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DHL and Gavi form vaccine delivery alliance
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHLG) is teaming up with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a global partnership to improve vaccine supply chains.Over the next three years, the Germany-based global logistics giant will provide Gavi-supported countries with efficient supply chain solutions to improve health care delivery.A joint statement by the two ...
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Lufthansa and Etihad hold merger talks, according to reports
Market reports suggest that airline giants Lufthansa and Etihad could be holding merger talks.Unconfirmed reports in Italy’s Il Messaggero newspaper suggest that managers from the two companies have spent the last few weeks examining the possibility of Etihad taking a 30%-40% stake in the airline through the sale of new ...
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NewsEthiopian to add seven new destinations by June
Rapidly expanding Ethiopian Airlines is set to add even more cargo capacity to African trade lanes with the launch of services to seven new destinations in the first five months of the year.The Addis Ababa hubbed airline announced this morning that between January and June it will launch new services ...
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Cargolux passes GDP renewal audit
Cargolux Airlines has passed its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) renewal audit for handling pharma products to European Union regulatory requirements and of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.In addition, the GDP certification recognises the European all-cargo carrier’s fleet of Boeing 747 freighters with four independently-controlled temperature zones.The audit also extends to ...
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Details emerge about SF Express' plans for new Chinese cargo hub
Asia-based express giant SF Express has revealed more details about plans to set up a huge new air cargo airport in central China.The fast-growing company plans to build the airport in Ezhou City in the Hubei province of central China, according to Asia Times.The airport will be able to handle ...
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Finnair opts for ECS Group in Southeast Asia
Finnair has selected ECS Group as its new general sales and services agent covering six southeast Asian markets.Under the contract, ECS Group will market, promote and sell cargo products on behalf of Finnair on its passenger flights operating from several destinations across Asia into its European and North American network.The ...
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Hong Kong ends 2016 with a cargo volume flourish and a 3.2% full year increase
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) looks set to retain top spot among global airfreight hubs as its 2016 throughput increased by 3.2% year on year to 4.52m tonnes.The Asian super hub, which saw a double-digit cargo surge in December, is the latest to report a rise in volumes for 2016, ...
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NewsCarousel's new head of national operations
Logistics firm Carousel has appointed Andrew Lowery as its new head of national operations.Lowery joins the company from TNT Express where he held the position of city logistics and public affairs manager.Here, he was responsible for TNT’s UK urban strategy, European and UK projects as well as internal and external ...
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Stansted to study impact of proposed changes to noise restrictions
Stansted Airport has said it will study the impact of proposed changes to night time noise restrictions that will restrict the number of quieter aircraft – such as turboprop freighters − that can fly to the airport.The UK government yesterday announced the launch of a consultation on changes to night ...
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Crate expectations: Japan Airlines wins Hactl forklift competition
The 2017 Hactl International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition was dominated by Japanese airlines as Japan Airlines won and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) came second.Japan Airlines achieved top place in both the forklift driving and pallet building competitions, with NCA coming second in each of the competitions.Teams from Air China ...
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SIA Cargo is Asia-Pacific's first carrier to achieve CEIV Pharma certification
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has become the first airline in the Asia-Pacific to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.SIA Cargo president Chin Yau Seng said: “We are acutely aware of the important role that these shipments play in serving the broader community, and ...
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WCA and alibaba.com collaborate on cross-border e-commerce shipments
Logistics network WCA and e-tailer Alibaba.com have signed a co-operation agreement that will see approved WCA member companies integrated into the Alibaba.com logistics platform for cross-border e-commerce shipments.WCA, the independent freight forwarder alliance, will provide its professional support in “vetting and approving” international logistics providers for the customers of Alibaba.com.Approved ...
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ABC becomes Schiphol's largest all-cargo airline
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has become the largest all-cargo airline operating out of Schiphol airport, while it remains the second largest cargo carrier at Europe's busiest airport, Frankfurt.The Volga-Dnepr-owned carrier completed more than 1,000 Boeing 747 freighter flights from the two airports for the first time in 2016, and is second only ...
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ACS looks forward to 2017 after record November
Air Charter Service (ACS) had a record month for revenues in November with increases across all of its divisions.The charter firm recorded revenues of £40m during November - the company's busiest ever month - with its cargo, private jet and commercial divisions all recording "marked increases".Group chief executive Justin Bowman ...
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Oil and gas continues to pump up the volumes says Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to see an upturn in the movement of oil and gas cargoes, including its latest delivery of pump and vaporizer skids to Seoul, South Korea.Operated on behalf of Air Charter Service France for its customer, Heppner Transport & Logistics, one of Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 freighters transported the ...
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Heathrow cargo volumes up 3% in 2016
London Heathrow airport handled 1.54m tonnes of cargo in 2016, a 3% increase on prior year.Heathrow, the fourth largest European cargo hub by volumes in 2015, finished strongly with a 5.1% increase in December with 133,641 tonnes.The final month rise was driven, in particular, by growth to emerging market destinations: ...
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Liege logs a 2016 cargo rise
Belgian hub Liege Airport saw a 1.7% rise in cargo volumes in 2016 to 660,665 tonnes, up from 649,829 tonnes in 2015.“There has been sustained business growth for all our companies with significant increases for CAL, El Al and Qatar Airways,” said Luc Partoune, the managing director of Liege Airport.Commenting ...
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Budapest volumes surge 22.7% in 2016
Budapest Airport recorded a 22.7% surge in cargo throughputs in 2016 to around 112,000 tonnes.René Droese, director property and cargo at the Hungarian hub, said that the increase in cargo volumes was a “clear indicator that the Hungarian economy is doing well, and that the demand for export by air ...
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Kerry Logistics snaps up German film and media specialist
Kerry Logistics Network, the Asia-based service provider, has further expanded its European operations by acquiring Germany’s Multi Logistics, a specialist film and media logistics provider with 30 years’ experience in the sector.The expansion will add four offices and bring in additional logistics expertise to Kerry Logistics’ existing resources and network ...
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China Airlines and Japan Airlines to strengthen cargo and passenger cooperation
Taiwan's China Airlines and Japan Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand their strategic cooperation on cargo and passenger operations.No details were given on the cargo aspect of the cooperation which may have significant benefits for the Japanese carrier. JAL does not operate freighters at present but ...