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Qatar Airways Cargo announces expanded South America freighter services
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that it is expanding its services in South America.From January 16, freighter services, utlilising B777F aircraft, will operate to Campinas, Brazil, Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru and Bogotá, Colombia.General cargo, pharmaceuticals and perishables will form the majority of goods flown to and from South America. Other ...
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Lufthansa hit with $6.4m fine from US FAA
Lufthansa has been issued a $6,428,000 penalty fine by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for "allegedly conducting almost 900 flights that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations".In a statement, the FAA explained: "The FAA alleges Lufthansa operated the flights into and out of San ...
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NewsDrewry East-West airfreight rates rose in October
Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index nudged up by 3% to a reading of 93.0 in October, up from 90.8 in September.As the research and consultancy company predicted last month, all-in airfreight rates rose in October – to $2.74 from $2.67 per kg. However, this is 9% below the level of ...
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NewsDHL Global Trade Barometer depicts weak three-month outlook
Global air trade has been reduced by three points to a new index volume of 45, the DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) has reported. It also predicted a further contraction in overall global trade for the next three months."Global trade continues to lose momentum, albeit mildly," the report stated. "Against ...
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NewsBrussels Airport adds pick-up and delivery app
A new app aimed at improving acceptance and delivery of cargo at Brussels Airport has been added to the suite of BRUcloud apps.The app, developed by Nallian, gives forwarders and their drivers immediate access to all the details related to booked slots for freight pick-up and delivery. Being able to ...
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NewsAir cargo volumes down again in October
The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that cargo volumes declined on a year earlier for the twelfth month in a row in October.WorldACD said the industry as a whole saw total chargeable weight decline by 5% year on year during the month, with general cargo slipping by 8.2% on ...
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Speculation over DSV Panalpina’s next takeover target
Investment bank Berenberg has taken a look at suitable takeover targets for fast growing forwarder DSV Panalpina.Although the Copenhagen-headquartered company is still busy digesting its largest acquisition to date, Panalpina, it has already indicated its appetite for further acquisitions, in particular of companies with a strong road transport business.In a ...
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Cathay Pacific: positive peak season for AP region
Cathay Pacific Cargo has reported a positive peak season, based on its performance and its role in transporting freight related to consumer-led holidays such as Singles' Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.In a reflective, positive statement, the company's head of cargo global partnerships, James Conlin (pictured), said: "While still below what it ...
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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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DHL adds New York to its list of active foreign trade zones
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has added a new foreign trade zone (FTZ) location in the US – at JFK Airport in New York.FTZs are secure areas, in which shipping goods are handled, that are supervised according to US Customers and Border Protection regulations. ...
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NewsCutting the carbon, global airports going greener
Source: Airport Carbon AccreditationAirports worldwide are tackling climate change, with 288 hubs actively engaged in a global carbon accreditation programme that registered a collective CO2 reduction of more than 320,000 tonnes or 4.9% in the past year.Some 61 airports are now carbon neutral (Level 3+) according to the latest annual ...
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NewsLogistics City to be built at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Logistics City visualisation, by Archus ArkitekturA new hub called 'Logistics City' is to be built near Stockholm Arlanda Airport.The Logistics City will cover an area of 1m sq m and building works, scheduled to take commence next month, will take place in two stages.The southern section of the hub will ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airlines see cargo demand fall 5.9% in October
Asia Pacific airlines saw continued weakness in the air cargo markets during October, with International air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometre terms (FTK) down by 5.9% year-on-year and a decline of 5.6% for the first ten months of 2019.The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), in its preliminary traffic ...
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NewsCSafe boosts pharma container service network in Europe
CSafe Global has opened two additional European service centres, in Switzerland and Sweden, to meet increasing pharma sector demand for its temperature-controlled air cargo containers.The Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Stockholm Arlanda Airport technical service centres will strengthen the operator’s European network to handle the higher inbound and outbound traffic of ...
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NewsRecord October for Leipzig/Halle's cargo volumes
Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport handled record cargo volumes in October, with a year-on-year increase of 6.5% to 112,587 tonnes.Götz Ahmelmann, chief executive of Europe’s fifth largest air cargo hub, said: “The new record for air cargo volume once again underlines that our airport is one of the most dynamically growing cargo ...
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NewsCollaboration and sustainability top TIACA summit agenda
TIACA chairman Steven PolmansPartnership, modernisation and sustainability were among the key topics at the TIACA Executive Summit held in Budapest.TIACA also shared its ambition to strengthen the role of members as ambassadors of their association, and made a commitment to pursue collaboration efforts with the whole industry.Steven Polmans, board chairman ...
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CEVA Logistics turnaround strategy proceeding to plan
French container line giant CMA CGM reported a “sustained implementation of the CEVA Logistics’ turnaround plan” for the freight forwarding group that it acquired for an estimated $1.6bn earlier this year.Announcing a “solid operating performance” for the group as a whole in 2019, Marseille-based CMA CGM confirmed that, in line ...
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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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Major upgrade for Etihad Cargo's Abu Dhabi hub
Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Cargo have announced plans for a major airfreight facility boost for the Middle East airline’s hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport.The partners will implement a “multi-phased cargo infrastructure development” strategy, starting with the imminent upgrade of Etihad’s existing air cargo terminal facilities on the Southside ...
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SAS Cargo and Freightos in digital link-up for e-booking
SAS Cargo and WebCargo by Freightos will partner for fully digital e-booking, dynamic rates and specific capacity on the Scandinavian airline.WebCargo by Freightos will become the first user of SAS Cargo’s digital application programming interface (API) solutions to more than 1,500 freight forwarders and 26,000 unique users around the world.Leif ...