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New airside perishables centre planned for Heathrow
A new chilled airside perishables centre is set to open at Heathrow Airport on Sandringham Road next year.The new centre is being developed by Matthew Rye and Gav Singh of Airport Perishables Handling (APH) and operations at the 25,000sq ft facility are expected to begin in the second quarter of ...
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IATA reveals plans for CEIV Live Animals and Fresh
IATA has revealed plans to launch CEIV certification for live animal transport and will also begin to investigate the possibility of a scheme for perishables.Speaking at an IATA Cargo media day, Andrea Gruber, head of special cargo at the airline association, said that following the success of its security and ...
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Ace Turtle turns to Ceva
Ceva Logistics is to manage global freight forwarding in South East Asia for Ace Turtle, a technology platform company that provides direct to consumer web commerce solutions for leading retail brands.Ace Turtle said that the move would allow it to reach new customers, while allowing customers to shop through their ...
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UPS beefs up trade services with Sandler & Travis buy
UPS has acquired Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services (STTAS).Described by the logistics firm as the world’s largest independent provider of global trade management services, SSTAS is US-based but almost 70% of its employees work outside of the US, in locations including Shanghai, Bengaluru, Aberdeen, Warsaw, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, ...
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Brussels becomes first WFS CEIV station in Europe
Brussels has become the first Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) European cargo station to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification.The handler has installed two dedicated pharma cells in its main warehouse in Brussels, operating at 15-25°C and 2-8°C, and has also adopted specific handling procedures and provided training for staff working in ...
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FedEx ready for the Christmas rush
FedEx expects says it expects to handle 380-400million packages on its global network between Black Friday (24 November) and Christmas Eve.It also predicts that it will more than double its average daily volume of 13 million shipments on three Mondays over the Christmas period.It attributes the surge to e-commerce-savvy consumers ...
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Cathay sees fruitful season ahead
Major cargo markets remain robust, ahead of an anticipated surge in perishables shipments in December, saysCathay Pacific general manager for cargo service delivery, Frosti Lau.In the carrier’s latest newsletter, he said that transpacific routes and those to Europe and India remain “robust” while Asia Pacific recorded a 14% weekly increase ...
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NewsDHL’s A330-300 freighter conversion takes to the skies
DHL Express expects to boost capacity and cut operating costs as the first of a new generation freighters takes to the skies.The parcel carrier has taken delivery of the the first-ever A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft from the ST Aerospace-Airbus joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), at its Dresden base following completion ...
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DHL charters B747 freighters ahead of US holiday record rush
Tightening freight capacity between Asia and the US in the third quarter is a clear indication that major retailers are ramping up their imports and expect strong e-commerce demand over the holiday period, says a senior DHL official.DHL Global Forwarding's vice president of sales and marketing, Paul McMillan, reports that ...
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DHL offers online airfreight quotes
Deutsche Post’s DHL Global Forwarding arm has introduced an online quotation and booking service for international airfreight, based on door-to-door all-in rates and transit information.It connects to the DHL Interactive customer portal, where it also provides shipment tracking and customised shipment reports.The service is available in over 40 countries — ...
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Aeromexico signs cool containers deal
Thermal container specialist va-Q-tec has signed an agreement with Mexican flag carrier Aeroméxico Cargo to offer door to door cold chain solutions to pharmaceutical and life science customers.Aeroméxico Cargo now offers va-Q-tainer’ units directly, providing six temperature ranges from -70°C to +25°C in five sizes, with space for up to ...
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Airfreight crisis could lead to car industry breakdown
Rising prices and a critical shortfall of air cargo space could threaten vehicle production, according to emergency logistics specialist, Evolution Time Critical (ETC).Problems in booking airfreight, particularly hit Europe to North American routes, along with issues on the Asia to North America and Europe trade lanes, all point to “a ...
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DHL to test ten Tesla trucks in the US
DHL Supply Chain is to be a launch customer for ten Tesla Electric Class 8 articulated semi trucks in the US.The Deutsche Post DHL Group subsidiary will be using the vehicles, billed as the first ever commercial all-electric heavy trucks, for shuttle deliveries and same-day customer deliveries in ten cities ...
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FedEx to be launch customer for new Cessna turboprop
FedEx Express is to be the launch customer for a new Cessna twin-engine turboprop aircraft.The express giant has signed a deal with Cessna parent company, Textron Aviation, for 50 SkyCourier 408 aircraft, with options for a further 50.The new aircraft, described as a development of the single-engined Cessna Caravan, is ...
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Christmas comes early for San Bernardino as UPS increases flights
San Bernardino International Airport has signed an agreement with UPS to increase the number of seasonal cargo flights from four per week in 2016 to up to 18 each week for this year’s holiday season.They will include services to the main UPS hub at Louisville, Kentucky, along with its regional ...
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Swiss WorldCargo renews Zurich pharma GDP certificate
Swiss WorldCargo has renewed its GDP pharma certification for its Zurich hub with the Swissmedic authority.The carrier says its ground handling partner, Cargologic, was one of the first to secure GPD compliance in 2014 and also Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification from IATA for the handling of ...
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Delta adds Boston to urgent freight network
Delta Cargo has added Boston — its 15th US location — to its DASH Critical & Medical service, introduced earlier this year. Further expansion is planned next year, says the carrier.Delta describes DASH as “the first fully GPS-enabled, same-day product offered by a US freight and passenger carrier.”It offers real-time ...
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Black Friday boosts airfreight peak season
The annual post-Thanksgiving Day tradition of Black Friday ushers in the ‘official’ start of Christmas shopping. Having originated in the US, it is fast becoming a global phenomenon with far-reaching effects on the supply chain, with online sales complementing high street spending.According to the BBC, this year’s Black Friday sales ...
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Forwarder MNX expands healthcare presence with Logical acquisition
MNX Global Logistics has acquired Australian forwarder Logical Freight Solutions (LFS) as it looks to expand its international healthcare supply chain offering.Melbourne-based LFS serves the healthcare industry, including life science, ag-bio, diagnostics, therapeutics, proteomics, medical devices, microbiology, genomics, chemicals, radiopharmaceuticals, instruments, spare parts and all consumables for these industries.US-headquarterd MNX ...
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Boeing, Boeing, gone! SF Express buys B747Fs online
Two Boeing 747-400 freighters have finally been sold on the Alibaba-owned auction website, Taobao, with SF Express the buyer.According to the South China Morning Post, the aircraft, which were owned by insolvent Chinese carrier Jade Cargo, were bought by fast expanding SF Express for Yuan160.8m and Yuan162mThe opening bid prices ...