Ascent Air appointed GSA for Air Asia Cargo India
Ascent Air has been appointed as the general sales agent (GSA) for Air Asia Cargo India and the contract started on 10 August. The GSA will cover the carrier’s pan India domestic network, which it is looking to expand in the future. Air Asia Cargo India currently serves the likes of Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, […]
New domestic cargo terminal opened at Chennai
A new 1,500 square metre domestic cargo terminal was opened on Friday at Chennai International Airport (pictured above) to meet growing demand, according to media reports in India. The development was part of a reported investment of Rs 3 crore ($500,000) and can handle about 100 tonnes of freight a day. Local publications the Times […]
Panalpina seeing fresh African perishable trends
Panalpina is well positioned to grow its airfreight perishable volumes from Kenya, but there are some new trends emerging and challenges ahead. In May, it said it would acquire Kenyan forwarder Air Connection, a specialist in the export of flowers and vegetables. This follows the buy-out last year of Airflo in Kenya and launch of […]
Antonov seeing good demand for defence and aerospace payloads
Oversized cargo payloads are Antonov Airlines’ main expertise and focus and in 2017 business has been consistent since it went it alone. The decade-long Ruslan International joint venture between the Antonov Company and Volga-Dnepr Group came to a close on 31 December 2016 and since then Antonov’s sales and marketing has been handled by Dreamlifts […]
HNA Group finalises 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn
The HNA Group has completed an 82.5 per cent stake purchase in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport as its moves forward with its European expansion. The transaction is worth €15.1 million ($15.8 million). The Chinese company won the stake in March, which was owned by the gateway’s federal state owners Rhineland Palatinate following European regulatory approval. HNA Group said the […]
New long-haul routes drive Gatwick’s tonnage surge
Gatwick Airport handled 7,865 tonnes in July – a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 20.4 per cent on same month in 2016 – as it was boosted by new long-haul belly routes to Asia and the US. In the last 12 months, the gateway has processed 86,544 tonnes, up 18.4 per cent on the 73,096 tonnes […]
DHL joins forces with Shanghai Pharma to drive supply chain
Shanghai Pharma will partner with DHL Supply Chain to enhance quality control measures, streamline distribution processes, and strengthen compliance with local and international food and pharmaceutical regulations. Shanghai Pharma, one of China’s largest listed pharmaceuticals groups, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DHL Supply Chain to prepare its logistics infrastructure for rapid global […]
Yusen Logistics expands its services in New Zealand
Yusen Logistics (Australia) has started ocean and airfreight forwarding operations to and from New Zealand servicing its global network and partners. The forwarder says it initially commenced in late 2016 servicing business customers to and from Australia and now offers global coverage that includes logistics services across the entire supply chain. In March 2016, Yusen acquired […]
Strategic partnership penned by Schenker and Sichuan JiuYe Export
A strategic partnership has been penned by DB Schenker and Sichuan JiuYe Export – a China-based B2B food trading company – for cooperation on the logistics and movement of perishables. Sichuan JiuYe provides cross border one-stop supply chain services to agriculture, food e-commerce and food companies in China and abroad. It’s man export market is eastern Europe […]
Market upswing boosting the land of the rising sun
Japan’s air cargo industry is well positioned for a good year with Japan Airlines (JAL) signaling the recent upswing in the market looks set to remain. There are some quirks in this. “It is expected more especially for international cargo due to high demand as far as with the result of first quarter of FY2017,” […]
First Flexport warehouses to open this month
US-based freight forwarder Flexport will open its first two warehouses next month at Los Angeles International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport and more are set to follow. Having no actual physical freight facilities has led to it being labeled a ‘virtual forwarder’ but global head of airfreight, Neel Jones Shah (pictured below) says it […]
Revenue and profit boost for CEVA Logistics
CEVA Logistics’ posted revenue of $1.72 billion in the second quarter (Q2) up 6.4 per cent in constant currency, on the $1.66 billion in 2016. The forwarding and logistics company says adjusted earnings before interest taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in Q2 was $70 million, up $9 million in constant currency versus the prior year. […]
Strong volume growth for PACTL in the first half of 2017
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co (PACTL) saw strong volume growth in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage in the corresponding period of last year by 12 per cent and setting its best records in history. The cargo handler’s tonnage for the six month period was 873,573 tonnes with the strongest performance […]
Nippon Express boosted by strong air cargo demand
Strong air cargo demand is boosting Nippon Express, which is set to post a 20 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to more than 16 billion yen ($142 million) in the April to June quarter, according to reports in Japan. The Nikkie Asian Review reports sales at the freight forwarder climbed five per cent to […]
Panalpina sees strong Far East peak season and rates rise
Panalpina forecasts the Far East peak season will start earlier this year and be even stronger than 2016, while it also expects to see general airfreight rates go up for secured capacity. The freight forwarder also says although the summer period is usually calmer for airfreight, 2017 has been an exception and the strong market will […]
IAG Cargo to fly Constant Climate shipments under its Critical product
