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  • [ 09/February/2022 ] GEODIS’s new tractor units aid expansion of Asian road network Asia Pacific
  • [ 09/February/2022 ] Körber acquires Siemens’ global mail and parcel business Express
  • [ 09/February/2022 ] B&H provides urgent AOG service to New Zealand Asia Pacific
  • [ 09/February/2022 ] MIA is busiest gateway for Valentine’s Day flowers Airports
  • [ 02/February/2022 ] ABC’s digital bookings soar 270 per cent in 2021 Carriers
  • [ 31/January/2022 ] Boeing launches new B777-8 with 50 orders from Qatar Aircraft Manufacturers
  • [ 18/January/2022 ] Onboard courier business surges on tight capacity Express
  • [ 18/January/2022 ] Frankfurt racks up record cargo volumes in 2021 Airports
  • [ 06/January/2022 ] Supply chain issues, Omicron dampen December peak By the Numbers
  • [ 19/December/2021 ] Emirates SkyCargo crosses 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses Carriers
  • [ 17/December/2021 ] BEAM Plus rating shines light on Hactl’s sustainability Asia Pacific
  • [ 16/December/2021 ] Silk Way West offers freighter capacity on WebCargo Carriers
  • [ 10/December/2021 ] Air Canada’s first B767-300ER freighter aids Vancouver supply chain Carriers
  • [ 10/December/2021 ] UPS opens Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore Disruption
  • [ 02/December/2021 ] DHL launches China-SE Asia freight rail service Asia Pacific
  • [ 19/November/2021 ] HKG’s Hactl launches new system-wide nerve centre Airports
  • [ 18/November/2021 ] HKG start-up carrier GBA chooses Hactl for cargo handling Asia Pacific
  • [ 12/November/2021 ] Qatar Airways first carrier on IATA CO2NNECT platform Carriers
  • [ 11/November/2021 ] Chapman Freeborn taps Russian market with new Moscow office Chartering
  • [ 09/November/2021 ] DHL Express jumps Asia Pacific capacity on surging demand Asia Pacific
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  • GEODIS’s new tractor units aid expansion of Asian road network

    GEODIS’s new tractor units aid expansion of Asian road network

    09/February/2022
    GEODIS has taken delivery of seven Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units as it expands its Asian road network but warns more cooperation on border clearance is needed. ➤Read More »
  • Körber acquires Siemens’ global mail and parcel business

    Körber acquires Siemens’ global mail and parcel business

    09/February/2022
    International technology group Körber has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics' global mail and parcel business. ➤Read More »
  • B&H provides urgent AOG service to New Zealand

    B&H provides urgent AOG service to New Zealand

    09/February/2022
    Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has provided urgent AOG services to help get New Zealand’s Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air. ➤Read More »
  • MIA is busiest gateway for Valentine’s Day flowers

    MIA is busiest gateway for Valentine’s Day flowers

    09/February/2022
    Miami International Airport (MIA) will handle 91 per cent of all US flower imports for Valentine’s Day. ➤Read More »
  • ABC’s digital bookings soar 270 per cent in 2021

    ABC’s digital bookings soar 270 per cent in 2021

    02/February/2022
    Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has seen a 274 per cent increase in digital bookings in 2021 compared with 2020. ➤Read More »
  • Boeing launches new B777-8 with 50 orders from Qatar

    Boeing launches new B777-8 with 50 orders from Qatar

    31/January/2022
    Boeing today launched the new B777-8 Freighter with an order for up to 50 aircraft from one of Qatar Airways. ➤Read More »
  • Onboard courier business surges on tight capacity

    Onboard courier business surges on tight capacity

    18/January/2022
    Onboard Courier (OBC) services are thriving on the back of cargo capacity constraints due to the ongoing reduction in global flights. ➤Read More »
  • Frankfurt racks up record cargo volumes in 2021

    Frankfurt racks up record cargo volumes in 2021

    18/January/2022
    Frankfurt Airport (FRA) handled record volumes of cargo last year despite the ongoing reduction in bellyhold capacity across the industry. ➤Read More »
  • Supply chain issues, Omicron dampen December peak

    Supply chain issues, Omicron dampen December peak

    06/January/2022
    December demand in the general air cargo market put a final dampener on 2021 peak season volumes with a -5.0 per cent fall in chargeable weight in the final month of …Read More »
  • Emirates SkyCargo crosses 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

    Emirates SkyCargo crosses 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses

