Christchurch Airport welcoming freighters at start of key export season
Freighters have been arriving into Christchurch Airport – signalling the start of the key export season and also highlighting the valuable contribution local producers and exporters make to the local economy. Tasman Cargo Airlines National manager, Gerry Bray says the company’s Boeing 757 Freighter came into Christchurch last Sunday, bringing a variety of goods to the South […]
PACTL posts 13% traffic uplift in May
The Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co (PACTL) handled 154,319 tonnes in May, up 13 per cent on the same month last year. This was PACTL’s second strongest month of the year so far and in May it handled 88,847 tonnes of outbound freight (+9.6 per cent) and 65,471 tonnes of inbound traffic (+18.1 […]
Emirates helps boost perishable exports from Vietnam to UAE
Emirates SkyCargo says it has has played a key role in strengthening trade links in perishables between Vietnam and the UAE. Over the last year, the carrier explain it has facilitated a near five-fold increase in the volumes of exports of fruits including rambutans and lychees from Vietnam to Dubai. Vietnam is an important market […]
Germany, the Netherlands and Italy exports boost CEVA
CEVA Logistics senior vice president global product airfreight, Peter Baumgartner (pictured below) says it has been a “very positive” few months for the logistics services provider, and for the airfreight forwarding sector across Europe in general. He notes airfreight volumes in the fourth quarter of 2016 showed a global seven per cent year-on-year growth and […]
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 […]
Export orders drive air cargo demand in January
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says airfreight markets saw demand in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) rise 6.9 per cent in January 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. IATA says this was down from the 10 per cent annual growth recorded in December 2016, but it still was well above the average annual growth rate of three per […]
UK must adapt or miss out on vital trade opportunities
While the UK waits for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) says it is its duty to help the UK grow and thrive internationally, head of cargo and business aviation Conan Busby (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). The UK government announced its backing for a third runway at Heathrow Airport […]
Ambitious Siginon Aviation looking to grow its presence in Nairobi
Kenyan cargo handler Siginon Aviation is targeting a contract win with a European carrier in Nairobi in the near future as it looks to further expand its presence at one of Africa’s main airfreight hubs. Earlier this month it secure a cargo handling deal with Qatar Airways Cargo, adding to others it has with Cargolux, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emerging markets fuel 4.4% growth in November at Heathrow
Heathrow Airport handled 138,050 tonnes in November – a 4.4 per cent year-on-year (YOY) rise on the same month last year. In the first 11 months of 2016 it has handled 1,407,561 tonnes – a YOY increase of 2.8 per cent on the same period in 2015. On a rolling 12-month basis it has processed […]
Strong US dollar proving troublesome
The strong US dollar making exports more expensive is proving a challenge to members of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association (LAACA). President Amy Grat says the ebbs and flows of imports and exports due to macroeconomic trends in trade have impacted LAACA members, and transportation pricing has become an important lever. Grat says: “The […]
Imbalance between exports and imports continues in Israel
Exports from Israel are down and there continues to remain a market imbalance between exports and imports. CAL Cargo Airlines vice president for commercial Ronen Regerman explains to Air Cargo Week: “Exports from Israel are down and prices are lowered since most are highly dependent on the season, while import remains strong. There is stronger […]
