Airport Authority Hong Kong welcomes new board members
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today welcomes the re-appointment of Jack So Chak-kwong as chairman of the Board for a term of two years by the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The AA also welcomes the re-appointment of three serving members and the appointment of two new members to the Board. […]
Lödige Industries achieves triple ISO certification for Hong Kong subsidiary
Lödige Industries has achieved certification for the quality management, environmental management, and occupational health and safety management of its Hong Kong subsidiary. The certification is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to quality, health, safety, environment and continuous improvement, a journey that began with the certification of its German head office in 1997. Lödige Industries’ […]
Airport Authority Hong Kong extends relief package
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) is extending the relief package for the airport community for another two months to the end of May 2021, in view of the prolonged impact brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The continuing waiver or reduction of various fees for the aviation industry from April to May 2021 include full waiver […]
Air Partner step up operations in APAC
Over the past year, Air Partner, the global private charter and freight company has expanded its operations throughout the Asia Pacific region from its Singapore base. ACW spoke to Mike Hill, senior vice president, Asia Pacific at Air Partner about the company’s presence in the region going forward. ACW: Would you say that the COVID-19 […]
Peli BioThermal announces Asia Award win
Peli BioThermal was announced as winner of the Best Temperature Control Packaging Provider – Passive category at the annual Asia-Pacific Bioprocessing Excellence Awards 2021. For the third year running Peli BioThermal successfully scooped an accolade at the prestigious awards event, which celebrates industry leaders and trend-setters in the biopharma sector. The company won the award […]
Digital health pass trial successfully completed at HKIA
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) together with its business partners and Los Angeles International Airport successfully conducted a trial of digital health pass at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Aimed to provide a simple and efficient means of health document check and verification process on both ends of a passenger journey, the trial was conducted […]
ANA to operate cargo only flight to Munich
ANA has announced it will operate two cargo-only flights between Munich and Tokyo (Haneda) on March 26 and 28, using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with a 35 tonne lower deck capacity. ANA added Munich to its international network in July 2010 with daily flights from Tokyo. Following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and border […]
Gebrüder Weiss demonstrates resilience
The international transport and logistics company, Gebrüder Weiss posted net sales of €1.77 billion in its 2020 financial year. This represents a year-on-year increase of 3.7% (2019: €1.71 billion). As such, the company continues to drive the growth it has been generating in previous years. “Key to our positive development was the fact that we […]
Davies Turner reduces rates on Express China rail freight service to the UK
A softening of buying rates post Chinese New Year has enabled Davies Turner to reduce the rates for its Express China rail freight service, which is the only direct weekly fixed-day intermodal service between China and UK. Furthermore, as a result of new rail services being launched in China, the UK’s leading independent freight forwarding […]
Silk Way Technics celebrates its 15th birthday
Silk Way Technics celebrates its 15th anniversary. Founded in 2006, the company initially focused on providing maintenance services for CIS-manufactured aircraft before expanding its client base to include international airlines operating flights to Azerbaijan. In 2010, with the European Aviation Safety Agency certification came the opportunity to service Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, ATR and Gulfstream aircraft. Since […]
UPS delivers vaccines to South Korea
UPS has made one of their most important deliveries in their 33-year history in Asia Pacific, the delivery of the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to South Korea. UPS successfully orchestrated the arrival of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, which require ultra-cold chain storage. The vaccines were packed and stored with great care in Belgium for their journey […]
Afcom appoints e-CARGOWARE to deploy Cloud platform
Afcom Holdings Private Ltd, Chennai based International Cargo Airline has appointed e-CARGOWARE to deploy its Cloud based Cargo Management Platform (Topaz) across its network. The Chennai based carrier has plans to connect the southern part of India with South East & Central Asian countries and will be rolling out the Topaz program across network from […]
Kerry named Outstanding Global 3PL
Kerry Logistics Network Limited has been named the Outstanding Global 3PL for the fourth time running at the Quamnet Outstanding Enterprise Awards 2020. This was the sixth consecutive year that Kerry Logistics has been a winner of QOEA, which were announced in Hong Kong today. Organised annually by leading Hong Kong financial news platform Quamnet, […]
MASkargo flies in Malaysia’s first vaccines
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) cargo subsidiary MASkargo has announced the successfully flight in the first batch of COVID-19 vaccine to Malaysia. Over 300,000 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine were transported via a Passenger-to-Cargo (P2C) flight utilising the Airbus 330-300 aircraft in close collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation, Ministry of Transport, […]
Qatar Airways Cargo transports 5000 tonnes of flowers
It is a floral February for Qatar Airways Cargo as it transported millions of flowers for Valentine’s Day, one of the biggest events worldwide. Qatar Airways Cargo transported more than 5000 tonnes of flowers, mainly roses and carnations. The increase in floral exports for 2021’s Valentine’s Day is a testament to the customers’ trust in […]
