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ACS invests in larger premises in India
Air Charter Service's (ACS) Indian operation has moved to new premises in Mumbai, in order to fulfil the UK-based broker’s growth plans in the region.Ashish Wastrad, managing director of ACS India, commented: “We now have very strong teams in both our cargo and our passenger divisions, and we have consistently ...
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Hong Kong airfreight volumes soar 6.9% in November
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw significant growth in cargo volumes during November 2017 as throughput went up by 6.9% year on year to 466,000 tonnes.Transhipments and exports were the main drivers of growth in cargo throughput in November at the world's number one airfreight hub in 2016. Compared to ...
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Panalpina picks Belgian perishables specialists for takeover
Logistics giant Panalpina is to acquire the Belgium-based perishables specialists Adelantex and AD Handling.The move follows similar acquisitions by Panalpina in September this year: Cool Chain Group in Germany, and Interfresh Airfreight Handling in the Netherlands.The two Belgian companies are specialised in the handling of perishables imports in Brussels, Liège ...
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Air France-KLM Cargo launches What Counts for SMEs
Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KLMP Cargo) has introduced its What Counts product for small and medium-sized customers, bundling together 24/7 easy-to-connect services, tailor-made offers, and a loyalty programme.The Franco-Dutch carrier said that implementation of What Counts is “a substantial enhancement of our service through the utilisation of big data, digital ...
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Cathay Pacific predicts strong Q1 for air cargo
Cathay Pacific Cargo is expecting a strong start to 2018, with demand remaining strong for at least the first quarter, shippers already looking to secure space and rates expected to rise.In a series of outlook articles, executives from the airline outlined the strength of the air cargo market in 2017 ...
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From Russia with airfreight, Moscow volumes surge
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport handled more than 260,000 tonnes of cargo in the first 11 months of 2017, a 30% increase on the same period last year.Management at Russia’s largest cargo hub said that the airfreight surge was due to the “significant increase in cargo turnover on international flights”.The volume of ...
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Second B747-8F arrives in Qatar
Qatar Cargo has announced that it has taken delivery of its second B747-8 freighter aircraft.The airline made the announcement in a short update on its cargo website. Qatar received the first of two B747-8Fs in September, with group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hinting that it could order more of ...
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SF Express continues to develop China cargo hub plan
SF Express has confirmed its plans to set up a huge new air cargo airport in central China.According to reports, the express firm on Wednesday signed an agreement with the provincial government and an investment company to invest a total of Yuan5bn in a joint venture that will build the ...
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European Union hopes new regulations will boost cross-border e-commerce
The European Union (EU) is hoping new cross-border regulations will help boost e-commerce trade.Yesterday, EU negotiators reached a provisional agreement that it is hoped will make prices for cross-border e-commerce more transparent and affordable and increase regulatory oversight of the parcel market.To improve price transparency, the regulations aim to foster ...
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New local rule proposed to end Schiphol's freighter slot deadlock
Schiphol Airport's key cargo stakeholders have agreed a proposed "local rule" that would ease the slot constraints on freighter flights at Europe's third largest freight hub.The solution for the Amsterdam gateway now goes to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, with the request to consider the proposal as ...
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Wolfgang Meier to become president of Silk Way West Airlines in 2018
Wolfgang Meier will be appointed as the new president of Silk Way West Airlines from January 1, 2018, the Azerbaijani all-cargo carrier has confirmed.The current president, Kamran Gasimov, will remain in the top management team of Silk Way West Airlines as chief operation officer (first vice-president).Meier, formerly with Volga-Dnepr and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds transatlantic charter flights to cover e-commerce demand
Lufthansa Cargo will carry out six charter flights between Frankfurt and New York on behalf of Deutsche Post as the postal operator looks to meet e-commerce demand.The Frankfurt-hubbed airline began the MD-11 flights in mid-November and they will continue until shortly before Christmas Eve, flying each Monday.Lufthansa Cargo chief product ...
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va-Q-tec and Japan Airlines cooperate in cold chain logistics
Airfreight cold chain container company va-Q-tec has announced a global cooperation with Japan Airlines.The collaboration offers an extended availability of passive thermal containers in one of the largest pharmaceutical markets in Asia.Takehiro Takasaki, country manager at va-Q-tec Japan, said that the cooperation "increases the network in Japan tremendously.”In Sook Yoo, ...
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November boost for cargo hub Leipzig
Leipzig/Halle Airport’s monthly freight volumes exceeded 100,000 tonnes for the first time in November.Germany’s second-largest cargo hub handled 105,100 tonnes of freight last month as volumes rose by 9.4% in comparison with the same month in 2016.Cargo volumes also broke through the one million tonne barrier for the second time ...
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ABC and DHL complete a multi-modal RKN vaccine shipment to Miami
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a successful multi-modal pharma trial shipment for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami.The shipment, which replaced real vaccines with service water for test purposes, used an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain ...
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DHL Express extends Air Hong Kong BSA for 15 more years
DHL Express has extended its partnership with Air Hong Kong (AHK) with a new 15-year block-space agreement (BSA).The partners said the BSA arrangement will provide a stable revenue stream to Air Hong Kong and a predictable cost base for DHL."The new agreement will initially provide DHL with the same service ...
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NewsUK freighter hubs see record November
The UK’s "two most important airports" for freighter aircraft, East Midlands (EMA) and London Stansted, have seen record volumes of cargo in November, said airport owner MAG.The increased volumes were driven by early Christmas shopping and e-commerce, as Black Friday and Cyber Monday spending "shifted increasingly online from the high ...
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Heathrow airport details "Christmas cargo" stats
Over 143,000 tonnes of “Christmas cargo” is expected to fly via London Heathrow airport in the month leading up to December 25, a record to date, said the UK hub’s management.A statement added: “The airport’s data from November and December 2016 shows a clear spike in the volume of certain ...
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UK – China accord to boost flight connectivity
UK transport secretary Chris Grayling has revealed the details of a new deal between the UK and China that allows for a 50% boost in the number of passenger flights between the two nations.It builds on successful discussions held in October 2016 that saw limits on passenger flights between the ...
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ACI statistics reveal solid October performance
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, the trade body representing the Continent’s air gateways, has released its air traffic report for October, revealing that airfreight traffic across the European airport network averaged year-on-year growth of 6.2% in the month.Airports located in EU nations averaged 5.3% year-on-year airfreight traffic growth in October, ...