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CEVA credits high-speed fulfilment centres for business wins
CEVA Logistics believes its investment in high-speed e-commerce fulfilment centres and specific e-commerce transport solutions is helping it win new business around the world.“Our strong IT integration capabilities dovetail logistics with the online world in a way which really works for the customer," said Laurent Binetti, CEVA's chief commercial officer."Speed ...
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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Sichuan Airlines Cargo expands into Europe with Brussels freighter
Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines Cargo will launch a freighter service between China and Belgium at the end of April targeting e-commerce traffic.The three-times-per-week service will operate between Chengdu and Brussels using recently delivered A330F aircraft. It is the e-commerce specialist's first full-cargo destination in Europe.It is hoped the service will ...
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Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office
Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach.The company currently has US offices located in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, with the latter opened in 2018.A spokesperson for Air Partner said that the Port ...
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NewsE-commerce boom and trade growth fuel DP DHL Group revenues in 2018
The boom in e-commerce and sustained growth in international trade flows saw Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DPDHL) 2018 group revenue rise 1.8% to €61.6bn in a “challenging year” or a 6% rise after adjusting for currency effects and portfolio changes.The German logistics giant said that all four divisions – post, ...
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NewsCargolux bans the transport of lion bones
Cargolux has banned the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter the new trend in wildlife trafficking.This type of traffic has been growing over the past decade and is closely linked to both poaching and lion breeding for trophy hunts, “practices that do not align with ...
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Seko launches new e-commerce returns service
SEKO Logistics has launched a new returns service for retailers, etailers and consumers that allows customers to have greater visibility of the logistics operation.The logistics firm said that its new OmniReturns service combines its logistics operation and digital platform.The service offers visibility from label creation to stock re-entering the warehouse, ...
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Cathay Pacific confirms takeover talks for Hong Kong Express from HNA Group
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that it is "in active discussions" about an acquisition involving the low cost carrier Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE) from HNA Group, the Chinese conglomerate.The Hong Kong-base passenger and freighter airline issued a short statement after media reports suggested that Cathay Pacific was in discussions ...
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NewsVIDEO: From the circus to a national park, Turkish Cargo helps resettle four young lions
The lions have their first taste of freedomTurkish Cargo has flown four young lions from a circus in Ukraine to their natural habitat of South Africa.Three lionesses: Luca, Charlie and Kai, plus the young male Nathan, were transported on a connecting flight from Istanbul.The lions had been used as circus ...
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Perishables, pharma and high-tech mitigate January drop in total air cargo volume
January 2019 another volume drop in total chargeable air cargo weight, this time of 2% year on year (YoY), coupled with a dollar yield drop of 2.5%, confirming a trend seen over a number of months said market analyst WorldACD in its latest report.The smaller regions of Africa and Central ...
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Thinking outside the container: Dominic Hyde
Dominic Hyde is making waves at Peli BioThermal, bringing a fresh approach to pharmaceutical transportation which is increasing revenue and driving down costsIn the year since Dominic Hyde joined Peli BioThermal as vice president of its pharma container rental scheme, Crēdo on Demand, he has overseen significant developments including the ...
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Peli BioThermal opens Dublin network station
Peli BioThermal, the temperature controlled packaging company, has opened a new network station and service centre in Dublin.The Irish facility will service, refurbish, repair and condition the company's reusable Crēdo on Demand containers.The new centre is located in Harristown, next to Dublin Airport, and will serve the growing pharma industry ...
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NewsCAL nets another Oslo freighter call
CAL Cargo is adding a second weekly rotation to its Oslo freighter service on the back of demand for Norwegian seafood in Israel.The extra Liege-Oslo-Tel Aviv B747F frequency will start on March 1 and follows on from the launch of services to the Nordic hub in 2017. From Liege, CAL ...
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NewsSorted: DHL Express expands Madrid hub with €93m investment
DHL Express has opened a new facility at Madrid’s Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport to strengthen the Spanish hub’s importance for international commerce, especially between Europe and Latin America.The 14,500 sq m building, including offices, will quadruple DHL Express’ capacity in Madrid with “high-quality infrastructure and the newest technologies,” enabling 24,500 ...
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NewsIAG Cargo opens constant climate centre in Madrid
IAG Cargo has opened a pharmaceutical centre in Madrid airport, dedicated to its Constant Climate product for time and temperature-sensitive life sciences products.Work on the new Spanish facility began in June 2018 and is the latest addition to IAG Cargo’s Madrid hub, which handles over 250,000 tonnes of cargo per ...
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Liverpool and Leipzig in automotive alliance for a no-deal Brexit
Liverpool and Leipzig will join air cargo capabilities to maintain automotive supply chains in the case of a no deal Brexit when the UK leaves the European Union at the end of March.Wynne Aviation, based at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and Germany’s Leipzig Airport, along with Airport Park Leipzig Halle, ...
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Kerry Logistics to offer 'smart sensor' providing 'total supply chain visibility'
Kerry Logistics will offer customers the option of using a 'smart sensor' within their supply chain, which enables total supply chain visibility and improved security.The logistics firm said the smart sensor monitors cargo across ocean, air, and ground transportation around-the-clock and is accepted in over 190 countries. Both consignees and ...
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NewsAtlas Air B767 freighter in crash near Houston, three crew dead
Three crew members died after an Atlas Air 767 freighter operated on behalf of Amazon Air crashed near the city of Anahuac Texas, in the Trinity Bay.Flight 3591 was flying from Miami to Houston when the incident occurred.In a statement, parent company Atlas Air Worldwide said: "Atlas' primary focus is ...
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NewslATAM Cargo continues US expansion with Chicago freighter
Andrés Bianchi (left) and Gabriel OlivaLATAM Cargo has continued its expansion in North America with the addition of a freighter service between Chicago and Campinas that will slash transport times.The Chile-headquartered airline said the twice-weekly B767-300F service, with each flight offering 50 tonnes of capacity, will cut transport times to ...
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NewsCCA gears up for pharma conference
Stavros Evangelakakis, CCA chairmanThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) is to highlight the need for collaborative solutions in the pharmaceutical supply chain, with a focus on innovation and data sharing, at its forthcoming 7th Pharma and Biosciences Conference.The conference is to take place in Paris, France, in September.Drones, automation and digitisation ...