    19/December/2021
    Emirates SkyCargo crosses a major milestone in the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines with 600 million doses flown on its flights. ➤Read More »
  • BEAM Plus rating shines light on Hactl’s sustainability

    BEAM Plus rating shines light on Hactl’s sustainability

    17/December/2021
    Hactl has been awarded a Platinum rating, the highest level under the coveted BEAM Plus Interiors Version 1.0, for its recently-completed office refurbishment. ➤Read More »
  • Silk Way West offers freighter capacity on WebCargo

    Silk Way West offers freighter capacity on WebCargo

    16/December/2021
    Silk Way West Airlines is set to enable Digital Air Cargo real-time pricing and eBooking for thousands of forwarders on air cargo booking platform WebCargo. ➤Read More »
  • Air Canada’s first B767-300ER freighter aids Vancouver supply chain

    Air Canada’s first B767-300ER freighter aids Vancouver supply chain

    10/December/2021
    Air Canada's first dedicated B767-300ER freighter aircraft was put into service today and operated its inaugural flight from Toronto to Vancouver. ➤Read More »
  • UPS opens Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore

    UPS opens Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Singapore

    10/December/2021
    Supply Chain Solutions (UPS SCS) today officially opened its first innovation centre globally, connecting businesses in Asia with emerging technologies in logistics. ➤Read More »
  • DHL launches China-SE Asia freight rail service

    DHL launches China-SE Asia freight rail service

    02/December/2021
    DHL Global Forwarding has become the first international forwarder to launch a two-way rail freight service between Kunming, China and Vientiane, Laos. ➤Read More »
  • HKG’s Hactl launches new system-wide nerve centre

    HKG’s Hactl launches new system-wide nerve centre

    19/November/2021
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) opens its new Integrated Hactl Control Centre (iHCC), creating a single command centre that is manned 24/7/365. ➤Read More »
  • HKG start-up carrier GBA chooses Hactl for cargo handling

    HKG start-up carrier GBA chooses Hactl for cargo handling

    18/November/2021
    New start-up carrier Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) has appointed Hactl as cargo ground handler at its Hong Kong home base. ➤Read More »
  • Qatar Airways first carrier on IATA CO2NNECT platform

    Qatar Airways first carrier on IATA CO2NNECT platform

    12/November/2021
    Qatar Airways Cargo, in partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), will become the first cargo carrier to join the IATA CO2NNECT platform. ➤Read More »
  • Chapman Freeborn taps Russian market with new Moscow office

    Chapman Freeborn taps Russian market with new Moscow office

    11/November/2021
    Chapman Freeborn, part of the Avia Solutions Group, opens a Moscow office to support growth and expansion plans in response to fast-developing Russian market. ➤Read More »
  • DHL Express jumps Asia Pacific capacity on surging demand

    DHL Express jumps Asia Pacific capacity on surging demand

    09/November/2021
    DHL Express is expanding its airfreight capacity by 2,000 tonnes a week to cater to "surging shipment volume" both intra-Asia and between Asia Pacific and the US. ➤Read More »
  • J&T Express primes e-commerce service with two new warehouses

    J&T Express primes e-commerce service with two new warehouses

    09/November/2021
    J&T Express Singapore is opening two new warehouses in Singapore at Changi Airfreight Center and Penjuru, amid what it says is growing demand for domestic and international e-commerce delivery services. ➤Read More »
  • Bahrain’s MENA Cargo begins commercial operations

    Bahrain’s MENA Cargo begins commercial operations

    08/November/2021
    The world's newest cargo airline – Bahrain-based MENA Cargo, a unit of MENA Aerospace Enterprises – began commercial operations from 1 November. ➤Read More »
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk acquires air forwarder, leases and buys freighters

    A.P. Moller-Maersk acquires air forwarder, leases and buys freighters

    03/November/2021
    A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world's largest shipping line announced today it intends to acquire Germany-based air freight forwarding company Senator International, as well as acquire air cargo freighters. ➤Read More »
  • GEODIS invests in mobile robots for HK facility

    GEODIS invests in mobile robots for HK facility

    02/November/2021
    Transport and logistics provider GEODIS is deploying Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) from Geek+, a global technology company, at its Yuen Long Warehouse Distribution Centre (YLDC) in Hong Kong. ➤Read More »
  • Hactl back to normal ops after single COVID-19 case

