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Perishables and e-commerce boost Anchorage cargo volumes in 2018
A boom in e-commerce and perishables traffic helped Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport record a 2.5% rise in 2018 airfreight volumes to 2.8m tonnes.Management at the world’s fifth busiest air cargo hub said that Anchorage is "strategically located between the world’s two largest economies which happen to be the two ...
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Pharma and horses perform well for LuxairCargo
Pharma shipments at Luxembourg Airport surged by 22% in 2018 to reach 36,830 tons, although overall cargo tonnages at the European hub edged ahead by just 2% to 957,000 tons, all handled by LuxairCargo.The airport, home hub for freighter operator Cargolux, handled 2,524 horses last year, an increase of 58% ...
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UPS revenues up but profits down in Q4
UPS saw revenues increase during the fourth quarter on the back of "record shipments" but its profits took a hit as a result of pension charges.The express giant saw fourth-quarter revenues increase by 4.6% year on year to $19.8bn, but operating profits were down 2.9% on last year to $2bn ...
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AF-KLM recertification for CEIV Pharma
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has become the first major airline group to pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification process for its hub operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM airline processes.Marcel de Nooijer, executive vice president of Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo, ...
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Cathay confident on e-commerce and economic trends
Cathay Pacific Cargo expects a quarter of all global retail sales to be from e-commerce "within the next few years" and remains “confident” about the medium and long term world economic trends.Ronald Lam, the Hong Kong-based airline’s director, commercial and cargo, made his comments on e-commerce, economic trends, specialist products ...
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Cargolux horse sense sees record equine numbers
Cargolux Airlines International handled a record number of live animal moves in 2018, resulting in a 15.7% increase in its CV alive solution, the company’s specialised product designed for the transport of live animals.The number of equines handled by Cargolux between 2017 and 2018 surged by 30%, from 2,000 to ...
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DHL launches medical express service for Brazil-US pharma products
DHL Express has launched the DHL Medical Express Service (WMX) between Brazil and the US for the pharmaceutical and clinical research sector.DHL said that WMX, piloted in Brazil since November 2018, “addresses increased customer demand for faster and more predictable lead times, given the regulatory complexities that can delay exports”.The ...
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Peli Bio Thermal opens new LA station
Temp-control packaging firm Peli BioThermal has opened a new network station and service centre in Los Angeles to service, refurbish, repair and condition Peli BioThermal’s reusable Crēdo on Demand product.This new facility puts Peli BioThermal on track to have more than 100 network stations and drop points for its rental ...
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Miami airport and Brazilian Post Office launch expedited shipping for e-commerce
Miami International Airport (MIA) and Brazilian post office Correios have launched an expedited shipping service for e-commerce packages.The Compra Fora (Buy Outside) programme allows express global deliveries sent to Brazil via Miami to be pre-cleared by Correios, and arrive in Brazil as domestic cargo “within days” instead of what used ...
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Antonov's purpose-built ramp is a three degrees hit for Bolloré Logistics
Antonov Airlines has completed a project for Bolloré Logistics transporting mining equipment from East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK to Franceville Airport (MVB) in Gabon.Ground staff at EMA used Antonov Airline’s purpose-built ramp, positioned at an angle of three degrees, to load two crushing machines weighing nearly 70 tonnes ...
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Malpensa cargo volumes dip in 2018 but rebound expected in 2019
Italy's Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) handled 558,218 tons in 2018, a 3.2% decline on the year before, but management predicts a recovery in volumes for 2019.A spokesperson for SEA Group, which manages Milan's two main airports of Malpensa and Linate, said: "The slight decrease, after four years of consistent growth ...
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India's Blue Dart Express names Balfour Manuel as chief executive
India’s Blue Dart Express, part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, has named Balfour Manuel as chief executive to “chart the company’s next chapter of growth”.Manuel, who has been with the Mumbai-headquartered company for 35 years, takes on the new role after being senior vice president in charge of Blue ...
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VIDEO: Amazon tests out home delivery robot
E-commerce firm Amazon is continuing its push into the final mile delivery market with the introduction of an autonomous delivery robot, called Scout.Amazon said the robots are "the size of a small cooler" and "roll along sidewalks at a walking pace".Initially they will deliver packages to customers' homes in a ...
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UPS in the Loop to reduce single-use packaging
UPS has begun testing Loop, a reusable and returnable packaging product, in Paris and New York as a first step towards full implementation in consumer markets.The US parcels and logistics giant, which has joined forces with recycling leader TerraCycle, said that Loop “eliminates the reliance on single-use packaging for consumer ...
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Leipzig/Halle sets record cargo tonnages for 14th successive year
Freight volumes at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport rose for the fourteenth year in succession and increased to just over 1.2m tonnes in 2018, a 7.3% rise on prior year.Saxony’s economic affairs and transport minister, Martin Dulig, said of the freight increase: “Leipzig/Halle has consolidated its position as one of the top ...
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WFS achieves IATA CEIV Pharma at Amsterdam Schiphol
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has gained IATA's CEIV Pharma certification for its pharmaceutical handling facilities at Schiphol Airport, a key European hub for healthcare and life science products.WFS provides dedicated temperature-controlled facilities at Amsterdam for pharma products requiring both 2-8°C and 15-25°C environments.In preparation for its CEIV audit, WFS carried ...
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AirBridgeCargo pharma volumes grow 60% in 2018
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw demand for its ‘abc pharma’ product surge 60% year-on-year in 2018, “significantly” outpacing the market average increase of 10% for pharma volumes.The Russia-based B747F operator is promising "more specialist cool chain solutions in 2019" after extending its network of IATA CEIV Pharma and Qualified Envirotainer Provider ...
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VIDEO: JD.com carries out Indonesian drone delivery test project
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com has carried out Indonesia’s first government approved drone flight – a "breakthrough for drone delivery in Southeast Asia".JD.com said the pilot project opens the door for future commercial drone use in Indonesia and the Southeast Asia region, subject to further regulatory approvals.The test flight took place ...
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DHL Express to speed up delivery with new Copenhagen centre
DHL Express will speed up delivery times from Denmark with the opening of a DKr1bn hub at Copenhagen Airport.The new centre, located on the eastern freight area of the airport and due to open in 2023, will measure 26,172 sq m and will be able to handle nearly 37,000 packages ...
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Paws for thought: Personalised pet travel can win passenger business
Marcia Alden, chief executive of PawsGlobal, examines the upside of adding digital experiences for pet owners.On the fifth call to the airline’s call centre to ask questions about bringing her pet on the flight to Los Angeles, Kim Adams breathed a sigh of relief.Kim views her pet as a member ...