Dachser’s revenue up 1.7% in 2016
Freight forwarder Dachser reports it continued to grow in the fiscal year 2016 – generating consolidated gross revenue of around €5.71 billion ($6.07 billion) – an increase of 1.7 per cent on the previous year. The number of shipments rose by 2.4 per cent to 80 million, and tonnage by 2.4 per cent to 38.2 million […]
New office in Warsaw for Kerry Logistics
Kerry Logistics has opened a new office in Warsaw – Poland which it says will support its continual expansion in Europe, and its focus will be international freight forwarding. The new team will be headed by Diana Sokół (pictured below), managing director of Poland, who was previously general director for Poland at C.Spaarmann Logistics based in Warsaw. […]
Ethiopian Airlines launches two new freighter routes to Europe
Africa’s largest cargo operator Ethiopian Airlines launched two new freighter routes to Europe – in the shape of Milan in Italy on 2 April and Zaragoza in Spain on 28 March. At the moment the carrier services the European continent to Liege in Belgium using Boeing 777 Freighters with a minimum weekly tonnage of 2,200 tonnes, and […]
GEFCO appoints new EVP for freight forwarding division
The GEFCO group has appointed Anthony Gunn as its new head of its freight forwarding division and activities. With over 25 years of experience in the logistics sector, the company says Gunn has developed and carried out major transformation projects in Europe, the US and Asia. GEFCO says Gunn’s objective will be to strengthen the profitable growth of […]
Study finds forwarders risk losing custom by playing hold music
Freight forwarders’ call handling standards have come into question as the result of a major new study into telephone practice by audio branding specialist PHMG. The research audited 476 firms in the freight forwarding trade, discovered the large majority risk losing custom by subjecting customers to generic music and audio while on hold. Typically, waiting on […]
60 Seconds with Chris Nielen
Cargolux Airlines International has been one of the pioneers in air cargo of animal transportation through its live animals product CV Alive. The carrier’s vice president of sales, Chris Nielen, who joined in October last year, talked to Air Cargo Week about what Cargolux is doing at its Luxembourg Airport hub and any trends in the marketplace. Justin Burns, ACW: How important […]
60 Seconds with Nick Platts
Heathrow Airport looks set for cargo growth in the years ahead if it gets a 3rd runway built and UK exports grow as forecasted by some due to the UK leaving the European Union. The UK hub’s head of cargo, Nick Platts spoke to Air Cargo Week about what Heathrow is focusing on operationally in […]
2017 looks promising after challenging year in 2016
2016 was a challenging year due to the 22 March Brussels Airport terrorist attack, but Brussels Airlines vice president global cargo, Alban Francois (pictured below) tells Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir that 2017 is looking promising. He says the airline saw some growth in 2016 despite the effect of the attacks in March, […]
Brussels aiming for 500,000t after strong start
The strong growth seen in the second half of 2016 has continued this year, and Brussels Airport head of cargo, Steven Polmans (pictured below) is confident of hitting the 500,000 tonne mark. He tells Air Cargo Week’s staff writer, James Muir Cargo volumes grew 1.1 per cent in 2016 to 494,637 tonnes, with freighters posting […]
Sea freight constraints give boost to IAG on Europe-APAC lanes
IAG Cargo has seen a boom in demand on key routes from Europe into Asia Pacific (APAC) over the first two months of the year. Cargo volumes from Europe to APAC over this period have increased by 23 per cent when compared to the same timeframe in 2016, with fashion, spare parts, fresh fish and […]
Lufthansa Cargo starts work on cool centre expansion
Lufthansa Cargo has started work on expanding its cool centre, which will nearly double its capacity for temperature-sensitive cargo at Frankfurt Airport. Following completion, as of late summer of this year, 8,000 square metres will be available for cool chain cargo at its Lufthansa Cargo Cool Centre (LCC) up from the current 3,500 square metres. After the extension, the […]
ACI Europe urges Brexit negotiators to prioritise aviation
The Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has urged Brexit negotiators to prioritise aviation – as the UK gets set to notify of its intention to leave the European Union (EU) in the coming days. ACI Europe says it has concerns about the prospects of ongoing uncertainty over the rules that will come to govern aviation […]
Pharma logistics grow while challenges remain
2016 has been a challenging year but pharma logistics are still growing, and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KL-MP) is working on improving processes, director of pharmaceutical logistics, Renate de Walle (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week. The start of the year was volatile but the final three months of 2016 made up for this, and […]
Kuehne + Nagel makes pharma acquisitions
