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NewsCrane appoints Brandt for east US sales
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Eric Brandt to lead its sales growth in the US east region. He has worked in the logistics industry for almost 20 years, with experience in forwarding, contract logistics and final mile distribution, especially in consumer and retail verticals.Tim Zubradt, chief sales officer, said: “As ...
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Smart move by Lufthansa Cargo
A new smartBooking feature provides Lufthansa Cargo customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. It contains the available routes, capacities and prices, and automatically executes all relevant checks.The application programming interface (API) will be available to direct customers and will also be used by ...
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How to streamline air cargo processing with Fintech
In the third of our ‘How To’ series, Lionel van der Walt, chief executive and president of the Americas at PayCargo, explores the benefits of utilising Fintech in the air cargo industryUntil fairly recently, the payment process in the air cargo industry was paper-based with manual processes and lengthy transaction ...
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Agility see Q3 airfreight volumes fall
Logistics and infrastructure company Agility has announced Q3 results showing falling airfreight volumes amidst “challenging market conditions” for its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business.Although the Kuwait-based company reported an overall 1.6% increase in Q3 revenue to KD 400.7 million, air freight net revenue fell 2.8% compared with the same quarter ...
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NewsAirbus BelugaXL receives EASA type certification
Airbus's BelugaXL is set for entry-into-service by early 2020, after having received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).The aircraft received the certification after completing more than 200 test flights, which amounted to more than 700 flight hours.Six BelugaXL aircraft will be built between 2019 and 2023, gradually ...
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Staff strike could shut down South African Airways, warn managers
South African Airways (SAA) management is warning that a potential strike carried out by cabin crew and other workers could threaten the future of the carrier.The South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) issued a call for a strike to begin ...
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NewsFirst Africa office for Heppner
French freight forwarder Heppner has opened a branch in Dakar, Senegal – its first on the African continent. The company said it would also serve a wide swathe of the region, including Mali, Gambia and Guinea-Bissau.Heppner said that business prospects had been boosted by natural resources projects and by a ...
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ACS Americas moves to larger HQ
UK broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its US headquarters on Long Island, New York to larger premises.Richard Thompson, ACS Americas president said the new office, at 20,000sq ft, had more than double the floor space of its previous premises. ACS Americas had its most successful year in 2018, ...
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NewsEmirates appoints new head of commercial for Far East
Emirates has appointed Orhan Abbas as its new senior vice president for commercial operations in the Far East. Previously senior vice president of commercial operations for Africa, in his new role, Orhan will lead growth efforts across Southeast and East Asia, including Singapore China, Japan and Hong Kong.Emirates SkyCargo celebrates ...
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Frankfurt Airport reports fall in freight
Freight at Frankfurt Airport fell by 8.0% in October compared with the same month in 2018, to 175,622 tonnes.Airport operator Fraport said that traffic for the year to date was also down, by 3.4%, to 1.74 million tonnes.The weak cargo performance contrasted with the passenger business, which was up 1% ...
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Cathay Group's cargo volumes droop in October
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried 183,119 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, a drop of 4.9% compared to the same month in 2018.In its latest monthly figures, Cathay Pacific Group said that cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.4 percentage points to 68.0%.Capacity, measured in available freight ...
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Emirates SkyCargo celebrates pharma-handling achievements
In a recent announcement, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, highlighted three milestones related to its pharma-handling capabilities.The airline is continuing to invest in pharma-handling facilities, as well as working towards expanding its pharma corridor network.1) Chicago pharma facility received GDP certificationEarlier this year, Emirates SkyCargo established a pharma ...
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DSV Panalpina announces green goals for 2020 and beyond
DSV Panalpina has announced that it will set science-based environmental performance targets from 2020, demonstrating its support towards minimising the effects of climate change.The organisation scheduled an announcement for early next year, which will outline its targets for the future and are aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C.The targets ...
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NewsWFS scoops Cape Town cargo deal from United
United Airlines has awarded cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with the contract to handle cargo in Cape Town on the first-ever nonstop service from a US carrier between New York/Newark and the South African city.WFS in Cape Town has been awarded a three-year contract by United Airlines to serve ...
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Antonov transports two rotatory drying drums from France to Australia
Antonov Airlines has successfully transported two rotary drying drums from Paris-Vatry Airport (XCR) in France to Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) in Australia.The airline transported the drying drums on behalf of Australian chemical company, Yara Pilbara Nitrates, and employed eight sub-contractors to complete the project, which involved two flights using ...
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NewsSingles' Day sets new record
President of Taobao and Tmall Fan JiangThe Singles' Day shopping bonanza set a new record yesterday, with sales on Alibaba's platforms reaching $38.4bn.Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said that sales through its payment platform were up 26% compared with last year as the day cemented its place as the world's biggest ...
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NewsCelebi announces new chief executive Delhi Cargo Terminal Management
Burak KurtGround handler Celebi has appointed Burak Kurt as chief executive of Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India.Kurt, who took up the new role on November 4, previously held the position regional director – Istanbul at Celebi Hava Servisi."Burak is bringing vast amount of cargo as well as ground handling ...
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RIOgaleão Cargo achieves IATA CEIV re-certification
Rio de Janeiro's RIOgaleão Cargo has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification.With its first certification in 2016, RIOgaleão became the only airport in the Americas to possess the CEIV Pharma from IATA.The re-certification confirms that the airport's cargo operations have maintained the good practices adopted in the pharmaceutical terminal, infrastructure and ...
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NewsDHL sees Q3 airfreight volumes and revenues slide but profits rise
DHL Global Forwarding saw revenues and operating profits increase in the third quarter, despite a decline in airfreight volumes.The forwarder reported a 0.9% year-on-year increase in revenues to €3.7bn and earnings before interest and tax improved by 17% to €124m.Looking at its airfreight business, volumes for the third quarter were ...
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DHL set to build new cargo-handling facility at Riga Airport
DHL Latvia is planning to build a new shipment processing and logistics centre at Riga Airport.On November 6, DHL Latvia and real estate development company Castor Construction signed contracts with the airport and agreed to build the new facility within a year.According to the agreement, the new DHL shipment processing ...