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German drinks forwarder sets up in the UK
German-owned freight forwarder Robert Kukla has launched a UK subsidiary to focus on beverage logistics.Based in Brentwood, north-east London, it will be Robert Kukla’s first UK - based company and also the largest in terms of investment and potential.It is led by new managing director, Steve Wood, along Lynda Simms ...
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Muted airfreight growth for DSV as it digests UTi
Danish-headquartered forwarder and transport company DSV said its airfreight division increased volume by 10% in the first half of 2017, helped by its acquisition of UTi at the start of last year.This put it slightly ahead of the market, which was up 8%, it said in its interim financial report, ...
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Atlas announces B747F leases and improving Q2 financials
Atlas Air Worldwide has reported improvements in second-quarter revenues and profits, while also announcing the placement of three freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo Carrier.Shortly before announcing its second-quarter results, the Purchase-headquartered aircraft lessor announced that it had placed three Boeing 747-400 freighters with Hong Kong Air Cargo on an ...
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Air Charter Service spreads its wings in Canada
Air Charter Service’s Canadian office has moved to larger premises in Toronto in anticipation of further expansion. Since opening in the city in 2010 the office has steadily grown in terms of staff, revenue and number of charters, it said.Managing director of ACS Canada, Gary Hopkins, explained: “After outstanding growth ...
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Gypsy moth makes its home at Heathrow
Heathrow’s biodiversity engineers – (yes, there is such a profession, and yes, the UK’s busiest airport has some on its staff) say they have discovered the 3,000th species known to be living in the 170 hectares of land it manages.Why and how Cydalima Perspectalis, more commonly known as the Box ...
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NewsOptimistic IATA sees steady air cargo growth
Global freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) put in their strongest first-half performance for seven years, said IATA in its report for the first six months of 2017, published on 2 August.Traffic grew by 10.4% in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016, the best showing since ...
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Oxentine to head American Airlines global cargo sales
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Lisa Oxentine as managing director, global and key accounts – cargo sales, taking over from Roger Samways after he was promoted to vice president of the cargo sales division earlier this year.Oxentine joined American Airlines in 1987 and has held positions in several parts of ...
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Freighter operator Western Global recruits three-star general
Florida-based all-cargo carrier Western Global Airlines has appointed General Brooks Bash as president.Having served as an advisor to the airline for the past two years, he was also recently chief commercial officer for AAR Airlift Group. During his career in the US Air Force, he rose to Lieutenant General.Western Global, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo stays in the black as revenues and volumes soar
Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics division recorded improved revenues and operating profits in the second quarter of the year, helped by strong demand growth in its Asia Pacific business.The German airline’s logistics division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, Jettainer, time:matters and an equity investment in AeroLogic, saw second-quarter revenues increase by 18.8% ...
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Hendrik Falk heads over to Swiss WorldCargo
Former AirBridgeCargo vice president North and South America, Hendrik Falk has joined Swiss WorldCargo as head of cargo for the US west, south, and South America. He will be responsible for all aspects for the carrier’s cargo business in the region, based in Atlanta, Georgia.He said that Swiss WorldCargo has ...
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Geodis sees strong growth
French freight forwarder Geodis saw a 3.4% rise in activity, driven by a strong showing at Geodis America (formerly OHL) and also a range of other commercial successes, said owners SNCF (French Railways) in its half-year annual results, published on 31 July.SNCF Logistics, which includes the freight arm of the ...
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Delta adds Cargo Control Center to improve shipment tracking
Delta Cargo has officially opened its Cargo Control Center (CCC), which will support daily cargo operations across the globe.The new Atlanta facility provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of cargo transportation and management, with the ability to track air shipments, trucks, mail, and freight – domestically and internationally.Gareth Joyce, president-cargo ...
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Hactl growth outpaces Hong Kong air cargo market
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) increased its cargo tonnage by 16.6% in the first half of 2017, well ahead of the overall market, it said.The total of 860,242 tonnes included growth in exports, imports, transhipments and mail/express. Hactl has now outperformed the Hong Kong market every month since ...
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Virgin rethinks cargo succession plan as Kennedy takes top spot
Dominic Kennedy is being promoted to managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, rather than David Geer, as previously announced.David Geer, who was due to take up the post in mid-August, will instead become senior vice president revenue management.Dominic Kennedy, who is currently director, commercial planning will take up his new ...
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Delta’s renewed cargo focus
In 2013 Delta Air Lines was the largest US cargo carrier in terms of cargo ton miles. Since then, the airline has seen its leading status erode and since 2015 it has lagged behind both American Airlines and United Airlines.The airline’s slip down the US cargo leader board coincided with ...
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Heathrow logistics hub fills up fast
Real estate firm Segro has signed two new deals ahead of the completion of its Central Spacewaye site within four miles of Heathrow Airport’s cargo terminal on the North Feltham Trading Estate.Fine art logistics company Williams & Hill has taken a 25,898 sq ft unit on the estate while commercial ...
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Chinese retail giant JD.com forms alliance to improve supply chain visibility
China’s largest retailer JD.com has launched a new cross-border alliance to improve the processes for bringing imported products to China.The alliance brings together 20 brands, industry authorities and logistics and transportation companies, including Wal-Mart, Huggies, Danone, Sasa, Rakuten, eBay, Kuehne+Nagel, Agility Logistics and the China Inspection and Quarantine Association.Together they ...
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Qatar dispute goes to World Trade Organisation
Qatar is reported to have filed an official complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.The three neighbouring countries have accused Qatar of destabilising the region through its support of extremist group, which it denies.This has led ...
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Tigers pounces on Brexit logistics opportunity
Hong Kong-based forwarder Tigers Global Logistics has gained Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) certification in the UK as part of a raft of measures to counter any disruption caused by the country leaving the European Union (EU) in 2019.It has also opened a new office in Leeds. With AEO in place, ...
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June cargo figures a pleasant surprise, says WorldACD
The air cargo market continued to surprise in June, says WorldACD, with a continuation of the volume growth seen for well over half a year, while US Dollar yields have halted their 2015-2016 free fall.The analyst said: “This [growth] trend did not show the slightest tendency of tapering off in ...