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has acquired two specialised pharma logistics companies as it continues its drive to focus on providing GxP compliant end-to-end solutions to pharma and healthcare customers. In Turkey K+N has entered into an agreement to acquire Zet Farma, which manages 56,000 square metres at four pharma grade warehouses in the metropolitan area of Istanbul. This transaction […]
ACI: 5.7% volumes growth across world’s airports in January
The Airports Council International (ACI) reports that air cargo volumes grew at airport across the globe by year-on-year (YOY) by 5.7 per cent in January. All regions posted surges ACI explains, including hubs in the Latin-America Caribbean market. Africa saw growth of 9.6 per cent, Europe 8.3 per cent, North America 5.1 per cent, the Middle […]
European Commission re-adopts air cartel decision
The European Commission has readopted a decision against air cargo carriers over a price-fixing cartel made in 2015, including Cargolux and 10 other carriers. In December 2015, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Commission’s 2010 decision in its entirety, including the annulment of the €79.9 million fine previously imposed on Cargolux. The […]
Cargo up 7.7% at Brussels Airport in February
Brussels Airport’s cargo tonnage grew by 7.7 per cent in February compared to the same month in 2016, which was fuelled by the freighter segment. The gateway handled 40,696 tonnes, up on the 37,771 tonnes handled in the same month in 2016. Freighter traffic few by a significant 42.4 per cent to 13,822 tonnes, up […]
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 […]
ACI Europe: Europe off to booming start in 2017
Freight traffic in Europe continue to fly high with 8.4 per cent year-on-year (YOY) growth in January, helped by improved macro-economic conditions, especially in the Eurozone, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. The association says freight has been particularly strong at non-EU airports, with 13 per cent growth YOY and the EU registered a 7.1 per […]
Swissport appoints new CEO for UK and Ireland
Swissport International has appointed Luzius Wirth as chief executive officer (CEO) for Swissport UK and Ireland as of 1 June 2017 – replacing Tommy Watt – who is taking early retirement. Wirth will remain in his additional role as EVP of Group Services. As a member of the Group’s executive management, he will continue to report […]
IATA WCS 2017: Jettainer looking super smart with new name
Unit load device (ULD) company Jettainer presented its new claim and a smart new logo at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi today. The company name will now be followed by the additional phrasing ‘Smart – ULD – Pooling – People’. Jettainer says this emphasises that the ULDs themselves as well as their […]
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 […]
SEGRO acquires full control of APP joint venture
SEGRO has acquired the remaining 50 per cent in the Airport Property Partnership (APP) joint venture from Aviva Investors as part of a £365 million deal. The APP includes the majority of Heathrow Airport’s airside cargo facilities and gives SEGRO total ownership of the £1.1 billion valued APP. The company paid £216 million in cash and the disposal to Aviva Investors […]
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 […]
New cool centre to open at Leipzig/Halle in April
Leipzig/Halle Airport’s new cool centre will start operating in April and is set to boost the gateway’s cool chain tonnage. Last year was a sterling year as the airport passed the one million tonnage mark for the first time as freight handled reached 1,052,000 tonnes. This investment is part of Leipzig/Halle’s efforts to continually and […]
Increasing connectivity boosts tonnage at Gatwick Airport
Tonnage at London’s Gatwick Airport continues to climb and it grew six per cent in February reaching 5,965 tonnes for the month as new long-haul routes drive growth. This was up on the 5,628 tonnes that was achieved in the same month last year as the gateway’s volumes are boosted by better connectivity. On a […]
Lufthansa honours most important RFS partners
Lufthansa Cargo is to honour its most important road feeder services (RFS) forwarding partners for the first time by naming them a ‘Premium Road Partner’. The carrier says besides reliability and flexibility, punctuality was also a key criterion in the selection process. Among the partners recognised were Hartmut Bollinger and Herr Kay Bollinger, management of Grüne Radler. Others named […]
New long-haul routes drive tonnage growth at Manchester
Tonnage at Manchester Airport continues to surge due to new long-haul routes being added as in February it handled 8,066 tonnes of freight – a year-on-year (YOY) rise of 11.2 per cent on the same month in 2016. Other Manchester Airport Group (MAG) gateways didn’t see the same growth as Stansted Airport’s tonnage was flat on the […]
Revenue falls, but earnings and operating profit up at DHL
In the 2016 financial year – Deutsche Post DHL Group posted record earnings and operating profit climbed by 45 per cent, but revenue fell. The Group’s revenue fell by 3.2 per cent year-on-year (YOY) in 2016 to €57.3 billion, but earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) reached €3.5 billion, up 44.8 per cent over the prior-year figure, while […]
