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B&H Worldwide launches FirstTrac
Logistics firm B&H Worldwide has launched FirstTrac, the fully web-based successor to its customer service system, OnTrack.FirstTrac comes with new AOG and critical monitors for customers and will also be used by its global control tower teams to provide "enhanced visibility of shipments".Designed by B&H's in-house IT development division, InTech, ...
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UK flights "protected in no deal Brexit scenario"
UK government sets out detailed plans confirming protection for flights in a no deal scenarioEU no deal aviation regulation also about to be finalised to ensure UK airlines can continue to operate to EuropeContingency measures provide industry and holidaymakers with the certainty they need and ensure flights will continue after ...
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NewsE-commerce boom and trade growth fuel DP DHL Group revenues in 2018
The boom in e-commerce and sustained growth in international trade flows saw Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DPDHL) 2018 group revenue rise 1.8% to €61.6bn in a “challenging year” or a 6% rise after adjusting for currency effects and portfolio changes.The German logistics giant said that all four divisions – post, ...
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NewsJettainer celebrates 15th anniversary and 60 years of the ULD with a specially designed container
Howdy cupcake: This Jettainer ULD will travel the world to celebrate 60 years of airfreight containersOutsourced ULD management company Jettainer is sending a brightly illustrated container around the world for the 60th anniversary of the airfreight container.Standardized pallets and containers were introduced in 1959 to optimize the loading and unloading ...
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CH Robinson goes into Space with €42m Spanish forwarder acquisition
US freight forwarder CH Robinson acquired Spanish forwarder Space Cargo Group for €42m ($48m) in cash as part of a strategy to expand its global footprint.Space Cargo, headquartered in Madrid, provides international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and other logistics services in Spain and Colombia.For the fiscal year ending December, 2018, ...
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CHAMP Cargosystems joins Luxembourg Open Innovation Club
Airfreight IT supplier CHAMP Cargosystems has joined the Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (LOIC).CHAMP aims to share and exchange its industry knowledge and expertise to assist the group’s mission to support corporate innovation.Located at the House of Startups, the initiative is dedicated to the broadening of business relations between large accounts, ...
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NewsUK truckers set for temporary EU permit-free access in a no deal Brexit
Some relief for hauliers in EU contingency, says FTAUK hauliers may be able to maintain operations in the European Union (EU) without permits for certain services over a nine month period in the event of a no deal Brexit.A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Member States to allow ...
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China Southern to add two new freighters
China Southern looks set to expand its freighter fleet with an additional two Boeing 777F aircraft.The fast-growing airline announced in late February that it would convert an order for two passenger B777-300ERs into freighter aircraft, with the aircraft due to be delivered in 2020.In an investor announcement, the airline said: ...
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Cathay Pacific confirms takeover talks for Hong Kong Express from HNA Group
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that it is "in active discussions" about an acquisition involving the low cost carrier Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE) from HNA Group, the Chinese conglomerate.The Hong Kong-base passenger and freighter airline issued a short statement after media reports suggested that Cathay Pacific was in discussions ...
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Panalpina EGM to take place on April 5
Takeover target Panalpina’s board of directors is to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on April 5, which will also support the motion of the shareholder Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF) to implement the One Share – One Vote standard "to further enhance the company’s corporate governance".This would lift the 5% ...
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NewsEmerging markets enthusiasm tempered by ‘crisis’ concern
Logistics industry executives worry about trade tensions, geopolitical threats Logistics industry executives see emerging markets growing at 5% in 2019, but a high number are bracing for a crisis amid US-China trade friction, interest rate and currency volatility, and Brexit uncertainty.The annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry ...
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NewsGIV makes first eDGD declaration using Frankfurt's INFr8
Germany-based dangerous goods specialist GIV has sent its first digital shipment declaration via the eDGD portal INFr8 at Frankfurt Airport.Adem Yurt, managing director and dangerous goods safety advisor at GIV, said that he wanted his company “right from the start” to be involved in the pilot of the INFr8 portal."We ...
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NewsVIDEO: From the circus to a national park, Turkish Cargo helps resettle four young lions
The lions have their first taste of freedomTurkish Cargo has flown four young lions from a circus in Ukraine to their natural habitat of South Africa.Three lionesses: Luca, Charlie and Kai, plus the young male Nathan, were transported on a connecting flight from Istanbul.The lions had been used as circus ...
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Perishables, pharma and high-tech mitigate January drop in total air cargo volume
January 2019 another volume drop in total chargeable air cargo weight, this time of 2% year on year (YoY), coupled with a dollar yield drop of 2.5%, confirming a trend seen over a number of months said market analyst WorldACD in its latest report.The smaller regions of Africa and Central ...
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Thinking outside the container: Dominic Hyde
Dominic Hyde is making waves at Peli BioThermal, bringing a fresh approach to pharmaceutical transportation which is increasing revenue and driving down costsIn the year since Dominic Hyde joined Peli BioThermal as vice president of its pharma container rental scheme, Crēdo on Demand, he has overseen significant developments including the ...
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NewsEthiopian Cargo takes delivery of its first B737 freighter
Ethiopian Cargo B737-800 freighterAfrica's Ethiopian Cargo has taken delivery of its first B737-800 freighter, with a payload capacity of more than 23 tonnes.GECAS delivered Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI)’s inaugural passenger-to-freighter converted B737-800 to the national flag carrier of Ethiopia.Completing the conversion of the prototype aircraft in December, and AEI) has ...
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Here comes summer: Lufthansa Cargo boosts freighter network and capacity
Lufthansa Cargo will add freighter connections and increase the cargo capacity on its global network by 10% when the 2019 summer schedule comes into effect on March 31.The new schedule incorporates the capacity of two recently delivered Boeing 777Fs to Lufthansa Cargo and AeroLogic, the joint venture with DHL. Said ...
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Pohl heads Dachser Malaysia
German logistics company Dachser has appointed Daniel Pohl as managing director of Dachser Malaysia.Pohl, who comes from a German-Indonesian family and lived in China for 23 years, brings international expertise to the Dachser country organisation.He reports to Christophe Vincent, managing director air and sea logistics Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia ...
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Peli BioThermal opens Dublin network station
Peli BioThermal, the temperature controlled packaging company, has opened a new network station and service centre in Dublin.The Irish facility will service, refurbish, repair and condition the company's reusable Crēdo on Demand containers.The new centre is located in Harristown, next to Dublin Airport, and will serve the growing pharma industry ...
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CargoLogicAir to boost UK flights as no-deal Brexit looms
UK registered freighter airline CargoLogicAir (CLA) is escalating its flight schedule from March 15 as the Stansted-based carrier prepares for a no-deal Brexit when the UK leaves the European Union.CLA chief executive David Kerr confirmed that the B747F operator would increase its current twice weekly flight schedule ex-Stansted to 12 ...