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Lufthansa freighters find that Valentine's Day roses grow on EU
Lufthansa Cargo is to transport 900 tonnes of roses to Europe for Valentine’s Day.To serve the especially high import demand around Valentine’s Day, Lufthansa Cargo transport will transport 900 tonnes of the long-stemmed flowers on the Quito–Frankfurt, Bogotá–Frankfurt and Nairobi–Frankfurt routes this year – equivalent to some 10m individual roses.The ...
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Global connections continue to grow
The world continues to grow increasingly connected despite rising anti-globalisation sentiment.The fifth edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (2018) shows that flows of trade, capital, information and people across national borders all increased significantly for the first time since 2007.The report, which was completed by the New York University ...
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B&H lands Apex Aero for aircraft parts logistics
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has signed a three year warehousing deal with UK-headquartered Apex Aero, a specialist in parts supply for Airbus and Boeing aircraft.B&H will handle all forward stocking location (FSL) services for Apex Aero through its climate-controlled warehouse at London Heathrow.From there, the parts will be shipped ...
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Love is in the air for Emirates flower power freighters
Emirates SkyCargo has operated nine extra Boeing 777 freighter 'flower charters', spanning five continents, to meet additional demand ahead of Valentine’s Day.Said a spokesperson for the Middle East carrier: “With each aircraft being capable of transporting up to 100 tonnes of cargo, this translates into the carrier flying close to ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo eyes Tel Aviv daily boost from September
Virgin Atlantic will launch daily Airbus A330-300 flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv later this year with 20 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on each service.An airline spokesperson said that the route, which commences on September 25, “will offer a fast cargo service from Tel Aviv for goods such as ...
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Air Canada Cargo links with GTA dnata in Toronto for pharma shipments
Air Canada Cargo is collaborating with GTA dnata which will handle all the airline’s export and import pharmaceutical shipments at Toronto Pearson International Airport from February 26.GTA dnata’s facility at the north eastern Canadian hub has obtained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification and is “fully equipped for handling temperature sensitive shipments ...
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ATSG subsidiary in materials handling acquisition
LGSTX Services, a subsidiary of US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has acquired TriFactor Distribution Solutions, a privately held US-based material handling systems integrator based in Florida.ATSG, which leases Boeing 767 converted freighters to Amazon, said that the services of the combined LGSTX/TriFactor businesses will be marketed nationwide ...
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Etihad jumps at the chance for a third Longines Masters horse charter
Etihad Cargo will again fly horses from Belgium to Hong Kong for the annual Longines Masters indoor show jumping event.It is the third consecutive year that the Middle East freighter operator, based in Abu Dhabi, has been entrusted with the transport of the elite show jumpers for the event.The dedicated ...
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IAG Cargo launches new best in class pet transport service
IAG Cargo has announced a new pet transportation service on flights from the UK through its partnership with PetAir UK, alongside its sister company British Airways.The service offers an “improved online booking experience” and custom crates to suit each pet, and also coincides with the unveiling of IAG Cargo’s new ...
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FedEx signs up for Bahrain airport's new cargo area
US parcel giant FedEx has signed a letter of intent for warehouse space at Bahrain International Airport’s (BIA) new 25,000 sq m cargo area, sited near the northern runway.The facility, which has two further tenants waiting in the wings, comprises warehouses, aircraft parking, and associated infrastructure aimed at handling air ...
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Perishables and e-commerce boost Anchorage cargo volumes in 2018
A boom in e-commerce and perishables traffic helped Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport record a 2.5% rise in 2018 airfreight volumes to 2.8m tonnes.Management at the world’s fifth busiest air cargo hub said that Anchorage is "strategically located between the world’s two largest economies which happen to be the two ...
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Pharma and horses perform well for LuxairCargo
Pharma shipments at Luxembourg Airport surged by 22% in 2018 to reach 36,830 tons, although overall cargo tonnages at the European hub edged ahead by just 2% to 957,000 tons, all handled by LuxairCargo.The airport, home hub for freighter operator Cargolux, handled 2,524 horses last year, an increase of 58% ...
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UPS revenues up but profits down in Q4
UPS saw revenues increase during the fourth quarter on the back of "record shipments" but its profits took a hit as a result of pension charges.The express giant saw fourth-quarter revenues increase by 4.6% year on year to $19.8bn, but operating profits were down 2.9% on last year to $2bn ...
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AF-KLM recertification for CEIV Pharma
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has become the first major airline group to pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification process for its hub operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM airline processes.Marcel de Nooijer, executive vice president of Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo, ...
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Cathay confident on e-commerce and economic trends
Cathay Pacific Cargo expects a quarter of all global retail sales to be from e-commerce "within the next few years" and remains “confident” about the medium and long term world economic trends.Ronald Lam, the Hong Kong-based airline’s director, commercial and cargo, made his comments on e-commerce, economic trends, specialist products ...
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Cargolux horse sense sees record equine numbers
Cargolux Airlines International handled a record number of live animal moves in 2018, resulting in a 15.7% increase in its CV alive solution, the company’s specialised product designed for the transport of live animals.The number of equines handled by Cargolux between 2017 and 2018 surged by 30%, from 2,000 to ...
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DHL launches medical express service for Brazil-US pharma products
DHL Express has launched the DHL Medical Express Service (WMX) between Brazil and the US for the pharmaceutical and clinical research sector.DHL said that WMX, piloted in Brazil since November 2018, “addresses increased customer demand for faster and more predictable lead times, given the regulatory complexities that can delay exports”.The ...
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Peli Bio Thermal opens new LA station
Temp-control packaging firm Peli BioThermal has opened a new network station and service centre in Los Angeles to service, refurbish, repair and condition Peli BioThermal’s reusable Crēdo on Demand product.This new facility puts Peli BioThermal on track to have more than 100 network stations and drop points for its rental ...
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Miami airport and Brazilian Post Office launch expedited shipping for e-commerce
Miami International Airport (MIA) and Brazilian post office Correios have launched an expedited shipping service for e-commerce packages.The Compra Fora (Buy Outside) programme allows express global deliveries sent to Brazil via Miami to be pre-cleared by Correios, and arrive in Brazil as domestic cargo “within days” instead of what used ...
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Antonov's purpose-built ramp is a three degrees hit for Bolloré Logistics
Antonov Airlines has completed a project for Bolloré Logistics transporting mining equipment from East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK to Franceville Airport (MVB) in Gabon.Ground staff at EMA used Antonov Airline’s purpose-built ramp, positioned at an angle of three degrees, to load two crushing machines weighing nearly 70 tonnes ...