GEODIS continues IATA CEIV programme with eight sites in Europe now certified
By the end of 2022, GEODIS had received the IATA CEIV Pharma certification in 7 additional sites in Europe on top of the already existing site in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Having this certification ensures that facilities, equipment, operations and staff comply with the appropriate applicable standards, guidelines and regulations expected from a pharmaceutical manufacturer. This industry-wide […]
Frankfurt Cargo Services achieves 100% power from renewable energy source
Frankfurt Cargo Services’ (FCS) operation in Germany is now powered by 100% renewable energy in support of its parent company Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) ‘Our Sustainable Flight Path’ program, a core part of WFS’ Environmental, Social & Government (ESG) strategy. The switch to renewable power is the latest sustainability initiative by FCS, which is certified […]
Air Canada Cargo expands freighter network to Europe and Atlantic Canada
Air Canada Cargo will expand its freighter network, including the start of service to Halifax starting April 19. In addition, the entry into service of the second Boeing 767-300ER freighter will allow Air Canada Cargo to add freighter service to Frankfurt, Cologne, Istanbul, Madrid and St. John’s, starting in May. “The entry into service of […]
LUG to handle cargo for Delta Air Lines in Frankfurt
LUG air cargo handling will serve Delta Air Lines at Frankfurt Airport from 15 January 2020. The American airline operates three flights a day from Frankfurt to Detroit, Atlanta and New York using Airbus A330s and Boeing 767s. The USA is an important export market for Germany, especially in the automotive, machinery and pharmaceutical sectors. […]
Swissport lays foundations for Frankfurt Airport hub
Fraport and Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland have laid the foundation stone for the cargo handler’s new facility at Frankfurt Airport. The new building in CargoCity South will expand Swissport’s handling capacity by almost 50% and meet requirements for state-of-the-art airfreight handling. The warehouse includes a material handling system allowing containers and pallets to be automatically […]
Lufthansa Cargo to retire MD-11Fs for more 777Fs
Lufthansa Cargo will accelerate fleet modernisation by purchasing two new Boeing 777 Freighters, with 10 older MD-11Fs being retired by the end of 2020. The 777Fs will be delivered in 2020 and based in Frankfurt, with their higher cargo capacity and range offering the same freight performance but with fewer aircraft movements. Customers will have […]
Lufthansa Cargo returns to Miami after 25-year break
Miami International Airport has welcomed Lufthansa Cargo back after a 25-year break, with weekly Boeing 777 Freighter flights from Frankfurt. The weekly service resumed on Tuesday 5 November, and adds to daily passenger flights. Germany is Miami airport’s top European trade partner by value, with imports and exports amounting to $2.2 billion. Carlos Gimenez, mayor […]
Bookings are taking off at cargo.one
Three months after joining forces, the shipments booked through booking platform cargo.one are taking off on freighters operated by AirBridgeCargo and CargoLogicAir. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday 11 September at the airline’s office in Frankfurt Airport CargoCity Süd, executives were eager to tell Air Cargo Week about how the partnership is performing so far. From […]
Saudia Cargo awards multi-station contract to WFS
Saudia Cargo has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a multi-station contract covering a number of major airports in Europe and the USA. The contract will see WFS handling over 160,000 tonnes of cargo per year and provide ramp handling for over 5,000 passenger and freighter flights. The three-year agreement extends WFS’s existing relationships at Paris […]
Christopher Licht to join Celebi Cargo Frankfurt
Christopher Licht will take up the role of chief operating officer of Celebi Cargo Frankfurt, starting on 16 October. He entered aviation in 2006 by working at Avia Partner as a cargo handling agent in Frankfurt, before switching to airline administration. Licht worked at several roles of major airlines including six years at Qatar Airways […]
Another three years for LUG and Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo has extended its cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at Frankfurt Airport for a further three years until 2022. The airline and handling agent have worked together for 22 years, handling freight for passenger and cargo aircraft as well as road feeder services. Korean Air operates seven passenger flights a week to Frankfurt […]
GDP for Panalpina’s Frankfurt logistics centre
Panalpina’s healthcare logistics centre near Frankfurt Airport has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification, bringing the certified network to 38 locations. The Weiterstadt facility is located near the airport as well as close to major highways and Germany’s federal road infrastructure, allowing customers to shorten lead times for intra-European and global shipments. The facility, Panalpina’s […]
