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NewsDachser announces Robert Erni as new CFO
Robert Erni will become CFO at Dachser on January 1, 20201Dachser has announced that Robert Erni will become chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Buckhard Eling, effective January 1, 2021.Erni, who will begin at Dachser as deputy director from September 1, previously held the role of CFO at Panalpina.Prior to Panalpina, ...
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Emirates SkyCargo resumes A380 bellyhold operations
Emirates SkyCargo has enhanced its bellyhold operations with the resumption of Airbus A380 passenger services to and from London Heathrow and Paris from July 15.The move follows the resumption of Emirates’ Boeing B777 300ER flights to and from Manchester and London Heathrow.In addition, Emirates has announced that it will commence ...
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DSV to expand Canadian drone programme
DSV Panalpina will utilise Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) on a second route, delivering healthcare related cargo from the forwarder's warehouse in Milton, Ontario to customers locally.DDC will deploy its Sparrow cargo drone, which at destination will hover at a lowered altitude, drop un-tethered cargo in a designated area shared by ...
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Forwarder One World Express joins e-commerce network
One World Express has become a member of independent forwarder network WCA's e-commerce group.One World Express, headquartered in London, gained WCA e-commerce certification after establishing a portfolio of services for the sector as well as IT infrastructure that allows it to integrate with other firms as part of any trade ...
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NewsU-Freight subsidiary Shanghai Renaissance names vice general manager
Shanghai Renaissance (RENSHA), a subsidiary company of Hong Kong-based U-Freight Group, has promoted Lily Tao to vice general manager.Tao started her career in the freight industry as an operations executive with RENSHA in 1995 and for the past decade, prior to her promotion, she was assistant to the company's general ...
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DHL Express to open new cargo facility at Munich Airport
DHL Express Germany is planning to build a new cargo facility, covering more than 8,000 sq m, at Munich Airport.Construction of the €70m new facility is scheduled to be completed by 2022.DHL Express said the new facility is being planned and constructed after it saw an increase in import and ...
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NewsDeclining rates add to pressure on cargo-only PAX flights
Freight rates out of China continued their return to normal seasonal levels last week, putting further pressure on the use of passenger-freighter flights.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average rates from Shanghai to Europe last week declined by 30.8% week on week to $3.70 per kg. Prices are ...
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Kuehne+Nagel reports completion of sustainability goals
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has revealed in its Sustainability Report 2019 the "successful completion of our environmental goals" set out in its 2010 KN Green its sustainability strategy.K+N's Sustainability Report 2019 follows the 17 goals for sustainable development set out by the United Nations. In the report, K+N reveals that "all targets ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo expands bellyhold operations
Qatar Airways Cargo has enhanced its bellyhold operations with the resumption of passenger services to numerous destinations, as the aviation sector takes steps towards recovering from disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Over the last week, the carrier has resumed services to Budapest, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Istanbul and New York.In ...
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NewsGebrüder Weiss launches Australia and New Zealand sites
Transport and logistics firm Gebrüder Weiss is launching new locations for its Air & Sea division in Australia and New Zealand.The company's new Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland facilities are part of its "global strategy to develop new markets".Gebrüder Weiss said the new sites are an "essential addition" within the region ...
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Cargolux and Unilode enhance ULD tracking capabilities
Unilode and Cargolux will install Bluetooth readers at cargo warehouses in order to increase visibility of ULD and create efficiencies.Unilode, which provides ULDs to Cargolux along with related repair and maintenance services, said that the readers will provide "further transparency and enhanced tracking for shipments".Franco Nanna, Cargolux director global logistics ...
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DHL orders three B767 conversions from IAI
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract to convert an additional three B767-300 aircraft for DHL.The deal has an option for a fourth conversion and comes on the back of growth in the e-commerce market.IAI executive vice president and general manager of aviation group, Yossi Melamed, said: “IAI is ...
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John Menzies' cargo volumes down as it evaluates UK&I redundancies
Handler John Menzies saw its air cargo volumes decline by 37% year on year in April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak-related downturn in passenger flights.In a trading update, the company said that the spread of Covid-19 has had a significant adverse impact on the group’s financial performance.It said ...
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NewsDieter to head Swissport Cargo in Germany and Austria
Henning Dieter, SwissportHenning Dieter has been appointed as the head of Swissport Cargo Services, Germany and Austria.He succeeds Dirk Schmitt, who left the company in December 2019 after heading the Swissport Cargo operation in Germany and Austria since February 2015.Since Schmitt's departure, Andrea Führing, chief financial officer of Swissport Cargo ...
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NewsANA Cargo expands digital booking capabilities
ANA Cargo B777FAll Nippon Airways' (ANA) cargo capacity is now available on the cargo.one booking platform as the airline expands its digital booking capabilities.The Japanese airline said that from today it would be able to provide real-time quotes for all available air cargo capacity on the booking platform. The partnership ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to outsource Frankfurt general cargo handling to Fiege
Image: Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) at Frankfurt AirportLufthansa Cargo is set to withdraw from operational control of the general cargo handling business at the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) at Frankfurt Airport as of 1 July, according to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.Several people familiar with the matter told the ...
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WFS' pharma volumes on the rise following investments
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has seen "significant increases" in time- and temperature-sensitive volumes in the first five months of 2020 following investment in 12 dedicated pharma facilities at airports in Europe, the US and Africa.WFS has made multimillion euro investments in pharma centres at its airport stations in ...
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NewsGuarded optimism as air cargo volumes improve in May
WorldACD May 2020 figuresThe air cargo market showed some signs of improvement in May although a full rebound is not expected soon, according to analyst WorldACD.The analyst said that worldwide, chargeable weight carried by air, decreased by 29% compared with May 2019, which is an improvement on the 34% drop ...
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Redline to provide sniffer dog certification in the UK
Redline has won a seven-year contract from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to be the UK’s sole certifier and quality assurer of free running explosive detection dogs.The certification and quality assurance process is set by the Department for Transport (DfT) and overseen by the CAA, which is responsible for ...
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NewsMullins scoops role at Kale Logistics Solutions
Donna Mullins - KaleKale Logistics Solutions has appointed Donna Mullins as the vice president of its subsidiary, Kale Info Solutions Inc (USA).Mullins will help develop the North American market for Kale. She comes with over 38 years of experience in import/export and freight forwarding, customs broking and compliance consulting.Mullins has ...