Fashion retailer Missguided turns to Kerry Logistics
Kerry Logistics will now handle all international air and ocean services for multi-channel fashion retailer Missguided after penning a logistics contract. The Asian-based company will also provide a range of value-added services and on-the-ground logistics support through its extensive network across the Greater China region and Asia as part of the supply chain partnership. Missguided will make […]
Agility opens pharma facility at Hyderabad
Kuwaiti freight forwarder Agility has opened a specialist facility for pharmaceutical products at Hyderabad International Airport in India. The facility has a footprint of 6,000 square metres and it will serve the array of pharma manufacturers that are spread across the area in Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, Vizag and Bengaluru. Agility says the first temperature-controlled life sciences storage and handling facility […]
Frankfurt Airport looks to innovate as it targets a bright 2017
A strong final quarter boosted Frankfurt Airport (FRA) to a pleasing airfreight result in 2016. Senior vice president for cargo, Dirk Schusdziara (pictured below) says after a very slow start to the year, it got better and better, handling 2.2 million tonnes in 2016 – 2.1 million tonnes of freight and 85,000 tonnes of mail. […]
Garcia appointed as CFO by WFS
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Pedro Garcia (pictured below) as chief information officer. He will be based in Paris and joins after spending 10 years with Swissport, including the last five years in the role of vice president for cargo information systems. At WFS, he is responsible for the development of robust, sustainable and standardised […]
ACW speaks to Delta Cargo president Gareth Joyce
Delta Cargo’s president, Gareth Joyce has been at the helm since the middle of 2016 and has big plans to grow business. ACW: What have been the biggest challenges since you joined Delta Cargo? Joyce: Delta Cargo has the potential to redefine the product and service we offer. We have an opportunity to make this […]
Mumbai International Airport joins Pharma.Aero initiative
Brussels Airport (BRU) and Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) have announce their partnership in the recently launched Pharma.Aero initiative focused on improving pharma handling and quality in the air cargo industry. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was formally agreed during the Pharma Logistics Summit, organised by Indian Transport & Logistics News (ITLN) held in Mumbai on Thursday. MIAL […]
Rhenus opens new business site in South Korea
The Rhenus Group has opened another office in South Korea – in Busan after launching into the market in November last year. The global logistics firm will mainly provide air and sea freight services from the site, while the office will also handle project business for the oil and gas industry, provide third-party logistics services and […]
ACS makes leadership changes in India
Air Charter Service (ACS) has promoted Ashish Wastrad to managing director of the company’s India office and Shahvez Jafary has been promoted to commercial director of the same office. The appointments come following previous managing director, Tracy D’Cruz’s promotion to regional director for ACS’s European offices. ACS’ chief executive officer, Justin Bowman says: “We are very […]
Tonnage growth of 4.1% at Halifax Stanfield in 2016
Halifax Stanfield International Airport saw cargo growth of 4.1 per cent in 2016 compared to 2015. The Canadian gateway handled 33,329 tonnes and says much of that freight was Nova Scotian lobster It estimates $187 million (Canadian dollars) of seafood and lobster exports were shipped from Halifax Stanfield in 2016 up approximately $40 million from 2015. As […]
22% growth in perishables, but Qatar expects more in 2017
Perishable trade grew by 22 per cent in 2016 and Qatar Airways chief officer cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) staff writer, James Muir that he expects the numbers to keep growing in 2017. Qatar Airways Cargo launched six new freighter services in 2016 to Dallas, Budapest, Ho Chi Minh City, […]
Profits rise at All Nippon Airways despite sliding cargo revenue
All Nippon Airways profits rose 18 per cent in nine months despite cargo revenue falling 23.6 per cent on international routes. The airline made a profit of 86.5 billion yen ($759 million) in the nine months up to 31 December 2016 and revenue was down 2.7 per cent to 1.3 trillion yen. Cargo revenue on […]
Air Asia India goes for the SmartKargo IT system
Air Asia India has selected the SmartKargo IT system to support its end-to-end cargo business processes. Air Asia India’s, Madhukar Salla says the SmartKargo system has become an “industry standard in this part of the world” and a large number of users in the air cargo community already use the product and like the intuitive user interface. He […]
India the ‘darling’ emerging market, Agility Index finds
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2017 has ranked China as top once again while India is seen as having the “most logistics potential” ranking in second, up one place from last year. Analysis and research firm Transport Intelligence (Ti), compiled the Index, which says India was an “Index darling for the second consecutive year”, while […]
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo now under one roof at FRA
Cathay Pacific Cargo is relocating its local cargo handling activities at Frankfurt Airport to the Lufthansa Cargo terminal as part of the cooperation agreement between the two airlines. The relocation of Cathay Pacific Cargo’s freight handling into the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt is a core element of the carrier’s joint business agreement (JBA) […]
Lufthansa Cargo starts Sharjah to HK freighter service
Lufthansa Cargo and freight handler Sharjah Aviation Services are to start an MD-11 freighter service connecting Sharjah International Airport to Hong-Kong International Airport – the world’s busiest airfreight hub. The twice weekly service will operate from the UAE airport on Tuesdays and Saturdays during the 2016/17 winter schedule. Sharjah Aviation Services operates a 24,000 square metre cargo facility and […]
