All Europe Articles – Page 73
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BARIG intensifies cooperation with Zeitfracht
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) and Zeitfracht Luftfahrt are to "intensify their cooperation" in air cargo and logistics as part of a partnership agreed at this year's World Cargo Symposium in Dallas in March.BARIG, which represents the interests of around 100 national and international airlines, said that ...
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CEVA listing to take place on May 4
CEVA Logistics has announced its listing on the Swiss stock exchange will begin on May 4 and the company looks to raise around Sfr1.2bn.The all-primary share listing, which was announced earlier this month, will have a wide price spread of between Sfr27.50 and Sfr52.50.Initially, the forwarder had been hoping to ...
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Second UK enterprise award for Peli BioThermal team
Temperature controlled packaging specialist Peli BioTherma has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.The company is celebrating its second consecutive Queen’s Award win, adding to last year’s award for innovation for its Chronos Advance.The new award recognises Peli BioThermal’s export expertise, which has seen overseas sales grow by ...
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Volga-Dnepr to withdraw from An-124 freighter uplift contract for western military
Russia-based freighter aircraft group Volga-Dnepr has served notice that it is to quit the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) contract which provides airlift for European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries.Two Antonov 124-100 aircraft, one each from Moscow-based Volga-Dnepr and Antonov SALIS, a subsidiary of Ukraines' Antonov ...
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Turkish to launch weekly Brussels freighter
Turkish Airlines Cargo is adding Belgium's Brussels airport to its European network with a weekly Airbus A310 freighter, starting on April 28.The new direct call, linking to the carrier's Istanbul hub, has been announced to the freight forwarding community, with details of flight TK6338 which will depart Brussels at 21.55 ...
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Record cargo first quarter for Leipzig/Halle airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 298,500 tonnes of airfreight in the first three months of 2018, a 12.3% increase on same period last year.The German gateway, and Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub, handled about 107,500 tonnes in March, setting another monthly record.Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 1.14m tonnes of airfreight in 2017, a 8.2% rise ...
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Container shipping giant to invest in 25% CEVA stake
Container shipping giant CMA CGM has reached an agreement to purchase a 25% stake in freight forwarder CEVA Logistics.To obtain its share, the world’s third largest box carrier will subscribe to a convertible bond offering of between Sfr380m and Sfr450m.These securities will be convertible into common shares subject to obtaining ...
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dnata UK achieves GDP certification
Ground handler dnata UK has been awarded certification for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA).The UK MHRA granted dnata full Wholesaler Dealer Authorisation (WDA) after it completed the organisation’s Good Distribution Programme, while simultaneously investing in pharma handling technology at several ...
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Nordic seafood market booms as another operator considers a freighter service
The continued growth of seafood volumes in the Nordics is pushing more companies to consider launching direct freighter services to the region.The latest company to study the potential for a freighter service is Saudia Airlines Cargo, which is holding meetings over the coming days with potential customers regarding the possibility ...
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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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CargoLogicAir "totally committed" to British air operator certificate (AOC)
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the UK-registered freighter operator, intends to keep flying the British flag and retaining its UK air operator certificate (AOC).David Kerr, chief executive of the Stansted-based airline, said: "As the UK’s leading all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir, remains totally committed to its British AOC and to supporting the UK Government’s forward-looking ...
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Air France seeks to end strike impasse
Air France management said on 10 April that it had offered trade unions multi-year pay negotiations between 2019 and 2021 in an effort to find a solution to ongoing strikes that have been disrupting flights over the past few days.The carrier said it had offered general salary increases for 2018, ...
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Another KOG for Rhenus’s project forwarding machine
German-owned forwarder Rhenus has rebranded recently-acquired KOG Worldwide as Rhenus Project Logistics following completion of integration with the parent company.Rhenus’s project arm now has 24 companies in 20 countries including Europe, Asia North Africa and North America and has recently opened new sites in Chicago, Bremen and Tashkent.Managing director of ...
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DHL Global Forwarding adds start-up helpdesk
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a helpdesk in Berlin that is aims to meet the specific needs of start-ups.The forwarder said the new helpdesk will assist new and expanding start-up companies in the areas of logistics and supply chain development in and beyond Germany.“Our customer base of start-ups with global ...
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European airports continue to report cargo growth in February
European airports saw cargo demand increase again in February, although there was a slowdown on growth levels recorded in January.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that freight demand increased by 5.7% year on year in February, down on January’s 8.7% uptick.This slowdown was to be expected ...
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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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IAG confirms interest in Norwegian takeover
International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed its interest in Norwegian Air Shuttle and added that it had established a position in the airline.IAG said that it has acquired a 4.6% ownership position in the airline. The minority investment is intended to establish a position from which to initiate discussions with ...
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Peil BioThermal adds new European ULD rental service drop points
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has added 13 new European drop points.The drop points, located within Rhenus Logistics global network, further the expansion of Peli BioThermal’s Crēdo on Demand rental programme by providing additional points of return for reusable shipping assets.Dominic Hyde, Peli BioThermal’s vice president of Crēdo on ...
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LATAM Cargo spreads its wings in Europe as it looks to avoid airport congestion
LATAM Cargo has added new B767 freighter services from South America to Brussels and Madrid in order to meet growing demand and avoid congestion at European airports.The airline said that following the launch of the new services it will offer calls at four European airport destinations instead of two previously ...
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Swissport defers IPO plan
Swissport Group has announced that it will defer its plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on SIX Swiss Exchange.In a short investor announcement, the ground handler, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA, said that it had decided to delay the listing of its shares as a result of current ...