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NewsUnited and Flexport collaborate to deliver Covid-19 relief
To support the continued fight against Covid-19, United Airlines has collaborated with Flexport.org to ship essential medical cargo to frontline workers in California and New York.As part of the Frontline Responders Fund — a GoFundMe page launched by Flexport.org, the impact group that represents freight forwarder Flexport — millions of ...
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NewsECS Group pays tribute to ground handlers' essential work during virus outbreak
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) cargo handler Global Services Handling (GSH) has been handling an increasing number of freighter flights following the coronavirus outbreak.Alluding to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the aviation sector, the handler's parent company ECS highlighted the "essential nature of handling teams, without whom airfreight ...
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TIACA pushes to facilitate airfreight as virus outbreak continues
At the latest Covid-19 Technical Group meeting, which took place on March 30, TIACA restated the "urgent need to provide immediate support to the air cargo sector".Speaking to experts from the World Health Organization, IATA, FIATA, Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization, GE Aviation and the ...
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Quick Caller offers free access to directories
Quick Caller is offering free access to its cargo service directories to help companies manage their businesses during the coronavirus outbreak.The company company said that with many logistics professionals working from home, it has decided to drop its subscription fee and offer free unlimited “no login required” access to all ...
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ASM welcomes UK customs system extension
Software firm Agency Sector Management (ASM) has welcomed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s decision to extend the cut-off date for its online Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system beyond September 2020.ASM said the UK freight forwarding industry felt that the September date was unrealistic given that the ...
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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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FedEx borrows $1.5bn to offset coronavirus impact
Fedex has strengthened its cash reserves with a $1.5bn credit line loan while executives have agreed to pay reductions.In a stock exchange announcement, the US express company said that the move would allow it to gain financial flexibility to combat the negative effects of the coronavirus outbreak.FedEx said high-margin business-to-business ...
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Air New Zealand hires chief people officer as it cuts jobs and pushes cargo
Air New Zealand has appointed Joe McCollum as its chief people officer, effective from April 14.The announcement comes as the airline works to "rebuild" itself as a result of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the aviation sector.According to the New Zealand Herald, the carrier is ...
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Asia-Europe air rates rocket but show signs of easing on the transpac
Airfreight rates between China and Europe increased rapidly last week but there was a drop to North America.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average prices from Shanghai to Europe last week increased by a huge 42.3% to $7.33 per kg.This is a new record for the index, which ...
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NewsTrip & Co launch new seat bag for cargo transport
Netherlands safety products company Trip & Co has launched a new seat bag system that enables cargo to be transported on passenger seats "safely, efficiently and without damaging the seats".The new seat bag and cargo net products have been launched as airlines operate an increasing number of cargo-only flights utilising ...
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Cargoguide offers free licenses to support home-working forwarders
Rate platform Cargoguide is offering free user licenses to help home-based freight forwarders stay on top the rapidly changing market.Last month, Cargoguide began offering free user licenses to help home-based freight forwarders, who are currently adapting to their new way of working, and is now asking carriers to share their ...
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Forwarder turns to road for China-Europe shipments
Freight forwarder InstaFreight claims that road freight services between China and Europe are now offering similar transit times to air cargo operations.InstaFreight said it had added an overland road option to complement its air and sea freight services in light of the high cost and delays out of China.The company ...
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NewsSwiss flies medical equipment to Switzerland
Swiss International Air Line will fly more than 10 A340 flights loaded with medical equipment from China to Switzerland in April.The flights, supported by Swiss WorldCargo, will carry than 35m personal protection items for the use of healthcare personnel, including protective suits, medical gloves, safety goggles and breathing masks.The operation ...
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NewsAtlas Air boosts relief efforts in fight against Covid-19
Atlas Air Worldwide has been supporting the US President's Coronavirus Task Force, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Flexport.org’s Frontline Responders Fund and global companies around the world.In support of the White House’s Project Airbridge, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Atlas Air Worldwide arranged several charters to ...
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Air cargo capacity down by 35% on last year
The latest figures from consultant Seabury shows that air cargo capacity is 35% lower than a year ago.Figures released by the company show that most trade lanes are seeing capacity reductions compared with a year ago of between 30-60%.Some of the hardest hit trade lanes are Europe-Africa, which is down ...
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NewsMASKargo flies intubation boxes for charity project
MASkargo has transported a number of intubation boxes for government hospitals in Malaysia dealing with Covid-19 patients.The shipment is the result of an initiative called The Acrylic Intubation Box Charity Project by a group of Anaesthetist doctors at the KPJ Rawang Specialist Hospital.The boxes for Johor, Sabah and Sarawak were ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and CEVA in medical equipment relief flight
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with not-for-profit foundation Virgin Unite and CEVA to fly a special charter flight from Shanghai to London, bringing in essential medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the National Health Service (NHS).The Boeing 787-9 aircraft departed from Shanghai on April 3, landing at Heathrow ...
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NewsWittenfeld scoops co-MD role at LUG
WittenfeldLUG aircargo handling has appointed Rainer Wittenfeld as co-managing director.He will support Patrik Tschirch who has been leading LUG for the past eight years.In addition to his new role at LUG, Wittenfeld keeps his position as managing director of the Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG at Frankfurt Airport, a company ...
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NewsGefco loads up B787 for Covid-19 charter flight
Freight forwarder Gefco has transported a shipment of medical supplies on special charter flights from Shanghai to Bratislava to help tackle Covid-19 outbreak in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.The flights - on behalf of healthcare investment firm Penta - took place from March 31-April 1 using two Boeing 787 aircraft ...
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NewsForwarder Beacon appoints Booth to finance role
Brenton Booth, Beaconfreight forwarding and supply chain finance company Beacon has appointed Brenton Booth as head of supply chain finance.Booth joined the company on April 1 having previously run his own strategy and product development consultancy working with financial services companies. He also spent several years working at Barclays Bank.Beacon ...