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U-Freight launches shipping platform for Philippines' e-commerce
An online shipping platform has launched to serve the Philippines’ e-commerce market, which analysts estimate will be worth $10bn by 2025.The iShipmore platform, launched by the Filipino partner of the U-Freight Group (UFL), will assist individuals who want to ship items bought online to consignees based in the Philippines.A U-Freight ...
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DHL: Poor logistics infrastructure could hold back e-commerce growth in Latin America
A new report from DHL and the Panamanian Government suggests that poor logistics infrastructure could hold back the growth of e-commerce in Latin America.The white paper states that e-commerce is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 22% in Latin America through 2021 and that, between 2016 and 2018, ...
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Sheremetyevo Airport co-operates with customs to meet international cargo growth
Sheremetyevo International Airport has been ramping up its relationship with customs at the airport in order to meet international cargo volume growth.According to the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation, over the first nine months of 2019, Sheremetyevo Airport handled more than 268,000 tons of cargo and mail, ...
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FedEx adds another B767F in Europe as part of fleet update
FedEx Express has continued to modernise its European air fleet with the addition of a new Boeing 767-300F to be used on its Madrid-Paris route.The express firm said the new aircraft offered "superior environmental performance compared with the aircraft it replaces, including noise reduction benefits".The new Boeing 767F can carry ...
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NewsUPS looks back on successful third-quarter
As reported yesterday by Air Cargo News, UPS enjoyed a very successful third quarter.Chairman and chief executive David Abney talked of “strong performance in a dynamic environment”.Consolidated revenue grew by 5% year on year and operating profit grew by more than 20%.Total volumes across all products grew by more than ...
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NewsSwissport opens state-of-the-art Pharma Center at Brussels Airport
Ground services provider Swissport International has opened a new Pharma Center for handling temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Brussels Airport.The new facility, opened today (October 23), has 3,620 sq m of temperature-controlled warehouse space.It incorporates two areas dedicated to the handling of pharmaceutical products. One area, covering 2,620 sq m, is ...
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NewsTwo WFS pharma centres in South Africa receive GDP certification
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications (ISO9001:2015) for its temperature-controlled pharma centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa.The organisation – which currently handles more than 65,000 tonnes of air cargo a year, including pharmaceuticals, for airline customers in Johannesburg and Cape ...
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Next-day demand drives improved revenues at UPS
UPS saw both revenues and net profits increase during the third quarter of the year as air volumes continued to grow.The package firm reported third-quarter revenues improve by 5% year on year to $18.3bn, while net income was up 16% to $1.7bn.The US domestic and international segments performed “exceptionally well ...
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UPS announces several new drone projects
Express firm UPS has announced several new projects to develop its drone delivery operation.The company today announced new drone delivery service in support of the University of Utah Health hospital campuses, in partnership with drone manufacturer Matternet. The University of Utah campus programme will involve drone deliveries of samples and ...
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Saudia Cargo achieves pharma GDP certification
Saudia Cargo has achieved European Union Good Distribution Practice (EU GDP) certification for its pharma operations.The certification was carried out by SGS. The airline the achievement demonstrated that its storage and transportation services meet "all international requirements".“This certificate recognizes that Saudia Cargo maintains and complies with the quality management standards ...
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TIACA announces finalists for its first Sustainability Award
TIACA has revealed the three finalists of its first ever Sustainability Award, which was established to recognise and reward organisations that are addressing CO2 emissions, waste reduction, recycling, weight reduction for ULDs and packaging, humanitarian aid, staff wellbeing and retention and animal welfare.The nominees are:M&G Packaging Corp with BioNatur Plastics ...
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News25 ACS on-board couriers take one shipment in 186 packages
Some of the couriers with the shipment divided into 32 tonne packages in Hong KongAir Charter Service divided a five tonne shipment, which was labelled urgent, into 186 packages so that it could be carried by 25 on-board carriers on a variety of routes from Hong Kong to Portugal.Oliver Weigelt, ...
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NewsCEVA appoints head of healthcare business development
CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels van Namen to the position of global head of healthcare business development.He has more than 20 years’ of experience in healthcare and over a decade in the healthcare logistics industry, including positions as business development director healthcare for DSV and vice president of healthcare Europe ...
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NewsDHL ships two manatees from Cincinnati to Orlando for release into the wild
DHL has successfully transported two manatees, by air, from Cincinnati to Orlando.The movement of the animals was part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s 'Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership', a programme designed to rescue and treat sick, injured and orphaned manatees before releasing them back into the wild.Manatees Miles ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel expands its Geel pharma facility
Kuehne + Nagel has upgraded and expanded its pharma hub in Geel, Belgium that offers multimodal, temperature-controlled forwarding and warehousing services.The new Geel facility is also fully GxP compliant and certified - meaning it meets pharma handling and storage requirements of various countries.It also has two cold chambers to handle ...
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Envirotainer upgrades its Liège station to handle RAP e2 containers
Cold chain ULD provider Envirotainer has upgraded its Liège network station to also be able to handle the RAP e2 container.Liège is the 34th location in the Envirotainer network to carry the RAP e2 solution and the upgrade will help to reduce the need to truck the containers between stations.Niklas ...
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DHL Express to boost productivity with new Pittsburgh facility
DHL Express has invested $2.85m into upgrading and relocating its Canonsburg service centre to Pittsburgh.The new facility will process shipments ranging from documents and small parcels to palletized freight.At 30,000 sq ft, it will be 10,000 sq ft larger than the former location.Run by 60 staff, the new centre will ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers bio medicines in fight against Ebola
Last week (October 8) Volga-Dnepr undertook an emergency cargo flight carrying mobile biomedical laboratories to assist the Mérieux Foundation in its fight against the Ebola virus.One of Volga-Dnepr's fleet of twelve An-124-100 aircraft was especially positioned in Lyon-Saint Exupery airport in France to respond to the urgent needs of the ...
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NewsGlobe Air Cargo launches animal transportation service
Globe Air Cargo (GAC) UK, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has launched 'PetCare by ECS Group', a service that transports pets by air to and from the UK.The service allows pets to travel on the same flight* as their owners, in a heat-controlled environment. It also advises customers of the ...
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NewsDHL Express to invest €131m in Incheon hub expansion
DHL Gateway Incheon expansion projectDHL Express will invest €131m in expanding its hub at Incheon International Airport to meet expected growth in online sales in the Asia Pacific region.The investment will see DHL expand its Incheon Gateway facility to a gross floor area of 58,700 sq m from the current ...