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UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer buys Aircraft Chartering Services
UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer (H&P) has acquired Aircraft Chartering Services Ltd upon the retirement of the founder, Mark Hugo.Aircraft Chartering Services was started in May 1986 and has established a "diversified client base consisting of world-renowned orchestras, government departments, niche tour operators and various corporations," according to ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand growth weakens in March
European airlines saw cargo demand growth continue to weaken in March as some of the region’s top airlines registered demand decreases.The latest statistics from Air France KLM, IAG and Finnair all saw cargo volumes decline in March compared with a year ago, while Lufthansa reported weaker growth.Performance during the month ...
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Saudia picks ATC Aviation as GSSA for South Africa
ATC Aviation Services has been appointed as the general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Saudia Cargo in South Africa, effective May 1.The Middle East carrier, providing airfreight services to more than 230 destinations, already has a partnership with ATC in Brazil.Stuart Tonkin, ATC’s country manager for South Africa, said: ...
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BARIG intensifies cooperation with Zeitfracht
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) and Zeitfracht Luftfahrt are to "intensify their cooperation" in air cargo and logistics as part of a partnership agreed at this year's World Cargo Symposium in Dallas in March.BARIG, which represents the interests of around 100 national and international airlines, said that ...
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CEVA listing to take place on May 4
CEVA Logistics has announced its listing on the Swiss stock exchange will begin on May 4 and the company looks to raise around Sfr1.2bn.The all-primary share listing, which was announced earlier this month, will have a wide price spread of between Sfr27.50 and Sfr52.50.Initially, the forwarder had been hoping to ...
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Second UK enterprise award for Peli BioThermal team
Temperature controlled packaging specialist Peli BioTherma has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.The company is celebrating its second consecutive Queen’s Award win, adding to last year’s award for innovation for its Chronos Advance.The new award recognises Peli BioThermal’s export expertise, which has seen overseas sales grow by ...
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Volga-Dnepr to withdraw from An-124 freighter uplift contract for western military
Russia-based freighter aircraft group Volga-Dnepr has served notice that it is to quit the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) contract which provides airlift for European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries.Two Antonov 124-100 aircraft, one each from Moscow-based Volga-Dnepr and Antonov SALIS, a subsidiary of Ukraines' Antonov ...
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Turkish to launch weekly Brussels freighter
Turkish Airlines Cargo is adding Belgium's Brussels airport to its European network with a weekly Airbus A310 freighter, starting on April 28.The new direct call, linking to the carrier's Istanbul hub, has been announced to the freight forwarding community, with details of flight TK6338 which will depart Brussels at 21.55 ...
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Record cargo first quarter for Leipzig/Halle airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 298,500 tonnes of airfreight in the first three months of 2018, a 12.3% increase on same period last year.The German gateway, and Europe’s fifth-largest cargo hub, handled about 107,500 tonnes in March, setting another monthly record.Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 1.14m tonnes of airfreight in 2017, a 8.2% rise ...
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Container shipping giant to invest in 25% CEVA stake
Container shipping giant CMA CGM has reached an agreement to purchase a 25% stake in freight forwarder CEVA Logistics.To obtain its share, the world’s third largest box carrier will subscribe to a convertible bond offering of between Sfr380m and Sfr450m.These securities will be convertible into common shares subject to obtaining ...
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dnata UK achieves GDP certification
Ground handler dnata UK has been awarded certification for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA).The UK MHRA granted dnata full Wholesaler Dealer Authorisation (WDA) after it completed the organisation’s Good Distribution Programme, while simultaneously investing in pharma handling technology at several ...
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Nordic seafood market booms as another operator considers a freighter service
The continued growth of seafood volumes in the Nordics is pushing more companies to consider launching direct freighter services to the region.The latest company to study the potential for a freighter service is Saudia Airlines Cargo, which is holding meetings over the coming days with potential customers regarding the possibility ...
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Etihad signs up for DoKaSch pharma ULDs
Etihad Cargo has signed up to uses temperature controlled ULD provider DoKaSch Temperature Solutions' Opticooler product.The agreement will allow Etihad Cargo to expand its TempCheck cool chain service offering for temperature controlled pharmaceuticals, as its customers will be able to lease the Opticooler from the airline.DoKaSch claims the Opticooler can ...
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Airfreight rates help push Dachser revenues over the €6bn mark in 2017
Germany’s Dachser achieved record revenues in 2017, crossing the €6bn threshold for the first time.The global logistics provider increased its consolidated gross revenue by 7.2% to €6.12bn. Dachser also set other company records by handling a total of 81.7m shipments (+2.1%).“We systematically pursued our successful export strategy for European overland ...
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Two more directors for Kerry Logistics
Kerry Logistics Network has appointed Mathieu Renard Biron as its managing director, global freight forwarding, and Patrick Cheah as executive director, global air.Based in Hong Kong and Bangkok, Biron will be responsible for steering the strategic development of the Group's international freight forwarding division and overseeing its overall management, both ...
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New chief executive for Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo has appointed Omar Hariri as its new chief executive. The carrier said he has joined at a time when the airline is going through an important stage of its transformation 2020 program launched early 2017.Hariri has held a number of leadership positions in transportation, supply and logistics.In a ...
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CargoLogicAir "totally committed" to British air operator certificate (AOC)
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the UK-registered freighter operator, intends to keep flying the British flag and retaining its UK air operator certificate (AOC).David Kerr, chief executive of the Stansted-based airline, said: "As the UK’s leading all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir, remains totally committed to its British AOC and to supporting the UK Government’s forward-looking ...
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Air France seeks to end strike impasse
Air France management said on 10 April that it had offered trade unions multi-year pay negotiations between 2019 and 2021 in an effort to find a solution to ongoing strikes that have been disrupting flights over the past few days.The carrier said it had offered general salary increases for 2018, ...
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Another KOG for Rhenus’s project forwarding machine
German-owned forwarder Rhenus has rebranded recently-acquired KOG Worldwide as Rhenus Project Logistics following completion of integration with the parent company.Rhenus’s project arm now has 24 companies in 20 countries including Europe, Asia North Africa and North America and has recently opened new sites in Chicago, Bremen and Tashkent.Managing director of ...
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Unitrans signs va-Q-tec deal
Mitsubishi Logistics Group’s Unitrans arm has signed a partnership deal with thermal materials specialist va-Q-tec for its thermal packaging solutions in Japan.Unitrans will provide temperature controlled solutions for the temperature ranges -25°C to -15°C, +2°C to +8°C and +15°C to +25°C in several sizes. The va-Q-tec insulation, together with vacuum ...