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Dachser organises for growth in Asia
German forwarder Dachser has opened a branch office in Hanoi to support its other Vietnamese location in Ho Chi Minh City.Many manufacturers, particularly of textiles, shoes, and electronics have established production sites in northern Vietnam. The new branch office will provide air and sea freight to Europe, Central Asia, and ...
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Etihad meets Italy’s movers and shakers
Etihad Global Cargo Management Company (GCMC) joined forces with Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce to host a networking event for business leaders in Parma, Italy.The companies from the Italian city, who collectively represented 3.7% of the entire Italian GDP, were joined 75 representatives from Emirati businesses.The event followed the recent ...
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Boeing pays tribute to Yusen's hurricane efforts
Plane-maker Boeing has played tribute to Yusen Logistics (Americas) for its role in helping its own employees send relief shipments to the Charleston area after Hurricane Matthew struck the area earlier in October.The forwarder coordinated supplies from Seattle and provided warehouse services, including receiving, sorting, labelling and re-packing, as well ...
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Fast footwork speeds pumps to China
Taiwan-based freight-forwarder Dimerco Express moved quickly to fly 30 tons of petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin in China, just two weeks after being invited to bid.Dimerco split the shipment into two routes into China and arranged to have them cleared at Tianjin Customs within 24 hours. Customers and ...
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Hainan to launch Brussels-Shanghai service
China’s Hainan Airlines said it would launch direct flights between Brussels and Shanghai Pudong during 2017.It made the announcement during an official visit led by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel in which the carrier and airport signed a letter of intent.Hainan Airlines previously operated on the route from May 2010 ...
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Partners pledge to push ahead with third runway
Heathrow Airport has joined forces with business and trade union leaders to see the third runway, approved last week by the UK government, through to completion.Worker and industry representatives committed to work with the airport authority and government in a ceremony at Heathrow’s Terminal 2.Signatories included director general of ...
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Rhenus sets up South Korean bridgehead
German-owned forwarder Rhenus is opening its own office in South Korea at the beginning of November and has set up a Rhenus Logistics Korea arm. The new location in the capital, Seoul will organise air and sea freight, third-party logistics and domestic transport services.Rhenus aims to establish itself as a ...
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E-commerce spurs Aramex growth
Middle East based logistics company Aramex saw revenues up 15% in the third quarter of 2016 to AED1.05bn but net profit was down 3% at AED72.2m compared with like period last year.However, for the first nine months of the year, net profit was up 16% to AED294.8m while revenue was ...
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UN urges logistics firms to think green
A new report by the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport is challenging logistics operators and other transport organisations to seek out new ways to balance short-term financial considerations against broader benefits for society and long-term economic gains.It also calls for the development of multimodal transport solutions ...
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Official opening for Ghana Airport Cargo Centre in Accra
Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC), a public private partnership (PPP)-funded facility at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport, saw its grand official opening ceremony attended by John Dramani Mahama, the country’s president.The 10,000 sq m of dedicated cargo warehousing is already handling 50% of the local air cargo market, having contracts with ...
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Jettainer to take over ULD management for Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines has appointed Jettainer as the new service provider to manage its unit load devices (ULDs) and pallets from the Spring of 2017.Belgium's largest airline currently outsources its ULD management to another provider and is now switching to Jettainer, which has set up a ULD controller at Brussels Airport, ...
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IAG Cargo Q3 volumes up but revenues and yields down
IAG Cargo saw third quarter 2016 commercial revenues fall by 7% to €240m compared with the like period 2015.Adjusting the prior year's figures to reflect a directly comparable operation, commercial revenue decreased 6.5% versus last year at constant exchange.The airfreight arm of British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus saw ...
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Pebble-dash
British Museum partner IAG Cargo has just moved 50 high profile works for the South Africa: The Art of a Nation exhibition.The rare items travelling under the carrier’s Secure ultra-high-security service included not only the Mapungubwe Gold objects from the collections of the University of Pretoria but the celebrated Makapansgat ...
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Sky-high fry-up
Luxury air charter firm Acropolis Aviation recently sent its cabin crew to cookery school not in France, or Italy, but to the small Irish seaside town of Dungarvan, in County Waterford.It’s the home of award-winning cookery school, Tannery, of chef Paul Flynn who is about as far removed from the ...
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Asia air cargo – so far so good
There was a continued uptick in air cargo during September, although the future is clouded, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). Provisional figures show a further improvement with 5.3% growth in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), despite prevailing weak trade conditions.The average international freight load factor increased marginally, by ...
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Air Cargo Forum: New pharma group hopes to double shipper supporters over coming months
Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport have set up a new pharma organisation to improve handling and quality worldwide and expect to double the number of shipper participants over the coming months.Pharma.Aero will focus on shippers and all industry stakeholders who embrace the IATA CEIV programme. Members will foster route ...
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Air cargo industry digs deep to help conflict zone kids
Coyne Airways and Air Charter Service (ACS) are backing the War Child charity which supports youngsters affected by conflict.Family-run Coyne and ACS will donate an agreed amount per transaction on behalf of their customers, starting from next month and customers can match the donation on a quarterly basis.“The air cargo ...
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E-commerce growth creates regulatory challenges
The growth of e-commerce may have provided the air cargo industry with a boost but also presents many challenges on the regulatory front.At the TIACA Air Cargo Forum event in Paris, speakers from the World Customs Organization (WCO) and Tiaca outlined the problems created by shipments coming from unknown shippers.WCO ...
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Good REDdance
Yes, it’s that time of year again when airlines vie with each other to ship the first consignment of Beaujolais Nouveau overseas.Lufthansa Cargo appears to be the first off the mark with a press release on the subject (perhaps they deserve some sort of prize?) with the news that 700 ...
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UPS shrugs off international airfreight woes and pension payments
UPS has revealed a 3.6% increase in third-quarter earnings at $1.44 per share, compared with the same period last year. International operating profit increased 14% to $576m, the seventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, said the express logistics company.Total reported revenue was $14.9bn, up 4.9% over the same quarter last ...