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Volga-Dnepr Airlines puts the breaks on broker relationships
Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has discontinued doing business with aircraft charter brokers for its fleet of An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters.In a statement the carrier said that the decision comes as it "continues to develop its business and reinforce its direct sales efforts globally".The statement added: "This decision applies only to ...
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UPS invests for surge in cross-border e-commerce
UPS has unveiled a transformation strategy to handle a 40% surge in package revenues and a 28% increase in cross-border e-commerce volumes by 2022.The growth programme for the US parcels and logistics giant includes continued capital investment in its global network at previously announced levels.This will see new and renovated ...
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Turkish gains Authorized Economic Operator status
Turkish Cargo has obtain an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certificate, issued by the World Customs Organization (WCO), which enables companies to engage more rapidly and reliably in international trade.Turkish Cargo is the first air cargo carrier to take advantage of the AEO certificate across Turkey. The AEO certificate was issued ...
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Time:matters swoops on customs firms
Logistics firm time:matters has acquired CB Customs Broker and Customs Broker Cargo Handling as it expands the range of services on offer to customers.The Lufthansa-owned time critical logistics firm said that both companies will continue to act as neutral partners and offer their existing services, including customs clearance and air ...
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Frankfurt's August cargo volumes up by 0.8%
Germany's Frankfurt airport saw a slight increase in cargo volumes in August, up by just 0.8% year on year to 182,589 tonnes, although airfreight and airmail throughputs for first eight months of 2018 are down 0.7% to just over 1.4m tonnes.The slight improvement in August at Europe's number one cargo ...
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China Northwest International Cargo Airlines gets the green light
China’s Northwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration has approved the establishment of China Northwest International Cargo Airlines, a cross-border venture supported by a mix of public and private investment.The lion’s share of the total RMB1bn registered capital comes from Shaanxi Provincial Communication Construction Group, which is investing 50%. YTO ...
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Ground handler LUG reorganises management structure
Frankfurt-based air cargo ground handler LUG has re-organised its management structure, stating that the changes will provide "a sustainable, future oriented network structure".Patrik Tschirch, LUG managing director and chief executive, now leads the expanded LUG network and is responsible for the stations in Frankfurt/Main, Munich, and Hamburg as well as ...
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Video: Emirates SkyCargo reaches trucking milestone
Emirates SkyCargo has reached the milestone of transporting 1m ULDs through its bonded corridor trucking service (see video at end of article) connecting Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC).Emirates SkyCargo launched the trucking corridor in April 2014, when the air cargo carrier first commenced freighter flights from ...
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YTO expands international cargo operations with Tokyo flight
YTO Airlines has launched a new international freighter flight between Zhengzhou and Tokyo to cater for e-commerce demand.The first flight of the weekly service, which will operate using a Boeing 757-200 freighter, landed at Xinzheng International Airport on September 11 from Tokyo Narita. It is the third international route launched ...
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FTA repeats calls for aviation to be a Brexit priority
UK shipper group the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has again called on the government to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) to keep trade moving after Brexit.Speaking at the eTail Fulfilment and Returns Conference in London's Canary Wharf, FTA deputy chief executive ...
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Pharma packaging firm Peli BioThermal opens new US network station
Temperature-controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has opened a new network station and service centre in Indianapolis.The 50,000sq ft facility in the Plainfield, Indiana Gateway Business Park will service, refurbish, repair and condition Peli BioThermal’s reusable and rental Crēdo on demand temperature controlled containers.In addition, the location will be a full ...
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Etihad adds FreshForward cool chain product
Middle East carrier Etihad Cargo has launched its FreshForward cool chain product for importing perishable goods to the UAE, adding last-mile delivery in its home market for selected products.The new service ensures items such as fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat and flowers move across across the Abu Dhabi based ...
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Greenville-Spartanburg airport to invest in new cargo facilities after recent growth
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) will soon break ground on a new $30m cargo warehouse and ramp to meet continuing growth at the US airport.The 110,000 sq ft warehouse and 13-acre cargo ramp are scheduled to open in the spring of 2019. It will be able to accommodate three Boeing 747-800 ...
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CargoLogicAir boosts management as fourth B747 freighter waits in the wings
Ex-Martinair senior executive Frank De Jong is joining CargoLogicAir (CLA) as part of swathe of new appointments to the British airline's executive and management teams as the all-cargo carrier prepares to take delivery of its next Boeing 747 freighter.De Jong joins CLA as chief operations officer to support the carrier's ...
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China-Europe rates soften following new Uni-top freighter service launch
Rates on the China-Europe trade have shown signs of softening this week following the launch of Uni-Top’s new freighter service.In its weekly market wrap-up, derivatives broker Freight Investor Services (FIS) pointed out that rates on services from Asia to Europe had weakened over the last week.According to Tac Index data, ...
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FlyKargo partners JetBlue for Americas e-commerce programme
FlyKargo has partnered with US passenger carrier JetBlue Airways to "facilitate air cargo movement" between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of a three month pilot programme aimed at the fast growing e-commerce market in the Americas and Caribbean.Miami-based FlyKargo, which specialises in air cargo managed services ...
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Heathrow volumes edge ahead in August
London's Heathrow Airport saw cargo volumes grow by 1.2% in August to 140,738 tonnes, with airfreight growth led by the US, with over 50,000 tonnes travelling to and from the world's largest economy.For the eight month year to date, Heathrow handled just over 1.1m tonnes between January and August 2018, ...
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ASM launches data archiving app for forwarders
Agency Sector Management (ASM) UK has launched a data archiving app to help forwarders stay compliant with the Customs declaration process.The web-based app is part of ASM’s freight management software Sequoia, and can be accessed remotely.Users do not need access to the Sequoia application in order to retrieve archived data, ...
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Antonov Airlines and Chapman Freeborn carry out 'ground-breaking' oil spill equipment flight
ANTONOV Airlines and Chapman Freeborn Airchartering have taken part in a "ground-breaking test flight" to transport by air, instead of by sea, a capping stack, which is the vital equipment used by the oil industry in the event of an oil spill.The successful test flight – the first time ever ...
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Dachser signs up to use airfreight booking portal cargo.one
Freight forwarder Dachser has signed up to use airfreight price comparison portal cargo.one.After a successful trial phase, Dachser has decided to use cargo.one as its digital booking platform for airfreight capacities in the spot market.With immediate effect, the cross-airline booking platform developed by cargo.one is now available to Dachser employees ...