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NewsEmirates SkyCargo launches new e-commerce delivery platform
Emirates SkyCargo has launched a new e-commerce delivery platform in the UAE that allows customers shopping from multiple online retailers in the US to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to a home or office address.The Emirates Delivers service is available to individual or small business customers in ...
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FedEx adds three new e-commerce facilities
FedEx has expanded its e-commerce business with three new locations in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Fontana and California in the US, and Venlo in the Netherlands.The new locations, which will be part of the FedEx Cross Border subsidiary, give business-to-consumer merchants new delivery options, end-to-end tracking, commercial and postal import ...
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NewsAirline fined for breaching animal welfare guidelines
Iberia Airlines has been fined £142,397 for breaching guidelines that govern the welfare of animals traveling by air.Following an investigation into the death of a number of capybaras – a small animal native to South America – last year, the airline was prosecuted by the City of London Corporation, which ...
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Boeing considers new 767-XF freighter programme
Boeing is studying a re-engined derivative of the 767 widebody primarily for the cargo market, with service entry slated for the mid-2020s, according to Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.A passenger version, which is also part of the study, could provide Boeing with a lower-cost alternative to its proposed New ...
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NewsViaEurope opens e-hub in Liege to help process e-commerce 'tsunami'
BJ Streefland, ViaEurope's chief executiveViaEurope, a European cross border e-company, has opened an e-hub in Liège airport (LGG), Belgium.It is the second platform for the e-logistics tech start-up whose headquarters are located in Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) airport.The Liege e-Hub is “100% dedicated to cross border e-commerce,” said ViaEurope in a ...
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NewsAntonov and Crane Worldwide combine for rapid crane shipment
An Antonov Airlines An-124-100 freighter has flown a mobile crane and fire extinguishing equipment weighing 70 tonnes from the US to Argentina.The shipment, which also included booms, tracks, control stations and water pumps, was organised by Crane Worldwide and flew from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Presidente Perón International ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Silkway West enhances perishable cargo processing capabilities
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Silkway West highlighted the importance of speed and maintaining the temperature-controlled seal in pharma and perishable logistics.Samir Shirin, vice president ISMEA (Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Asia), Silkway West airlines, revealed that compared with 2018, this year’s total chargeable weight (for global air freight) ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and Delta Cargo open ‘technology-inspired’ export facility at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened an export facility at London Heathrow to “future-proof” the joint venture’s growth plans in the UK market.It is supported by new technologies that will deliver “significant improvements and transparency in the customer delivery experience”.The new facility is the first phase of Virgin ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo adds dry ice replenishment service
Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched a dry ice replenishment service which can be provided to clients 48 hours in advance prior to delivery.Saudia Cargo’s chief commercial officer, Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak, said: “Dry Ice Replenishment service is now available at Jeddah and Riyadh stations for import and transit cargo in the first ...
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NewsCaspian Air Cargo Summit: Hong Kong cargo management leading by example
At the Caspian Air Cargo Summit, Wilson Kwong, chief executive of HACTL (Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals) shed light on how the world’s busiest cargo hub is striving to lead by example.Kwong explained that HACTL is investing to improve its facilities and operations in order to prepare for anticipated growth ...
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NewsRescued bear gets free flight with LATAM Cargo Brazil
LATAM Cargo Brazil has transported a brown urso from Salvador airport to Sao Paulo in a shipping box especially created to carry bears.The animal will join two other ursos that LATAM transported earlier this year at a sanctuary run by Rancho dos Gnomos Ecological Sanctuary Association (ASERG), which specialises in ...
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NewsAir Animal appoints new chief operating officer
Cory Baizan RobinetteCory Baizan Robinette has been promoted to chief operating officer at Air Animal Inc. after 30 years in the business.Walter M. Woolf, Air Animal founder and chief executive, said: “Cory’s leadership in the management of the global pet move process for expatriate pet owners has earned her high ...
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NewsAtran continues fleet expansion as it embraces "e-commerce bonanza"
Delivery of Atran's 2nd B737-800BCFRussian express airline Atran has added another freighter to its fleet as it continues to add capacity to cater for an “e-commerce bonanza”.The addition of a second Boeing 737-800BCF brings the Volga-Dnepr-owned airline’s fleet to a total of six aircraft.In total, Atran has now taken delivery ...
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Time critical airfreight needs specialist handlers, says NAP
Time critical airfreight is a specialised area of logistics that not every forwarder, broker or carrier can handle, according to Christos Spyrou, chief executive, NAP (Neutral Air Partner).He was speaking to 100 delegates from across the international air cargo supply chain at the Time Critical Logistics Conference in Amsterdam organised ...
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NewsABC stays cool with CEIV Pharma re-certification
Source: Volga-Dnepr GroupAirBridgeCargo Airlines, which became the first airline in Russia to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma three years ago, has been re-certified after an audit at its hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport.Fedor Novikov, deputy general director, special products, said: “IATA CEIV Pharma certification served as a trigger for further ...
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Newsva-Q-tec signs up with Chinese partner
va-Q-tec is expanding its services in AsiaTemperature-controlled shipping container specialist va-Q-tec has formed a partnership with Worldwide Logistics Group to open a TempChain Service Center in Shanghai. The move is part of its strategic plan for expansion in Asia and follows the formation of subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea and ...
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NewsVIDEO: Airfreight TV show set to air later this month
A TV series about air cargo is set to air in the UK later this month.Mega Air, which will be broadcast on October 26 at 2pm on digital channel Dave, follows major airlines and logistics companies as they transport products around the world.Companies featured in the programme include UPS, Cobalt, ...
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NewsUPS invests in Louisville ahead of freighter fleet expansion
UPS' new Hangar LouisvilleUPS will spend $750m on projects at its Louisville Worldport hub as it prepares for the introduction of 50 freighters over the next three years.Most notably, UPS will build a new $220m, 262,000 sq ft hangar to accommodate line maintenance on its growing air fleet.The company said ...
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NewsCEIV Fresh for Alha in Milan and Rome
The Alha team received the CEIV Fresh certification in MilanItalian air cargo services group Alha has received IATA CEIV Fresh certification for its Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino airport centres. It already holds CEIV Pharma certification throughout its network in Italy.Lorenzo Schettini, chief executive of Alha Group, said: “Air transport ...
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NewsFIATA launches course to help prevent wildlife trafficking
A three-hour digital course has been developed to help forwarders detect, respond to, and report instances of wildlife trafficking.Available free of charge, “Prevention of Wildlife Trafficking” was launched by FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, at the FIATA World Congress 2019 ...