All Europe Articles – Page 39
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Leipzig/Halle outlines expansion plans
Germany’s Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) has a clear strategic plan to increase its cargo footprint, with a €500m investment package for expansion that includes a second Cargo City.The hub, which saw a 7.2% rise in cargo volumes to just over 1.2m tonnes in 2018, already has integrator DHL as a major ...
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Silkway West Airlines targets seafood market with Oslo freighter
Silkway West Airlines will inaugurate a freighter service between Avinor Oslo Airport and its Baku hub later this week as it targets the growing Norwegian seafood market.The weekly service will launch on Friday (September 27) and will utilise a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The airline's commercial director for Europe Riad Fataliyev said: ...
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NewsJähn to replace Ogiermann as head of CargoLogic Germany
Johannes Jähn will replace Ulrich Ogiermann as the managing director of CargoLogic Germany (CLG), reports Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.Jähn has been involved in Leipzig/Halle-based CLG's business since mid-August and since September 19, he has officially held the position of managing director.It is not his first position based at ...
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NewsLarsen steps down as DSV chairman
Kurt K. Larsen has today resigned as chairman and board member of fast-growing Danish logistics giant DSV, having been a pivotal figure in the development of the acquisitive forwarder which recently completed its merger with Panalpina.Thomas Plenborg, the newly-elected chairman of the DSV board, said: "Throughout 30 years, Kurt K. ...
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NewsHogg appointed MD of Unsworth
UK-based family-owned forwarder Unsworth has appointed Richard Hogg as its new managing director to “unleash a new type of digital forwarder”.Established in 1974 and now wholly owned by Geoff and Kathy Hogg, Unsworth is today one of the UK’s largest privately held forwarders.Graduating from Durham University with a BSc in ...
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Kuehne+Nagel launches low carbon transport programme
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has launched a Net Zero Carbon programme that will aim to reduce the environmental impact of supply chains.The Switzerland-headquartered company said it had launched the programme to proactively address the CO2 footprint of the transportation performed by suppliers such as airlines, shipping lines and haulage firms.K+N will ...
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British Airways pilots call off next week's strike action
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) yesterday called off a strike - over pay and conditions - scheduled for September 27.BALPA said strikes that took place on September 9 and 10 had "demonstrated the anger and resolve of pilots"."It was now time for a period of reflection before the dispute ...
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European hubs see cargo volume declines narrow in July
Declines in cargo traffic at European airports narrowed in July, but volumes were still down on a year earlier.Statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes declined by 2.3% year on year in July, with European Union (EU) airports registering a 3.1% drop-off and non-EU hubs reporting ...
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Lufthansa Cargo blacklisting move highlights the challenge of DG shipments
OPINION: Lufthansa Cargo temporarily blacklisted a manufacturer and two forwarders following an incident at Hong Kong International Airport.The shipper is a Chinese vape manufacturer, which suggests that the incident was related to the Lithium-ion batteries used in vapes.Lufthansa has not released any details of the issue and stated that it ...
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NewsVenter to head DHL supply chain
Hendrik VenterHendrik Venter has been appointed as the new chief executive DHL Supply Chain for mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa, from October 1. He will succeed Oscar de Bok, who takes over as board member for DHL Supply Chain at Deutsche Post DHL Group.Venter has held positions at DHL ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo and CargoLogicAir put capacity on cargo.one platform
Jonathan Celetaria (Sales Director, Europe, AirBridgeCargo Airlines), Moritz Claussen (Founder and Managing Director, cargo.one)AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) have gone live with the first bookings on cargo.one following the June announcement of their partnership with the digital platform.The two freighter operators’ capacities are available online for general and premium services ...
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NewsCargoLogic Germany ready to go as AOC confirmed
After a protracted process, the CargoLogic Germany team is ready to goThe German civil aviation authority has confirmed CargoLogic Germany (CLG)’s Air Operator Certificate and the new carrier is now ready to start commercial operations.The Leipzig-Halle-based carrier said it would initially focus on providing short-term capacity across Europe but aimed ...
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Heathrow trucking system launches automatic shipment updates
A community data system that aims to speed up delivery and collections at Heathrow Airport has been updated to provide users with automatic shipment status updates.Two users of CCS-UK's advance information system (AIS) collaborated with the organisation and its user group to produce a system enhancement that enables them to ...
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NewsDHL opens new freight hub near Hanover airport
Today (September 13) DHL Freight opened a new transhipment hub in the Airport Business Park in Langenhagen, near Hanover, Germany.The 8,700 sq m hub has 86 loading bays where freight for 'Euroconnect' (an all-in-one groupage service) and 'Eurarapid' (a premium one day service) is sorted and dispatched by approximately 290 ...
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UK freight group urges government to push on with Heathrow expansion
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the country's government to push ahead with the expansion of Heathrow Airport as the IAG Group continues to express its concerns about the cost of the project and environmental groups plan to up their protests.The FTA said that an expanded Heathrow is ...
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Turkish Cargo renews CEIV Pharma to 2022
Turkish Cargo has extended the validity period of its IATA CEIV Pharma certificate to 2022.The airline first achieved the certification in 2016, but needed to be re-audited in order to extend its validity for a further three years.In order to achieve re-certification, which applies to both the airline and its ...
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Time:matters expands dangerous goods services in ten markets
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters is now offering urgent transportation of dangerous goods.The expansion of services means that the company can now facilitate the transportation of time-critical goods in hazard classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9."With this new offering, the company is meeting the demands of industries that ...
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Kalitta Air could be forced to quit Schiphol freighter flights
US all-cargo carrier Kalitta Air may have to axe its operations to Schiphol airport after 15 years as a result of capacity shortages at the Dutch hub.In a Department of Transportation (DoT) filing, the airline hit out at the "domination" of the Dutch airport by members of the Sky Team ...
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IAG Cargo operations hit as BA pilot strikes enter second day
The British Airways pilot strike has entered its second day, resulting in the cancellation of around 1,700 flights and severe disruption to cargo services over the two-day period.The industrial action over pay and conditions started at midnight on Sunday and is expected to end midnight on Tuesday. Further strikes are ...
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Airfreight rates on key routes tumble in August
Airfreight rates on the major transpacific and Asia-Europe routes began to come under severe pressure in August as demand declines increasingly take their toll on pricing.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average prices on services from Hong Kong to North America slipped by 16.9% year on year to ...