    Hactl back to normal ops after single COVID-19 case

    02/November/2021
    Hactl has returned to full staffing and normal operations, following the reporting on Oct. 7 of a single case of COVID-19 in the company’s ramp handling team. ➤Read More »
  • AA Cargo ramps up transatlantic winter schedules

    AA Cargo ramps up transatlantic winter schedules

    01/November/2021
    American Airlines (AA) Cargo is furthering enhancing its transatlantic services for cargo customers this winter with direct service from London Heathrow (LHR) to nine key US cities starting in November. ➤Read More »
  • Prolonged port congestion continues air cargo windfall

    Prolonged port congestion continues air cargo windfall

    26/October/2021
    Prolonged congestion at major shipping ports and associated global supply chain disruptions have benefited Asia Pacific carriers, according to the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). ➤Read More »
  • Rickenbacker’s upgraded runway opens amid supply chain crunch

    Rickenbacker’s upgraded runway opens amid supply chain crunch

    21/October/2021
    The primary runway at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is now open after completing upgrades that were aimed at growing operations of large freighters such as the B747-8Fs operated by Cathay Pacific, …Read More »
  • Heavy demand for Antonov Airlines’ AN-225 on capacity crunch

    Heavy demand for Antonov Airlines’ AN-225 on capacity crunch

    19/October/2021
    Outsized and super-heavy air cargo transporter, Antonov Airlines, has delivered 110 tonnes of Covid-19 testing kits from Tianjin, China, to Linz, Austria, on the unique AN-225 ‘Mriya’ for use in Austrian …Read More »
  • Cainiao set to double parcel sorting in Europe

    Cainiao set to double parcel sorting in Europe

    19/October/2021
    Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group is launching parcel sorting centres in Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, in order to boost e-commerce parcel delivery in these countries. ➤Read More »
  • Jettainer, Swiss extend ULD cooperation for 5 more years

    Jettainer, Swiss extend ULD cooperation for 5 more years

    19/October/2021
    Jettainer, a global unit load device (ULD) management provider will sib provide global ULD management and maintenance services for Swiss International Air Lines, including its air cargo division Swiss WorldCargo and …Read More »
  • Skyport handles aircraft engine for Ural Airlines

    Skyport handles aircraft engine for Ural Airlines

    19/October/2021
    Czech ground handling specialist Skyport recently handled a complete aircraft engine at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport for transportation to Yekaterinburg, Russia, on board a Ural Airlines aircraft. ➤Read More »
  • Emirates signs ground handling diploma MOU with ICAO

    Emirates signs ground handling diploma MOU with ICAO

    06/October/2021
    Emirates Group Security signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to provide ICAO-recognised Diploma programmes provided by EGS and Edith Cowan University (ECU). ➤Read More »
  • FedEx goes 100% widebody intra-Asia, adds Asia-Europe/US capacity

    FedEx goes 100% widebody intra-Asia, adds Asia-Europe/US capacity

    06/October/2021
    FedEx Express has boosted its intra-Asia network capacity by replacing B757 narrow-body freighters with B767 wide-body freighters and added additional services between Asia and Europe/US. ➤Read More »
  • Boeing, GAMECO add two more B767-300 conversion lines

    Boeing, GAMECO add two more B767-300 conversion lines

    28/September/2021
    Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) plan to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) with two additional conversion lines next year. ➤Read More »
  • Awery Aviation launches new instant booking app

    Awery Aviation launches new instant booking app

    28/September/2021
    A new online tool – CargoBooking.aero – supports airlines and their General Sales Agents (GSAs) to deliver instant air cargo quoting and booking with Application Programming Interface (API) integration to freight …Read More »
  • E-commerce, intermediate goods continue to buoy air cargo: AAPA

    E-commerce, intermediate goods continue to buoy air cargo: AAPA

    27/September/2021
    International air cargo markets remained resilient in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and demand for intermediate goods, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its latest statistical …Read More »
  • AFKLM partners Total Touch Cargo on sustainable fuel

    AFKLM partners Total Touch Cargo on sustainable fuel

    16/September/2021
    Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLM Cargo) and sustainable aviation fuel programme Total Touch Cargo Holland (TTC) are partnering within the framework of the airline’s sustainable aviation fuel programme. ➤Read More »
  • DHL crosses 1 billion vaccine delivery milestone

    DHL crosses 1 billion vaccine delivery milestone

    16/September/2021
    DHL has passed the one billion mark in terms of COVID-19 vaccines delivered since the vaccine campaign began in December 2020. ➤Read More »
  • Kenya Airways signs cargo codeshare with Congo Airways

