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RECALLED: DHL Hong Kong acquires four cargo scanners as e-commerce volumes surge
Freight security screening specialist Smiths Detection has won a contract to supply DHL Express (Hong Kong) with four HI-SCAN 10080 EDX-2is units to achieve "greater throughput capacity and increased security levels" as the rise in e-commerce volumes continues.The high-speed system automatically screens cargo and baggage for explosives, offering "one of ...
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SkyTeam Cargo rebrands core products
Cargo alliance SkyTeam Cargo has announced that its four core products have undergone a rebrand.Operationally the services will remain the same, but effective from today they will operate under a new look and names that better reflect each of the offerings.The refresh sees Equation change to Express, Dimension renamed to ...
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Transport Committee backs Heathrow plans but wants charge clarity and night flight ban
A UK Transport Committee has backed plans to develop a third runway at Heathrow but has recommended several changes to proposals to offset the impact on local communities and users of the hub.The major recommendations made by the Transport Committee include a ban on night flights – currently there is ...
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ATI pilots ratify new deal
Aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) confirmed this week that pilot employees of its Air Transport International (ATI) subsidiary have ratified an amendment to the collective bargaining agreement between ATI and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more ...
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Cargo plays an important role in Doncaster Sheffield Airport's master plan
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), a gateway in the north of England serving the region around those two cities, has released its 20-year Master Plan as well as what it describes as its Vision for an even longer term future.The DSA Vision envisages a ‘Connected National Economy’ that “realises the airport’s ...
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DHL breaks ground on Eaton facility
DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics segment of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has broken ground on the construction of a new distribution centre for its customer Eaton, the global specialist in power management.The new facility at Rheinbach, near Bonn, will consist of a 35,000 square metre, highly automated storage facility. ...
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Virgin Atlantic sees disappointing 2017 results – but cargo news is good
Virgin Atlantic has reported its financial results for the 2017 calendar year.The carrier made a pre-tax loss of £28.4m in what it said had been a “challenging macro-economic environment”.The news was better in the Virgin Atlantic Cargo business. Its revenues grew by 9.3% over 2016 to reach £199.3m, thanks in ...
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DHL flies water purification vehicle from Israel to India
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight forwarding specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has flown a water purification vehicle from Israel to India.The first-of-its-kind vehicle from Hadera, Israel-based G.A.L. Water Technologies produces high-quality drinking water from contaminated water within seconds and was a gift from Israeli Prime Minister ...
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Tony Bauckham joins Volga-Dnepr UK team
Tony Bauckham has joined Volga-Dnepr UK, a global charter sales centre for Volga-Dnepr Airlines, as its commercial director.Bauckham will be responsible for proactive charter sales management as well as for development of the commercial sales team and regional management.The appointment, says Volga-Dnepr, reinforces the cargo carrier group’s strategy of “building ...
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RUS Aviation resumes Sulaymaniyah freighter connection
Sharjah-headquartered freighter operator RUS Aviation has resumed the scheduled cargo services that link its home base in the UAE to Sulaymaniyah.RUS Aviation restarted flying on the route out to Sharjah to the Iraqi city on March 20.The initial flight represented the first commercial cargo flight to land at Sulaymaniyah Airport ...
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WCA conference attracts nearly 3,000 forwarders to Singapore
Freight forwarder network WCA hosted its 10th Annual Worldwide Conference in Singapore between March 4 and 6, at which more than 2,900 independent cargo agents came together.Moreover, more than 100,000 face-to-face meetings were held over three days of the networking opportunity.“This year’s gathering was our biggest yet, and that is ...
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AGX and Knot Global Japan respond to call to action
Freight forwarders AGX and Knot Global Japan have co-operated on a critical aircraft on ground (AOG) logistics shipment after an aircraft made an unscheduled landing as a result of engine trouble.The aircraft, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu, made the unplanned stop at Naha Airport on the Japanese island ...
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Vanneste to take over as chairman of Cologne Bonn Airport
The Supervisory Board of Cologne Bonn Airport has elected Johan Vanneste as a new member and both chairman and chief executive of the airport’s Board of Management.The appointment will take effect no later than June 1 this year but – in the case of earlier availability – as soon as ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: February figures confirm good start to the year
Asian carrier’s cargo performance in February has confirmed a strong start to the year for the region.January’s figures suggested that airlines in the region had got off to a good start. However, question marks remained as performance in the first two months can be affected by the timing of the ...
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Cathay Pacific looks back at improved cargo results in 2017
Ronald Lam, director commercial and cargo at Cathay Pacific, has cast an eye back at a much-improved year for the airline’s freight business in 2017.Earlier this month (March), Cathay Pacific announced that it had enjoyed “robust” cargo demand throughout 2017, with tonnage growth outpacing an increase in offered capacity.The cargo ...
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Panalpina management report stresses positive development of airfreight
Panalpina handled 995,900 tons of airfreight in 2017, the highest in the company’s history.The global supply chain services provider gave the figure in its second Integrated Management Report, summarising the company’s activities during 2017 in terms of business performance and sustainability.Plus, both profitability and earnings before interest and taxation (EBIT) ...
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Damco to streamline cross-border e-commerce
Damco has revealed plans to streamline cross-border e-commerce for its clients, with an initial priority of tackling the lack of a proven returns solution in China.The Netherlands-based forwarder and supply chain solutions specialist noted that domestic e-commerce sales rates are expected to flatten in the coming years, while the cross-border ...
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CLA airs its views with the UK’s aviation minister
Senior executives from UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) have met with the country’s aviation minister, Baroness Sugg, in order – it said – “to emphasise the airline’s commitment to supporting the UK’s forward-looking position on aviation”.The minister met with CLA chief executive David Kerr, chief commercial officer Steve Harvey, technical ...
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China Cargo Airlines inaugurates Frankfurt – Shanghai link
China Cargo Airlines has inaugurated a new Boeing 777 freighter connection between Shanghai-Pudong International Airport and Germany’s Frankfurt Airport.Frankfurt Airport welcomed the freighter with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony.China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern, is flying the service twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.However, according to Fraport, operator ...
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EU rules aim to boost e-commerce uptake in Europe
On March 13 Members of the European Parliament adopted a proposal to make the cross-border parcel delivery market more transparent and competitive and to reduce the barriers consumers and e-retailers encounter when purchasing products online in the EU.Rates for parcels sent from one EU country to another can be up ...