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New York's ARK owner files multi-million dollar claim against JFK airport authority
The owner of the $65m ARK animal centre at New York’s JFK airport has launched a potential $426m damages claim against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANY&NJ).The compensation claim by Ark Development, which opened the animal transhipment facility at JFK in January 2017, alleges a breach ...
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YTO chooses Hactl as Hong Kong handler
YTO Cargo Airlines (YG) – the aircraft operating arm of Chinese courier firm YTO Express – has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent in Hong Kong.The carrier commenced operations in September 2015, and launched its newest route – Wuxi-Hong Kong – on January 29 ...
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FedEx trumpets $1.5bn investment in Indianapolis hub
FedEx is to investing $1.5bn to "significantly expand" the FedEx Express Indianapolis hub over the next seven years as part of a three-pronged pay, pension fund and infrastructure investment package outlined today.The US parcel and logistics giant's Memphis SuperHub will also be modernised and enlarged in a major programme, the ...
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Expanding SF Airlines adds new route to Lhasa
Fast-expanding SF Airlines has launched its second new service of the year, this time connecting Chengdu with hard to reach Lhasa.The first flight took place on January 22 with regular services due to start in April. SF Airlines said the service would largely cater for perishables, such as Yangcheng Lake ...
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FedEx's Binks to retire in June
David Binks, FedEx Express Europe president and chief executive of TNT, will retire in June to be succeeded by Bert Nappier, currently FedEx Express senior vice president of finance - international.Binks, who started with FedEx in 1983 as part of an acquisition in the UK, rose through the ranks, leading ...
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It's a RAP, Virgin Atlantic Cargo approves CSafe's container for pharma shipments
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has approved CSafe’s new RAP container for transporting temperature-sensitive healthcare products, becoming the first UK airline to do so.Following its approval by both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the unit has been approved by Virgin Atlantic’s own operations specialists ...
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Pharma.Aero adds Hong Kong airport, AirBridge and Alha as members
Pharma.Aero has added Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Alha Group as members of the pharma supply chain association.Nathan De Valck, chairman of Pharma.Aero, said: “In the past year we have expanded our global network, created awareness and facilitated the collaboration within the industry.“The open internal dialogue, ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo receives Envirotainer quality accreditation
Qatar Airways Cargo has received the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation at five of its destinations: Amsterdam, Basel, Paris, Chicago, and at its Doha hub.The QEP programme recognises air cargo carriers that operate Envirotainer containers in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for pharmaceutical products.Qatar Airways’ ...
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Turkish Cargo’s flying arks help protect endangered penguins and lions
Turkish Cargo has flown 20 Humboldt Penguins, an endangered species, from Lativa to the Public Oceanic Aquarium in China.In a separate operation, the air cargo carrier has transported six lion cubs to Bangladesh and 14 adult lions to China.The penguins were picked up from the Riga Zoo and then taken ...
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DHL launches global trade barometer, and the mercury is rising
Logistics giant DHL has introduced what it claims is an early indicator for the current state and future development of global trade.The DHL Global Trade Barometer, published quarterly, is based on large amounts of logistics data from the deepsea container market that are evaluated with the help of artificial intelligence.The ...
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Video: Emirates launches pharma 'corridors'
Emirates SkyCargo has introduced pharma corridors offering "additional protection" across selected stations in its network for pharmaceutical cargo.A spokesperson for Emirates SkyCargo said that Middle East carrier is working with ground handling partners and other stakeholders at multiple cities across its global network in order to ensure that handling operations ...
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FedEx expands freight forwarding business
FedEx is expanding freight forwarding division, FedEx Trade Networks, with the addition of its speciality logistics and e-commerce solutions businesses from March.FedEx Trade Networks (FTN), which is led by Richard Smith, son of FedEx founder Fred Smith, will include a new company called FedEx Forward Depots, with responsibility for critical ...
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Miami takes aim at e-commerce cargo traffic
Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has organised a strategy meeting of more than 30 air cargo industry stakeholders to discuss how the region can capitlaise on e-commerce growth.The workshop, which was hosted by Miami International Airport, saw e-commerce experts give presentations on market trends, regulations, challenges and potential collaborative opportunities.At the ...
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SF Airlines continues expansion with new Mongolia route
SF Airlines has added a new service between China and Mongolia that aims to capitalise on the 'belt and road' initiative and e-commerce traffic.The SF Express-owned airline said it had launched the service on January 11 utilising one of its B757-200 freighters.The flight will operate on a rotation of: Shenyang-Changchun-Ulan ...
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Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe.Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the US parcel and logistics giant's freight forwarding services across Europe. He will report to Nando Cesarone, president of UPS Europe.“Mike has the global perspective and industry ...
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Boeing unveils prototype unmanned cargo air vehicle
Boeing has unveiled an unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype.Designed to transport a payload up to 500lbs (227 kg) for possible future cargo and logistics applications, the prototype - which has not been called a drone - will be used to test and evolve Boeing's autonomy technology ...
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Tunisia's Express Air Cargo to expand with new aircraft, services and hub
Tunisia-based Express Air Cargo will add four new aircraft to its fleet this year, allowing it to expand the number of services it offers to African destinations.Starting in January, the airline will begin to roll out 21 new services to a range of countries in west and central Africa and ...
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FedEx opens new Shanghai hub to meet express growth
FedEx has opened its Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub located at Pudong International Airport as it looks to expand the reach of service.FedEx said that the facility provides "greater connectivity and convenience to the FedEx global network and overseas markets for customers in eastern China, particularly those shipping to ...
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Arizona airport targets Mexican e-commerce traffic with new cargo facility
Plans have been revealed for the development of a cargo facility housing a joint US-Mexican Customs post at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as it targets e-commerce traffic between the two countries.Arizona governor Doug Ducey announced that SkyBridge Arizona planned to open the country’s first international air cargo hub to have a ...
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Peli to expand its pharma packaging rental service with new service centres
Temperature controlled container firm Peli Bio Thermal will add 12 new service centres to its operations over the coming year as it looks to expand its Crēdo on Demand rental operation.The company recently appointed Dominic Hyde as vice president of Crēdo on Demand to oversee the development, as reported in ...