Agility grows footprint at Changi in $18.25m investment
Agility has acquired a two-story warehouse close to Changi International Airport – giving it more than 600,000 square feet of warehouse space in total in Singapore. The newly acquired 177,000 square foot warehouse is located in an area with access to an array of logistics services and two major expressways. gility has operated in Singapore […]
February surge gives HKIA a flying start to 2017
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is off to a strong start in 2017 with 7.7 per cent cargo growth in the first two months, with a double-digit surge in February. The airport handled 666,000 tonnes in the first two months of the year, with 11 per cent growth in transhipments. Exports were up eight per […]
IATA WCS 2017: ACL Airshop details ambitious expansion plans
ULD firm ACL Airshop has revealed plans to double its number of stations from 37 to 75 in the next five to seven years and upgrade facilities across the globe. The US-based firm is to build a new HQ in Greenville, South Carolina, upgrade its New York JFK Airport facility and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol facility. These […]
IATA WCS 2017: freighters going nowhere according to Boeing’s Crabtree
Freighters are “here to stay” – Boeing Commercial Airplanes regional director and airline market analysis for marketing and business development, Tom Crabtree told delegates yesterday at the International Air Transport Association’s World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi. He explained in a session how air cargo demand would affect the freighter market that freighters are essential […]
Freight tonnage rise of 1.3% for Frankfurt in February
Frankfurt Airport saw its cargo throughput continue its growth momentum in February, rising by 1.3 per cent to 161,765 tonnes. The airport’s operator Fraport says in the first two months of the year the gateway has handled 325,389 tonnes – a rise of 3.8 per cent. Fraport’s other airports it owns or has a stake […]
2016 was tough, but Lufthansa Cargo optimistic for 2017
Last year was challenging for Lufthansa Cargo, but the German carrier is optimistic 2017 will be a lot better. Falling yields, overcapacity battles, pilot strikes and other challenges negatively impacted business for the German carrier in 2016. Head of PR and internal communications, Andreas Pauker says 2016 was “primarily a difficult year in a challenging […]
UPS relocates service centre in Korea
UPS has relocated its service centre in Korea from Dangsan-dong to Docksan-dong with expanded capacity and enhanced services for customers. The integrator says with the opening of the new centre, customers will benefit from later cut-off times for shipment pick-up, providing greater flexibility for businesses to process late shipments. The new larger space of more […]
ULD management contracts in ME and Asia eyed by Unilode
Unilode Aviation Services is targeting winning ULD management business from carriers in the Middle East and Asian markets in 2017. President and chief executive officer, Dr. Ludwig Bertsch (pictured below) says both regions have lots of potential with airlines operating large fleets of widebody aircraft and there is an impressive growth rate predicted for the […]
Special projects driving Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn has had another strong year, particularly for project based work, according to group cargo and OBC sales director, Reto Hunziker (pictured below). He says the results over the past 12 months were good despite the lack of extraordinary events such as the West Coast port strikes of 2015. Hunziker comments: “It’s always difficult […]
ACL Airshop targets more stations, contracts and growth
Last year was a significant 12 months for ACL Airshop as it significantly grew its global presence. The US-based firm added six new unit load device (ULD) stations at Tokyo Narita, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Bogota, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, and is now located at 37 locations on six continents. ACL also won an […]
Frankfurt-Hahn to be sold to China’s HNA Group
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is to be sold to the HNA Airport Group of China, the majority stakeholder Germany’s Rheinland-Pfalz state has confirmed. There will be a press conference and signing ceremony today. Rheinland-Pfalz state holds an 82.5 per cent stake in the airport, which it has had up for sale for a while. Frankfurt-Hahn once handled more than […]
Volumes grow but overcapacity hits yields at Ethiopian
As a major player in the African market, Ethiopian Airlines has suffered from declining yields caused by overcapacity, but Ethiopian Cargo managing director Fitsum Abadi (pictured below) says cargo traffic has grown strongly. He says the industry has seen huge capacity growth compared to demand, primarily due to extra space on wide-body passenger aircraft, hitting […]
HACTL gains CEIV Pharma certification
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has gained the International Air Transport Association CEIV Pharma certificate – becoming the first cargo handler in Hong Kong to obtain the certification. Hactl’s certification is the result of an initiative sponsored by Hong Kong Airport Authority, in which all relevant industry players at the airport will undergo validation for […]
ACI: 3.5% volumes growth in 2016
The Airports Council International (ACI) says air transport ended 2016 on a strong footing despite terrorist attacks, geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. ACI says airfreight markets experienced a revival in the second half of 2016 as volumes increased 3.5 per cent for the year as a whole with a jump of 8.9 per cent for the month […]
Dimerco strengthens top team as it looks to grow
Dimerco Express Group celebrated 45 years in business earlier this month with a number of appointments it says are aimed at securing the continued expansion of the company’s global network. The freight forwarder says it comes after a strong performance in 2016 when sales revenues increased up by 6.6 per cent comparing to previous year. Announced […]
Cargolux targets more markets in Africa
