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Dachser creates new business unit to develop specialist solutions
Dachser has created a new central business unite that will look to develop logistics service targetting specific industries.The new Corporate Solutions, Research & Development business unit will be led by Stefan Hohm, who has led the Dachser Logistics Center in Hof, Germany, for the past seven years. Hohm will report ...
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NewsEuropean cargo carriers monthly: Another mixed month for airlines
The latest airline statistics have revealed another mixed month for Europe’s leading combination carriers’ cargo volumes.While Lufthansa and Air France KLM both recorded another year-on-year decline in cargo demand in February, IAG and Finnair saw demand increase.The IAG Group, which owns British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, saw its cargo ...
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TIACA to host air cargo workshop at Multimodal show
Logistics exhibition Multimodal has revealed its education programme will take an in-depth look at new legislation affecting all sectors of the supply chain, as well as featuring an intensive professional development course aimed at air cargo professionals.The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will run its three-day Professional Development Workshop programme ...
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DHL partnership to expand Nordics and Baltics parcel delivery
DHL is extending its European B2C parcel network across the Nordics and Baltics in collaboration with DHL Freight Sweden, Finnish postal operator Posti and Bring, a subsidiary of the Norwegian postal operator.It is claimed to be largest parcel network in northern Europe, offering a business to consumer infrastructure for parcel ...
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Changi airport launches CEIV pharma community for air cargo firms
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has revealed plans to launch an IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Handling (CEIV Pharma) community that will work together to achieve the certification.Under the community programme, companies will have to undergo training, as well as an assessment of their facilities and processes by ...
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Amazon makes its move
At last, the worst kept secret in the US freighter sector is in the open.Internet giant Amazon has signed a deal with US lessor ATSG for up to 20 freighters to operate a network in the US.In an investors’ conference call, ATSG referred all operational questions back to Amazon, which ...
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MAG's Cowan heads for Stansted
Andrew Cowan, currently chief strategy officer of MAG, has been appointed divisional chief executive of London Stansted Airport.MAG is the country’s largest UK-owned airport operator with four hubs: Stansted, Bournemouth, East Midlands and Manchester.Cowan will take up his role at the UK’s fourth largest airport in April 2016 and lead ...
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Lithium-ion shipments on freighters: More pilots speak up on safety concerns
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) said that “more needs to be done” to address the safety of lithium-ion battery shipments on cargo aircraft.While supporting the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) decision to prohibit lithium-ion batteries as freight on passenger aircraft, IFALPA added: “Both lithium-ion and lithium-metal ...
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Singapore's Changi offers S$14m support package for cargo partners
Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced a S$14m package of “support measures” for its cargo partners, which will provide the sector with “cost relief against the backdrop of a challenging outlook for the global airfreight industry”.The measures, which include a one-time Special Assistance Package (SAP) for cargo agents and ...
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ASC and Socrates partner on supply chain security and compliance
ASC Pharmaceutical Logistics and risk consultant Socrates have announced a new partnership that will see the two companies offer each other’s services to clients.The partnership will see Socrates offering ASC’s regulation compliance services while ASC will offer its clients Socrates' security from theft, counterfeit and adulteration services.“There is a natural ...
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NewsAirport insight: 2015 cargo results
Global: Hong Kong still top of the hubsHong Kong looks set to remain the top air cargo airport for 2015 despite a near static performance with only a 0.1% rise in freight volumes to 4.4m tonnes. US integrator hub Memphis, number two in 2014, has still to report its full-year ...
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Expanding ASL signs up for three 737 conversions
ASL Aviation has signed up for three freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) following on from raising $110m late last year.AEI will provide the Dublin-based firm with three 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighters in May, June and July of this year.ASL already lists 12 of this aircraft type in ...
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LATAM cargo revenues go south
Cargo revenues at South America’s LATAM Airlines Group dropped by 26.8% in the final quarter 2015, driven by a 13.4% decline in cargo traffic and a 15.4% decline in cargo yields over the like period in the prior year.The Chilean-headquartered carrier stated: “During the quarter, cargo demand remained weak, especially ...
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UK issues new cargo handling measures on flights from Dhaka International Airport
Recent security assessments of Dhaka International Airport found that "some international security requirements were not being met", said the UK Department for Transport on its website.It added: "As part of a set of interim measures, cargo will not be allowed on direct flights from Dhaka to the UK until further ...
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US lessor ATSG reports "outstanding" 2015
US-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a lessor of mid-size freighters, saw fourth quarter 2015 revenues increase 15% to $181.6m and by 5% to $619.3m for the full year.Joe Hete, president and chief executive of ATSG, said: “2015 was an outstanding year for ATSG, as our principal midsize freighter leasing ...
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Cathay cargo revenues fall 9% in 2015
Cathay Pacific’s group cargo revenue fell 9% in full year 2015 to HK$23.1bn, reflecting a reduction in fuel surcharges due to lower fuel prices.The Hong Kong-based combination carrier said: “Air cargo demand, which came under pressure during the second quarter of the year, remained weak in the second half.”Cargo capacity ...
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DHL forwarding looks to a better year ahead after a 'transitional' 2015
DHL Global Forwarding is hoping a new IT system will help improve performance in 2016 after it recorded declines in airfreight volumes, revenues and an earnings before interest and tax loss (ebit) in 2015.Deutsche Post DHL’s Global Forwarding, Freight division recorded a 0.2% decline in revenues to €14.9bn, while ebit ...
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Aloha to Unisys' Cloud-based system
Aloha Air Cargo and Northern Air Cargo have selected cloud-based Unisys systems to replace their legacy software.Northern Air Cargo is based in Anchorage, Alaska, and Aloha Air Cargo is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.Both are operating companies within Anchorage-based Northern Aviation Services, a new client for Unisys.Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) ...
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Could Brussels Airport win back Ethiopian Cargo?
Brussels Airport has revealed that it is hoping to lure back Ethiopian Cargo’s freighter services after the airline was was forced to move to Dutch hub Maastricht-Aachen in November because of traffic rights.In its monthly traffic update, the Belgian airport revealed that thanks to the amendment of a bilateral agreement ...
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Another tough month for Latin American air cargo carriers
Air cargo volumes carried by South and Central American airlines continued to decline in January, but the speed at which demand has slipped did slowdown.The latest figures from the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) show that overall cargo demand declined by 1.2% year-on-year in January to 374m ...