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NewsWFS achieves IATA CEIV at new Paris pharma centre
WFS Paris Pharma CentreGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its new €10m pharma centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.Opened in September last year, the 2,400 sq m centre is the only dedicated facility at the airport and almost 30 airlines and ...
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Logistics firm PML achieves food safety standard
Perishables logistics firm PML has achieved a rating of AA+ under the new BRC Global Standard Issue 8 for Food Safety.The Heathrow-headquartered firm said that in order to achieve the standard an in-depth audit was carried out over two days.The updated BRC Global Standard for Food Safety takes into consideration ...
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Reports re-emerge suggesting Swissport is up for sale
Reports have re-emerged suggesting that cargo handler Swissport is up for sale.Reuters reports that the handler's owner, China-based conglomerate HNA, is looking to offload Swissport at a discount in order to raise cash and cut debts.It is suggested that buyout firms Apollo Global Management and Cerberus, and asset manage Brookfield ...
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Swissport selects Lödige to carry out cargo handling at Frankfurt
Lödige Industries is to provide the cargo handling system for Swissport’s new cargo terminal at Frankfurt Cargo City Süd.The Germany-headquartered firm said it has begun production of “a space-saving and fast automated storage and retrieval system for 115 main deck unit load devices (ULDs) over two levels with an upgrade ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo picks WFS at Frankfurt
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is to provide warehouse and cargo handling services for Etihad Cargo at Frankfurt Airport from February 15, 2020.The handler also began serving Etihad Cargo at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in November 2019.In addition to these new contracts, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier has extended its existing cargo ...
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NewsNew digital platform launched for tracking cargo at hubs
A new platform that claims to allow freight forwarders, airlines, and ground handlers to get hands-free visibility of cargo and automate their warehouse operations has been launched.The Cargocast platform tracks each cargo piece using RFID, pinpointing cargo in a warehouse within 2 ft radius."Using this location data, processes that previously ...
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NewsSwissport wins Air Tanzania hub contract
Swissport has secured a hub management contract for Air Tanzania’s operations at Dar Es Salaam and Kilimanjaro airportsThe new agreement with the east African flag carrier includes airport ground services, air cargo handling and aviation security.Swissport will provide check-in and gate services, baggage handling, moving of aircraft, cargo loading and ...
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SATS scoops Riyadh cargo terminal contract
Cargo handler SATS Saudi Arabia has won a 25-year cargo terminal concession in King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The Riyadh cargo terminal will be the second cargo operation in Saudi Arabia for SATS, after its first win in King Fahd International Airport in Dammam in 2016.Construction of ...
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NewsSlot booking helps Liege handler improve truck handling times
Liege Airport Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has reduced its truck handling times through the implementation of a slot booking system from Nallian.LACHS, which handles almost 200,000 tonnes of cargo per year and 150 trucks per day, said that using the system had helped it reduced the average time it takes ...
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NewsSaudia Group launches logistics services for Saudi airports
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia Group) has launched the Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) company, a new division that will provide logistics and ground handling services at Saudi airports.Omar Talal Hariri, SAL chief executive, commented: "SAL will improve the quality of logistics operations and support the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s vision towards ...
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NewsMaestro announces partnership with Emirates Skycargo in Chicago
Emirates SkyCargo has announced that Maestro International Cargo will be one of its new pharma handling partners.At Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Maestro operates a state-of-the-art, three-zone, GDP-certified cooler dedicated to handling pharma products at temperatures ranging from 8 to 25C.Edip Pektas, managing partner of Maestro International Cargo, said: "An airline ...
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NewsEMEA cargo crime on the up as losses hit the €80m mark
Cargo worth more than €80m was stolen from supply chains in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region in the first nine months of 2019, according to the latest data from the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS).Cargo thefts were recorded from all modes of transport ...
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NewsDnata to expand at Heathrow with new cargo facility
AIPUT's proposed new dnata facility at HeathrowAberdeen Standard Investments’ Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has signed a pre-let agreement with dnata for a new cargo facility near Heathrow Airport.The proposed 115,000 sq ft facility at dnata City East has been designed to operate in conjunction with a recently-completed ...
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Foundation stone laid for Swissport cargo facility at Frankfurt
German airport operator Fraport and Swissport Cargo Services have laid the foundation stone for the ground handler’s new airfreight facility at Frankfurt Airport.The new building at CargoCity South will expand Swissport’s handling capacity by almost 50% using a warehouse-concept material handling system that allows containers and pallets to be stored ...
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NewsNew study to monitor horse wellbeing in air travel
Signing event in BudapestCHAMP Cargosystems is partnering with the Animal Transport Association (ATA) and data logger supplier Arioneo in a study to monitor horses' wellbeing while they are travelling by air.The study will provide scientific data that will not only make it possible to better understand shipping-related incidents, but will ...
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BCube implements Cargospot Handling at Ostend
Italian cargo handler BCube has implemented CHAMP’s Cargospot Handling solution to support its operations at Ostend–Bruges airport in Belgium, the first station outside of Italy for BCube.CHAMP said that Cargospot Handling is "a sophisticated and comprehensive cargo operations and terminal management system that is straightforward and efficient for ground handlers ...
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NewsWFS scoops Cape Town cargo deal from United
United Airlines has awarded cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with the contract to handle cargo in Cape Town on the first-ever nonstop service from a US carrier between New York/Newark and the South African city.WFS in Cape Town has been awarded a three-year contract by United Airlines to serve ...
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NewsCelebi announces new chief executive Delhi Cargo Terminal Management
Burak KurtGround handler Celebi has appointed Burak Kurt as chief executive of Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India.Kurt, who took up the new role on November 4, previously held the position regional director – Istanbul at Celebi Hava Servisi."Burak is bringing vast amount of cargo as well as ground handling ...
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RIOgaleão Cargo achieves IATA CEIV re-certification
Rio de Janeiro's RIOgaleão Cargo has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification.With its first certification in 2016, RIOgaleão became the only airport in the Americas to possess the CEIV Pharma from IATA.The re-certification confirms that the airport's cargo operations have maintained the good practices adopted in the pharmaceutical terminal, infrastructure and ...
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NewsHactl beats its own record for freighters handled in 24-hour period
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has announced that it recently (November 3) handled 104 freighters in 24 hours – breaking its previous record of 102 freighters, set on November 5, 2017.Hactl said its new IT system and airside management app have increased its efficiency and productivity. It is ...