All articles by Damian Brett – Page 189
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NewsDB Schenker adds charter flights while high-tech firms turn to airfreight
DB Schenker has expanded its air charter operation as it responds to a tightening of capacity.The German freight forwarder said that its new "global flight operations programme" will connect Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Hong Kong to Chicago and Frankfurt ten times a week with exclusive full charter flights."While scheduled air ...
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NewsCarousel Logistics co-founder and CEO hands over the reins
Carousel Logistics co-founder and chief executive Graham Martin has announced that he will be handing over the reins of the company and moving to a non-executive director position on the firm's strategic board.Former Cardtronics International and WLT Europe chief executive Jonathan Simpson-Dent joins Carousel in September and will take over ...
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NewsWFS expands at OR Tambo as new cargo contracts get underway
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its cargo handling operations at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to accommodate new contracts with Lufthansa and Swiss WorldCargo.WFS has acquired the lease on a further 3,600 m² of warehouse capacity in Johannesburg, purchased additional cargo handling equipment and increased its workforce.The ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn helps transport mobile Covid hospital to Conakry
Chapman Freeborn recently played a role in an operation to transport Covid-19 medical equipment from Johannesburg, South Africa to Conakry, Guinea.The operation saw a mobile hospital designed for the Covid-19 pandemic transported on a B747F aircraft from O.R. Tambo International Airport. The hospital included generators, tents, air filters and medical ...
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Forwarder a. hartrodt to roll out CargoWise platform
Freight forwarder a. hartrodt will roll out the CargoWise platform across its network of more than 100 locations and more than 2,000 logistics team members.The CargoWise system will be implemented to support freight forwarding, customs, warehousing and order management operations. The global rollout in Asia, South and North America, Oceania ...
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UK forwarders concerned about the end of EU transition period
UK forwarders have significant reservations over whether they will have the capacity to handle major changes to the UK’s trading relationship with the European Union (EU) at the start of 2021, according to a survey by UK forwarder association BIFA.In a general question on their understanding of the government’s plans ...
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CCS-UK trials IATA One Record technology
London Heathrow Airport’s air cargo community has ompleted its first trial of IATA’s ONE Record technologies, which aim to replace the legacy Cargo-Imp and XML standards.US application development and data management specialist Nexshore built a ONE Record server based in the UK, to control the storage and transmission of the ...
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NewsST Engineering ramps up A321P2F conversions
Source: ST EngineeringST Engineering’s aerospace unit will more than double the number of Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (A321P2F) conversions annually, amid a surge in demand in the freight market during the coronavirus outbreak.The company confirmed that it is planning to increase conversion capability from nine a year to 25 a year ...
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NewsKorean Air starts cargo operations with B777-300ER preighter
Korean Air has began cargo operations with a freight-optimised Boeing 777-300ER, after it received regulatory approval to modify the popular widebody.The aircraft, registered HL8208, operated its first cargo flight on 8 September, from Seoul Incheon to Columbus, Ohio in the US.The carrier said that Columbus is “an emerging cargo base” ...
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CEVA expands in Latin America with new offices
Freight forwarder CEVA Logistics has opened its own offices in Ecuador and Uruguay as part of a "strategic expansion".The company said that is has been established for many years in both countries through network partnerships and decided to open its own offices in each location to offer customers a "full ...
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Airborne Global Solutions signs B767F deal with Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon has contracted ATSG subsidiary Airborne Global Solutions to operate six of its B767-300 freighters.The freighters will be operated under under an existing crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) agreement.This commitment from Amazon applies to the first six of the twelve B767 freighters that Amazon agreed in May to ...
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FedEx upgrades China cross-border e-commerce export service
FedEx Express has upgraded its cross-border e-commerce export service in southern China as part of a pilot scheme run by China customs.FedEx customers at its Guangzhou and Xiamen gateways can register and system-dock at their local customs offices and will be able to benefit from a simplified declaration process, priority ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo utilises B777 preighters for Onam festival flights
B777-300ER preighterEmirates SkyCargo has flown nine dedicated cargo flights from airports in the state of Kerala ahead of Onam festival celebrations.Between August 20 and 30, the cargo carrier operated nine dedicated cargo flights from Kochi and eight from Thiruvananthapuram carrying fruits, vegetables and flowers.The flights were all carried out using ...
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NewsGROUP7 audited to GDP standards
The GDP team of GROUP7 from left to right: Jasmin Jahres, Radoslaw Kowalczyk, Fabian Lechner, Michael Wehner, Thomas WiederspahnLogistics firm GROUP7's pharma services have been audited to GDP levels on the back of customer demand.The company said that German testing company DEKRA certified the company's international transport, logistics and e-commerce ...
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NewsForwarder groups from Hong Kong and China team up
The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) and the China International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see them work more closely.The partners said that they would cooperate on a range of issues, increasing commercial opportunities for its respective members ...
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Amazon Air to go it alone with B767-300
Amazon Air looks set to expand operations with its first owned B767-300.The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) register shows that last week Amazon.com Services registered its first aircraft — a B767-300 (N503AZ).It also reserved four other registration numbers, although aircraft have yet to allocated to these numbers, all prime numbers.Up ...
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El Al said to add Dubai to wet-leased 747’s freight network
Israeli flag-carrier El Al appears set to broaden its United Arab Emirates reach through a regular cargo service to Dubai, writes FlightGlobal.Several Israeli media outlets are carrying a statement from El Al that a weekly link to Dubai will be added to the route network of a Boeing 747 freighter ...
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NewsSurvey: Air cargo braces for Covid-19 vaccine capacity constraints
The air cargo industry is expecting to face capacity shortages when a Covid-19 vaccine is developed and needs transporting around the world, according to an Air Cargo News survey.The survey found that 50% of the industry is expecting to face capacity shortages in “certain areas” when a vaccine is released.And ...
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UPS takes delivery of its latest B747 freighter
UPS has taken delivery of its latest B747-8 freighter as it continues to expand its all-cargo fleet.The aircraft (N622UP) is the express carrier's 17th of the type with 12 more due to be delivered to the express giant.UPS said that it expects to take delivery of three more of the ...
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Airports and airlines call for an extension to slot rule waiver
Airline and airport groups have teamed up to call on the European Commission to extend the slot waiver system over the winter season.ACI EUROPE, Airlines for Europe, Airlines International Representation in Europe, IATA and the European Association of Slot Coordinators have agreed to abide by a set of conditions under ...