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Ground bottlenecks causing higher air cargo rates
High rates in the air cargo industry are caused by bottlenecks in ground handling capacity rather than aircraft capacity constraints.This is according to Niall van de Wouw, co-founder of CLIVE Data Services and now chief airfreight officer at Xeneta, who explained in a TIACA Economics4Cargo airfreight update on June 16 ...
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NewsEuropa Air and Sea adds Dubai office
Nathan Lynn. Source: EuropaFreight forwarder Europa Air & Sea will continue its recent expansion with the opening of an office in the UAE.The company said that the new office will open in Dubai later this year and follows on from the addition of an office in Shanghai at the start ...
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NewsFedEx Express funds Scottish Highlands rewilding project
Photo: FedExFedEx Express has announced a three-year grant to environmental non-profit, Rewilding Europe, in support of its ninth rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands.Launched by Rewilding Europe, together with Scottish non-profit Trees for Life and local stakeholders last September, the project in the Affric Highlands seeks to create a vast ...
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Alaska Air Cargo pledges not to add fuel surcharges
Alaska Air Cargo's managing director Adam Drouhard has pledged that the carrier will not add any fuel surcharges.Other airlines have imposed increases of up 30%, he said.But he acknowledged: “The past few months have been turbulent in some parts of our operation. Our valued customers have weathered last-minute schedule changes ...
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NewsFedEx appoints its first chief customer officer
Brie Carere. Photo: FexExFedEx has appointed its first chief customer officer.The company has promoted Brie Carere, chief marketing and communications Officer, to be the company’s first chief customer officer.She also was named co-president and co-chief executive of FedEx Services, a role she will share with Rob Carter, executive vice president ...
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Voting still open for the Air Cargo News Awards
Calling all airline cargo customers: You have until 5pm BST on July 18 to cast a vote for your favourite cargo airline as part of the Air Cargo News Awards 2022.The awards give freight forwarders and shippers the chance to recognise the five best cargo airlines in regional categories and ...
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Mammoth Freighters’ 777-200LR gets ready for conversion
Mammoth Freighters’ 777-200LR is being prepared for the initial stages of conversion at a US facility.The Orlando, Florida-based freighter conversion company said in a LinkedIn post that the prototype will be the first of four 777-200LRMF freighter conversions that will be delivered to its launch customer Cargojet in Mississuaga, Ontario.The ...
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NewsFirst South American carrier goes live on WebCargo by Freightos
Photo: LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo has become the first South American carrier to offer real-time pricing and e-bookings to over 3,500 freight forwarders on WebCargo by Freightos.Real-time bookings with LATAM Cargo are available for WebCargo customers on 27 lanes with the possibility of connecting in South America.With LATAM Cargo, carriers representing ...
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NewsNew Zealand freight forwarders penalised for cartel agreements
Photo: Freedomz/ ShutterstockNew Zealand's High Court has imposed penalties totalling over NZ$9.7m on two international freight forwarding companies, Mondiale Freight Services Limited and Oceanbridge Shipping Limited, and on four individuals associated with the companies, for engaging in longstanding cartel agreements with their competitors.Air Cargo News first reported on the legal ...
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Drones still just a California dream, says technologist
Amazon’s announcement that it will begin home deliveries by drone to addresses in Lockeford, California later this year - pending regulatory approval - is “unsurprising”, says Digital River expert, Andrew Scargill,However, safety concerns remain, should companies decide to adopt drones more widely in urban areas says Scargill, who is logistics ...
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NewsGlobal Critical Logistics signs Saudi deal with SAL
Paul Martins, chief executive and president, GCL (right) and Faisal Al-Bedah, managing director and chief executive of SAL . Photo: Global Critical LogisticsLive events service provider Global Critical Logistics (GCL) has signed an exclusive commercial partnership agreement with SAL Saudi Logistics Services.SAL will provide exclusive logistics services to all GCL ...
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UPS pilots reach "tentative" deal
UPS Airlines has reached a “tentative agreement” with the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) on a two-year contract extension.The IPA, which represents over 3,300 US professional pilots at the express carrier, said the short term deal provides for contract improvements in compensation and retirement. However, specific details would not be disclosed ...
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NewsForto opens Poland office and appoints country lead
Michael Wax. Photo: FortoForto is further expanding into eastern European markets with a new office in Warsaw, Poland and the appointment Pawel Skwarlo as director of Poland.The provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions across air, sea and rail said the location, within reach of Warsaw, Katowice and ...
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NewsEquitrans ensures smooth ride for Royal Show horses
Photo: EquitransDubai based horse transporter Equitrans Logistics has successfully carried out a complex horse transport operation as the Middle East partner for the UK’s Royal Windsor Horse Show.This year’s special Platinum Jubilee edition of the event, held from May 12-15, was one of the year’s biggest movements of horses and ...
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NewsNallian speeds dnata’s checks in Brussels
Photo: NallianGround handling agent dnata is using Nallian’s Check-it mobile and web app for pharma, damages, and dangerous goods at its BRUcargo operation in Brussels.The data sharing specialist said that the app avoids back and forth mailing with customers and other stakeholders, and improves quality and compliance.Checklists are created in ...
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First Geodis freighter flight between Italy and China
Geodis' Airbus A330-300 freighter has operated between Italy and China for the first time.Geodis said its leased A330-300F departed from Malpensa airport and flew to Shanghai.The company leased the freighter last year. Air Cargo News understands it is this freighter that the company used for the flight, but has requested ...
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Asia-Europe capacity is “volatile" against growing demand
Demand continues to be strong out of China, but capacity between Asia and Europe is “volatile” and increasingly limited.This was according to Flexport’s Freight Market Update on June 14, which focused on insights for air and ocean freight on major European trade lanes.Speaking about Far East Westbound airfreight trade, Laurie ...
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Wheel drops off departing ATR 42 freighter
Investigators are examining the reasons for a wheel detachment from an ATR 42-300 freighter as it departed from Chittagong in Bangladesh.The aircraft involved was operated by local carrier Nxt Air under the Hello Air brand.It was conducting a domestic ferry flight from Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport to Cox’s Bazar ...
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GlobalX continues air cargo investments with A321 lease and confirms A330F future focus
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) has signed the second of four planned operating leases for Airbus A321 aircraft with Greenwich Highland Aviation to use in its Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) programme.GHA arranged the acquisition of the aircraft (MSN 1953) from an entity it manages. The aircraft will commence conversion in July 2022, and ...
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ECS Group to develop APAC air cargo operations for Bamboo Airways
Vietnamese leisure airline, Bamboo Airways has selected GSSA ECS Group to develop its air cargo operations in four countries as it expands its network across Asia Pacific.Three years after its first passenger flights in 2019, Bamboo Airways is placing a strong focus on cargo operations within its network, and recently ...