Cargolux Airlines International had an “excellent year” in Africa in 2016 and expects the market to remain stable for the first half of 2017, regional director Africa Jonathan Clark explains to Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. He says Cargolux registered a healthy tonnage increase compared to 2015 and will remain an important market. […]
Emirates to operate belly service to Phnom Penh in Cambodia
Emirates is to operate a new service to Phnom Penh in Cambodia from 1 July this year using a Boeing 777-300ER. The launch of daily services from Dubai to Phnom Penh will coincide with the introduction of a direct, non-stop route between Dubai and Hanoi in Vietnam. This adds to its freighter arm Emirates SkyCargo launching its […]
Perishables centre inaugurated in Bengaluru
Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has launched AISATS COOLPORT at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. The facility is India’s 1st integrated on-airport perishable cargo handling centre and covers 11,000 square metres and cost INR 48 crores ($7.8 million) and was inaugurated by the Government of Karnataka’s minister for large and medium industries and infrastructure development, Sri. R.V. Deshpande. AISATS COOLPORT aims […]
New forwarding offices opened by C.H. Robinson
C.H. Robinson has opened new offices in Asia and Canada and more after acquiring APC Logistics, which has extensive freight forwarding and customs brokerage services in the Oceania region. The US freight forwarder says the move has ensured shippers’ “needs are met and exceeded” by expanding its global footprint in key strategic global markets, and led to creation […]
Exports drive growth at Hong Kong in January
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) cargo volumes grow by 3.1 per cent to 372,000 tonnes in January from 361,000 tonnes in the same month in 2016. The world’s busiest cargo hub put growth mainly down to a 7.5 per cent increase in exports. Amongst key trading regions, traffic to and from Europe and North America […]
Volga-Dnepr helps set-up of natural gas plant
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has run charter flights and used scheduled freighter services through AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines to transport equipment for the set-up of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant. The company operated a series of An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD charter flights and utilised ABC Boeing 747 Freighter services for deugro Airfreight – who was setting up the plant […]
DHL to launch new domestic route in Norway for seafood
DHL is to start a new cargo route between Oslo Airport and Lakselv Airport Banak – bringing seafood exporters like Finnmark and Northern Norway closer to the Asian export markets. The route will be serviced by an Airbus A300 with a cargo capacity of around 40 tonnes. Depending on volumes and demand, the route will be serviced once […]
China Eastern sells off China Cargo Airlines shares
China Eastern Airlines has sold its shareholding in loss-making freighter operator China Cargo Airlines. The carrier has agreed to a deal to sell its 100 per cent shareholding to Eastern Logistics, which owns 83 per cent of China Cargo Airlines. Eastern Logistics itself has been bought by Eastern Airlines Industry Investment Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary […]
DHL and Huawei sign MOU for ‘Internet of Things’ partnership
Deutsche Post DHL Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Huawei Technologies to develop a range of supply chain solutions for customers using industrial-grade ‘Internet of Things’ hardware and infrastructure. The express freight firm says the ‘Internet of Things’ could generate up to €1.77 trillion in additional value for the global logistics industry by 2025, […]
Jon Conway named as DG of the ASA
Jon Conway – who recently left dnata – has been appointed director general of the Airport Services Association (ASA) and will take up his new position from 1 March, 2017. A familiar figure in the ground handling world, Conway began his aviation career in 1973, when he joined BOAC Cargo (which later became British Airways Cargo) based at Heathrow Airport. In […]
PEMCO signs deal for 3 P2Fs with YTO Cargo Airlines
PEMCO World Services (PEMCO) has penned an agreement with Chinese carrier YTO Cargo Airlines for three Boeing 737-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions. China-based YTO is currently operating one B737-300 PEMCO-converted aircraft, and will take redelivery of the three aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2017. YTO’s Bruce Lee says: “PEMCO was selected based on […]
Solid start to 2017 for Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific Airways has had a strong start to 2017 with cargo and mail up 2.3 per cent to 151,133 tonnes, with strong demand across key Asian markets. The combined growth for Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon in January is slower than the 9.9 per cent year-on-year surge seen in December but was described as […]
Atlas to operate B747F for Asiana Cargo
Atlas Air has entered into an agreement to operate one of its Boeing 747-400 Freighters for Asiana Cargo. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be provided and operated by Atlas Air and to be flown on key global routes across the transpacific, connecting South Korea with several destinations in the US. The service is scheduled to […]
PACTL expecting more growth after strong 2016
Cargo volumes at Shanghai Pudong Air Cargo Terminal (PACTL) grew 4.5 per cent in 2016 and vice president for production, sales & marketing, Christian Haug tells Air Cargo Week’s (ACW) James Muir, he is expected to see further growth in 2017. He says PACTL handled around 1.67 million tonnes in 2016 after a slow start […]
Optimism in the air for a strong 2017 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s air cargo industry is cautiously optimistic about the coming year as it digests changes ahead of new infrastructure set to underline its hub status, writes Michael Mackey. Supporting this optimism are good figures for 2016 as the territory is blessed not just with a first class airport but also top notch road links […]
