Cargo drone airline Dronamics has appointed Tim Martin as chief revenue officer and member of the executive team, effective April…
March 2023
Hong Kong forwarders welcome move to lift “seriously detrimental” e-cigarette ban
22 / 03 / 2023
The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed a plan to lift a “seriously detrimental” ban…
Forwarder Rhenus targets UK perishables market
22 / 03 / 2023
Freight forwarder Rhenus Air & Ocean has launched a dedicated perishables division in the UK. The Rhenus Fresh department in…
Astral Aviation appoints chief commercial officer
22 / 03 / 2023
Astral Aviation has appointed Patricia Odida as chief commercial officer, effective April 1. Odida was previously head of cargo optimisation,…
Aeronaves continues freighter fleet expansion
22 / 03 / 2023
Freighter operator Aeronaves TSM has ordered an additional B737 conversion from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc as it continues to expand its…
Envirotainer pharma shipments up
22 / 03 / 2023
Envirotainer has reported a 24% increase in the volume of medicines shipped around the world in its temperature-controlled units. In…
DSV targets semiconductor market with double acquisition
21 / 03 / 2023
DSV is acquiring US logistics firms S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics as it looks to grow its…
AMI makes three sales appointments
21 / 03 / 2023
Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has made three sales appointments covering the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions…
Swissport to acquire majority stake in Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo handling unit
21 / 03 / 2023
Swissport will acquire a majority stake in Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo handling unit. The cargo handler said it would take a…
UPS appoints country manager for Italy
21 / 03 / 2023
UPS has appointed Francisco (Paco) Conejo as the new country manager for UPS Italy. Conejo will oversee UPS’s operations, business development,…
Swissport expands in Chile with major SKY Airline contract
21 / 03 / 2023
Swissport has secured a major contract with Chilean low-cost carrier SKY Airline to provide airport ground services and cargo handling…
No signs of the end of globalisation… yet
21 / 03 / 2023
A recent study released by DHL Express and New York University’s Stern School of Business appears to show that globalisation…
Mountain Air Cargo flies first SkyCourier with containers
21 / 03 / 2023
FexEx feeder airline Mountain Air Cargo said it has launched the “first-ever containerised” C408 SkyCourier. In January, Mountain Air Cargo…
ECS predicts a rise in demand as airlines ramp up operations
21 / 03 / 2023
GSSA ECS is expecting a rise in demand for its Total Cargo Management (TCM) services this year as holidaymakers continue…
deugro utilises AN-124s for urgent petrochemical plant shipment
20 / 03 / 2023
Project specialist forwarder deugro helped delivered 13 plant components using three consecutive AN-124-100 air charter flights from Italy and Belgium…
Maersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service
20 / 03 / 2023
Maersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark. The inaugural…
Freight Development Pathway sees first success
20 / 03 / 2023
The British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) training initiative to bring more talent into the logistics industry has achieved its first…
WestJet freighters set for takeoff following conversion approval
20 / 03 / 2023
Transport Canada has certified WestJet’s four B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters meaning the airline can now launch all-cargo operations. Until now,…
Europa Air & Sea targets India with new office
20 / 03 / 2023
Freight forwarder Europa Air & Sea is set to open a new office in Delhi as it continues its international…
IAG Cargo hopes to benefit from expanded Americas capacity
20 / 03 / 2023
IAG Cargo will expand its Americas capacity by utilising the belly capacity of new British Airways (BA) passenger flights to…