighter conversion

Turkmenistan Airlines has ordered a pair of Airbus A330-200 converted freighters — the first time the central Asian operator has signed…

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Korean Air signs up with SkyCell

Korean Air has signed up to use SkyCell’s temperature-controlled containers. The partnership follows SkyCell’s recent launch of a service centre…

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Rock-it and Sound Moves come together in perfect harmony

Live music logistics firms Rock-it and Sound Moves are combining their operations as they prepare for the live events to…

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Management change and a new facility for U-Freight

U-Freight has promoted Robert Rens from operations manager to operations director for the Netherlands, and it has also opened a…

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Astral to deploy first B767F on Nairobi route

Astral Aviation will deploy its first B767-200 freighter on a twice-weekly service between Nairobi and its Middle East hub, Sharjah….

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Cathay Pacific cargo capacity to be hit by new Covid requirements

Cathay Pacific has warned that new Covid-19 requirements for pilots and crew will result in its cargo capacity being reduced…

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Sponsored: Egypt aims to scale up cargo transport capabilities

Sponsored content: With far less income from tourism and travel visa, Egypt is looking to invest more into cargo transport….

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Michael White joins PayCargo board

Cargo payment platform PayCargo has appointed Michael White to its board. White brings 25 years of experience in the airfreight…

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