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Tigers is expanding its partnership with cycling sportswear brand, Rapha on both B2B and B2C delivery solutions as global e-commerce demand continues to grow for the brand. Tigers UK is providing …Read More »

Virgin Atlantic is relaunching flights between London Heathrow (LHR) and Mumbai (BOM) following the grounding of Jet Airways. The service also gives the carrier an opportunity to tap what it says …Read More »

China’s President Xi Jinping invoked the culturally poignant reference of the ‘Long March’ in the most dramatic sign to date that Beijing has little hope of reaching a trade deal with …Read More »

Hong Kong leads Asia in the latest FM Global Resilience Index, which annually ranks 130 countries and territories by the resilience of their business environments, including supply chains. The Resilience Index, …Read More »

Airport operator Brussels Airport Company and home carrier Brussels Airlines have jointly launched legal proceedings against Belgian air navigation services provider, skeyes over service disruptions. Airline TUI fly has also joined …Read More »

CHAMP Cargosystems is now offering Advance Cargo Information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC). CHAMP, which has already signed up 15 carriers for …Read More »

As part of its company-wide digitisation strategy DHL Supply Chain is further expanding the deployment of Smart Glasses and wearables. As one of the first customers worldwide, DHL will now use …Read More »

Cathay Pacific has reportedly delayed its first payment to the HNA Group for the purchase of low-cost carrier, HK Express over the issue of the disposal of at least one B747-400SF …Read More »

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is seeing demand for its ‘abc XL’ product for oversized and heavy cargoes continuing to grow in the first four months of 2019, with volumes up 3.0 per …Read More »

Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, is introducing a new route into its network between Hangzhou (HGH), China and Riga (RIX), Latvia. Hangzhou is an emerging …Read More »

Cathay Pacific Group sees a tough April with cargo and mail volumes and yields both in decline compared to the same month in 2018. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried 163,694 …Read More »

March’s flatline growth in cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has swung to an 8.1 per cent year-on-year decline in April, dropping to 394,000 tonnes. Cargo traffic remained weak …Read More »

DHL Express is extending its current lease with Bahrain International Airport (BAH) for another 10 years as e-commerce in the region grows. One of BAH’s most important strategic partners and a …Read More »

Nearly 8,164 kg of fresh Copper River salmon arrived on a fish-filled Alaska Airlines aircraft touching down at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) shortly after 6:30 AM on Saturday. This marks the …Read More »

Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the new operator of its COOL Nordic Cargo Hub facility at Helsinki Airport. From June 2019, Swissport will handle over 600 tonnes of perishables, pharmaceuticals …Read More »

Kaisun Holdings Ltd and China Railway Engineering Construction Mongolia have signed an agreement for the construction of a rail platform aimed at opening up logistics along the China-Mongolia-Russia corridor. The construction …Read More »

Bosco Dsouza has been appointed account manager, Melbourne, by Virgin Atlantic Cargo as the airline looks to build on the strong growth of its Australia cargo business in the last year. …Read More »

Dimotrans and WWG Consolidators transported two turbofan jet engines from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in France to Karachi Jinnah International Airport (KHI), in Pakistan. Pakistan-based WWG Consolidators partnered with Dimotrans …Read More »

Singapore Airlines (SIA) reports a 2.1 per cent increase in flown cargo revenue for the financial year 2018/19 to SGD 45 million (USD 32.75 million). The carrier, which now reports cargo …Read More »

Figures released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) revealed that the aggregated net earnings of Asia Pacific airlines halved in 2018 to a combined US$4.7 billion, compared with …Read More »

DHL Express and intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly launch a fully automated and intelligent smart drone delivery solution to tackle the last-mile …Read More »

Shanghai-based, US-listed express delivery company, ZTO Express says net income grew by 27.6 per cent (constant currency) to RMB 966.4 million (USD 144 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March. …Read More »

Global aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space from 8 April, nearly twice as large as its previous premises. Azat Mulgimov, regional …Read More »

Hainan Airlines has begun the first non-stop service between Norway’s Avinor Oslo Airport (OSL) and the Chinese capital of Beijing (PEK), giving a boost to Norwegian seafood exports. The three times …Read More »

UPS more than triples the size of its sortation and distribution hub at Louisville Kentucky, nearly doubling package sorting capacity at the facility. The multi-phase expansion of its Louisville Centennial ground …Read More »

