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WACO members fly crocs to Dubai
TWO saltwater crocodiles have been airfreighted from Queensland, Australia to Dubai.It took 10 animal handlers to capture 40-year-old King Croc, measuring five metres long and weighing 750kg, and his friend of 20 years Queen Croc – measuring 3.2 metres and weighing 186 kg.During a six-hour ground operation, the crocs were ...
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SEKO focuses on UK online sales boom
GLOBAL forwarder SEKO Logistics is investing in another logistics centre in the UK to capitalise on the marked growth in online sales generated by UK retailers.The new 152,000-sq ft facility at Milton Keynes follows the opening of a similar size facility at Northampton last year.A third base at London Heathrow ...
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CEVA launches multi-use solar energy Italian base
GlOBAL supply chain management company CEVA Logistics has opened an environmentally-friendly, multi-purpose logistics hub in Italy, to serve the electronics industry there.The 90,000-sq m TechCity, strategically located at Pognano, in the province of Bergamo, can handle all supply chain activities including the consolidation of small pieces with Full Truck Load ...
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Hong Kong transhipments soar in first six months
TRANSHIPMENTS through Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) – the Chinese hub’s biggest independent cargo handler – increased by a whopping 34.2 per cent in the first half of this year, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.Overall, the handler saw a 11.5 per cent growth in tonnage through its SuperTerminal 1 ...
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DB Schenker’s Osaka Skybridge
DB SCHENKER is expanding its intermodal service from north Asia to Europe, with a new ‘Skybridge’ hub in Osaka, Japan, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The Customs-bonded facility in Rinku is strategically located between Kansai International Airport and Osaka Port, ideal for the efficient combination of air and ocean freight between ...
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SEKO gains EU Customs accreditation
IRELAND is the latest country in SEKO Logistics’ European network to achieve full certification as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.The accreditation, issued by EU Customs administrators, certifies that a business meets the required standards in relation to its security and management systems, and is a ...
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Ko takes over at Cathay cargo terminal
KELVIN KO is the new chief executive of Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL), the division that manages Cathay’s new cargo terminal at Hong Kong, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.He was previously chief operating officer at CPSL and was also one of the core members in the early stage of planning ...
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Safety videos target lithium battery risk
A series of videos highlighting the potential aircraft fire risks posed by the improper carriage of lithium batteries are now available online.The videos, produced by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in association with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), target key airline and airport staff, including cargo handlers.Freely available ...
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Air freight volumes rise for Panalpina
Panalpina saw improved group level profitability in the first half of 2014 as air freight volumes grew four per cent over prior year.However, the Switzerland-based global logistics operator said that unit profitability in both the air and ocean freight segments was affected by a “challenging market”.While air freight rates “remained ...
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Compliance specialist appointed by UTi
TO ENSURE continuity of compliance, UTi Worldwide has appointed Naran Andreyev to senior manager, trade services, in the logistics company’s Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.It is a newly-created role which directly supports Customs and regulatory compliance.According to Ditlev Blicher, UTi president in the region, Andreyev brings a unique skillset. "He's a licensed ...
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IAG Cargo: Making the tough decisions
With air cargo growth still sluggish, with the passenger business continuing to grow, and freighter operations being cut back, one could forgive mainstream airlines for attaching rather less importance to the cargo business than they used to.But is that in fact the case? One person well placed to answer that ...
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One Question
Michael Sanfey - Interim head of cargo, Aer LingusThere is the continued expansion of Middle Eastern airlines, offering both threats and opportunities to smaller Europe-based carriers. At the same time European and US carriers continue to expand their route schedules.‘As Europe and the world economies look optimistically to a period ...
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Aramex profits up
ARAMEX delivered record growth in the first six months of this year.The Middle East-based logistics company's half-year 2014 revenues increased to US$0.45 million [AED 1,768 million], up seven per cent on the corresponding period of 2013.Net profits rose to $43.4 million, an increase of 13 per cent.“Following a robust first-quarter ...
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Electronic bookings with K+N
GLOBAL forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has introduced an online bookings and quotations service for its air cargo customers.KN FreightNet, described as a new integrated web application for quotations, booking and tracking services, recognises an ever-increasing trend towards the use of e-commerce solutions in industry, says the Switzerland-based logistics company.Currently, quotation ...
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DB Schenker masterminds horses charter to Belgium
IN CLOSE cooperation with Qatar Airways Cargo, Overseas Horse Services (OHS) and Liége Airport, DB Schenker made sure that 53 showjumping horses traveled safely non-stop aboard a B777 freighter from Calgary in Canada to Belgium.The aircraft also carried eleven tonnes of equipment, nine animal care staff and three dogs.The horses ...
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DSV's half year air freight boost
Danish freight forwarder DSV saw an 11 per cent rise in air freight volumes in the first half of 2014 to 137,000 tonnes, well above an estimated market growth of between two and four per cent for the period.Acquisitions added around two per cent to the surge in air cargo ...
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Logwin comes to the aid of Central African Republic
GERMANY-BASED logistics services provider Logwin has transported 10 tonnes of urgent medical supplies from Amsterdam to Bangui, the capital of war-torn Central African Republic.The African nation has been in a state of civil war for almost 18 months and hundreds of thousands of people, many of them children, have fled ...
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DHL air cargo volumes rise but revenues fall
German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL saw a half year 2014 uptick in air freight volumes despite lower demand from several large customers as revenues declined year on year.The largest global freight forwarding purchaser of air cargo volumes saw a 1.1 per cent rise in total bookings to just under ...
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CEVA's cargo rise in Q2
LOGISTICS giant CEVA is celebrating ocean freight and airfreight volumes rising by seven and one per cent respectively during the second quarter of this year, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.New business was also up 31 per cent to US$763m in comparison to $582 million for the same period in 2013.Investment ...
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DB Schenker completes Vietnam JV purchase
DB Schenker has strengthened its foothold in Vietnam’s logistics arena after taking a 100 per cent stake in its joint venture, Schenker Gemadept Logistics.The Germany-based logistics giant has bought the remaining shares in the company, formed in July 2007 to provide logistics and supply chain services through an agreement between ...