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NewsSwissport's 'excellent' 2018 saw cargo revenues up by 6.5%
Swissport reported an “excellent year” in 2018 as the ground handler saw total group revenues surge by 6.7% to just under €3bn, with revenues in air cargo handling rising by 6.5% to €560m.The Switzerland-based company, whose parent is China’s HNA Group, recorded 2018 operating EBITDA of €273.2m, an increase of ...
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Northern UK airports can become the 'beating heart' of regional development
Northern UK airports can become the ‘beating heart’ of regional development to establish global connectivity for the Northern Powerhouse project as an investment alternative to London in a post-Brexit world.Business and civic leaders from the north of the UK will make this call for a UK government commitment during an ...
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NewsDB Schenker renews with CHAMP for Traxon cargoHUB
L-R: CHAMP's head of sales - distribution services, Laurent Jossa, with Lothar Moehle, DB Schenker's director AVSEC + governance,Freight forwarder DB Schenker has renewed its agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for the airfreight IT provider's Traxon cargoHUB.CHAMP will continue to use the host-to-host solution for automated electronic data exchange, which ...
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NewsHamburg airport to pilot FAIR@Link cargo community system
L-R: Alexander Müller, head of cargo at Hamburg Airport, and Dirk Gladiator, proxy holder at DakosyHamburg Airport is one of the first in Germany to introduce the FAIR@Link Air Cargo Community System from software developer Dakosy at its cargo centre.The pilot project is planned to start this week at the ...
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NewsAlha takes over Verona airport cargo warehousing
Italy's Alha Group has taken over all airport cargo warehouse activities in Verona Valerio Catullo Airport from the current service provider, Verona Cargo.Lorenzo Schettini, chief executive of Alha, said that the company is opening new stations and is currently focused on the Italian North-East, adding: "Online activities in the new ...
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NewsDigital freight platform Saloodo! now available for customers in the Middle East
Deutsche Post DHL Group logistics startup Saloodo! is expanding its digital road freight matching platform to the UAE and plans to serve customers throughout the Middle East.Launched in Europe two years ago, Saloodo! now has a customer base of over 18,000 shippers and 7,000 transport providers, with more than 250,000 ...
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NewsAirfreight market slowdown hits AF-KLM's 2019 first quarter revenues
Air France KLM cargo volumes in the first quarter of 2019 remained static at 270,000 tons, unchanged from the same three months of last year.The latest financial report from the European carrier said that the effect on volumes is visible across the airfreight market, due to "economic slowdown, political uncertainties ...
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines is the wizard of Oz for 80 tons of energy equipment
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported 80 tons of energy equipment from Germany to Australia for General Electric to support the construction of a 32-turbine renewable energy wind farm.A 36-ton wind turbine hub, four metres in length, and three 12.6-ton generators were positioned inside the Antonov 124-100 freighter at Cologne-Bonn airport using ...
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NewsLOT Polish Airlines in pharma focus for Central and Eastern Europe
LOT Polish Airlines is on course to achieve its IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification by October this year and in a separate development has already adopted the airline association’s Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG Autocheck).LOT cargo director Michał Grochowski said: “As a result, and thanks to its modern fleet and growing flight ...
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High Court dismisses legal challenges to Heathrow's third runway
The High Court in London has ruled against campaigners challenging the legality of the UK government’s decision to allow a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The challenges were from a coalition of objectors including the Mayor of London.Caroline Russell, chair of the London Assembly Environment Committee, said: “Although the Government’s ...
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NewsFirst glimpse of latest Cargolux B747F
Cargolux's official twitter account gave the air cargo industry a first glimpse of its latest Boeing 747 freighter yesterday (see second image below).The B747-400F aircraft (OO-THB) was pictured at Luxembourg ahead of its transportation to Malta to have the Cargolux livery added.The aircraft is one of three B747Fs that will ...
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Peter Gerber: A pragmatist's market view
Is air cargo’s glass half empty or half full? Industry pundits can sample a heady statistical cocktail of declining global volumes and load factors in early 2019, mixed and shaken with US-China tariff tussles and Brexit bungling.But what can we read from those statistics and are they truly indicative of ...
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NewsBolloré opens dedicated aerospace warehouse in Hamburg
Bolloré Logistics has opened a dedicated aerospace warehouse in Hamburg, "strategically located" next to the German city's port.The 7,000 sq m aerospace facility is also a few kilometers from the production sites of major aircraft manufacturers and OEM suppliers.A spokesperson for the French forwarder said: "Thanks to direct access to ...
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NewsDSV expects Panalpina deal to complete in Q3 as profits rise
DSV expects to close its takeover of Panalpina by the end of the third quarter of this year.In its first quarter results, Denmark-based freight forwarder DSV revealed its expected timeline for its $4.6bn takeover of Panalpina.In May, DSV will file its planned share purchase with the relevant authorities, announce its ...
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NewsCEVA airfreight volumes fall in Q1, management changes after CMA CGM takeover
CEVA Logistics saw a decline in airfreight volumes during the first quarter of 2019 and the parent group has announced a series of top management changes in line with the takeover by French shipping giant CMA CGM.Air cargo volumes in the first quarter fell 6.9% year-on-year to 100,000 tonnes, mainly ...
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NewsOn message, WiseTech Global acquires Xware
L to R Vlad Bilanovsky (WiseTech), Anders Lyckosköld (Xware), Jonas Ericsson (Xware), Richard White (WiseTech)Logistics software firm WiseTech Global has acquired Xware, a messaging integration provider in Sweden.Xware’s interoperable messaging product, xTrade, is designed to link organisations to their suppliers and partners, allowing them to share information securely.Its products are ...
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NewsEast Midlands Airport expands space for freighters
East Midlands Airport (EMA) is expanding the apron space for freighter aircraft as the UK cargo hub prepares for increased volumes driven by the e-commerce boom.The airport, whose freighter airline customers include Fed Ex/TNT, UPS and Royal Mail, is improving its infrastructure so that aircraft can load and unload more ...
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NewsSilva is the new managing director for Dachser's European Logistics Iberia
Celestino Silva, Dachser managing director, European Logistics IberiaCelestino Silva will take over as managing director of Dachser’s European Logistics (EL) Iberia business unit.He succeeds Juan Quintana, who has opted to leave the freight forwarder to pursue new professional opportunities.Silva began his career at Azkar—the predecessor of Dachser EL Iberia—over 20 ...
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NewsBudapest Airport strengthens logistics links with Chinese hubs
L-R: René Droese, Péter Szijjártó and Wang ZhendongBudapest Airport will cooperate with two Chinese cargo hubs, Xi’an Xianyang and Zhengzhou international airports, to develop the Hungarian gateway into a major central and eastern European distribution base for Chinese goods.This was the main goal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed ...
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Traditional forwarder systems designed to be secure, not to share data
If the future is all about data sharing and transparency, then traditional freight forwarder IT systems are not the natural place to start, according to Moritz Claussen, co-founder of online booking platform cargo.one.“They were designed to be secure, not to share data,” he explained to delegates at the Air Cargo ...