IAG Cargo has announced Constant Climate shipments are now able to fly under its Critical product, enabling emergency medical shipments to benefit from its highest priority service. The new enhancement means shippers sending urgent pharmaceuticals now have access to the non-off loadable status and performance guarantees offered under Critical. Less than a year since its […]
AISATS launches cargo app for real-time cargo tracking
Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has launched a mobile app ‘AISATS Cargo’ to improve cargo tracking at AISATS Air Freight Terminal and AISATS COOLPORT at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru. AISATS says it is the first and only air cargo operator at Bengaluru to develop a free on-the-go app to provide its customers […]
Cebu Pacific to increase cargo capacity into Sydney
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific will start daily flights between Manila and Sydney from 1 December this year boosting its cargo capacity on the route. Currently, Cebu Pacific operates an Airbus A330 five times a week and in the first quarter of 2017 flew 1,131 tonnes of cargo between the two cities. Cebu Pacific has the largest […]
WFS awarded three new ground handling contracts at LAX
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts with Asian carriers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). China Southern has selected WFS to provide ramp services at the airport for its 10 flights per week connecting Los Angeles and Guangzhou. Xiamen Airlines has also chosen WFS’ ramp services for its new […]
Community approach and cargo initiatives paying off at Schiphol
E-commerce, pharmaceuticals and perishables helped propel Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to year-on-year (YOY) tonnage of 8.5 per cent in the first five months of 2017. In May alone, there was a YOY uplift of 12.3 per cent and head of cargo, Jonas van Stekelenburg (pictured below) says the gateway is happy with the progress as various […]
Volumes grow 7% in 1st half of 2017 at Panalpina
Panalpina recorded robust airfreight volume growth of seven per cent in the first half-year (1H) of 2017, but it says “higher freight rates and margin pressure persisted in a continuously challenging market environment”. The freight forwarder volumes reached 473,100 tonnes in the six months, which was largely driven by the strong growth of Far East […]
Tonnage up at Macau International Airport
Macau international Airport handled 17,000 tonnes in the first half of 2017 – a 14.7 per cent increase on the same six-month period last year. The Asian gateway is aiming to keep up the growth in the rest of the year and handle 34,000 tonnes of cargo in 2017 as a whole. There are currently […]
Freighter conversions demand coming from Asian market
Asia continues to be most in-demand market for PEMCO World Air Services’ (PEMCO) various conversion programmes. In April, PEMCO launched its passenger-to-FlexCombi and passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions for the Boeing Next Generation (NG) B737-700 aircraft, which has been well received in the marketplace. These add to the full-freighter and quick change programmes for the B737-300, a […]
China Airlines chooses WFS for handling in Honolulu
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is now offering China Airlines its full range of ground handling services in Honolulu after winning a new cargo handling contract. WFS has served China Airlines in Honolulu since 2001 when it was first awarded a passenger services contract. In 2005, it also won the airline’s ramp handling contract, and in […]
Hactl wins new Virgin Atlantic Cargo contract
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has been appointed as the cargo ground handler for Virgin Australia’s new services from Melbourne to Hong Kong. Hactl will provide terminal handling and all documentation on the five-times-weekly flights which began on 5 July, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft with 14 tonne bellyhold capacity. Cargo sales on these Virgin […]
Celebi Delhi Cargo terminal goes live with Kale’s IT system
Celebi Delhi Cargo terminal has gone live with Kale Logistics Solutions’ Galaxy (domestic module) Cargo Management system. This is part of the phase wise implementation of the entire suite of the Galaxy Air Cargo management software system comprising of EXIM operations, warehouse management, UD, invoice and accounts and domestic operations. The domestic module incorporates next […]
dnata Singapore opens new maintenance base at Changi Airport
dnata Singapore has opened a new 6,900 square metre maintenance base at Singapore Changi Airport located next to the dnata Cargo Centre. The facility is located in the Changi Airfreight Centre and has the capacity to handle an average of more than 9,000 repairs and maintenance activities annually. It gives dnata an additional 1,000 square metres […]
Gatwick Airport posts 20.6% tonnage rise in June
New long-haul belly connections continue to drive cargo figures at London’s Gatwick Airport. The UK gateway handled 7,835 tonnes in June, a 20.6 per cent increase on the same month last year when Gatwick handled 6,494 tonnes. On a rolling 12-month basis from July 2016 to June 2017, tonnage is up 18.2 per cent to […]
New initiatives for TIACA and board members happy with progress
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has been branching out and is running new initiatives as it looks to grow its global presence and industry influence. TIACA’s newest board member and Brussels Airport’s head of cargo, Steven Polmans (pictured below) sees the association playing a major role in future in bringing air cargo airport communities […]
PEMCO pens agreement with GEMECO for P2F conversions
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has announced an agreement with China-based MRO Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (GAMECO) to perform Boeing 737-700, 400 and 300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions in Asia Pacific. PEMCO is a division of Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) and wholly owned subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) and the agreement follows […]
