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Hactl to handle Air Belgium's cargo in Hong Kong
Newly-launched carrier Air Belgium has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) to handle cargo for its new service.Air Belgium started twice-weekly Charleroi (‘Brussels South’) to Hong Kong services on June 4, using A340-300 passenger aircraft with about 14 tonnes’ cargo capacity per flightHactl is providing the airline with ...
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WFS signs contracts in the US with five major airlines
Five global airlines have signed up for more Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) passenger, ramp and cargo handling services in the US.WOW Air has chosen WFS to provide ramp, passenger and cargo services for its three Airbus A330-300 flights each week from Dallas/Fort Worth to Keflavik International Airport, serving Iceland’s capital ...
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Dnata scoops new Egyptair Cargo handling deal in Dubai
Egyptair Cargo has awarded dnata with the cargo handling contract for its freighter service calling at Dubai World Central (DWC).The deal will see dnata provide the airline with cargo handling services from its facility at DWC.Egyptair will initially operate one cargo flight a week between Dubai and Cairo using an ...
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Swissport to study blockchain benefits for cargo
Swissport is to study the benefits of blockchain for its cargo handling business.The company is launching a blockchain pilot phase with Olam, a non-profit foundation dedicated to developing an open-source platform for supply chain partners.Blockchain creates a digital record of every transaction made in a decentralised and secure way using ...
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Airfreight KPIs set to feature in business contracts
Air cargo’s emerging key performance indicators (KPIs) look set to become a feature of future contracts between airfreight stakeholders.Ground handlers, general sales agents (GSA) and freight forwarders are likely to see KPIs – currently in test phase – being built into their contracts with airlines and shippers.That was the impression ...
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AirBridgeCargo and PACTL sign MoU aimed at pharma customers in China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) have signed up for closer cooperation on time & temperature sensitive shipments, primarily pharmaceutical and healthcare products.The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will serve as a commitment by both parties to develop, expand, and promote ...
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GAC opens new facility at Dubai South
GAC Dubai has opened a new contract supply chain facility in the Logistics District of Dubai South.The facility supplements the company’s pre-existing contract logistics capacity and complements other facilities it operates in the Jebel Ali and Dubai Airport Free Zones.The new 45,900-pallet, dual-chamber, temperature- and humidity-controlled facility is designed to ...
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Hacis to push its influence into western Pearl River Delta region
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), the logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has entered into a strategic partnership with Chu Kong Shipping (CKS) covering the development of joint logistics activity in the western part of the Pearl River Delta (PRD).The first project on which ...
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Hactl handles Western Global's freighter flights for Flexport
Florida-based freighter operator Western Global Airlines (WGA) has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) to handle its first scheduled service into Hong Kong.The new twice-weekly Boeing 747-400F service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles is being operated as part of WGA's three-year contract with US forwarder Flexport.The airline ...
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WFS acquires 100% of Irish joint venture
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired 100% of its joint venture in Ireland after buying the minority shareholding of its partners, Gerry Jackson and Brendan Byrne. The transaction was completed at the end of March.Jackson retired from the company at the end of 2017 but Byrne will continue in his ...
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Emirates cargo revenues soar 17% in 2017-18 financial year
Dubai-based airline Emirates carried just over 2.6m tonnes in the 2017-18 financial year, a 1.8% increase over prior year, while sister company, ground handler dnata, registered an 8.4% rise in global volumes to around 3.1m tonnes.The airline's airfreight division, Emirates SkyCargo, achieved revenues of AED12.4bn, an increase of 17% over ...
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Swissport receives $100m partial loan repayment from HNA parent
Swissport has received a further $100m (€83m) repayment on the ground handler's affiliate loan to its parent company, China's HNA Group, and has agreed to a "temporary remedies standstill period" of five months in collecting the balance.The repayment is in partial satisfaction of HNA Group's obligations under an outstanding affiliate ...
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Swissport Basel certified for pharma logistics by IATA
IATA has awarded Swissport Cargo Services at Basel’s EuroAirport with the CEIV Pharma certificate for pharmaceutical logistics.The CEIV regulations guarantee the highest quality and safety standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products. Swissport’s Basel warehouse is the company's sixth CEIV certified cargo facility."We are very pleased to receive the ...
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WFS wins two new cargo handling deals in Copenhagen
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling business at Copenhagen Airport has won new deals with Air China and Royal Jordanian Airlines.From May 30, WFS will begin handling cargo carried onboard Air China’s five Airbus A330 passenger flights a week connecting Copenhagen with Beijing Capital International Airport.It expects to handle around ...
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dnata retains ground handling role at Zurich for seven years
Dnata has been re-awarded the licence to provide full ground and cargo handling services at Zurich Airport for another seven years until 2025. The Middle East-owned company's successful bid follows a public tender conducted by Zurich Airport. European Union and Swiss legislation requires airport and governmental authorities to open a ...
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Swissport signs up for new cargo facility at Frankfurt
Fraport and Swissport signed a long-term lease agreement for a new air cargo facility in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport (FRA).The new facility will have a surface of 16,900 sq m, with an additional 2,260 sq m to be used as office and social space.The warehouse will be tailored to ...
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Frankfurt handlers introduce mandatory truck booking to reduce congestion
Frankfurt cargo handlers Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and LUG aircargo handling will require all trucks to book a slot before arriving at their respective facilities at the German cargo hub from May 15.The handlers will require all slots for loading and unloading to be booked online via the Dakosy Fair@Link ...
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dnata UK achieves GDP certification
Ground handler dnata UK has been awarded certification for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA).The UK MHRA granted dnata full Wholesaler Dealer Authorisation (WDA) after it completed the organisation’s Good Distribution Programme, while simultaneously investing in pharma handling technology at several ...
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Swissport defers IPO plan
Swissport Group has announced that it will defer its plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on SIX Swiss Exchange.In a short investor announcement, the ground handler, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA, said that it had decided to delay the listing of its shares as a result of current ...
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Industry mourns passing of Mark Whitehead
Air Cargo News is saddened to report the death of Mark Whitehead, a well-known face in the air cargo industry and until recently the chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl).A statement from Hactl said: "It is with the utmost sadness that Hactl reports the death of ...