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Wood chopped as Cargolux goes greener with cardboard fibre substitute
Cargolux Airlines has signed an agreement with Trinkaus-Solutions to use its squAIR-timber product that results in more payload and lower aircraft fuel consumption.Cargolux said that it is the first airline worldwide to introduce the lightweight material in its operations, and currently uses it on all pharma shipments out of its ...
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DHL eCommerce expands in South China
DHL eCommerce is increasing its presence in South China through the introduction of e-commerce logistics services in the Fujian province.The company also announced the expansion of its Shenzhen Distribution Center and Hong Kong Distribution Center to manage a capacity of 81m shipments a year.According to research, China's booming cross-border e-commerce ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Demand takes off in February
Asian air cargo carriers recorded a demand boom in February, with Cathay Pacific citing improvements in imports from North America and Europe.The latest monthly figures from some of Asia’s leading airlines show high single-digit and double-digit year-on-year demand improvements in February, usually the slowest month of the year.The region’s busiest ...
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Carriers see Europe-Asia demand surge as box lines feel a capacity pinch
A surge in airfreight demand on the Europe-Asia trade has seen IAG Cargo suggest that a capacity crunch in ocean shipping is forcing shippers and forwarders to switch transport modes.IAG Cargo said that it had seen a boom in demand on key routes from Europe into Asia over the first ...
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Time:matters adds digital platform for on-board courier service
Time:matters has added a new digital platform for customers using its on-board courier service offering instant quotes.The Lufthansa-owned time-critical logistics specialist's new platform allows customers to input their shipment details and receive a complete quote in less than a minute, which can then be used to make an immediate online ...
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Kerry set for CIS forwarding acquisition as it offloads HK airfreight terminal
Kerry Logistics increased its profits and revenues last year and has also revealed plans to offload a stake in a Hong Kong cargo terminal subsidiary, to invest in the CIS states and to grow its e-commerce business.In a stock exchange filing, the Hong Kong-headquartered logistics firm revealed that subsidiary Torres ...
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Ethiopian adds India's Ahmedabad to its freighter network
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest cargo operator, will add Ahmedabad as its fifth cargo gateway in India with a direct freighter link from March 28.The rotation for the flight will be Addis Ababa, Hong Kong, Ahmedabad and back to Addis Ababa.Ahmedabad, India’s second oldest stock exchange and largest producer of cotton, ...
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Agility invests S$25.5m in Singapore warehouse
Logistics firm Agility has acquired a two-storey warehouse close to Changi International Airport, giving it more than 600,000 sq ft of warehouse space in total in Singapore.The newly acquired 177,000 sq ft warehouse cost S$25.5m and is located in an area with access to "an array of logistics services" and ...
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Dig-it-isation for Lufthansa Cargo's new Cool Center
Lufthansa Cargo has started construction work on a new Cool Center at its Frankfurt hub. Sören Stark, board member operations, said during the ground-breaking ceremony: “We’ve gained a great deal of experience in the worldwide transport of sensitive medications. CEIV certification from IATA has recently highlighted this. “The excellent collaboration ...
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ICAO and TIACA set for African conference in June 2017
Air cargo supply chain association TIACA is collaborating with UN aviation body ICAO to hold an African air cargo conference in Addis Ababa in June that will coincide with the official opening of Ethiopian Airlines’ new airfreight terminal.Air Cargo Development in Africa, the second such ICAO event but the first ...
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NewsRacing certs for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo has transported some of the world’s top racehorses to its Middle East hub for the Dubai World Cup event, which will take place on March 25 at the Meydan racecourse.Champion thoroughbred horses have been arriving at the Dubai World Central hub on Emirates SkyCargo freighters over the last ...
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Hong Kong cargo boost in February
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) experienced strong cargo growth in February, with a sharp year-on-year increase of 14.1% to 294,000 tonnes.In the first two months of 2017, HKIA recorded a 7.7% increase to 666,000 tonnes from the same period of last year.An HKIA spokesperson said: “The combined robust growth in ...
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Qatar expands freighter fleet with B777F
Qatar Airways Cargo has received its latest Boeing 777 freighter, taking the Doha-based carrier's total freighter fleet count to 21.Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said: “The arrival of our newest Boeing 777 freighter comes at a time when we are consciously strategising our freighter network expansion this year, ...
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WCS17: Saudia signs ULD management and repair contract with Unilode
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode has signed a deal to handle 21,000 units belonging to Saudia's passenger and cargo divisions.The management and repair contract is the first big win announce by Unilode since it changed its name from CHEP Aerospace after it was bought by Sweden's EQT Infrastructure in ...
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VIDEO: Swiss WorldCargo unveils new customer website
Swiss WorldCargo has released a new customer website that can be used on a range of devices and provides greater visibility of cargo.The cargo division of Swiss said it had designed the new website after holding months of seminars with customers around the world to understand their needs and to ...
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KQ Cargo revenues hit by decline in the pound
Kenya Airways Cargo (KQ Cargo) has seen revenues on its busiest route decline as a result of the Brexit vote and subsequent decline in the value of the pound.KQ Cargo general manager Peter Musola explained that the airline had been hit twice by a decline in the value of the ...
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Dnata Heathrow completes safety standard audit
Dnata has completed a new IATA safety and security audit for its ground operations at London Heathrow.Heathrow is dnata tenth station to complete IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), following on Dubai (DXB and DWC), Geneva, Zurich, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.ISAGO is an internationally-recognised system for assessing ...
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AF KLM Cargo looks ahead to a more stable year in Africa
Air France KLM Cargo expects the African market to stabilise over the coming year after a year of adjustment.Air France KLM Cargo (AF KLM) director eastern and southern Africa Noud Duyzings said that Seabury figures show that air cargo traffic to and from Africa increased by 9% last year.However, the ...
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NewsDHL sees airfreight demand decline despite end of year surge
Deutsche Post DHL’s (DP DHL) airfreight division saw volumes, revenues and gross profits decline last year despite an end of year surge in demand.Airfreight volumes at DHL Global Forwarding, which is the world’s largest airfreight forwarder, declined by 1.3% year on year last year to 2m tonnes but in the ...
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Supply chain firm Tigers launches e-commerce offering for customers
Supply chain company Tigers has launched an online shopping portal that allows companies to sell their products in China and southeast Asia.As well as listing products, Tigers’ eShop takes payments, offers supply chain management, order fulfilment and returns.Tigers chief executive and group managing director Andrew Jillings said: “Tigers eShop offers ...