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AMI adds imports to South Africa service
Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has launched an express import service to South Africa.Click2ship Express Imports is the counterpart to the click2ship Express Exports launched in the country in 2014.It provides online quotes and bookings for imports from any location in the world. Prices include collection at origin, export ...
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Frankfurt cargo volumes still ascending
Cargo continued to increase at Frankfurt Airport, said operating company Fraport in its latest figures for July.Freight and airmail was up 4.2% to 188,009 tonnes in the month, while for the year to date it was up 4.7% to just over 1.28m tonnes.Fraport added that accumulated maximum take-off weights surpassed ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints account manager for Australian business
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Jarrod Paterson has joined as account manager – Melbourne to support the launch of new Melbourne services by the airline’s partner, Virgin Australia.Paterson joins Virgin Atlantic after nearly four years with GSA Australia Cargo, latterly as station manager Victoria.Earlier in his career, he worked for ...
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Mexico to be CargoLogicAir’s first scheduled destination
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the only UK all-cargo airline, is to launch its first scheduled cargo route on 19 August, to Mexico.Twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 flights will depart from CLA’s London Stansted Airport base every Wednesday and Saturday to Mexico City International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the US.The full aircraft ...
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DHL signs deal to help Shanghai Pharma grow
Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with DHL Supply Chain to expand its global logistics infrastructure.Under the MOU, the pharmaceuticals giant – which generated revenues of more than US$18 billion (RMB121 billion) last year – will partner with DHL ...
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XPO gets its shopping list out again
XPO Logistics could soon be going on another buying spree, said chief executive Bradley Jacobs as he revealed a jump on net income to $75m in the first quarter of 2017, compared with $50.4m in the same period in 2016.He told Reuters that the US-based logistics giant is pursuing “deals ...
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Perspex sees clear advantages from Tigers deal
Logistics and transport company Tigers is to partner with acrylic products maker Perspex SA Gauteng in South Africa for all its warehousing and distribution needs.Perspex South Africa manufactures extruded acrylics, styrenics, polycarbonate, aluminium composite sheeting, polypropylene, polyethylene and extruded polyurethane products.Through the partnership, it aims to will improve its service ...
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CCS-UK to speed up Heathrow cargo
The user group for the CCS-UK airfreight community system is working on a new module to speed up deliveries and collections at London Heathrow Airport transit sheds.CCS-UK Advanced Info will enable freight agents, and transport companies working on their behalf, to alert handling agents of deliveries, down to House AWB ...
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Qatar Airways dumps plan for American Airline stake
Qatar Airways has dropped a plan to acquire up to a 10% stake in American Airlines, according to press reports. In a statement, the Middle Eastern carrier said that “taking into account the latest public disclosure of American Airlines”, the investment “no longer meets our objectives”.The US carrier had vociferously ...
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Kreutel takes the helm at Fraport Cargo
Felix Kreutel will take over as head of Fraport’s cargo development and management department on 1 October. He joined the airport operator in 2000 and has, since 2015, been vice-president of the Fraport’s cargo and logistics department.He will succeed Dirk Schusdziara, who will become head of the commercial affairs department ...
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Frankfurt puts in a strong cargo performance
Frankfurt’s cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) climbed by 5.3% year-on-year, to nearly 1.1 million tonnes In the first six months of the 2017 business year, said airport operator Fraport in its half yearly report, published on 3 August.Europe's busiest cargo hub said that cargo traffic continued its growth trend from ...
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PACTL breaks its cargo records
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw record volume in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage handled in the corresponding period of last year by 12%.Total tonnage at the handler – the airport’s largest - for the first half of 2017 was 873,573, up 12% on 2016. ...
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Hactl growth outpaces Hong Kong air cargo market
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) increased its cargo tonnage by 16.6% in the first half of 2017, well ahead of the overall market, it said.The total of 860,242 tonnes included growth in exports, imports, transhipments and mail/express. Hactl has now outperformed the Hong Kong market every month since ...
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Heathrow logistics hub fills up fast
Real estate firm Segro has signed two new deals ahead of the completion of its Central Spacewaye site within four miles of Heathrow Airport’s cargo terminal on the North Feltham Trading Estate.Fine art logistics company Williams & Hill has taken a 25,898 sq ft unit on the estate while commercial ...
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Qatar dispute goes to World Trade Organisation
Qatar is reported to have filed an official complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in its ongoing dispute with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.The three neighbouring countries have accused Qatar of destabilising the region through its support of extremist group, which it denies.This has led ...
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New Zealand forces recruit freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel
The New Zealand Defence Force has signed a multi-year contract with forwarder Kuehne + Nagel.Under the agreement, the forwarder will be the global supplier of domestic and international freight forwarding and customs services to the Defence Force, which consists of the Royal New Zealand Navy, the New Zealand Army and ...
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AF KLM registers Q2 cargo traffic improvement but revenues down
Air France KLM saw cargo traffic and load factors improve during the first half of the year, although it did register a small decline in revenues.The Franco Dutch airline, which last week announced it would invest in Virgin Atlantic, saw second-quarter cargo revenues decline to €506m from €507m last year.Meanwhile, ...
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Steady progress for Dubai World Central cargo as passengers surge
Cargo at Dubai World Central (DWC), the emirate’s second airport, totalled 443,835 tonnes during the first half of 2016 compared to 430,132 tonnes in the first six months of 2016, a 3.2% increase.Passengers meanwhile surged more than 35% to almost 555,000 in the first half of the year, according to ...
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American Airlines expands European trucking as global Q2 revenues soar
American Airlines Cargo has expanded and extended its European trucking network this summer.News of the European road feeder boost came as the US carrier announced its second quarter 2017 group results, which saw cargo revenue across the global network up by 13.1% to $196m, due to a 15.1% increase in ...
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SIA Cargo flies back into profit
SIA Cargo reported a financial year first quarter operating profit of $6m, reversing its loss of $34m in the same April-June last year.Revenue received a $57m boost from freight growth of 6.9%, further lifted by a 4.8% improvement in cargo yield, said the Singapore-based mega-Asian carrier.SIA Cargo operates a fleet ...