IATA: air cargo demand up 12.1% in August
Air cargo demand grew by a double-digit figure for the fifth time in six months in August, according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The association says freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), increased YOY by 12.1 per cent in the month, compared to the same period a year ago with Africa up […]
Lufthansa Cargo to restart MD-11 freighter to Kansai
Lufthansa Cargo is to resume a direct 80-tonne MD-11 Freighter service from Frankfurt Airport to Osaka’s Kansai International Airport from 18 January next year. The German cargo carrier last flew the route in March 2014 and will service Kansai twice a week stopping in Osaka on a Thursday and Saturday. The MD-11 has a capacity of […]
Emirates SkyCargo helps Sri Lankan seafood exports to Europe
Sri Lanka’s fish exporters are experiencing a boom following the resumption of shipments to Europe, and Emirates SkyCargo is playing a key role in helping them capitalise on this resurgence. The carrier is currently transporting about 100 tonnes of fish a week from Colombo to markets in Europe and the US, a noteworthy increase over […]
Second pharma hub opened by Aviapartner at Brussels Airport
Aviapartner Cargo has opened a new Pharma Hub at Brussels Airport, which it says will support the growth of its customer volumes and long-term commitment to operating in Brussels. Pharma Hub 2 represents Aviapartner’s second investment in pharmaceutical specific facilities in Belgium this year. The grand opening on 21 September was attended by shippers, airlines, […]
Monarch stops flying but business as normal for MAEL
Monarch Airlines ceased trading and halted all flights at 04.00h this morning after entering administration, but Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) will continue as a standalone business. MAEL is a maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) company and employs over 730 staff at six locations in the UK and four overseas and has hangars at Birmingham […]
Moscow’s air cargo market primed for further expansion
The last year or two has been turbulent in Moscow due to the impact of European Union sanctions and the Ukraine conflict hitting Russia, but the capital’s airfreight market is well and truly back on track. In the first seven months of the year, the Airport Council International Europe reports Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport handled […]
The Western Mediterranean’s express hub remains stable
Cargo volumes have remained stable at Marseille Provence Airport, cargo manager Jean-Marc Boutigny tells Air Cargo Week staff writer, James Muir. The airport handled 36,896 tonnes of flown airfreight between January and the end of August, an improvement of 0.6 per cent on 2016. This follows growth of 7.1 per cent in 2016, when it […]
Dutch artistic masterpieces flown by KLM from St Petersburg
KLM Cargo transported works by Dutch artistic masters from St Petersburg to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol this morning before they were moved to the Hermitage Museum. The works, including Rembrandt’s ‘Young Woman with Earrings’, will be on show at the exhibition ‘Dutch Masters from the Hermitage. Treasures of the Tsars’. KLM Cargo was entrusted with a number […]
Bollore Group and Bahri pen JV in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian transportation firm Bahri and French freight forwarder and logistics company the Bolloré Group have formed a joint venture (JV) – BahriBolloré Logistics. The JV will provide end-to-end logistics and supply chain management solutions to local and international companies operating in Saudi Arabia. Bahri owns a 60 per cent stake while Bolloré owns the remaining 40 […]
Second perishables acquisition for Panalpina in 24 hours
Panalpina has made another acquisition in the shape of German perishables firm Cool Chain Group (CCG) – only 24 hours after it announced it was taking over Dutch perishables handler Interfresh Airfreight Handling. The move is part of the freight forwarder’s strategy to strengthen its Perishables Network as it puts a focus on the vertical after […]
Agility becomes first forwarder to achieve QEP experto status
Agility is the first freight forwarder to receive Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) experto accreditation from Envirotainer for its cold chain management of pharma and life sciences products. Envirotainer’s QEP program evaluates freight forwarders and airline stations and recognises those able to meet the highest standards for Envirotainer shipments. The QEP experto accreditation applies to Agility’s […]
Qatar Airways takes 49% stake in Meridiana
Qatar Airways has acquired a 49 per cent stake of AQA Holding – the new parent company of Meridiana fly (Meridiana), while the previous sole shareholder Alisarda has kept 51 per cent. Meridiana is the second largest Italian carrier, with an extensive network, which connects the main Italian airports with Sardinia and provides connectivity with hubs in Europe […]
DoKaSch starts free delivery of Opticooler across the US
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions has started free delivery in the US of the Opticooler – its ‘flying warehouse’ for temperature-sensitive air cargo. It will now be available to more than 20 air cargo carriers across the East Coast and Midwest from Boston to Minneapolis and D.C. to St. Louis, as well as on the West Coast from Los […]
Panalpina acquires Dutch perishables specialist Interfresh
Panalpina has acquired Dutch company Interfresh Airfreight Handling – which specialises in the Customs clearance and last-mile distribution of imported perishables from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Panalpina will also takeover sister companies Fresh Cargo Connection and Dutch Cargo Connection, subject to conditions. All three companies are fully owned by CEO and founder of Interfresh, Sonja Kauffman. […]
FTA: call for a Brexit transition period ‘huge relief’ to logistics industry
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the call from UK PM Teresa May for a transition period to be a key priority for the talks and says “finally” the logistics message on Brexit is being heard. UK and European Union negotiators met for the latest round of talks in Brussels last week after May […]
