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    Sauzedde to lead CEVA Logistics’ Central and Eastern European cluster

    2018-11-22T08:55:51Z

    CEVA Logistics has appointed Guillaume Sauzedde as managing director of its Central & Eastern European cluster.Sauzedde will be based in Warsaw, Poland, and is to take up his new position on November 5.He will report directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain, and will succeed Piotr Zborowski, who CEVA said is ...

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    China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation

    2018-11-21T13:49:55Z

    Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route.Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief ...

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    AF KLM on a digital journey

    2018-11-21T09:12:29Z

    In just four years Air France KLM Cargo has ‘rightsized’ its freighter fleet from 15 aircraft to six, and reduced its unit costs by more than 40%, so now comes the easy part: digitisation of the air cargo supply chain.After a tough few years of internal restructuring, the Franco-Dutch carrier ...

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    Ulber to leave Panalpina following recent broadside from activist shareholder

    2018-11-21T09:12:13Z

    Panalpina has announced that chairman Peter Ulber will not stand for re-election as it is "in the best interests" of the forwarder.In a short statement, Peter Ulber explained: "This decision is in the best interest of Panalpina and all of its stakeholders."The long term goals of the company are best ...

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    Budapest Airport celebrates record October for cargo

    2018-11-20T13:32:00Z

    Budapest Airport (BUD) processed a record volume of cargo in October as it targets further increases.The Hungarian hub handled a total of 13,313 tonnes of airfreight last month (trucked and flown), a 22.9% year on year increase and its largest figure ever for the month of October.The airport has welcomed ...

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    Ho Ho Bergamo airport expects Christmas cargo boost

    2018-11-20T12:03:18Z

    Italy’s Milan Bergamo airport expects a "healthy increase" in freighter operations heading up to the Christmas period.The commitment to the northern Italian airport from cargo operators follows on from a 2.5% increase in regular cargo movements versus 2017.Last year, Milan Bergamo handled 125,948 tonnes of cargo, accounting for 10% of ...

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    Simarco sees airfreight take off following acquisitions

    2018-11-19T14:28:25Z

    Logistics firm Simarco recorded a 6% increase in airfreight volumes in the last 12 months following the acquisition of Heathrow-based Formula Goss International and (FGI) and Sutch and Searle.Simarco co-founder and chief executive Simon Reed said that the acquisitions made late last year had enabled Simarco to consolidate services of ...

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    Transhipments drive a 2.8% rise in Hong Kong airfreight volumes during October

    2018-11-19T14:01:28Z

    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 451,000 tonnes in October, a 2.8% rise over the same month in 2017.HKIA reported a 7% year-on-year rise in transhipments, which continued to be the main driver for cargo growth. Among key trading regions, traffic to and from North America and Southeast Asia posted ...

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    European Cargo Monthly: Growth stagnates but underlying strength remains

    2018-11-19T10:09:27Z

    European airlines continued to see airfreight growth stagnate in October, but volumes for the month remain strong compared with the last five years.The October figures from major European carriers again show that cargo growth has flat lined in 2019, but this masks the underlying strength in the market when compared ...

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    Leipzig/Halle cargo volumes reach 1m tonnes by October for the first time

    2018-11-15T16:22:07Z

    Leipzig/Halle Airport saw cargo volumes increase by 9.1% year on year to 1,012,448 tonnes between January and October - the first time the airport has reached the 1m tonne milestone this early in the year.The increase is higher than the overall German trend, which registered growth of 2.2% (according to ...

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    Cargo Air takes delivery of B737 with plans for conversion

    2018-11-15T12:51:15Z

    Cargo Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with plans to eventually convert the aircraft to a freighter.The aircraft (MSN 28882) was previously owned by Go2Sky of Slovakia and was recently sold to Air Vega Bulgaria, which in turn leased the aircraft to Cargo Air starting November 9.Bulgaria-based ...

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    Priority Freight achieves full AEO status at Heathrow

    2018-11-15T12:37:04Z

    Time-critical logistics Priority Freight has acquired Authorised Economic Operator Full (AEOF) status for its London Heathrow (LHR) operations.The ‘full' AEOF status demonstrates adherence to both globally recognised customs standards and the appropriate security and safety standards in place to protect the international supply chain.By operating with AEOF, Priority Freight will ...

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    Puppy Louie is on Kenya Airways' inaugural flight from JFK to Nairobi

    2018-11-13T16:59:22Z

    Kenya Airways has launched its first non-stop service between JFK New York and JKIA–Nairobi, making it the first airline to offer a non-stop flight between East Africa and the US.The airline already serves Africa, Europe, Middle-East, Indian sub-continent and Asia. The opening of the US destination completes an "essential piece" ...

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    Top dog Air France KLM is the cat's whiskers for pet transport

    2018-11-13T13:54:42Z

    Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) emerged as a prize winner at the Annual International Pet and Animal Association (IPATA) conference in Melbourne. AFKLMP Cargo won the most votes in the Best Pet Shipping Airline for Asia & Oceania category.Gerald Bergkamp, director specialties at AFKLMP Cargo, said: “We are ...

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    CEVA earnings hit by Italian contract logistics problems

    2018-11-13T09:38:08Z

    CEVA Logistics saw 2018 third quarter (Q3) and year to date (YTD) revenues hit by problems at its Italian contract logistics arm.CEVA, whose board rejected a $1.5bn takeover approach by Danish logistics operator DSV in mid-October, reported adjusted EBITDA of $55m for Q3 and $198m YTD, down $27m and $8m ...

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    Turkish Cargo broadens its QEP accreditation network

    2018-11-12T15:00:08Z

    Turkish Cargo has increased the number of QEP (Qualified Envirotainer Provider) accredited stations for handling pharmaceutical products.It has received QEP accreditation at 15 new stations, including: Helsinki Taipei, Vienna, Kuwait, Maastricht, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid, Cairo, Roma, Dusseldorf , Budapest, San Francisco.Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has ...

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    Ethiopian takes delivery of eighth B777 freighter

    2018-11-12T14:17:33Z

    Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has taken delivery of its eighth Boeing 777 freighter aircraft after it arrived at the African carrier's Bole International Airport home base.Ethiopian Group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam said: “The new aircraft will help us bolster our leading role in cargo operation in Africa and beyond, ...

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    To boldly go: Volga-Dnepr and Bolloré deliver module for space programme

    2018-11-12T12:52:20Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines and forwarding partner Bolloré Logistics have delivered the first European Space Module (ESM) for a programme that will take astronauts beyond low Earth orbit in 2022.The 14-ton module, transported in a special container to maintain precise temperature and pressure conditions, as well as 10 tons of supporting equipment, ...

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    Dachser offers peak season charters

    2018-11-12T09:06:55Z

    Freight forwarder Dachser is again organising peak season freighter charters for the Frankfurt—Shanghai—Frankfurt route, offering customers in central Europe and China weekly round trips.Timo Stroh, head of global airfreight at Germany-headquartered Dachser, said: “We are expecting this year’s peak season to be another strong one for airfreight."Having our own charter ...

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    Heathrow's cargo community is cutting truck delays

    2018-11-09T13:19:05Z

    Heathrow's cargo community is winning the battle against peak-time truck delays as the AIS (Advance Information System) gains traction among forwarders, cargo terminal operators and airlines at the UK airport.And with reports of "significant reductions" in dwell time for trucks and £200 savings in driver costs, there is a now ...