Perishable logistics – Page 16
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K+N expands perishables network with US and Kenyan acquisitions
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has expanded its global perishables network with the acquisition of sector specialist forwarders Commodity Forwarders Inc. (CFI) in the US and Trillvane in Kenya.Switzerland-based K+N said that the two acquisitions would add more than 150,000 tons of annual perishables traffic to its network and “further strengthens ...
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Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Johannesburg and Madagascar
Turkish Cargo is launching scheduled Airbus A330 freighter flights to Johannesburg in South Africa and Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa.South Africa sees the majority of its exports going to European and the Americas. These generally consist of machinery, electronic equipment, chemicals and automotive parts.Madagascar exports a wide range ...
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Flower freighter win for Yorkshire's Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has won a weekly MD-11 freighter service bringing flowers and vegetables into the UK for some of the country’s largest retailers.The northern UK gateway has secured a deal with Network Airline Management which will operate the flight from Nairobi to Yorkshire. It will be the airport’s first ...
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Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Paris
Turkish Cargo has launched weekly scheduled Airbus A310 freighter flight between Istanbul and French hub Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. The flight schedule may be revised, based on permits.Automobile, aircraft and aircraft engines, as well as pharmaceutical products and plastic raw materials are the top-ranking items in the exports from ...
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Hyderabad gets into mango exports
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIA), which operates Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad, has entered the Indian mango export market for the first time, with a consignment of 2.5 tonnes of the exotic fruit bound for South Korea passing through its cargo terminal (operated by Hyderabad Menzies Air Cargo ...
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ALHA opens Rome Fiumicino cargo terminal
Alha Group, the Italian airfreight handling and trucking services provider, has opened a specialised goods cargo terminal at Rome's Fiumicino airport (FCO).The facility is able to offer security services — including active alarm systems, anti-intrusion devices and 24/7 CCTV monitoring — for high value cargo, plus specialist temperature-controlled areas for ...
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Panalpina snaps up Danish and Kenyan forwarders
Panalpina has announced two acquisitions: a Danish logistics operator with a seafreight focus and a Kenya-based perishables specialist in the export of flowers and vegetables.The Switzerland-headquartered logistics giant will acquire the family-owned Kenyan forwarder Air Connection, subject to conditions.The deal comes two years after Panalpina increased its presence in Kenyan ...
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DHL's fish freighter for Norwegian seafood logistics
DHL Global Forwarding is accelerating Norway’s seafood supply chain by shipping live crabs and other seafood on dedicated weekly flights from Oslo to Asia and Northern America.The express giant is transporting fresh seafood from Laskselv airport in northern Norway to Oslo, from where the freight is sent to South Korea ...
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Emirates' focus on Vietnamese perishables bears fruit
Emirates SkyCargo has seen a near five-fold increase in the volumes of exports of fruits between Vietnam and Dubai over the last year.Collaborative efforts between Middle East carrier’s cargo arm and Vietnam’s Trade Promotion Agency Vietrade saw perishables exports to Dubai, including rambutans and lychees, touch a record close to ...
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VIDEO: Emirates freighter Rosie blossoms in Barcelona
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter, nicknamed Rosie because of her rose decal, made a special appearance in Barcelona on the occasion of ‘The Day of the Rose’.The Catalan festival, originally St Jordi’s Day, is celebrated on April 23 every year with locals gifting roses and books to one another.Earlier ...
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NewsFreighters and bellies boost Schiphol's March cargo volumes
Increased freighter and bellyhold volumes saw Amsterdam Schiphol airport report a 9.5% rise in March airfreight throughputs to 154,000 tonnes.Europe’s number three cargo gateway in 2016 also enjoyed a strong first quarter in 2017, handling a record 420,168 tonnes from January to March, up 8% on the same period last ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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Go mango go, AF-KLM and Fermac launch a fruit freighter airlift
Fermac Cargo España and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have started the great mango airlift out of Africa to Europe.The first Boeing 777-300 freighter has already transported 105 tons of Kent variety mango from the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast to Madrid, Spain.It is the second year running ...
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Singapore's SATS mints Kiwi lamb trade transhipments
Singapore ground handler SATS has received European Union (EU) approval as an authorised establishment for meat transhipment services between New Zealand and the EU.With this new trade flow, SATS is looking at an estimated 10% increase in lamb shipments over the next two years.Meat shipments from New Zealand destined for ...
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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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Dig-it-isation for Lufthansa Cargo's new Cool Center
Lufthansa Cargo has started construction work on a new Cool Center at its Frankfurt hub. Sören Stark, board member operations, said during the ground-breaking ceremony: “We’ve gained a great deal of experience in the worldwide transport of sensitive medications. CEIV certification from IATA has recently highlighted this. “The excellent collaboration ...
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Halifax pots a red with Chinese lobster freighters
Canada’s Halifax Stanfield airport has secured five Boeing 747-400 freighter charters by Yangtze River Express in January to meet demand from Chinese consumers for fresh Nova Scotia lobster.Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) said that Nova Scotia seafood worth more than C$15m has already been shipped overseas in the holiday season.That ...
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MAB Kargo launches Guangzhou freighter
Malaysia’s MAB Kargo has launched a twice weekly Airbus A330 freighter service to Guangzhou from its Kuala Lumpur hub in order to strengthen its footprint in eastern China.The new service by the airfreight arm of Malaysia Airlines will call at Guangzhou every Tuesday and Thursday with 60 tonnes of cargo ...
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VIDEO: Emirates targets seafood with new Oslo freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its presence in Scandinavia with the launch of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter from Oslo in Norway to its Dubai hub in the UAE.The Middle East Gulf carrier said that new freighter service, departing Oslo every Tuesday, will facilitate increasing exports of seafood, in particular salmon, ...
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Olympian horses take freighter to Rio
The first group of Olympic horses has departed from London Stansted airport on a Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F bound for Rio 2016.With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth multiple millions, was loaded into customised pallets for the almost 12-hour flight aboard.Eventing horses from Great Britain, ...