April 2023

DHL Express orders 9 B777-200LR converted freighters

DHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth Freighters-converted Boeing 777-200LR freighters from lessor Jetran. The first cargo aircraft will be delivered…

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High tension over batteries

As the number of lithium batteries in use continues to surge, the risks involved in transporting them by air are…

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Icelandair Cargo takes delivery of second Boeing 767 converted freighter

Icelandair Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 767-300 converted freighter and carried out the aircraft’s first flight to…

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Atlantic Forwarding Group appoints CFO

Atlantic Forwarding Group has appointed Christoph Ritt as chief financial officer. Ritt will succeed Marco Iulita, who is leaving the…

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Geodis adds new US gateways for e-commerce service

Geodis has added two new airport facilities in the US as it expands its direct-to-consumer cross-border delivery service. The two…

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Natilus completes UAV prototype flights

Californian autonomous cargo aircraft developer Natilus has successfully completed multiple flights of the subscale prototype of its 3.8 ton payload…

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Shippers and forwarders call for better data protection for online booking

The Global Shippers Forum and forwarder group Fiata have created a Charter for Protection and Governance of Data in International…

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Saudia Cargo supports pharma shipments with Tower Cold Chain containers

Saudia Cargo has signed a global rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain for its temperature-controlled containers for shipping pharmaceutical, biotech…

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A CMA CGM takeover of Bolloré Logistics could create top five airfreight forwarder

French shipping giant CMA CGM on Tuesday (April 18) announced that it had tabled a bid to take over family-owned…

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Nippon Express: no decision on cargo-partner acquisition

Japanese global logistics services company Nippon Express is believed to be in talks to buy Austrian logistics provider cargo-partner, however,…

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IAI to produce freighter conversions at Incheon Airport

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement with Sharp Technics K and Incheon International Airport Corporation, to establish a…

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Profits up but revenues down at Air Charter Service

Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) saw its revenues fall but profits climb last year as cargo demand waned but…

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CMA CGM makes bid for Bollore Group’s logistics activities

The CMA CGM Group has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Bolloré Logistics’ transportation and logistics activities. If a deal is…

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Avianca Cargo expands US connections with Los Angeles freighter flights

Avianca Cargo will add new freighter flights between Quito and new destination Los Angeles as it targets growing demand between…

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Kuehne+Nagel and Atlas Air team up on Sustainable Engine Alliance

Kuehne+Nagel, Atlas Air and SR Technics Group have formed the Sustainable Engine Alliance which aims to reduce the environmental impact…

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Forto partners with Cozero to improve its emission insights

European digital freight forwarder Forto has announced a partnership with decarbonisation software company Cozero to measure its greenhouse gas emissions…

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Antonov flies its largest single piece of cargo

Antonov Airlines has transported a power supply skid on board one of its AN-124 aircraft – the largest single piece…

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UPS sees intra-Asia trade growth as “immense opportunity”

UPS sees intra-Asia trade as an “immense opportunity” and aims to help champion small businesses in the region with its…

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FedEx pilot strike woes continue

FedEx could soon be under pressure to keep its freighters in the air with pilots considering strike action. FedEx Express…

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Etihad Cargo and SF Airlines link up networks

Etihad Cargo and China-based express carrier SF Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to link their respective networks….

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