Hamburg Air Cargo Handling Company taken over by Dettmer Group
Bremen-based Dettmer Group which owns LUG air cargo handling – has taken over the largest air cargo handling company at Hamburg Airport – Hamburg Air Cargo Handling Company (LHU). Due to the insolvency of its former owner, the Carl Tiedemann Group, LHU was facing financial difficulties, but with the change in ownership and continuation of the company […]
Air Berlin negotiations with Lufthansa and easyJet to continue
Air Berlin says negotiations with Lufthansa and easyJet will now continue until 12 October 2017 with the aim to takeover units of the German carrier. Air Berlin has received offers from Lufthansa for the subsidiaries Luftverkehrsgesellschaft Walter (LGW), the Austrian airline Niki and parts of Air Berlin, while low-cost carrier easyJet has submitted an offer to […]
Irma hit Florida and Caribbean aided by Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has so far operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment supporting international humanitarian aid projects to help victims of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean and Florida. The most recent flight on 18 September was chartered by DSV Air & Sea for the Danish Red Cross and operated from Billund Airport […]
Freight volumes up 8.9% in July, ACI reports
The Airports Council International (ACI) says in July freight volumes increased by 8.9 per cent fuelled by strengthening global trade and industrial production. On a year-to-date basis, global volume reached 8.4 per cent, which ACI notes drawing a particularly stark contrast with July 2016, where this number stood at 0.9 per cent. Most regions posted […]
Bolloré Logistics inaugurates its new multimodal hub in Le Havre
Bolloré Logistics has opened a new multimodal hub on the Logistics Park of Pont de Normandie 2 (PLPN2) – in the heart of France’s leading foreign trade port. The French logistics firm says with this new site (pictured above) located near the multimodal terminal, it offers all the solutions to manage flows throughout the Seine […]
New customer portal rolled out by Panalpina
Freight forwarder Panalpina has launched a new customer portal, which is says addresses many of the logistics industry’s “most pressing needs”. The company says it is intent on steering industry into the ‘Digital Age’ by using the newest technologies to create an innovative, end-to-end digital environment for its customers, and believes the portal will shape and […]
Jettainer launches temperature-controlled ULD management service
Jettainer is expanding its product portfolio and is now offering a special service for temperature-controlled unit load devices (ULD). This new service called ‘Cool Management’ includes the leasing, management and positioning as well as monitoring during the whole process and can be booked in a variety of models to suit differing needs. Jettainer says through […]
Air Cargo Community Frankfurt welcomes six new members
Air Cargo Community Frankfurt has welcomed a further six new members. Freight forwarders a. hartrodt, AF Logistik, Bolloré and Hermes will support the work of the community while BDA Logistics Innovation has also joined the group of airlines. The community has also welcomed the University RheinMain in Wiesbaden. Besides the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, this institution is […]
ACI: Volumes to rise 7.4% over the next two years
The Airports Council International (ACI) forecasts in its latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Report that air cargo volumes will rise at rates averaging 7.4 per cent worldwide for the rest of the year and into 2018. ACI says over a two-year period, this growth will add up to an estimated 16.9 million additional tonnes by […]
New GSA for Air India in Austria
Mondial Airline Services – the Austrian office of the Global GSA Group – has been appointed as the new general sales agent (GSA) of Air India in Austria. Air India currently flies three times a week utilising a Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Vienna to Delhi. Mondial Airline Services managing director, Aytekin Saray says: “Air India is […]
New Stansted CEO calls on vision to unlock spare capacity
London Stansted Airport’s new chief executive officer, Ken O’Toole has called on the UK Government to set out a vision to unlock spare airport capacity. He urges a national aviation strategy that not only supports airports to grow, but ensures the spare capacity available today is used to generate the biggest positive impact for consumers and […]
Europe to Asia proving very strong for Finnair Cargo
Cargo revenue at Finnair was up 16.1 per cent between April and June helped in particular by movements between Europe and Asia, David Craik writes. “Market capacity continues to increase but supply and demand are more balanced than previously, leading to higher cargo load factors and yields,” the report said. Finnair Cargo managing director, Janne […]
Carbon black mission for Panalpina from Italy to Thailand
Panalpina has helped Cabot Corporation – a US materials and specialty chemicals company – to deliver 260 tonnes of carbon black from its production facility in Italy to the end customer’s tire-manufacturing plant in Thailand within four days. Carbon black is a fine black powder used as a reinforcing in tires to improve tensile and […]
Atlas Air places B747F with DHL Global Forwarding
Atlas Air Worldwide has announced the aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) placement of a Boeing 747-400 Freighter with DHL Global Forwarding. The 747-400F will be operated by Atlas Air, and fly on behalf of DHL Global Forwarding through an ACMI agreement. The new service will commence this month and serve routes between the US, […]
Cargolux moves Dubai handling to Emirates SkyCargo
Cargolux has moved all of its cargo handling on flights to and from Dubai World Central (DWC) over to Emirates SkyCargo. The move follows the cooperation agreement that the Luxembourg-based carrier signed with Emirates in May 2017 at Air Cargo Europe. Cargo flights to Luxembourg are already handled by Cargolux’s partner Luxair Cargo. Emirates SkyCargo […]
