All articles by Damian Brett – Page 179
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to open freight facility at Katowice Airport
Lufthansa Cargo is opening a cargo facility at Katowice Airport on the back of growing demand.The new road feeder service (RFS) consolidation facility will open on January 4 and through the use of RFS operations it will increase the number of connections offered to and from Poland with the carrier's ...
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New Frankfurt Air Cargo Community board revealed
LUG aircargo handling managing director Patrik Tschirch will replace Harald Gloy as chair of the Frankfurt Air Cargo Community Executive Board.Meanwhile, Susanne Klingler-Werner and Pierre Dominique Prümm have been elected to the committee for the first time.Michael Hoppe, who is secretary general at airline group Barig and who represents the ...
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NewsCEVA expands in Africa with deals in Ethiopia and Egypt
CEVA Logistics has expanded its presence in the African market through investments in companies in Egypt and Ethiopia.In Egypt, the company has taken a majority stake in IBA Freight Services, its exclusive partner for the past 20 years, while in Ethiopia CEVA has taken a minority stake in MACCFA, a ...
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NewsFirst ATR 72-600 freighter delivered to FedEx
The first turboprop ATR72-600 production freighter has been delivered to express carrier FedEx as part of its fleet renewable programme.The feeder aircraft, based on the passenger model, took three years to develop and launch and offers around nine tonnes of capacity or 75 cu metres of space. It is ATR's ...
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NewsTime-critical firm Airspace Technologies eyes European expansion
Marcel AndriessenUS time critical logistics firm Airspace Technologies is looking to expand its European business after opening its first office on the continent earlier this year.The company opened Airspace B.V, which is its European headquarters, at Schiphol-Rijk in June this year, but will now look to expand its team further ...
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Handler WFS deploys Descartes Bluetooth ULD readers
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is deploying Descartes' Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) readers across its operations to increase shipment visibility.The readers are already live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York and Houston and will be introduced at other international stations in the ...
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Champ teams up with booking platform CargoAi to expand reach
Software firm Champ Cargosystems and booking platform CargoAi are teaming up to connect their systems through APIs.By connecting systems, airlines and GSAs that use Champ Cargosystems software will be able to offer their capacity on CargoAi. Meanwhile, CargoAi's freight forwarder users will gain access to the capacity of an increased ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo transports third century statue
Turkish Cargo has transported a third century statue from the US to Turkey.The statue of the mother goddess Kybele was trafficked abroad from Turkey in 1970 but was flown back by the Istanbul-hubbed airline on one of its Boeing 777 freighters on December 12."The Statue of Kybele, which was brought ...
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HSBC sees vaccine supporting Asia-Pacific air freight rates in 2021
HSBC expects vaccine distribution to support cargo rates at Asia-Pacific carriers in 2021, with Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Korean Air, and China’s ‘big three’ to be the main beneficiaries.In a research note, HSBC estimates that coronavirus vaccine distribution will add just 2% to global air cargo demand, but that this ...
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NewsUS cargo carriers fly US Covid-19 vaccine shipments following FDA approval
FedEx, United, American and UPS are among the airlines flying the first wave of US Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses following approval by the US Food and Drug Administration.After months of preparation and close planning with Pfizer, other healthcare companies, and federal and state officials, the first Covid-19 vaccines are now ...
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Forwarding market set to rebound in 2021
The global freight forwarding market experienced its most challenging year to date amid the Covid-19 pandemic, contracting 9% year-on-year. However, it is expected to rebound in the years ahead, according to industry analyst Transport Intelligence (Ti).With promising developments with regard to a Covid-19 vaccine, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ...
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Cost a key factor in environmental modal shift
Maintenance of product quality and cost savings are two key motivating factors behind shippers moves to shift from air to ocean on environmental grounds.Responding to the news that salmon farmer Hiddenfjord had decided to drop airfreight completely on environmental grounds, Cool Chain Association (CCA) board chairman Stavros Evangelakakis said that ...
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NewsRecord cargo volumes for Budapest in November
Photo Budapest Airport Róbert BaranyiBudapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport handled record cargo volumes in November following investment in its BUD Cargo City.Cargo traffic in November was was up by 6.3% year on year to 13,864 tons — a monthly record. Meanwhile, the volume of goods handled over the first 11 ...
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EU reveals no-deal Brexit supply chain contingency plans
The European Union (EU) has revealed its contingency plans to keep transport operations moving in case of a no-deal Brexit.The temporary six-month measures will allow airlines from the UK to operate flights across the bloc, while hauliers will be able to use EU states' roads.The move was welcomed by supply ...
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NewsASL Airlines takes delivery of first B737-800BCF
ASL Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 Boeing converted freighter as part of an order of ten of the aircraft.The B737 (F-HIQB) has entered service for ASL Airlines France, which also operates two passenger B737-800s.The aircraft is the first of 10 Boeing converted freighters announced by Boeing ...
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DHL expands freighter deal with Cargojet
DHL Express has expanded its ACMI deal with lessor Cargojet through the addition of three permanent international routes.The new routes are operated by three dedicated B767-300F Cargojet freighter aircraft between Hamilton, Canada; DHL Express hub in Cincinnati, Ohio; and continuing to Monterrey, Mexico; and the UK.These routes were initially started ...
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Azul offers free Covid-19 vaccine flights in Brazil
Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas is offering Brazilian authorities the free transportation of Covid-19 vaccines across the country using its existing flight network.Azul and Azul Cargo Express offer coverage to 113 cities throughout Brazil utilising Embraer, Airbus, ATR and Cessna aircraft.Azul president John Rodgerson said: “Azul has been serving Brazil ...
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Calls for UK to extend night-time flying provisions for air cargo
Supply chain association Logistics UK has called on the country's government to extend its current provision for night flights until 2024 and beyond.The call to extend provisions follows the launch of a government consultation on night-time flying regulations on December 2.Zoe McLernon, multimodal policy manager at Logistics UK, said: “Air ...
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Honda turns to airfreight as UK box ports face gridlock
Car manufacturer Honda will pause production in the UK and turn to airfreight to get parts into the country as container ports face gridlock.The Japanese firm told the BBC that it will pause production at its Swindon, UK, site today due to a transport-related parts delay that is affecting its ...
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NewsAirfreight rates climb in November while belly capacity grows
The air cargo industry saw rates out of Hong Kong increase in November while the start of December has seen carriers re-introduce belly capacity.November figures from the Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index (BAI) powered by Tac Data show that in November average airfreight rates from Hong Kong to North America ...