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NewsDHL eCommerce ramps up near Coventry Airport
Photo: DHLDHL eCommerce Solutions will invest in a new e-commerce hub near Coventry Airport in the UK.The company has announced plans to invest €560m across its UK ecommerce operation, DHL Parcel UK. Nearly half of the investment will be in a new 25,000 m2 hub in SEGRO Park Coventry Gateway, ...
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NewsUK health service trials time-saving drone flights
Source: ApianThe UK's National Health Service (NHS) is trialling the use of drones to transport chemotherapy drugs.The drones will make their debut flights in the coming weeks transporting the life-saving drugs from the pharmacy at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust to St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight.Drones will ...
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FedEx expands between Australia and New Zealand
FedEx Express has launched a new trans-Tasman service between Christchurch, Auckland and Melbourne to provide additional capacity and shorter transit times.The service will run five times a week from July 4 and will add to five existing Sydney to Auckland flights each week.FedEx said: "We are delighted to inform you ...
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InsightsAfrican airfreight on the ascent
As it emerges from the pandemic, Africa’s airfreight and logistics market is in expansion mode, attracting significant investment, writes Roger Hailey.There is investment in new and converted freighter aircraft, upscale cargo drones, consolidation in the cargo ground handling sector and the acquisition of a large specialist freight forwarder by a ...
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NewsBeleaguered Frankfurt-Hahn Airport finds a buyer
Photo: Frankfurt–Hahn AirportFrankfurt-Hahn Airport Group, currently in administration, is to be sold to Swift Conjoy, a joint venture between real estate firm Swift Holding and aviation specialist Conjoy Investment Partners.The sale, for an undisclosed sum, is subject to conditions and all current employees will pass to the new owner.The airport’s ...
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Australia ends Covid airfreight scheme
The Australian Government Trade and Investment Commission has closed the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), a temporary, targeted, emergency support measure put in place to keep air links open during the Covid-19 pandemic.The programme maintained global air connections and gave Australian businesses time to align their operating models to changes ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation wins three contracts in Asia
Photo: Menzies AviationGround handler Menzies Aviation has announced three contract wins in Southeast Asia and China with Rimbun Air, My Indo and Raya Air.A new three-year contract with Indonesian cargo and regional passenger airline Rimbun Air will see Menzies handle up to six daily cargo flights for the airline’s two ...
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Another blow for Schiphol as government plans to reduce flights
The Dutch government has confirmed plans to reduce the number of flights from Schiphol from November next year as part of efforts to reduce noise and environmental pollution.The government plans to reduce the number of slots at Schiphol by 12% from the current 500,000 per year to 440,000.If a previously ...
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NewsFedEx teams up with Direct Relief for Ukraine aid flight
Source: FedExFedEx and charity Direct Relief worked together to fly 52 tons of medical equipment to Poland to support refugees from the war in Ukraine.The aid was transported on a FedEx Express Boeing B777 freighter on June 26 and included emergency medicines and supplies, including health kits, trauma and wound ...
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NewsRecently opened Chengdu Tianfu Airport gears up for cargo growth
Copyright: Lödige IndustriesThe recently opened Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China has added a fully automated cargo terminal as it prepares for cargo growth.The new terminal was installed by Lödige Industries and features two elevating transfer vehicles (ETVs) with a five-level, three-directional automated ULD storage and handling system for 227 ...
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NewsHermes and dnata air cargo digitalisation project goes live at Changi Airport
Yuval Baruch. Photo: Hermes Logistics TechnologiesHermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has completed phase one of its digitalisation collaboration with ground handler dnata Singapore, with the successful implementation of its Hermes NG Ecosystem at Changi Airport.Now live, Hermes NG is steering all cargo-related operations at the ground handler’s Singapore base as the ...
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SF Airlines expands freighter fleet to 72 aircraft
China-based SF Airlines has expanded its freighter fleet to 72 aircraft.The cargo airline said it recently put a 767-300BCF cargo plane into operation, according to Xinhua, China's state press agency.This is the second freighter joining the fleet in June, said SF Airlines. The airline put its 70th aircraft into action ...
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NewsEuropa Air and Sea adds Dubai office
Nathan Lynn. Source: EuropaFreight forwarder Europa Air & Sea will continue its recent expansion with the opening of an office in the UAE.The company said that the new office will open in Dubai later this year and follows on from the addition of an office in Shanghai at the start ...
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NewsFedEx Express funds Scottish Highlands rewilding project
Photo: FedExFedEx Express has announced a three-year grant to environmental non-profit, Rewilding Europe, in support of its ninth rewilding project in the Scottish Highlands.Launched by Rewilding Europe, together with Scottish non-profit Trees for Life and local stakeholders last September, the project in the Affric Highlands seeks to create a vast ...
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NewsGlobal Critical Logistics signs Saudi deal with SAL
Paul Martins, chief executive and president, GCL (right) and Faisal Al-Bedah, managing director and chief executive of SAL . Photo: Global Critical LogisticsLive events service provider Global Critical Logistics (GCL) has signed an exclusive commercial partnership agreement with SAL Saudi Logistics Services.SAL will provide exclusive logistics services to all GCL ...
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NewsForto opens Poland office and appoints country lead
Michael Wax. Photo: FortoForto is further expanding into eastern European markets with a new office in Warsaw, Poland and the appointment Pawel Skwarlo as director of Poland.The provider of digitised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions across air, sea and rail said the location, within reach of Warsaw, Katowice and ...
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Wheel drops off departing ATR 42 freighter
Investigators are examining the reasons for a wheel detachment from an ATR 42-300 freighter as it departed from Chittagong in Bangladesh.The aircraft involved was operated by local carrier Nxt Air under the Hello Air brand.It was conducting a domestic ferry flight from Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport to Cox’s Bazar ...
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ECS Group to develop APAC air cargo operations for Bamboo Airways
Vietnamese leisure airline, Bamboo Airways has selected GSSA ECS Group to develop its air cargo operations in four countries as it expands its network across Asia Pacific.Three years after its first passenger flights in 2019, Bamboo Airways is placing a strong focus on cargo operations within its network, and recently ...
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Shanghai Covid trucking restrictions see sustained pressure on airfreight
Shanghai is back in business following a Covid lockdown but additional quarantine measures have resulted in trucking restrictions and staff shortages that are further battering airfreight supply chains.Infections recorded following the formal end to lockdown in the city on June 1 has seen some areas return to Covid restrictions, temporarily ...
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NewsCainiao partners with Daraz on cross-border e-commerce
Source: CainiaoAlibaba logistics arm Cainiao Network will serve as the cross-border logistics provider for South Asia e-commerce platform and sister comapany Daraz.The cross-border shipping services that Cainiao will provide include local seller pick-up in China, first mile sortation, international line-haul, digital customs clearance, sorting, and after-sales customer service, with last ...