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Ethiopian launches freighter services to Milan and Zaragoza
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest cargo operator in Africa, has launched two new cargo routes to Europe: Milan in Italy and Zaragoza in Spain.Currently, Ethiopian is providing the European market with minimum weekly tonnage capacity of 2,200 from Liege (LGG), deploying Boeing 777 freighters.Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said: ...
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Swiss drones on track for hospital deliveries
Swiss Post is to begin regular drone flights of laboratory samples between two hospitals in Lugano, Switzerland, from 2018.Switzerland’s Federal Office for Civil Aviation (FOCA) has given the project the green light after assessing 70 autonomous test flights undertaken by Swiss Post, the Ticino EOC hospital group and US-based drone ...
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BOC Aviation in B747-8F lease deal with AirBridgeCargo
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation has purchased two Boeing 747-8 freighters from the US plane builder which have been committed on long-term leases to Russia's AirBridgeCargo (ABC).Steven Townend, chief commercial officer (Europe, Americas and Africa) for BOC Aviation, said: “We are pleased to add a strong new partner, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, to ...
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Seko Logistics appoints new chief operating officer for Asia
SEKO Logistics has named Tony Barnes as chief operating officer Asia Pacific. He will also lead SEKO’s Global Ocean Product as senior vice president ocean services.Barnes brings more than 25 years’ experience in the shipping, freight forwarding and logistics industry in sales and marketing, business development, operations and general management ...
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One Question
Lise-Marie Turpin, vice-president of cargo at Air Canada, answers:"This is not about going back to the ‘90s. It is not about cutting out the forwarders. Forwarders provide services that airlines cannot provide.In the passenger business, today, the travel agent adds value and charges for that. He has to do more ...
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Cargo Champion – Lise-Marie Turpin
ALTHOUGH it is impossible to accurately predict what will happen from one day to the next – and it is rather foolish to attempt to do so – one can still proffer a reasonable forecast supported by trends or patterns.Peering into Lise-Marie Turpin’s past, it is fair to say her ...
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Warsaw opening continues Kerry’s European expansion
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network has opened a new office in Warsaw, Poland as part of its European expansion programme.It will be headed by Diana Sokół, managing director of Poland, who was previously at C.Spaarmann Logistics in Warsaw.Sokół, who holds joint Polish and German citizenship and has extensive knowhow in ...
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E-AWB use sees slight decline in February
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration of the market tailed off slightly in February, according to the latest IATA monthly report. The figure for the month was 0.3% down on January, according to the association’s latest figures.eAWB volume in February was 639,419 while in January it was 639,540.Nevertheless, IATA has set ...
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Forwarder partners provide Iran and Maghreb link
Forwarders Militzer & Münch and Andreas Schmid Logistik have founded a joint venture, MMAS Eurasia Logistic, to offer regular services to Iran and the Maghreb region of North Africa.The new company plans to offer several departures per week from its base at Gersthofen near Munich to Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and ...
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Latin American fleets set to double, says Airbus chief
The Latin American aircraft fleet is set to more than double during the next 20 years, according to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast.The Toulouse-headquartered plane-maker sees demand for 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft in 2016-35, including 2,030 single-aisle and 540 widebody aircraft, worth an estimated US$350bn.President of Airbus ...
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Helping hand for German posties
Deutsche Post has put its 1,000th e-bike from its StreetScooter subsidiary into service today in Osnabrück. The German postal giant, owner of DHL, says that the electrically assisted cargo bikes can hit 25 km/h and can carry up to 50kg, “a tremendous help for letter carriers in urban areas.”The StreetScooter ...
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New funds to make Heathrow more resilient
Heathrow Airport shareholders have announced plans to invest an additional £650m in the UK gateway during 2019.Billed by the airport as a vote of confidence in post-Brexit Britain, it will be used to improve operational resilience and will include enabling works for the expansion of Terminal 2 and planning works ...
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Kuehne + Nagel to reinvigorate pharma firm’s global logistics
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is to become the air, sea and land logistics partner of pharmaceutical research company Grünenthal and will help the German group reorganise its worldwide transportation network.Grünenthal has production sites in Europe and Latin America and is represented in 32 countries through subsidiaries, while its products are ...
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Nairobi cargo terminal for perishables and dry cargo
A new cargo terminal for perishables and dry cargo is soon set to open at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, East Africa.Logistics provider Mitchell Cotts commissioned the terminal, opening in September 2018, which will have an annual throughput capacity of 80,000 tons. There are already plans to expand ...
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Siemens to equip air cargo facility at Heathrow
International Airlines Group (IAG) has asked sorting technology provider Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) to equip an air cargo centre at London Heathrow with the latest in handling systems.The facility will be used by IAG subsidiary British Airways.Siemens is to equip the terminal with what it describes as ...
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Two new trustees for TIACA
KLM Cargo and Icelandair Cargo have been appointed as trustee members of TIACA (The International Air Cargo Organisation).Both are long-standing TIACA members, and they will help elect the board of directors that manages the Association's affairs and establishes its policy.Icelandair Cargo serves 54 destinations in Europe and North America, including ...
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UPS upgrades China/Europe rail service
UPS has added six more stations to its China/Europe rail service, offered as an alternative to airfreight.Changsha, Chongqing, Suzhou and Wuhan Stations have been added in China – as well as the existing stations of Zhengzhou and Chengdu – while in Europe additional stops are made in Duisburg, Germany and ...
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Alicante route is ray of sunshine for Finnair Cargo
Finnair’s four times a week summer season service to Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca may be aimed mainly at the passenger trade but the cargo department has high hopes of lucrative business too.According to a recent Finnair newsletter, the city is still a major centre for footwear manufacturing and the ...
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Yusen Logistics has a customised solution
Japanese-owned forwarder Yusen Logistics has formed a Transportation Solutions Group (TSG) to create customised services for its customers.Offerings will include cargo consolidation and de-consolidation, value-added product handling, forward inventory positioning and customs house brokerage. Managed transportation services will be available including centralised execution and account management, purchase order and vendor ...
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Two GSA wins for Network Airline Service
Network Airline Service (NAS) has gained two new airline clients. Air Malta Cargo has appointed NAS Belgium as cargo general sales agent for the country from April.The carrier is increasing its flights to the Belgian capital from the summer. It operates a fleet of Airbus narrow body aircraft to over ...