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IATA reveals plans for CEIV Live Animals and Fresh
IATA has revealed plans to launch CEIV certification for live animal transport and will also begin to investigate the possibility of a scheme for perishables.Speaking at an IATA Cargo media day, Andrea Gruber, head of special cargo at the airline association, said that following the success of its security and ...
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Ace Turtle turns to Ceva
Ceva Logistics is to manage global freight forwarding in South East Asia for Ace Turtle, a technology platform company that provides direct to consumer web commerce solutions for leading retail brands.Ace Turtle said that the move would allow it to reach new customers, while allowing customers to shop through their ...
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Researchers see $130bn air cargo market by 2025
The global air cargo market could be worth over $130bn by 2025, according to New York-based market intelligence firm, Transparency Market Research (TMR).In its new report, TMR predicted that the global market will show steady growth of 4.9% a year, with the pharmaceuticals and healthcare segment expected to be particularly ...
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African carriers poised for new era, says Astral chief
A much-awaited Single African Air Transport Market will come into force in January 2018 and provide the opportunity for closer cooperation between African and foreign carriers.The new agreement will include 23 of the 54 African countries and create a single unified market in Africa, together with liberalisation of civil aviation ...
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UK roadshow to highlight ways to reduce airport trucking congestion
The user group for the CCS-UK airfreight community system is to hold a series of roadshows around the UK in early 2018 to promote its advanced information system and general issues surrounding truck congestion at London Heathrow airport.The non-profit body which manages, and commissions enhancements to the CCS-UK freight community ...
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Champ to smooth Silk Way West Airline’s cargo operations
Silk Way West Airlines has become the latest carrier to go live with Champ’s Weight & Balance load planning service for its fleet of Boeing 747 freighters, following approval from the Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Authority.The software provider said the IT solution would give faster load planning with greater accuracy, while ...
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NewsAirfreight rates continue to rise as sector faces capacity crunch
Airfreight rate growth continued on an upward trajectory in November with hopes the strong performance could continue in December as forwarders continue to report a tightening of air cargo space.The latest figures from TAC Index show that in November average rates on services from Hong Kong to North America increased ...
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Success is in the air for Europa Worldwide
UK forwarder Europa Worldwide’s airfreight division has had its most successful year to date with a 68% increase in profits.Air consignment volumes have doubled in 2017, compared to the same period last year, and the division’s targets for the whole year were reached in just nine months, said the company.The ...
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Strong cargo growth will help airlines hike profits
IATA is forecasting a 4.5% rise in global cargo carried from 59.9m tonnes in 2017 to 62.5m tonnes in 2018 in its latest analysis, contributing to an improvement in overall airline profitability to $38.4bn compared with an expected $34.5bn this year.While the cargo growth foreseen is below the expected 9.3% ...
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Airest to take Europe’s first CRJ200 conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Miami-based aircraft supplier Regional One with a CRJ200 SF Freighter who will lease it to Estonia-based Airest.Modification of the aircraft has already started at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and it will be re-delivered to the carrier in April 2018.Regional ...
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UPS beefs up trade services with Sandler & Travis buy
UPS has acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS).Described by the logistics firm as the world’s largest independent provider of global trade management services, SSTAS is US-based but almost 70% of its employees work outside of the US, in locations including Shanghai, Bengaluru, Aberdeen, Warsaw, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, ...
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Drewry airfreight index sees 21 cent surge in October
Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index of 28 major routes gained another 20 cents in October to reach a year-high $2.89 per kilo.This followed a 12 cents jump to $2.68 per kilo in September.The index is now only 10 cents below the high of $2.99 reached in November 2016, after which ...
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Boom time in Korea
Pilots in Europe and North America worry – quite rightly – about hitting drones, which weigh a couple of kilos or so; but their Far Eastern colleagues have to consider the possibility of encountering a North Korean missile the size of a large truck.The North Korean’s leader’s penchant for letting ...
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Simarco buys two more freight firms
UK forwarder Simarco International has bought out fellow UK firms Formula Goss International (FGI) and Sutch and Searle.The latter specialises in airfreight at its headquarters at Heathrow Airport. FGI operates air, sea and road routes - including daily services to Italy and Gibraltar - out of offices at Bedford.Simarco founder ...
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New York JFK to revamp cargo area
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioners have approved a $70m deal to build a 346,000sq ft cargo handling building at JFK airport as the first stage of the Vision Plan to revamp outdated facilities at the US gateway.Under the plan, two existing empty 40-year old buildings will ...
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A precious cargo
Kenya Airways Cargo has flown a crew of 700 teddy bears from the UK after they staged a flash-mob outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London.The bears first came together in the summer when the international children’s charity, World Vision UK, organised a sit-down stunt on the steps of the cathedral ...
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Brussels becomes first WFS CEIV station in Europe
Brussels has become the first Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) European cargo station to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification.The handler has installed two dedicated pharma cells in its main warehouse in Brussels, operating at 15-25°C and 2-8°C, and has also adopted specific handling procedures and provided training for staff working in ...
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Honours across the board for Hactl and Kerry Logistics
Kerry Logistics and Hactl management have been recognised by the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.Kerry Logistics' board of directors and group managing director William Ma have been selected as winners in the Boards and the Executive Directors categories, respectively, in the listed companies (Hang Seng).The judges commended the Kerry Logistics ...
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Swissport appoints communications chief
Air cargo and ground handling company Swissport International has appointed Christoph Meier as vice president head of group communications.A Swiss national, he takes over strategic and operational responsibilities for all group communications, reporting directly to group president and chief executive, Eric Born.He joins Swissport from Lufthansa Group, where he was ...
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Qatar cuts its fuel bill and gains green award
Qatar Airways has gained accreditation to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment programme (IEnvA), becoming the first Middle East airline, and the fifth worldwide, to achieve IEnvA Stage 2.Qatar Airways group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, (left) was presented with the certificate by IATA director general and chief executive ...