March 2023

Dronamics appoints chief revenue officer

Cargo drone airline Dronamics has appointed Tim Martin as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team, effective April…

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Hong Kong forwarders welcome move to lift “seriously detrimental” e-cigarette ban

The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed a plan to lift a “seriously detrimental” ban…

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Forwarder Rhenus targets UK perishables market

Freight forwarder Rhenus Air & Ocean has launched a dedicated perishables division in the UK. The Rhenus Fresh department in…

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Astral Aviation appoints chief commercial officer

Astral Aviation has appointed Patricia Odida as chief commercial officer, effective April 1. Odida was previously head of cargo optimisation,…

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Aeronaves continues freighter fleet expansion

Freighter operator Aeronaves TSM has ordered an additional B737 conversion from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc as it continues to expand its…

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Envirotainer pharma shipments up

Envirotainer has reported a 24% increase in the volume of medicines shipped around the world in its temperature-controlled units.  In…

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DSV targets semiconductor market with double acquisition

DSV is acquiring US logistics firms S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics as it looks to grow its…

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AMI makes three sales appointments

Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has made three sales appointments covering the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions…

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Swissport to acquire majority stake in Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo handling unit

Swissport will acquire a majority stake in Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo handling unit. The cargo handler said it would take a…

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UPS appoints country manager for Italy

UPS has appointed Francisco (Paco) Conejo as the new country manager for UPS Italy. Conejo will oversee UPS’s operations, business development,…

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Swissport expands in Chile with major SKY Airline contract

Swissport has secured a major contract with Chilean low-cost carrier SKY Airline to provide airport ground services and cargo handling…

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No signs of the end of globalisation… yet

A recent study released by DHL Express and New York University’s Stern School of Business appears to show that globalisation…

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Mountain Air Cargo flies first SkyCourier with containers

FexEx feeder airline Mountain Air Cargo said it has launched the “first-ever containerised” C408 SkyCourier. In January, Mountain Air Cargo…

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ECS predicts a rise in demand as airlines ramp up operations

GSSA ECS is expecting a rise in demand for its Total Cargo Management (TCM) services this year as holidaymakers continue…

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deugro utilises AN-124s for urgent petrochemical plant shipment

Project specialist forwarder deugro helped delivered 13 plant components using three consecutive AN-124-100 air charter flights from Italy and Belgium…

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Maersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service

Maersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark. The inaugural…

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Freight Development Pathway sees first success

The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) training initiative to bring more talent into the logistics industry has achieved its first…

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WestJet freighters set for takeoff following conversion approval

Transport Canada has certified WestJet’s four B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters meaning the airline can now launch all-cargo operations. Until now,…

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Europa Air & Sea targets India with new office

Freight forwarder Europa Air & Sea is set to open a new office in Delhi as it continues its international…

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IAG Cargo hopes to benefit from expanded Americas capacity

IAG Cargo will expand its Americas capacity by utilising the belly capacity of new British Airways (BA) passenger flights to…

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