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BIFA’s Steve Parker is the new president of CLECAT
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the appointment of a board member Steve Parker as president of CLECAT, the Brussels-based European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services.CLECAT’s membership consists of the majority of national freight forwarder associations throughout the European Union and its prime purpose is ...
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Sea vs air: even sharks prefer to be flown
Forwarder Davies Turner’s air cargo team has helped transfer the first-ever Sand Tiger Sharks bred in captivity from South Africa to the UK.The shipment was facilitated by Davies Turner Air Cargo’s (DTAC) Aquatics team which acted as clearance and handling agent in the UK and was responsible for road delivery ...
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Airfreight rates continued to climb in October
Air cargo rates reached their highest level of the year in October but continue to lag behind the year-ago level.The latest figures from the Drewry Sea & Air Shipper Insight show that the weighted average airfreight rate on 21 key east-west trades climbed to $3.31 per kg in October.It is ...
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IAG adds US imports delivery to Cargo Connector
IAG Cargo has added an import delivery service to its Cargo Connector product in the US.Customers in the US now benefit from an import delivery service that takes freight directly from the aircraft, delivering it to the freight forwarders' handling facilities.Originally, Cargo Connector was offered as an export collection service, ...
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Cargolux set to continue working agreement talks with unions
Cargolux is set to meet with union bosses tomorrow as the two groups attempt to thrash out a new collective working agreement for ground staff and pilots and avoid industrial action.Ahead of the talks, the LCGB union, which claims to represent 95% of Cargolux pilots, issued a statement appealing to ...
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Dubai boss Griffiths picks up top airport award
Dubai Airports chief executive Paul Griffiths is the CAPA Asia Pacific Airport Chief Executive of the Year.A new category established for 2015, the award is given to the airport executive who has “demonstrated outstanding strategic thinking and innovative direction for the growth of their business and the industry”.Griffiths accepted the ...
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TIACA continues to push for uniform approach to advanced data
TIACA is continuing to push for regulators from various countries to implement aligned advanced data requirements to avoid a patchwork of regimes.The association, which represents members from across the supply chain, has been working with Europe’s DG Mobility and Transport on its advanced-data requirement, which goes into effect in May ...
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Asian carriers record peak season cargo boost in October
Asian carriers began to see air cargo traffic pick up in October as the industry enters the peak season, but fast growing Air China recorded its first year-on-year demand decline since 2013.The latest monthly statistics from Asian airlines shows all but one of the carriers saw demand pick up in ...
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Six Volga-Dnepr air crew killed in Bamako terrorist attack
Six Russian air crew working for Volga-Dnepr Airlines were among 19 people killed during the terrorist attack at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali in western Africa, on Friday.Malian and international troops stormed the Radisson Blu hotel to free guests and staff being held hostage. Two ...
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Delta looks to increase Aeromexico holding
Delta Air Lines has announced plans to ramp up its shareholding in Aeromexico as it deepen its commitment to the South American country.The US airline currently owns 4.1% of shares in Grupo Aeromexico but has submitted an offer to buy an additional 32% of the outstanding capital stock at MXP43.59 ...
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Schiphol cargo closes gap in Q3
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport handled just under 147,400 tonnes in October, a 1.4% increase over like month 2014, although volumes for the first ten months of 2015 were down by 1.1% against prior year.October’s result at Europe’s third largest air cargo hub by volume was an improvement on prior month September, ...
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Ningbo finds a cargo BUDdy
Hungary’s Budapest Airport (BUD)and the Ningbo International Airport & Logistics Development Co have signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai.Ningbo International is located in one of China’s most highly developed economic regions, some 200 km from Shanghai.The two airports, which established direct contact in 2014, have now formalised their increasingly ...
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CEVA cuts the ribbon on new regional headquarters in Brazil
CEVA Logistics has opened its new headquarters for South America in Sao Paulo, Brazil.It is the supply chain operator’s fourth ‘Center of Logistics Excellence’, joining Jacksonville (US), Singapore and Ashby de la Zouch (UK).The new headquarters, CEVA’s first in South America, are located in the Thera Corporate office complex in ...
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Dubai's DWC beats Q3 cargo dip to register 15.9% nine-month surge
Airfreight traffic at Dubai World Central (DWC) rose 15.9% to 662,143 tonnes during first nine months of the year.Hub operator Dubai Airports said: “Year on year cargo volumes increased despite a dip in volumes during the third quarter when DWC handled 219,131 tonnes of freight, down 15.6% from 259,636 tonnes ...
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Brussels green light for HNA takeover of Swissport
Brussels regulators have approved the Sfr2.73bn acquisition of airport ground handler Swissport by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group.Swissport is a major provider of airport ground handling, cargo handling, and related ground handling services, to airlines in Europe and abroad. HNA Group, owner of China’s fourth-largest airline, Hainan Airlines, manages several airlines ...
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Frankfurt to offer pharma community free guided tours
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt has begun offering the pharmaceuticals industry half-day guided tours of the various areas in the Cargo Cities and on the apron of Frankfurt Airport.The free tours include a brief introduction and visits to the Cargo Cool Competence Center and the Perishable Center Frankfurt.Visitors will also ...
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HAE to grow GSSA offer in South Africa
A key factor in UK-based HAE’s takeover of neutral consolidator Groupair in Johannesburg will be the introduction of the new owner’s GSSA services into South Africa.Peter Kerins, vice president at air cargo industry services provider HAE, told Air Cargo News: “Groupair has been established for over two decades, with a ...
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Leased Boeing 747-8 freighters join ABC fleet
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has taken delivery of two leased Boeing 747-8 Freighters as part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed at the Paris Air Show in June.News of the delivery comes as a surprise as it was not known that the two companies had developed the announcement beyond the ...
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Jettainer appoints Riekert as it aims for global expansion
ULD management firm Jettainer has appointed Thorsten Riekert (49) as its new sales director as the Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary aims to expand its customer base.Riekert has held various senior positions in sales operations within the Lufthansa Group and most recently was head of sales & key account management at Lufthansa ...
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China Airlines extends Fraport deal
Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) and China Airlines have renewed the carrier’s cargo handling contract at Frankfurt Airport.FCS managing director Andreas Helfer said: “We are very pleased that China Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has decided to extend its contract with Fraport Cargo Services for providing landside cargo handling services ...