Cool Chain Association members last week shared temperature data from perishable consignments moving from Latin America to the Middle East, piloting a new scheme aimed at improving the supply chain and …Read More »

Kerry Logistics Network has established Kerry Coffee (Hong Kong) to extend its business into the trading of coffee and related products, as well as to further deepen its partnership with Italian …Read More »

A total of 91 horses heading to the Shanghai leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour between 3-5 May 2019 were uplifted by Emirates Equine’s specialised product for calm and comfortable …Read More »

Amazon broke ground on Tuesday for its new USD 1.5 billion Amazon Air Hub located in the US state of Kentucky at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The 278,700 sqm …Read More »

Five months after the ECS Group launched the #NexGenLeaders challenge to unearth new talent for the industry, the 10 best projects have just been selected in time for Air Cargo Europe. …Read More »

Tigers is working with K&N Filters, a high-performance automotive air filter and air filtration manufacturer, which is expanding operations in China, the world’s largest automotive market. Hong Kong-based Tigers is providing …Read More »

London Gatwick (LGW) has a new majority owner after VINCI Airports completed the purchase of a 50.01 per cent stake in the airport. Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will continue to manage …Read More »

Pelican BioThermal, a global provider of temperature controlled packaging, unveiled its new Golden Hour One reusable thermal packaging container for transporting whole blood products. With Golden Hour One, military units can …Read More »

Despite challenging market conditions, the Hermes Group has recorded solid growth in the 2018 financial year, as it profits from the continuing robust growth of e-commerce. The successful year builds on …Read More »

With an obvious paucity of interest in Jet Airways evidenced by the lack of bids up to the deadline on Friday, Etihad Airways’ bid for a minority stake in grounded Jet …Read More »

Despite the widespread slowdown, global logistics provider Agility is reporting first quarter earnings up 7.3 per cent as air, ocean freight and logistics are all up. The Kuwaiti company posted a …Read More »

Global logistics provider, Agility, is now certified under the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for pharmaceutical logistics for its Mumbai, India operations. The certification …Read More »

A weak Asia Pacific market has been partially offset by South America says IAG Cargo announcing its Q1 2019 results, reporting revenues of EUR 275 million, down 2.5 per cent at …Read More »

Turkish Cargo now includes Porto (OPO), the second largest city and the most crucial industrial hub in Portugal, to its global cargo flight network. Porto, the recently-launched destination of Turkish Cargo, …Read More »

Swissport enjoys “excellent” year on the back of a 6.7 per cent rise (10.4 per cent in constant currency terms) in business volume generating EUR 2.99 billion in revenue, compared to …Read More »

ANTONOV Airlines has flown aid and personnel from Chalons Vatry Airport (XCR) in France, to Beira (BEW) in Mozambique to assist with ongoing humanitarian efforts in the region in the aftermath …Read More »

Flown cargo throughput at Brussels Airport (BRU) decreased by 11.3 per cent in April year-on-year, to 40,902 tonnes, a result that was further impacted by the service disruptions at Belgian air …Read More »

FedEx Express and TNT are launching their clinical trial solution, Medpak VI°C, a service first launched in Europe, globally starting with Asia-Pacific and North America. Medpak VI°C – offering safe and …Read More »

Singapore is upping its multimodal cargo game with container port operator PSA International and Changi Airport-based cargo handler, SATS signing an agreement to boost sea-air connectivity. PSA and SATS say they …Read More »

HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has renewed its long-term contract with Air Hong Kong to provide inventory technical management support for the airline’s Airbus A300-600 freighter fleet. The …Read More »

Emirates SkyCargo is reporting a revenue of AED 13.1 billion (USD 3.6 billion) for the full year 2018/19, an increase of 5.0 per cent over the previous year – as the …Read More »

CSafe Global, a global provider of active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for pharmaceutical products, announces that Alitalia has approved the recently launched CSafe RAP for uplift. CSafe’s recently launched CSafe …Read More »

Taiwanese carrier, China Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing for three B777 Freighters and an additional three options, both to meet expanding demand and replace older aircraft. No timeline for …Read More »

DSV opens new 45,000 sqm logistics faccility in Istanbul, Turkey consolidating all warehouse operations in the area and catering to automotive, FMCG, aero space and fashion. Located in Tuzla in the …Read More »

Industry-wide freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) for March are marginally higher – up 0.1 per cent – compared with their level of a year ago and a sharp turnaround from February’s 4.9 …Read More »