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Airfreight rates help push Dachser revenues over the €6bn mark in 2017
Germany’s Dachser achieved record revenues in 2017, crossing the €6bn threshold for the first time.The global logistics provider increased its consolidated gross revenue by 7.2% to €6.12bn. Dachser also set other company records by handling a total of 81.7m shipments (+2.1%).“We systematically pursued our successful export strategy for European overland ...
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Air Partner finance chief steps down after accounting error
Air Partner’s chief financial officer has handed in his resignation following on from an accounting error totalling millions of pounds.The UK charter broker today confirmed that Neil Morris had offered his resignation, which had been accepted by the board.Morris’ resignation comes after the company revealed an accounting error related to ...
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NewsDelta sees cargo revenues soar in Q1
Delta Air Lines saw cargo volumes take off in the first quarter of the year, while revenues for the period reached their highest level since 2015.The Atlanta-headquartered airline saw total cargo revenues reach $202m, up 23.9% compared with a year earlier.This is the highest level first-quarter cargo revenues at the ...
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Air Partner updates on accounting review
UK charter broker Air Partner has restated the financial impact from an accounting error in its receivables and deferred income since the 2010/11 financial year, originally estimated at £3.3m, saying today that it “will not exceed £4m”.The Air Partner Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC) and Rosenblatt Solicitors to provide independent accounting ...
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HNA signs MOU with Temasek to explore partnerships in aviation and logistics
China's HNA Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Temasek, a Singapore investment company, to "explore opportunities in aviation and logistics, and airport infrastructure".Chia Song Hwee, president and chief operating officer of Temasek, said: "Temasek is a long term commercial investor. We are keen to explore investments which ...
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CEVA confirms $1.36bn IPO
CEVA Logistics has confirmed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange in a move that will raise an expected SFr1.3bn ($1.36bn).The announcement by the $7bn revenue third party global logistics player based in Switzerland confirms earlier industry speculation.The objective of ...
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IATA officially launches CEIV Live Animals
IATA has confirmed the launch of its new CEIV programme for the transport of Live Animals to help improve the safety and welfare of animals travelling by air.CEIV Live Animals, which Air Cargo News reported was being developed last year, is based on the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR) and ...
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Qatar Airways set to invest in Moscow's Vnukovo airport
Qatar Airways has entered into an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, Russia’s third-largest hub, to acquire up to 25% of the airport’s total shares.Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said that the potential investment will complement the Middle East carrier's existing "strong ties" with ...
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Air Partner shares fall after reporting accounting error
Shares in Air Partner fell 22.6% on the London Stock Exchange today (Tuesday) after the UK charter broker identified an estimated £3.3m accounting error related to the collection of receivables from customers for uncollected amounts since the 2010/11 financial year.Its shares had fallen 32.5 pence by midday today on the ...
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FedEx buys UK e-commerce specialist P2P for £92m
US parcels giant FedEx Corp has boosted its e-commerce presence after acquiring UK-based P2P Mailing for £92m.FedEx said in a statement that P2P provides customers with "unique last-mile delivery options, leveraging its relationships with private, postal, retail and clearance providers in over 200 countries."P2P, headquartered in south east London, has ...
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Lufthansa Cargo sets out a strategy for growth
Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber admits that the airline’s management did not foresee the air cargo boom of 2017: “We were wrong”.To be fair to the chief executive and chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo, he was not alone in failing to appreciate that surge of cargo volumes ...
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Kerry Logistics on the up in 2017
Kerry Logistics saw profits and revenues improve last year on the back of demand growth in Asia.The Hong Kong-headquartered freight forwarder registered a 28% year-on-year increase in revenues in 2017 to HK$30.8bn, while its net profit was up 7% to HK$1.2bn.Its freight forwarding business saw profits for 2017 increase by ...
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Swissport sees cargo demand improve in 2017
Ground handler Swissport saw cargo demand increase in line with market growth last year.The handler registered an 8.4% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 4.7m tonnes in 2017.Revenues for the cargo segment in 2017 were up 9.2% to Sfr600m, while total company revenues improved by 6.4% to Sfr3.1bn.Eric Born, group ...
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Panalpina management report stresses positive development of airfreight
Panalpina handled 995,900 tons of airfreight in 2017, the highest in the company’s history.The global supply chain services provider gave the figure in its second Integrated Management Report, summarising the company’s activities during 2017 in terms of business performance and sustainability.Plus, both profitability and earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) ...
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Air cargo should move beyond peer-to-peer data sharing
Air cargo needs to begin the process of moving beyond peer-to-peer data sharing to multi-user systems.Speaking during a session on cargo data during the World Cargo Symposium, Hasse Romer, lead engagement new industries, Ericsson, said that his company along with Panalpina and Finnair Cargo had launched a project to develop ...
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DHL gears up for Formula 1 season
DHL and Formula 1 are extending their global partnership ahead of the start of the 2018 season, which will open with the Rolex Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on March 23-25.DHL remains the Official Logistics Partner, and the agreement also makes it the first official partner of the F1 eSports ...
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Call for harmonisation of air cargo screening device requirements
The air cargo industry would like to see greater harmonisation of rules and regulations around air cargo scanning devices to reduce the need to have different set ups in each country.Speaking at the World Cargo Symposium, independent aviation security consultant Jennifer Haigh said that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ...
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Call for data-sharing to speed up e-commerce
A senior manager at Alibaba’s logistics subsidiary has called for greater data-sharing among airfreight stakeholders, while an official at the World Customs Organisation warned that criminals are exploiting the boom in e-commerce to traffic drugs and other illegal goods.Roger Su, head of global network planning and operations Cainiao/Alibaba, told IATA’s ...
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IATA e-DGD: “a powerful step forward”
IATA has adopted e-Dangerous Goods Declaration (e-DGD) standards at the World Cargo Symposium taking place in Dallas, Texas on March 13-15.An electronic approach to managing the IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD), the e-DGD leverages industry initiatives to digitise data and embrace data-sharing platform principles, the association said.Implementation of e-DGD supports ...
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SkyCargo latest to receive Cargo iQ certification
Hot on the heels of the IATA Cargo iQ certifications awarded on March 13 (to Menzies Aviation, Qatar Airways Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel), Emirates SkyCargo has also received the seal of approval during the World Cargo Symposium currently under way in Dallas, Texas.IATA’s external auditor SGS looked at the ...