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Forwarders look to secure airfreight capacity for busy peak
Freight forwarders are bracing for a busy peak period by securing air cargo capacity under block space (BSA) and ACMI agreements.Speaking shortly after announcing third-quarter results, Panalpina said it expected capacity to be an issue while slot constraints at airports, a veiled reference to the issues at Schiphol, would also ...
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Trinity and Etihad launch B777F to Hanoi from Ohio
Trinity Logistics USA and Etihad Airways have again joined forces to launch a weekly Boeing 777 freighter service between Hanoi in Vietnam and Ohio’s Rickenbacker airport (Columbus) in the US.The US logistics operator and the Middle East carrier already operate a joint twice a week B777F to Asia, from Colombo ...
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Panalpina expects busy peak as airfreight continues to grow
Freight forwarder Panalpina saw airfreight volumes increase by 8% during the third quarter of the year as it prepares for a strong peak season.The Switzerland-based firm saw airfreight volumes increase to 249,000 tonnes during the July-September period compared with 228,000 tonnes for the same period last year.The overall market is ...
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Jetpack flies with B&H Worldwide
B&H Worldwide has been appointed as the global logistics partner for JetPack Aviation, creator of the world's first turbine powered, backpack style JetPack.JetPack Aviation (JPA), a leader in micro Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL), design made aviation history in late 2015 when chief executive David Mayman flew around the ...
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K+N air growth ramps up but margins still under pressure
Double-digit percentage air cargo demand and revenue growth at freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) helped offset margin pressure in the third quarter of the year.The Switzerland-based forwarding giant continued its good run of form in 2017, with third-quarter airfreight demand increasing by 20.6% to 391,000 tonnes, while air revenues were up ...
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European airfreight volumes pick up
According to the latest edition of Danske Bank Markets’ European Freight Forwarding Index, airfreight volumes rose in August when compared with June, reaching 57.This upward trend is expected to continue during September and October, based on the predictions of respondents – who were asked for their current volumes versus two ...
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FTA: ‘no deal’ Brexit checklist
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has issued a checklist of conditions that it believes are essential to keep Britain trading in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit outcome.Following the publication of the UK Government’s White Papers on trading and customs agreements in such a scenario, the FTA’s list ...
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WCA joins forces with Elite Global Logistics Network
Global forwarder network WCA is to acquire a majority interest in Elite Global Logistics Network (EGLN) in a move that is expected to lead to more opportunities for expansion and growth for the combined membership.EGLN president Roy Stapleton, who will remain in post after the acquisition, said: “This new agreement ...
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Air cargo landscape changing but there will always be middlemen
The air cargo landscape is undergoing change with more players seeking to control assets and enter the market, but there will always be a role for the middleman, according to one speaker at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit.Speaking at the two-day conference in Baku, PAS Aviation Logistics managing director Peter ...
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Freight forwarders unconcerned by airline-shipper relationships
Freight forwarders say they are not concerned by airline attempts to bypass them and form direct relationships with shippers.Speaking at the Freighters World conference in Chicago, a panel of freight forwarders responded to a report in the October issue of Air Cargo News that claimed IT solutions and the new ...
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Forwarders' network demands drive new opportunities for all-cargo carriers
Freight forwarder and e-commerce companies’ need to control their transport network is driving demand at all-cargo carriers.Speaking at the Freighters World conference, a panel of all-cargo airline executives discussed future opportunites for freighter operators.One area of opportunity identified by panelists was customers - forwarders and e-commerce companies - wanting freighter ...
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Nippon Express exports up by a fifth
Japanese forwarder Nippon Express said that its airfreight exports in September were 23,258 tons, up 20.5% on the same month of 2016. Total air exports for the six months from April 2017 to September 2017 were 129,785 tons, up 27% on the same period of 2016.Air imports on September 2017 ...
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Airline-shipper relations need rethink, says Unisys expert
Airlines and their customers will have to forge new style alliances, predicts a Unisys industry expert.Venkatesh Pazhyanur, senior industry director of freight solutions at the global IT firm, predicts that there will be strategic alliances between airlines and big-volume shippers such as postal authorities, online retailers, global distributors and supply ...
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Happy return for Seko’s Terry Unrein
Terry Unrein has rejoined Seko Logistics as chief commercial officer, Americas, following a two-and-a-half year spell as Crane Worldwide Logistics’ regional vice president, Pacific West.In his new Seko role, he will be responsible for sales and revenue growth and air and ocean product strategy in the region.A former pro footballer ...
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Bolloré opens Heathrow hub
French-owned forwarder Bolloré Logistics has formally opened its Skyline airfreight hub at London Heathrow Airport.The 80,000 sq ft facility includes 64,000 sq ft of warehouse space, 16,000 sq ft of offices and provides 11,000 sq ft of fully bonded dedicated temperature controlled areas and quarantine and hazardous product zones.Skyline is ...
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Airfreight rates flat in August
Airfreight rates on major east-west traders were largely flat in August, but are expected to have picked up again in September.The latest figures from consultant Drewry’s Sea and Air Shipper Insight show that the average all-in buy rate across 28 major east-west lanes stood at $2.63 per kg in September.This ...
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OPINION: How freight forwarders add value to the logistics chain
Bradley Waller, logistics development manager at Alliance Shipping, argues that airlines cannot duplicate the full range of services provided by freight forwarders to shippers.There have been reports of air cargo carriers plotting to establish direct relationships with importers and exporters so they can by-pass third-party freight forwarding services for the ...
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Germany and Netherlands are next steps in Panalpina perishables empire (updated)
Freight forwarder Panalpina has reached agreement to acquire two more perishables logistics companies, the Cool Chain Group in Germany (CCG) and Interfresh Airfreight Handling, for undisclosed sums.CCG currently has 100 customers and handles around 14,000 tonnes of air freight per year. It parent company, Rungis Express, is to concentrate on ...
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New members for forwarder network
Freight network The WACO System has appointed three new members in Latin America and Africa.Sicarga Panama will cover Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, Gespros will represent Cameroon; and OMA Logistics will represent Senegal.The new members will be officially welcomed during WACO's Extraordinary General Meeting in Macau, China on 23-25 October.Sicarga ...
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Agility wins pharma plaudit
Agility says it has become the first freight forwarder to receive QEP experto accreditation from container specialist Envirotainer for its cold chain management of pharma and life sciences products.Envirotainer’s Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) program evaluates freight forwarders and airline stations and recognizes those able to meet the highest standards.The QEP ...