April 2023

Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomes first SF Express Flight

Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed the first SF Express cargo plane to Abu Dhabi International Airport. The inaugural flight signalled…

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Swedavia looks for cargo development partners at Arlanda

Airport operator Swedavia is looking for companies to partner on the development of logistics facilities at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The…

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IATA Air Cargo Innovation Award winners revealed

LATAM Cargo and Swiss Airtainer (SAT) were named winners of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards for 2023 at the…

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Lacklustre cargo markets for Asia Pacific airlines in March

A “prevailing weakness” in global trade continued to dampen demand for Asia-Pacific airfreight shipments in March. As a result, the…

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DHL Global Forwarding and Turkish Cargo sign MoU for Istanbul hub cooperation

DHL Global Forwarding will leverage SMARTIST, Turkish Cargo’s mega cargo facility at Istanbul Airport, as one of its global hubs….

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Qatar Airways Cargo and Hactl partner in canine detection to sniff out lithium batteries

Qatar Airways Cargo and ground handler partner Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) are using technical detection dogs as…

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Miami Weiss for new Gebrüder US office

Forwarder Gebrüder Weiss is expanding its presence in the US, opening an air and sea freight office in Miami, Florida….

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DSV airfreight volumes fall 20% in first quarter 2023

DSV’s air cargo volumes fell 20.2% in the first quarter of 2023 to 327,712 tons, with the weakest development on…

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Cathay Cargo sees increase in BSA tonnages and more diverse array of customers

Cathay Cargo has seen an increase in tonnage commitments and a “more diverse array” of customers in its annual block…

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Crane Worldwide awarded IATA’s CEIV certification for transporting Lithium-Ion batteries.

Crane Worldwide Logistics has been awarded IATA’s CEIV Li-batt certification for transporting Lithium-Ion batteries. IATA’s CEIV Li-batt certification program is…

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Learn to fail on the path to digitalisation

The key to successfully designing digitalisation tools is to “learn to fail… but never fail to learn”. This is according…

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Ageing freighters face fallout from reduced air cargo demand

Older freighters are being grounded as a result of ongoing reduced demand and increased capacity. Sander Schuringa, manager market intelligence,…

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AfA urges alignment of international standards for air cargo security

The global air cargo industry must align its cargo security programs and push for a more risk-based approach to screening…

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Walsh: Airlines maintain focus on air cargo

Airlines are maintaining the focus on air cargo that they gained during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to IATA director general…

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Record results for Cargolux in 2022

Cargolux Group achieved its best year on record in 2022 but warned of potential overcapacity and expected volatility in 2023’s…

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ESG reporting grows in importance for air cargo

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting will become increasingly important for the air cargo industry as investors, customers and regulators…

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AI and machine learning to enhance air cargo

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are set to enhance the air cargo value chain. Speaking at the IATA World…

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Swissport wins seven-year extension for Geneva airport ground handling

Swissport’s ground handling licence at Geneva International Airport has been extended by seven years after a competitive international tender process…

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Turkish Cargo and Avianca Cargo sign cooperation MoU

Turkish Cargo and Avianca Cargo have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential cooperation opportunities and to…

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Smart data will revolutionize customs processes says Raft

Leveraging smart data will revolutionize customs processes says Nisarg Mehta, co-founder of logistics platform Raft. Automating Customs operations will cut…

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