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Cargolux in Jakarta race horse charter flight
Cargolux has flown race horses from Luxembourg to Jakarta, Indonesia, where they participated in the Asian games.The part-charter was operated in conjunction with horse transport specialist forwarder JIT-EX.This ad hoc shipment was routed directly from Luxembourg to Jakarta, which required additional preparation from the Cargolux Charter team because Jakarta is ...
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SIA and Cainiao linking up for cargo services
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Chinese e-tailing giant Alibaba Group, will work closely to "enhance international air cargo services".The link-up, part of a wider passenger-led "comprehensive strategic collaboration" will see SIA joining Cainiao Network’s broader efforts in building "a global smart logistics network that delivers ...
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ABC transports 500th aircraft engine in 2018
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has transported its 500th aircraft engine in 2018, a 50% increase year on year.ABC said that fact it has already transported 500 engines in 2018 is a testament to its abcXL product.ABC global director, heavy & outsized cargo Vasily Zhukov said: “We have strengthened our position in the ...
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Emirates SkyCargo continues product expansion with pet service
Emirates SkyCargo has again expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Emirates Pets - a two-level transport service for domestic pets.With Emirates Pets, the entry level solution, the airline will offer airport-to-airport transportation for pets across the carrier’s network of over 160 destinations.The owner of the pet will be ...
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Emirates transports 25 tonnes of vaccines to Brazil
Emirates SkyCargo has transported over 25 tonnes of vaccines — some 1.8m doses — from Milan to Bello Horizonte airport in Brazil, the largest vaccine shipment by the Middle East carrier on a single flight.Given the extreme sensitivity of the vaccines to temperature fluctuations, the entire shipment on board the ...
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Peli BioThermal continues expansion of ULD stations
Peli BioThermal has opened its latest network station, in Frankfurt, serving the global pharmaceuticals sector.The new Frankfurt facility, the latest in a worldwide expansion, will serve as an additional depot for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program.Situated in close proximity to Frankfurt Main Airport, a major logistics hub for ...
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WFS wins the contract to operate Oslo Airport seafood centre
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the contract to operate the new seafood centre at Oslo Airport being built to cater for rising demand for perishable exports from the region.The Seafood Center will handle up to 250,000 tons of seafood annually in a facility designed to meet "industry ...
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IAG Cargo records spike in pharma to Venezuela
IAG Cargo has noted a spike in volumes of diphtheria vaccines after an outbreak of the disease in Venezuela.The cargo arm of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus transported 5.3 tonnes of the vaccine from India to Caracas in Venezuela last week in partnership with Indian biopharmaceutical company Biological E.Jez ...
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Air Canada Cargo becomes the first to achieve CEIV Live Animals
Air Canada Cargo has become the first airline to receive IATA’s new CEIV Live Animals certification.The Montreal-based airline received the certificate today after successfully completing the pilot programme, which was launched in April.“This certification reinforces that Air Canada Cargo is operating to the highest standards in the transport of live ...
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FedEx Express expands at SBD International Airport
The San Bernardino International Airport Authority and FedEx Express have agreed to begin regular scheduled air cargo flights into the hub.In conjunction with the new daily flights, which will begin in October, FedEx will occupy a 57,000 sq ft facility under a 10-year agreement."The activity at SBD International Airport will ...
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Ethiopian to launch Oslo-Guangzhou freighter to net seafood traffic
Ethiopian Airlines will start a Boeing 777 freighter operation between Oslo Airport and Guagnzhou in September as it looks to capitalise on seafood volume growth between Norway and China.The airport said that Norway is expected to generate more than 230,000 tons of seafood airfreight in 2018."We are pleased that our ...
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Rhenus to buy pharma specialist Avant Air and Sea in Ireland
Germany’s Rhenus Group has expanded its logistics presence in Ireland with the planned acquisition of temperature-controlled and pharmaceutical specialist Avant Air and Sea, subject to regulatory approval.Avant Air and Sea, headquartered in Dublin, also manages hazardous consignments and has been providing sea- and airfreight services and cross-border services for imports ...
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Waste not want not, DHL transports 140 ton heat boilers to Saudi
DHL Global Forwarding is transporting four 140-ton waste heat boilers from Germany to Saudi Arabia, using the Antonov An-225 freighter.DHL Industrial Projects, a unit within DHL Global Forwarding, is handling the multimodal movement of the four boilers, each measuring 3.7 m high, 4.1 m wide and 19 m long. According ...
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E-commerce and freight forwarding boost for DP DHL's second quarter
Deutsche Post DHL Group's (DP DHLG) revenue rose by 1.4% to more than €15bn in the second quarter of 2018, driven primarily by “significant gains” at DHL Express and Global Forwarding, Freight.The quarter's operating profit (EBIT) at the German logistics giant amounted to €747m, down by 11.2% against the record ...
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Freighter lessor ATSG's revenues on the rise
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported 2018 second quarter revenues of $203.6m, an increase of 6% after excluding $61.1m in reimbursed expenses from 2Q 2017.Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations was $69.7m, up 9%.Joe Hete, president and chief executive of ATSG, said: "Growth in our aircraft leasing and ...
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NewsDHL's bear necessities are Grrrrreat
Four of Japan’s Ussuri brown bears – Riku, Kai, Hanako and Amu – have safely migrated to their new sanctuary in the UK’s Yorkshire Wildlife Park, transported during a 9,000 km journey by DHL Global Forwarding.Relocating from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the bears’ voyage saw them travel via special ...
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City Union Logistics moves transformers with nine charters
City Union Logistics has transported transformers weighing 900 tons in nine freighter charters for General Electric from Changzhou, China, to Cairo in Egypt.The XLProjects member chartered four Antonov AN-124 flights and five with a Boeing 747F to move the 2,000 cu m load.Said a spokesperson for XLProjects: "The project’s main ...
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Kuehne+Nagel makes another perishables acquisition
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has completed the acquisition of the perishables business of Panatlantic Logistics, Ecuador.K+N said the acquisition will enable it to strengthen its position in the export market to the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.Yngve Ruud, member of the Managing Board of K+N International, responsible for airfreight, ...
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NewsABC Jumbo gives his giraffe friends a lift to China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) flew 66 baby giraffes on a charter flight from South Africa to China, via the Russian cargo carrier's Moscow Sheremetyevo hub.The 'tower' of giraffes, collectively weighing around 38 tonnes, travelled on an ABC Boeing 747 freighter (pictured below) at the end of July from South Africa’s O.R. ...
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MAB Kargo flies 1,500 sheep ahead of Eid Aidil Adha festival
MAB Kargo today completed a charter flight carrying 1,500 sheep across the Java Sea from Surabaya to Kuala Lumpur.Flight MH6435 departed Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport at 17:05 with 50 tonnes of livestock and landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 20:45.This is the first ever charter that MABkargo has ...