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Foundation stone laid for Swissport cargo facility at Frankfurt
German airport operator Fraport and Swissport Cargo Services have laid the foundation stone for the ground handler’s new airfreight facility at Frankfurt Airport.The new building at CargoCity South will expand Swissport’s handling capacity by almost 50% using a warehouse-concept material handling system that allows containers and pallets to be stored ...
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NewsLogistics City to be built at Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Logistics City visualisation, by Archus ArkitekturA new hub called 'Logistics City' is to be built near Stockholm Arlanda Airport.The Logistics City will cover an area of 1m sq m and building works, scheduled to take commence next month, will take place in two stages.The southern section of the hub will ...
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NewsCSafe boosts pharma container service network in Europe
CSafe Global has opened two additional European service centres, in Switzerland and Sweden, to meet increasing pharma sector demand for its temperature-controlled air cargo containers.The Zurich Airport (ZRH) and Stockholm Arlanda Airport technical service centres will strengthen the operator’s European network to handle the higher inbound and outbound traffic of ...
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NewsCollaboration and sustainability top TIACA summit agenda
TIACA chairman Steven PolmansPartnership, modernisation and sustainability were among the key topics at the TIACA Executive Summit held in Budapest.TIACA also shared its ambition to strengthen the role of members as ambassadors of their association, and made a commitment to pursue collaboration efforts with the whole industry.Steven Polmans, board chairman ...
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NewsNew study to monitor horse wellbeing in air travel
Signing event in BudapestCHAMP Cargosystems is partnering with the Animal Transport Association (ATA) and data logger supplier Arioneo in a study to monitor horses' wellbeing while they are travelling by air.The study will provide scientific data that will not only make it possible to better understand shipping-related incidents, but will ...
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Major upgrade for Etihad Cargo's Abu Dhabi hub
Abu Dhabi Airports and Etihad Cargo have announced plans for a major airfreight facility boost for the Middle East airline’s hub at Abu Dhabi International Airport.The partners will implement a “multi-phased cargo infrastructure development” strategy, starting with the imminent upgrade of Etihad’s existing air cargo terminal facilities on the Southside ...
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NewsKerry Logistics receives recognition from Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition
Ellis Cheng, chief financial officer of Kerry Logistics (right), receives the Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition - Listed Enterprises of the Year 2019 trophyKerry Logistics Network Limited has been named among the awardees recognised as ‘Listed Enterprises of the Year 2019’ by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition.Organised each year by Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese Edition, the ...
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NewsFedEx plans busy start to peak season
FedEx has said that it expects to kick off this year’s peak holiday shipping season by handling record package volumes on Cyber Monday (December 2).It expects to move more than 33 million packages through its global network on that day alone.The global integrator also expects to more than double its ...
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NewsIt's plane sailing for Bei Bei the panda
FedEx B777F Panada FlightFedEx has flown a four-year-old male panda, Bei Bei, from Washington DC to Chengdu.Accompanied by one panda keeper and one veterinarian, Bei Bei was placed in a special crate provided by FedEx and travelled onboard a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freighter nonstop from Washington’s Dulles International Airport ...
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NewsForwarder group WCA launches pharma GDP training
(L-R) Michel Sharoubim, Sales Manager, Lift Freight Services, Erwin van der Werff, Operations, Lift Freight Services, and Erwin van der Genugten, Regional Manager – Europe, WCA, successfully completed the courseWCA Pharma Academy has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Compliance training programme for freight forwarders in the pharmaceutical logistics industry.The ...
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NewsCSafe opens Shanghai service centre for pharma containers
ULD producer CSafe has expanded its cool chain service offering in China by opening a new service centre at Shanghai Pudong International Airport to meet demand growth.The facility will allow the company to extend support and services to customers transporting pharma products in its containers to and from Shanghai and ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal appoints Ed Meyer to sales leadership role
Ed MeyerPeli BioThermal has appointed Ed Meyer to the global sales leadership role for its BioThermal division.Meyer, who currently occupies the role of general manager for Canada sales and operations of parent company Pelican Products, Inc, will officially assume responsibility for Peli BioThermal’s sales team at the end of 2019 ...
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NewsUPS upgrades Asia Pacific services
UPS is promising faster, guaranteed delivery times and wider coverage in the Asia Pacific region with a series of service improvements that will benefit up to 1.4 million postal codes across 41 countries and territories.“Most businesses shipping within Asia will now have their shipments delivered in as little as two ...
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Emirates SkyCargo celebrates pharma-handling achievements
In a recent announcement, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, highlighted three milestones related to its pharma-handling capabilities.The airline is continuing to invest in pharma-handling facilities, as well as working towards expanding its pharma corridor network.1) Chicago pharma facility received GDP certificationEarlier this year, Emirates SkyCargo established a pharma ...
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DSV Panalpina announces green goals for 2020 and beyond
DSV Panalpina has announced that it will set science-based environmental performance targets from 2020, demonstrating its support towards minimising the effects of climate change.The organisation scheduled an announcement for early next year, which will outline its targets for the future and are aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C.The targets ...
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Antonov transports two rotatory drying drums from France to Australia
Antonov Airlines has successfully transported two rotary drying drums from Paris-Vatry Airport (XCR) in France to Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) in Australia.The airline transported the drying drums on behalf of Australian chemical company, Yara Pilbara Nitrates, and employed eight sub-contractors to complete the project, which involved two flights using ...
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NewsSingles' Day sets new record
President of Taobao and Tmall Fan JiangThe Singles' Day shopping bonanza set a new record yesterday, with sales on Alibaba's platforms reaching $38.4bn.Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said that sales through its payment platform were up 26% compared with last year as the day cemented its place as the world's biggest ...
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RIOgaleão Cargo achieves IATA CEIV re-certification
Rio de Janeiro's RIOgaleão Cargo has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification.With its first certification in 2016, RIOgaleão became the only airport in the Americas to possess the CEIV Pharma from IATA.The re-certification confirms that the airport's cargo operations have maintained the good practices adopted in the pharmaceutical terminal, infrastructure and ...
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UPS utilises blockchain for beef shipment project
Express firm UPS has teamed up with US-based agri-tech solutions provider HerdX to utilise blockchain to track and trace a shipment of beef being flown from the US to Japan.UPS and HerdX collaborated to develop a track and trace technology that utilises blockchain to improve "quality assurance for beef products ...
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NewsAlibaba set for another record Singles' Day as it ups stake in Cainiao
Singles' Day sales reach RMB100bn in one minuteAlibaba Group Holdings has increased its stake in logistics business Cainiao to around 63% with a $3.3bn investment ahead of what is expected to be another record Singles' Day.Other existing shareholders also participated in the fundraising, demonstrating "strong support for Cainiao’s long term ...