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1GSA adds Korean member to growing network
1GSA – the independent GSA network – has appointed Goodman GLS as its exclusive member for Korea.Goodman GLS' GSSA business was launched in 2014, as part of a group with diverse freight-related interests.It currently represents Westjet, Cubana, and the Leisure Cargo portfolio of 14 airlines, providing its customers with access ...
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Atlas buys B777 freighter pair from LATAM
US-based aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has acquired two Boeing 777-200 freighters from LATAM Airlines, South America’s biggest cargo airline.Both aircraft will operate in ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) service for DHL Express through Atlas’ Southern Air subsidiary, with the first starting service this month (March) and the ...
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UPS names Barber as new chief operating officer
UPS has appointed Jim Barber as its new chief operating officer.Barber will assume responsibility for the company’s global small package, freight, supply chain and freight forwarding units and engineering.Also, Nando Cesarone has been named international president, replacing Barber and joining UPS’s management committee.Barber has served as president of UPS International ...
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Egyptair Cargo targets growth with new freighters
Egyptair Cargo has revealed plans to expand its freighter fleet as it targets the launch of new intercontinental services.The airline told Air Cargo News that it will take delivery of three Airbus A330-200 passenger-to-freighter conversations before the end of March 2019.The first of the freighters is due to join Egyptair ...
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K+N targets digitisation with new innovation centres
Kuhne+Nagel (K+N) is hoping to speed up the process of digitisation in the supply chain with the opening of new innovation centres.The Switzerland-based freight forwarder this week announced the opening of innovation centres in Utrecht, Netherlands, and Singapore.The Innovation Centre in Utrecht will primarily focus on automation and picking technologies.The ...
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dnata opens Dallas airport's first dedicated perishables centre
Ground handler dnata has officially opened a 37,000 sq ft cargo centre that includes the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas (DFW) airport.Dnata said the cargo handling centre, which started some operations last year ahead of full opening, is suitable for all perishable products and was developed as ...
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Delta Cargo to offer real-time ULD bluetooth tracking
Delta Cargo is set to become the first bellyhold airline in the US to offer real-time ULD tracking with the introduction of Bluetooth tracking technology.The technology will replace manual tracking for all shipping containers and allow Delta’s cargo control center to more accurately monitor and reroute shipments that are delayed ...
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World Cargo Symposium roadmap and weblinks
RoadmapWCS 2018 roadmap (pdf). Check all the plenary sessions, industry meetings, executive meetings and specialized tracks that will take place.Monday, 12 March 2018CEIV Pharma Workshop (pdf)Cargo Products Workshop (pdf)FACES Agenda (pdf)Horizon Innovation Forum (pdf)Tuesday, 13 March 2018Opening plenary09:00 - 16:30Wednesday, 14 March 2018 Morning TracksPerishables Agenda (pdf) ULD Agenda (pdf)Cargo ...
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Industry leaders gather in the Lone Star state
From the desert oasis of Abu Dhabi in 2017 to a Texan treasure in 2018, the global airfreight industry’s annual conference forum will gather in Dallas for IATA’s 12th World Cargo Symposium (WCS), March 13-15, at the Hilton Anatole.IATA has promised that this year’s WCS will “continue to move the ...
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A great year but challenges ahead
Last year will go down as a great one for air cargo, with traffic increases outstripping capacity growth, and as we closed the year, IATA estimated that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) grew by over 9% in 2017 compared with 2016, writes Glyn Hughes, head of cargo at ...
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Glyn Hughes says welcome to Dallas
Dallas is the host city for this week's IATA World Cargo Symposium. Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head of cargo, sets out the agenda for the three-day event:The 12th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) will once again bring together more than 1,000 senior industry leaders, influencers and experts representing the entire supply ...
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Panalpina expects Asia and e-commerce to shape perishables supply chains
Panalpina expects Asia’s growing middle class and digital natives to drive the development of perishable demand in the coming years.Speaking at Fruit Logistica 2018, Panalpina global head of perishables Colin Wells said that the perishables industry was undergoing massive change in terms of trade flows and buying behaviour.Wells said the ...
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ABC in Superbike freighter flight
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has completed a Boeing 747 freighter charter flight for Universal Global Logistics S.A.U. delivering 66 motorcycles on their way to the first round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in Australia.The palletized motorcycles were part of a 110 tonnes payload transported from Barcelona, Spain, to Melbourne’s ...
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Antitrust regulator rejects Safair and SA Airlink deal
The South African Competition Commission has rejected the proposed purchase of Safair by South Africa (SA) Airlink over competition concerns.The Competition Commission said that it felt the merger of the two airlines would result in the removal of an effective competitor to SA Airlink on routes that it currently operates ...
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Supply chains failing to reap digitisation benefits
Nearly 95% of supply chain and operations professionals are not fully capitalising on the potential benefits of digitalization, according to a DHL survey.The research report on digitalization in the supply chain found that new technologies and solutions are developing at a fast-pace and disrupting industries on multiple fronts, with supply ...
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HKIA achieves IATA cargo pharma certification
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has been recognised as a Partner Airport of IATA’s CEIV Pharma programme.HKIA said it is one of the few airports to achieve this airport-wide certification, meaning it has "demonstrated expertise in handling the entire airside pharmaceutical transportation process end-to-end, from the time an aircraft lands ...
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Kuehne + Nagel launches new digital supply chain platform
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has today announced the launch of KN ESP, a new digital supply chain management platform.The forwarder's new end-to-end purchase order management service will allow customers to connect with their vendors, their buyers and sellers, Kuehne + Nagel’s physical assets and experts, and their cargo flows.It also ...
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Western Global scoops three-year Flexport freighter deal
Western Global Airlines has been selected by freight forwarder Flexport to run its Hong Kong-Los Angeles scheduled freighter service, revealed earlier this week.The three-year deal will see Western Global provide a dedicated Boeing 747-400F twice-weekly service between the two hubs starting on April 5.In September, as the industry begins to ...
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UK freight forwarders back apprenticeship programme
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is hoping a freight forwarding apprenticeship programme will be approved by the UK's apprenticeship institute.BIFA has been supporting a "trailblazer group" of employers from the freight and logistics sector, which was given the green light by the UK Department for Education to develop a ...
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Kerr takes over as head of CLA as Grishin leaves the company
David Kerr has now officially taken over as the head of Stansted-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir.Kerr started his role as chief executive on January 1 but has taken over all responsibilities from Dmitry Grishin, who has now left the company.CLA said Grishin “successfully led the establishment and launch of CargoLogicAir as ...