    Kenya Airways signs cargo codeshare with Congo Airways

    14/September/2021
    Kenya Airways has signed an aircraft lease agreement for two Embraer E190 and begun operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways. ➤Read More »
  • Philip Goh named new IATA Asia-Pacific head

    Philip Goh named new IATA Asia-Pacific head

    13/September/2021
    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Philip Goh as its regional vice president for Asia-Pacific with effect from Sept. 13. ➤Read More »
  • Gerry’s dnata wins Gulf Air handling contract in Pakistan

    Gerry’s dnata wins Gulf Air handling contract in Pakistan

    12/September/2021
    Pakistan ground services provider, Gerry's dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. ➤Read More »
  • Hong Kong airport sees double-digit growth in Aug

    Hong Kong airport sees double-digit growth in Aug

    10/September/2021
    Hong Kong's air cargo throughput recorded a year-on-year increase of 15.5 per cent in August year-on-year to 429,000 tonnes according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK). ➤Read More »
  • Cargolux supports Changi community in Indonesia Covid-19 aid

    Cargolux supports Changi community in Indonesia Covid-19 aid

    19/August/2021
    As a member of the Singapore Changi airport community, Cargolux has contributed to a vital initiative to support Indonesia in the fight against COVID-19. ➤Read More »
  • Ethiopian establishes B767 P2F conversion site at ADD

    Ethiopian establishes B767 P2F conversion site at ADD

    19/August/2021
    Ethiopian Airlines Group establishes a global cargo conversion program to convert the B767-300ER passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft in partnership agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). ➤Read More »
  • CLIVE says traditional ‘slack season’ short-lived in July

    CLIVE says traditional ‘slack season’ short-lived in July

    12/August/2021
    Global airlines managed the traditional summer slack season for air cargo space in July by constantly tweaking capacity levels to address flat demand during the month versus pre-Covid levels, says CLIVE …Read More »
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport begins H2 with solid volumes

    Leipzig/Halle Airport begins H2 with solid volumes

    10/August/2021
    Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe's fourth-largest air cargo hub, are continuing to grow, with July cargo volumes up 9.1 per cent over the same month in 2020 to 133,873 …Read More »
  • Kerry Logistics launches own-controlled trans-Pacific air link

    Kerry Logistics launches own-controlled trans-Pacific air link

    03/August/2021
    Kerry Logistics Network introduces a new Trans-Pacific air freight service to connect multiple Asian locations to the US in order to capture the heightened demand in the pandemic-hit air freight market. …Read More »
  • DHL Express makes first-ever for 12 all-electric cargo aircraft

    DHL Express makes first-ever for 12 all-electric cargo aircraft

    03/August/2021
    DHL Express places a ground-breaking order for 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation, the Seattle-area-based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft. Delivery of the aircraft will take place in 2024. …Read More »
  • Asia Pacific carriers see June demand up nearly 26%

    Asia Pacific carriers see June demand up nearly 26%

    28/July/2021
    Asia Pacific air cargo markets remained resilient in June as passenger markets continued to be battered by rising infections from the Covid-19 Delta variant which has resulted in further border restrictions, …Read More »

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GEODIS’s new tractor units aid expansion of Asian road network

09/February/2022 11:24 pm | By Donald Urquhart

GEODIS has taken delivery of seven Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units as it expands its Asian road network but warns more cooperation on border clearance is needed. ➤ Read more →

Körber acquires Siemens’ global mail and parcel business

Körber acquires Siemens’ global mail and parcel business

09/February/2022 9:38 pm | By Donald Urquhart

International technology group Körber has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics' global mail and parcel business. ➤ Read more →

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B&H provides urgent AOG service to New Zealand

09/February/2022 7:04 pm | By Donald Urquhart

Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has provided urgent AOG services to help get New Zealand’s Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) Sikorsky S-76 rescue helicopters back in the air. ➤ Read more →

MIA

MIA is busiest gateway for Valentine’s Day flowers

09/February/2022 4:23 pm | By Donald Urquhart

Miami International Airport (MIA) will handle 91 per cent of all US flower imports for Valentine’s Day. ➤ Read more →

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ABC’s digital bookings soar 270 per cent in 2021

02/February/2022 8:00 am | By Donald Urquhart

Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has seen a 274 per cent increase in digital bookings in 2021 compared with 2020. ➤ Read more →

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