Americas, Asia and technology focus for ECS
The ECS Group made some key moves in 2016 as it acquired a majority stake in the AVS GSA Group and won a general sales and service agent (GSSA) contract with Singapore-based carrier Jetstar Asia. Chief executive officer, Bertrand Schmoll (pictured below) says the deals have enabled it to develop its network and grow in […]
Hactl sets new records in 2016 despite slow start to year
After a slow start to 2016, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) had a strong to the end of the year, setting new terminal and ramp handling records. Volumes rose 1.7 per cent to 1.65 million tonnes, with Hactl breaking weekly records at SuperTerminal 1 in three consecutive weeks in November, handling a record breaking […]
ACT says no technical faults recorded with B747F that crashed
The board of directors of ACT Airlines has released an extended statement after the tragic crash of a Boeing 747-400 Freighter in Kyrgyzstan this morning, believed to have killed 37 people. The aircraft operates under the myCargo brand and came down near Manas Airport on its way from Hong Kong at 01.20 local time and had 85,000 kilogrammes of general […]
ECS Group wins major Asian contract with Finnair
ECS Group has been chosen as Finnair’s general sales and service agent across six important air cargo markets in Asia. Under the contract, ECS Group will market, promote and sell cargo products on behalf of Finnair in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Cambodia, and extending the main deal in Singapore. ECS Group chief executive […]
China logistics firm to build massive airfreight hub
Chinese logistics firm S.F. Express Co Ltd has reportedly pledged to build the busiest air cargo hub in Asia, according to reports in China. Reports claim the company will construct an airport in Ezhou city, Hubei province in central China, that could handle more than 2.6 million tonnes of freight and 1.5 million passengers by 2025. The joint venture […]
Freighter crashes in Kyrgyzstan killing 37 people
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 Freighter operating under MyCargo Airlines has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas Airport today at 7.31am (local time), reportedly killing at least 37 people. Reports claim most of them residents of a village struck by the B747F as it tried to land in dense fog, crashing through the village and damaging 15 buildings. According to the […]
The gateway from North America to China
Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is focusing on trade with Asia taking advantage of being home to the only freighter between mainland China and Canada, writes Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir. The airport says developing itself as the gateway to and from North America and China/Asia is not an accident, telling ACW: “EIA is […]
Record tonnage year for Amsterdam Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ended 2016 with a record as it handled 1.66 million tonnes, up 2.5 per cent on 2015. Europe’s third largest air cargo hub had a strong end to the year, with December figures up 10.4 per cent on the same month in 2015 at 149,000 tonnes. Cargo until November was up 1.8 per […]
India’s Spicejet orders 205 Boeing aircraft
Boeing and SpiceJet have signed deal for a commitment for up to 205 aircraft during an event in New Delhi. Booked at the end of 2016, it includes 100 new Boeing 737 MAX 8s, SpiceJet’s current order for 42 MAXs, 13 additional 737 MAXs, which were previously attributed to an unidentified customer on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries […]
SIA Cargo attains CEIV Pharma certificate
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has gained the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification. The carrier is the first in Asia Pacific to attain the certificate and SIA Cargo president, Chin Yau Seng says: “We are acutely aware of the important role that these shipments play in serving […]
Volumes and yields predicted to grow in 2017
2016 has been a year of two halves, with a tough first half, but improvements in the second, Cathay Pacific general manager cargo sales & marketing, Mark Sutch (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. Last year had an exceptional start, helped by the US West coast seaport disruption before tapering off […]
Air China Cargo bans shark fin cargo
Air China Cargo has become the first mainland Chinese carrier to ban the transportation of shark fin as cargo as says it wants to play a role in a “more sustainable world”. More than 30 airlines have now joined the ban globally as the pressure has been growing on them to impose the ban on the […]
Single window air cargo community system for India
India is planning on investing in a single window air cargo community system as part of a public private partnership (PPP) model. A report by the Ministry’s of Civil Aviation’s (MoCA) Committee on the National Air Cargo Community System (ACS) has outlined the development plans aimed at improving the efficiency of processing shipments and cutting […]
Partnership set to be expanded between MAB and Silk Way
MAB Kargo is set to expand its partnership with Silk Way West Airlines as it looks to increase the agreement it has on services. In March, the Malaysian Airlines cargo arm penned a memorandum of co-operation with Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West that sees both leverage on each other’s aircraft fleet and network in different regions […]
Lobster run for Yangtze River Express from Halifax
Lobsters will make up the payload of Chinese carrier Yangtze River Express Airlines’ charter freighter services to Halifax Stanfield International Airport starting from 7 January. The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) says the carrier will use a Boeing 747-400 Freighter for five additional cargo flights operating on a charter basis between Canada and China in the month of January. […]
