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NewsAirBridgeCargo reconfirms compliance with Cargo iQ’s quality standards
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has passed its second audit, reconfirming its compliance with the quality standards of IATA interest group Cargo iQ.During a two-day inspection of its operations in Moscow, the Russian airline was measured against a series of KPIs to guarantee that its services conform to the highest industry quality ...
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NewsUPDATE Lufthansa Cargo: airfreight boom comes to an end
Lufthansa Cargo has warned that the airfreight boom of the last two years has come to an end after reporting an increase in profits last year.The carrier generated over €2.7bn in revenue and a profit of €268m (adjusted EBIT) in 2018, the second-highest result in the German flag-carrier‘s history, on ...
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NewsEnvirotainer's Mumbai station is open for business
Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has added a Mumbai station to its network in support of its RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers.Mumbai (BOM) is the 32nd station in the Envirotainer network to carry its flagship RAP e2 solution, an advanced temperature-controlled air cargo container.Suat Toh, Envirotainer head of sales ...
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CMA CGM nears 90% of voting rights in CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics is likely to de-list from the SIX Swiss Exchange later this year after confirming media reports that French shipping group CMA CGM is on course to control almost 90% of the voting rights in the supply chain company.Switzerland-based CEVA said that a SFr30 per share public tender offer ...
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NewsE-commerce and specialist products can 'cushion' air cargo in economic downturns
Glyn HughesGrowing e-commerce volumes and specialist high value products such as pharma and perishables provide a “cushion” and “in-built resilience” for air cargo in times of global economic downturns.IATA Cargo boss Glyn Hughes, speaking after the three-day World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Singapore, said that there was a mood of ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo: airfreight boom comes to an end
Lufthansa Cargo has warned that the airfreight boom of the last two years has come to an end after reporting an increase in profits last year.The carrier generated over €2.7bn in revenue and a profit of €268m (adjusted EBIT) in 2018, the second-highest result in the German flag-carrier‘s history, on ...
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Rhenus buys Canada's Rodair
Germany’s Rhenus Group has acquired Canadian logistics provider Rodair. The acquisition, terms were not disclosed, is subject to approval by the relevant authorities.The core business activities at Toronto-headquarter Rodair involve international freight forwarding, project logistics, courier, warehousing and distribution, 3PL services, and e-commerce solutions.The company, founded in 1996, has business ...
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NewsAir Cargo Europe: Airfreight getting data to really take off
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one solution for the air cargo industry as it addresses the growth of e-commerce and a workforce skills shortage.Other solutions include further automation in the supply chain and greater use of data from the Internet of Things.These are among the topics that will be discussed during ...
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BIFA continues to prepare for a no-deal Brexit
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising its members to continue preparing for a no-deal Brexit departure on March 29, "until further clarity is obtained".BIFA offered this advice “while the UK government keeps working, pushing and grinding on to try again to make the case for its Brexit compromise, ...
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NewsKLM participates in panda project
Red pandasKLM has flown two young red pandas from Edinburgh to Amsterdam as part of a conservation project to help secure the future of the species.Pokhara and Shimla, twin brothers, travelled from their first home at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highlands Wildlife Park in Inverness to Gaia Zoo ...
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NewsAlberto Nobis heads up DHL Express Europe
DHL has named Alberto Nobis chief executive of DHL Express Europe, confirming that he joined the DHL Express global management board on January 1.Nobis held the position of global chief financial officer at DHL Express from 2009 to 2012 before returning to his home country as chief executive DHL Express ...
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NewsAir France KLM Cargo signs up for IATA’s new DG AutoCheck
Marcel de Nooijer, executive vice president, Air France KLM Cargo (left) and Alexandre de Juniac, IATA director general and CEOAir France KLM Cargo (AFKL Cargo) has become the first airline group to adopt IATA’s Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments.“DG AutoCheck provides a digital ...
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NewsHeppner and Gebrüder Weiss form partnership
Image: ShutterstockHeppner has formed a strategic partnership with the Air & Sea division of Gebrüder Weiss, in order to expand its forwarding and customs services in France and beyond.This means Heppner has dropped its 20 year partnership with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics as Valentin Jung, head of Heppner’s Air & Sea ...
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NewsDeutsche Post DHL Group partners Austrian Post
Austrian Post will deliver parcels sent by DHL customers to Austria under a new agreement signed with Deutsche Post DHL Group.The long-term partnership, which is still subject to review by the German and Austrian competition authorities, has no impact on the group’s business activities in international express, freight transport and ...
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AA keeping it cool with Jettainer
American Airlines has signed up with Jettainer’s Cool Management service to run its entire fleet of reefer containers.The airline now has access to Jettainer's own Cool Center of Excellence in Abu Dhabi, which is specifically responsible for managing temperature-controlled ULDs. The Cool Management service includes the leasing, managing, positioning and ...
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No Deal Brexit will push logistics cost up between 5%-35%, warn shippers
Slipping to a No Deal Brexit, and reverting to complicated WTO rules and tariffs, would impose additional costs of between 5% and 35% on the UK's supply chain, warn representatives of the UK's leading logistics organisations.Shippers and hauliers as well as the industry's trade association FTA, which represents more than ...
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Emirates adds second daily flight to London Stansted
Emirates is introducing a second daily passenger service from Dubai to London Stansted in July. It will also be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, doubling the daily cargo capacity offered by Emirates SkyCargo to 40 tonnes each way.Beginning 1 July, the first daily flight from Dubai to London Stansted will ...
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NewsUnilode closer to digitalising its ULD fleet
Unilode has taken a major step towards digitalising its entire ULD fleet after developing an integrated digital solution in partnership with Palnet.The solution minimises the risk of damage or loss of the digital tag and does not obstruct daily operations or interfere with pallet stacking, say the companies.Unilode is a ...
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NewsBauckham returns to Air Charter Service as Brexit consultant
Tony BauckhamAir Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran and its former chief executive, Tony Bauckham, as Brexit consultant.ACS chief executive Justin Bowman commented: “As Brexit consultant, Tony has been reporting directly to the ACS group board and will be working with the business to ensure our internal systems are ...
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NewsInflatable ULD launched at WCS 2019
VRR will present the concept model of its inflatable AKE container concept at World Cargo Symposium in Singapore today (Tuesday).The Dutch aviation engineering and manufacturing company says the product, named Air5, is the first ever inflatable solution for ULDs (Unit Load Devices) on the market and could help reduce costs ...