All Europe Articles – Page 53
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DSV move for Panalpina could spark 'bidding war' for forwarder
Consultant Transport Intelligence (Ti) has suggested that DSV's move to purchase Panalpina could spark a 'bidding war' for the forwarder that could price the Danish company out of the running.In its latest market round-up, Ti took a closer look at the potential outcome of DSV's $4bn offer to purchase Panalpina.Practice ...
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Air Cargo Global launches Oslo seafood freighter
Slovakian all-cargo carrier Air Cargo Global has launched a B747F service between Oslo Airport and Tianjin Binhai International to cater for seafood demand.The service will operate twice weekly, departing from Avinor operated Oslo Airport on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7.15am, but the airline hopes to eventually add extra flights."We aim ...
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CargoLogicGermany targets 10 aircraft fleet in three years as it takes delivery of its first B737F
CargoLogicGermany has today taken delivery of its first aircraft – a Boeing 737-400F – and revealed it plans to expand its fleet to 10 aircraft within three years.The aircraft arrived at the new airline’s Leipzig-Halle hub at 14:00 local time. The arrival of a second aircraft is expected over the ...
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European cargo monthly: Growth slows in 2018
Major European cargo airlines saw freight traffic growth slow in 2018 in line with the general market slowdown.The monthly data from European airlines show that in 2018 both Air France KLM and Lufthansa saw their cargo volumes grow at lower levels than the previous year, while IAG registered a decline.The ...
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Strong cargo growth for Brussels Airport in 2018
Brussels Airport saw 2018 cargo volumes grow by 7.5% over prior year to reaching 731.600 tons, helped by an increase in trucked freight and a boom in the Latin America markets.Said a spokesperson: “This is a very nice result and makes us very happy. But even more interesting is to ...
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European Commission 'infringed' UPS' rights by blocking TNT takeover
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the European Commission in Brussels infringed UPS’ rights when it stopped the US express parcel and logistics giant from buying TNT Express in 2013 for €2.2bn.A UPS spokesperson confirmed that UPS was proceeding with the process of suing the commission for ...
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K+N warns of chaos risk with a "disorderly Brexit"
Kuehne + Nagel International (K+NI) has warned that a “disorderly Brexit is the worst solution” and will impose “massive restrictions on the exchange of goods between the European Union (EU) and the UK".Detlef Trefzger, chief executive of Switzerland-based K+N, issued his warning in response to last night’s House of Commons ...
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Europe's airports register a cargo decline for the first time in three years
The slowdown in cargo demand growth began to bite at European airports in November as hubs in the region recorded a decline in volumes for the first time in three years.The latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that the region’s airports recorded a year-on-year decline in cargo ...
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AEI to provide Germany's Royal Aero with a converted B737-400 freighter
Passenger to freighter conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) is to provide Germany-based aviation trading company Royal Aero with a B737-400SF.The aircraft will commence modification next week at Commercial Jet’s Alabama facility, and the converted freighter will be redelivered to Royal Aero in May 2019. This will be Royal Aero’s ...
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Turkish Cargo joins the Animal Transportation Association
Turkish Cargo has joined the Animal Transportation Association (ATA), which promotes the transport of live animals in secure and ideal conditions.ATA's membership includes airlines, freight forwarders, marine companies, public institutions, universities, research agencies, animal breeders and veterinarians. It supports regulations on the international transportation requirements for live animals.The airline also ...
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Time and road haulage permits in short supply for the UK's RFS sector in a no-deal Brexit looms
UK based airfreight road feeder operators have until the end of this week to apply for international road haulage permits that allow them to transport goods into the European Union's (EU) 27 member states after a no-deal Brexit.The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK warns that the number of ...
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Heathrow registers slight increase in cargo demand in 2018
The UK's busiest cargo airport Heathrow registered a 0.1% increase in cargo volumes last year with North American cargo leading the way.The London hub processed 1.7m tonnes of cargo last year, with North American volumes making up 600,000 tonnes and Asia Pacific second with 510,000 tonnes.While the improvement is down ...
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Management reorganisation at Air Atlanta Icelandic to focus on fleet renewal
Air Atlanta Icelandic has announced organisational changes as the ACMI and charter airline focuses on a fleet growth and renewal strategy.Hannes Hilmarsson, Air Atlanta’s chief executive since 2006, will assume a new role as the executive chairman of Air Atlanta Icelandic and managing director of Air Atlanta’s sister company, Northern ...
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Liege records 21.5% surge in 2018 cargo volumes
Liege Airport, the Belgian cargo hub, handled 870,644 tonnes in 2018, a 21.5% surge over the previous year.Said Luc Partoune, Liege Airport chief executive: “This is a new record. Since Liege Airport was established in 1990, we have never achieved such a level of tonnage. This confirms we are on ...
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New powers for UK Police to restrict illegal drone use
Britain’s police forces are to receive tough new powers to curb the illegal use of drones following December’s shutdown of Gatwick Airport when drones were spotted near the UK hub’s runway.The minister in charge at the Department for Transport (DfT), transport secretary Chris Grayling, said today in a statement: “The ...
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UK prepares for "very significant" disruption on ferry routes after a Hard-Brexit
The UK government has warned of “very significant” disruption on Dover Straits ferry routes if additional customs checks are introduced at French ports Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk in the event of a hard Brexit, when Britain leaves the European Union on March 29.A statement from Chris Grayling, the secretary of ...
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Whale I never, Cargolux: Shifting to the dock of a bay for a pair of little belugas
Cargolux will sponsor a B747 freighter flight to help relocate two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, 6,000 miles from China to Iceland in the spring of 2019.The complex journey will see the whales move from Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai via land, air and sea to a large ...
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Hong Kong and Brussels airports launch pharma corridor
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Brussels Airport have launched an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor for temperature-sensitive medicines that will pioneer a global network of specialist pharma corridors.Pharma shipments travelling the Hong Kong-Brussels airports corridor will be handled in strict compliance with the CEIV Pharma standards and carried by CEIV ...
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Atran adds fourth B737 freighter
Atran Airlines has marked the start of the new year by taking delivery of a Boeing 737-400 BCF, enlarging its fleet to four freighters.The additional aircraft will "support the carrier’s growing volumes, especially e-commerce shipments which now constitute a major part of Atran’s traffic".The B737-400 BCF will be deployed on ...
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Full opening of Istanbul's new airport pushed back to March 3
This week’s full opening of the new Istanbul Airport for passenger flights has been delayed for the second time, until March 3, according to press reports.Turkish Airlines and other carriers were scheduled to launch passenger services at the final phase €10.5bn hub on Tuesday after a mass migration of airline ...