MNG Airlines Cargo renews with Cargosystems
The Turkish carrier MNG Airlines Cargo has renewed with CHAMP Cargosystems for its cargo community service, Traxon cargoHUB. As a long-term Traxon cargoHUB customer of 12 years, CHAMP has aided the carrier with its digitalisation efforts, expanded its eAWB penetration, and winning new business. Traxon cargoHUB is a platform featuring one of the largest air […]
“All recessions – no matter the cause or the depth – will come to an end”
Although the Far East may have been the initial epicentre of Covid-19, the region has managed to control the effects, with many Asian airfreight players reporting an increase of business in 2020. Wilson Kwong, chief executive of Hong Kong’s neutral air cargo operator, Hactl, is optimistic. “All recessions – no matter the cause or the […]
Roland Quah: “We’ll ride this out and come back stronger”
ACW spoke to Roland Quah, executive director of World Alliance GSA about the Asian airfreight market, diversifying business and the year ahead. The past year was a rollercoaster. How has the Asian market changed? The greatest impact was the grounding of airlines across the world resulting in unhinging normal supply chain links. This brought about […]
CEVA expands rapid LTL
CEVA Logistics has expanded its rapid LTL (Less-than-truckload) services from China to South East Asia. The service is designed to serve customers who do not have sufficient volumes to support Full Truckload Shipments (FTL). Emerging small to medium enterprises (SMEs), large local companies (LLAs) and multinational corporations will all benefit from this new service. Through […]
Cargo Talks: Turkish Cargo to hold industry webinar
Turkish Cargo is holding a webinar, Cargo Talks, in which stakeholders can discuss the hot topics of the industry- digitalisation, vaccine transport and the future of air cargo. The event is free and will be held on 10th February at 14:30 TRT, 12:30 CET, 11:30 GMT. Sign up via http://www.cargotalksbyturkishcargo.com A ‘kahoot’ contest/interactive game will […]
Silk Way West Airlines adds Tokyo route
Silk Way West Airlines announces the inauguration of a new twice-weekly service to and from Tokyo Narita Airport, with the first flight set for the 11th of February. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way West Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines, both partners will operate a code-share service connecting Baku with Tokyo. Through regular […]
Dimerco’s speedy delivery
From A to B in just five days, Dimerco has delivered oversized cargo for a leading telecommunications client to Lahore, Pakistan from Guangdong, China. Three sets of product line equipment, totalling chargeable weight 91,577 kgs, were required by the client in time for the planned opening of its new plant in Lahore. As product line […]
Etihad boosts carbon offset programme
Etihad has announced the expansion of its carbon offset credit programme in collaboration with Shell. Through this participation, Etihad will expand its offset programme beyond the original Makame Savannah REDD project in Tanzania to include Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park and Indonesia’s Katingan Mentaya Project. Both the Katingan Mentaya and Cordillera Azul projects are certified […]
Kerry open chemical logistic centre in China
Kerry Logistics Network Limited has opened a logistics centre in the Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hebei province, China to capture the market potential in chemical logistics. The Kerry IMS Chemical Cangzhou logistics centre was developed to strengthen Kerry’s service capability in the chemical sector. Located in the proximity of the Tianjin […]
ECU increase South Korea presence
ECU Worldwide has entered into a Joint Venture with its agent partner Uni Logistics Systems (ULS) to strengthen presence with its own office in South Korea. After two decades of partnership, the two companies will now operate together as ECU Worldwide Korea Co Ltd. Effective January 1, 2021, backed by the leadership of Mr.H.H Lee […]
Etihad Cargo beats 2020 on time performance targets
Etihad Cargo has announces it has beaten its 2020 on time performance targets, achieving 87% on-time-performance (OTP) during 2020 – ahead of its 85% target and despite a significant increase in flight utilisation. The carrier also maintained a ‘Delivered As Promised’ (DAP) record throughout the year, passing its initial target of 85%, underlining its on-time […]
Cathay Pacific launches freighter service to Riyadh
Cathay Pacific Cargo has launched a new scheduled freighter service between Hong Kong and Riyadh (RUH) which started 5th January 2021. Flights will operate once per week every Tuesday with a stopover in Dubai (DWC). The airline has seen a growing demand for air cargo flights between Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong (HKG), a leading […]
Qatar Airways launch WeQare
Qatar Airways has announced the release of its new sustainability programme, WeQare that will focus on the environment, society, economy and culture. “We are deeply concerned about the legacy we leave for the future generation. As a leading cargo carrier, we want to make CSR a key strategic element of our business and want our […]
Qatar Airways Cargo receives IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification
Qatar Airways Cargo has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification in pharmaceutical logistics. This achievement certifies the airline’s expertise and efficient handling of pharmaceuticals and life science products. The certification covers Qatar Airways Cargo’s operations, its robust Quality Management System and supplier management processes in Doha. Qatar Aviation Services Cargo, […]
Emirates adds A380 to London route
Emirates has announced that it will deploy its latest flagship A380 aircraft featuring new premium economy seats and luxurious enhancements across all cabins to London Heathrow. Starting from 4 January, passengers flying between Dubai and London Heathrow can experience Emirates’ latest A380. Operating as EK003/004, the aircraft is scheduled to depart Dubai daily at 14:30hrs, arriving at […]
