Airports
MIA is busiest gateway for Valentine’s Day flowers
Miami International Airport (MIA) will handle 91 per cent of all US flower imports for Valentine’s Day. ➤
perishables
Airports
AA Cargo ramps up transatlantic winter schedules
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. ➤
Africa
AFKLM partners Total Touch Cargo on sustainable fuel
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. ➤
Cool Chain
Cargo-partner invests in upgrades to three warehouses
Cargo-partner continues to expand its storage capacities around the world with three European warehouses getting upgrades as part of its strategic focus on warehousing. ➤
Cool Chain
K+N acquires Norwegian perishable forwarder Salmosped
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) enters into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Salmosped. ➤
Airports
Brussels inaugurates new Brucargo logistics facility
Brussels Airport (BRU) officially opens its new 50,000 sqm logistics facility after two years of construction. ➤
Airports
MIA sets new record for cargo throughput in 2020
Miami International Airport (MIA) sets a new record with 2020 cargo volumes reaching 2.32 million tonnes – 57,382 more tonnes than its total in 2019.
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Africa
Astral Aviation’s new B767-200F opens Nairobi-Sharjah service
Astral Aviation is deploying its newly-acquired B767-200 freighter on the Nairobi (NBO) – Sharjah (SHJ) route, with effect from 3 February. ➤
Airports
Pandemic pulls Schiphol’s 2020 cargo down 8%
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), in the midst of another shake-up of its cargo division reports a -8.0 per cent cargo volume decline for 2020, year-on-year at the hands of the Covid-19 pandemic. ➤
Airports
LATAM’s first foray to Doha with peak season perishables
The LATAM Group completes its first service to Doha, Qatar using a B777-300ER passenger aircraft reconfigured for cargo use. ➤