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NewsKuehne+Nagel Air enhances New York hub
K+N temperature controlled space at JFK facility. Photo: K+NSwiss-headquartered Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its John F. Kennedy International airport (JFK) facility in New York.The forwarder has added a 4,500 sq ft stand-alone, GxP-compliant, temperature-controlled area, and has also extended its existing 78,763sq ft of warehousing at the gateway by 10,000sq ft ...
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NewsTIACA survey reveals growing pressure on sustainability in air cargo
TIACA's latest sustainability survey has revealed a growing focus on sustainability in air cargo but also a gap between the smaller and larger organisations in terms of investment.The survey of more than 280 air cargo professionals - produced in partnership with consultancy Change Horizon - showed that 67% of respondents ...
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NewsQCS and Team Global Logistic to expand reach with merger
Source: QCSQuick Cargo Service and Team Global Logistic will merge their businesses with the aim of expanding the reach of service.The two companies said that union is "poised to enhance service offerings, expand global reach, and deliver unparalleled value to customers worldwide".QCS announced the deal this week and said that ...
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Cathay Cargo and DB Schenker connect through API
DB Schenker and Cathay Cargo have connected their system through an application programming interface (API) that will allow the forwarder to make direct bookings on the airline's flights.The two firms said the connection would allow the forwarder to access Cathay Cargo's Click & Ship booking platform through its in-house system ...
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NewsRock-It Cargo processes first US electronic ATA carnet
Source: Rock-It CargoLive events forwarder Rock-It Cargo has piloted the first US electronic ATA Carnet for the temporary export and import of equipment.The first US eATA Carnet was used to ship microphones, designed by Emmy Award-winning costume designer Perry Meek, from New York JFK to Heathrow for a live events ...
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AfA calls on Biden to improve US airport cargo infrastructure
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) has written to US president Joe Biden to ask for funding to be allocated for the improvement of cargo facilities at the country's airports.In his letter, AfA executive director Brandon Fried said it was disappointing that the recent announcement of $970m in grants for airport ...
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NewsGeodis masters oversize project using Antonov AN-124 freighter
Photo: Geodis.Geodis has completed a complex air cargo transport project featuring oversized thermocompressors that involved 13 flights over seven days using an Antonov AN-124, the world's largest cargo aircraft.The just-in-time logistics operation entailed transporting 249 pieces of oversized, overweight cargo totalling 776 tons and 4,455 cu m to southeast Colombia.Geodis ...
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Airfreight rates slide in line with Lunar New Year holiday demand decline
Airfreight rates began their Lunar New Year holiday decline last week after rising in the first six weeks of the year.The latest figures from TAC Index show that last week overall airfreight rates slipped by 8.2% compared with the week before and are down 21.2% from a year ago."Despite ongoing ...
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NewsAir cargo market shows signs of cooling after busy start to 2024
The latest figures show that the air cargo market is beginning to cool after a brisk start to the year caused by the Red Sea crisis and pre-Lunar New Year (LNY) rush.Figures from analyst WorldACD show that in week six, tonnages out of China declined by 2% compared with the ...
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SGL: Lunar New Year break set to cool "red hot" air cargo market
Scan Global Logistics has described the current airfreight market as "red hot", but it expects the situation to cool now the Lunar New Year holiday in Asia is underway.The forwarder reports that over the last few weeks, there has been a rush in demand ahead of the 14-day Lunar New ...
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NewsE-commerce bolsters Geodis capacity
Geodis is scoping out growth, while keeping hold of its freighter capacity as it benefits from strong e-commerce demand.Geodis will continue with its own-controlled freighter capacity until at least the end of the year.The freight forwarder’s leased Airbus A330-300P2F, operated by London Stansted-headquartered airline Titan Airways, is currently operating between ...
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E-commerce continues to support air cargo growth
E-commerce was a boom vertical in the air cargo industry during the pandemic and demand has been a steady source of growth for airfreight companies since.Ahead of a more in-depth look at how the sector is evolving in our IATA WCS special issue, Air Cargo News spoke to FedEx and ...
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NewsUnsworth adds new UK MD
Thomas Kuehn. Source: UnsworthFreight forwarder Unsworth has appointed Thomas Kuehn as managing director of its UK business as the current incumbent, Richard Hogg, steps up to become group chief executive.Kuehn joins from World Transport Agency where he has been managing director for almost a decade.He also spent ten years at ...
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NewsMaersk weighs up DB Schenker bid
Source: ricochet64/Shutterstock.comShipping giant AP Moller Maersk says it would now consider making an offer for top-4 airfreight forwarder DB Schenker after previously dismissing the idea.Speaking after announcing its fourth-quarter results, chief executive Vincent Clerc said the company had now changed its mind on a possible bid for the forwarder given ...
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NewsGebrüder Weiss continues North American expansion with Cargo-Link deal
Scott Ogden (L), Cargo-Link and Mark McCullough, Gebrüder Weiss. Source: Gebrüder WeissGebrüder Weiss has acquired freight forwarder Cargo-Link as part of efforts to expand its presence in North America.Family-owned Cargo-Link is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and offers air, sea and domestic forwarding services, as well as customs brokerage.As ...
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NewsDHL GF begins construction of Frankfurt Airport airfreight centre
Anke Giesen (left) Fraport, and Tobias Schmidt, DHL. Photo DHLConstruction has begun on DHL Global Forwarding's new airfreight centre at Frankfurt Airport.The forwarder expects to inaugurate the air cargo centre in mid-2025. Fraport, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has leased the property space to DHL Global Forwarding ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo expands online booking offering
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has continued to expand its online booking capabilities by placing its capacity on WebCargo.WebCargo said that its users would now be able to book capacity on the carrier's flights to 30 destinations in the US, India, China, Nigeria, South Africa, and the Caribbean.Virgin Atlantic Cargo managing director ...
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DSV: Red Sea crisis having a limited impact on airfreight
Customers are "buffering up" to combat the impact of the Red Sea crisis and have yet to resort to a major shift to air, according to DSV.Speaking following the announcement of its full-year results, the forwarder's new chief executive Jens Lund explained the steps customers are taking to mitigate the ...
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Geodis sets new emissions reduction targets
Freight forwarder Geodis is targeting a 42% reduction in its own greenhouse gas emissions and a 30% reduction in subcontracted transport emissions.The company said that it would reduce its carbon emissions through the application of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), in compliance with the goal of the Paris Agreement ...
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Red Sea shipping disarray sees Kerry’s air business hot up
There has been much speculation about whether the Red Sea crisis and the consequent rerouting of ships from the Suez Canal in Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa is impacting airfreight and to what extent.Some airlines and forwarders have said they are receiving more interest from shippers, ...