AirBridgeCargo breaks records with 40 tonne shipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has shown its expertise in transporting outsized cargo with a record breaking 40-tonne shipment, showcasing its abcXL product. The 8-metre long single spare part, weighing 37.5 tonnes was trucked from the Belgian plant of maritime construction company, Jan De Nul Group to Frankfurt as part of the transportation organised by freight forwarder Ziegler. […]
Lufthansa Cargo presses ahead with modernisation
Lufthansa Cargo will press ahead with fleet and infrastructure modernisation, having posted its second-best result in the airline’s history in 2018. Revenue was up €189 million to €2.7 billion and profits measured as adjusted EBIT increased €5 million to €268 million. Yield per transported tonne of cargo was up 7%, while the volume of goods […]
Jettainer and the ULD celebrate anniversaries
Jettainer is celebrating 60 years of the ULD with a special container, which will also be used for a second anniversary, its own 15th birthday. The journey starts on 7 March in Frankfurt, with the container going to Singapore for the IATA World Cargo Symposium where Jettainer’s 15th anniversary will be celebrated. More than 20 […]
Lufthansa Cargo adds summer freighter connections
Lufthansa Cargo will be adding freighter connections for the summer, putting the two new Boeing 777 Freighters into service. Capacity will increase 10% with increased flights across Asia, the Americas Africa utilising Lufthansa Cargo and AeroLogic’s freighter capacity on the summer schedule starting on 31 March. In Asia, two flights a week will be added […]
Loch named Kerry Logistics Germany managing director
Oliver Loch has been appointed managing director of Kerry Logistics Germany, based at its headquarters in Raunheim near Frankfurt. He will be responsible for driving the strategic business development of Kerry Logistics’ German organisation, focusing on the international freight forwarding business and integrated supply chain solutions. Loch has more than 20 years of transport and […]
Say it with 900 tonnes of flowers for Valentine’s Day
Lufthansa Cargo made sure lovers across Europe could say it with flowers by transporting over 900 tonnes of roses for Valentine’s Day. More than 900 tonnes of roses were transported on Quito – Frankfurt, Bogota – Frankfurt and Nairobi – Frankfurt routes, the equivalent to some 10 million roses imported over three weeks. Most of […]
Ingo Zimmer celebrates 30 years in charge at ATC Aviation
When Swiss-based GSA ATC formed its subsidiary in Germany in October 1989, German re-unification was still a year in the future while the Berlin Wall had two more years to stand. Thirty years later, the Frankfurt-based GSA operation, headed from day one by Ingo Zimmer, is a multi-million euro operation. Reflecting on this year’s 30th […]
Cargo is flying home for Christmas with Lufthansa Cargo
To cope with the large volume of Christmas mail and parcels between Germany and the USA, Lufthansa Cargo is increasing capacity in cooperation with Deutsche Post. From mid-November until 3 January, an MD-11F is taking off each weak on the Frankfurt – New York/JFK route. The Atlantic will be criss-crossed seven times exclusively for Deutsche […]
Dachser obtains CEIV Pharma at Frankfurt Airport
Dachser has expanded its life science and healthcare services by obtaining IATA CEIV Pharma certification at its Frankfurt Airport branch. The certification process began in 2017, requiring internal and external training, review of procedures for handling temperature-controlled life science and healthcare products, and an extensive assessment of complex processes by two separate independent validators. CEIV […]
LUG aircargo handling reorganises management
LUG aircargo handling has reorganised its management with Patrik Tschirch taking overall responsibility of sales in Frankfurt, Munich and Hamburg. The managing director and chief executive officer will lead an expanded LUG network, with COO Nina Strippel heading management of the Frankfurt station, reporting directly to Tschirch, as do Christopher Frank in Munich and Dr […]
Hermes takes over SEKO Logistics’ German operations
Hermes Germany will be taking over SEKO Logistics’ German operations, with employees at both SEKO’s Bremen and Frankfurt offices being incorporated into the new structure. Hermes will become a key partner for the global SEKO network, which has more than 120 branches in over 40 countries, focusing on omni-channel logistics, white glove solutions, technology, international […]
Peli BioThermal opens station near Frankfurt Airport
Peli BioThermal has opened its newest station in Frankfurt, serving as an additional depot for the company’s Credo on Demand rental programme. Situated close to Frankfurt Airport, a major logistics hub for both pharmaceutical manufacturing and transfer, the latest location enables customers to receive and return the reusable Credo temperature controlled containers. Credo on Demand […]
Fewer freighter flights means less cargo for Frankfurt
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport fell by 6.4 per cent in July due to fewer freighters and less freight being shipped in passenger aircraft. The German airport handled 175,960 tons, the lowest figure in July since the 2009 financial crisis, mainly due to the number of freighter aircraft operating from Frankfurt, with flight numbers down […]
Cost savings and rising demand push up Lufthansa Cargo profits 50%
Profits for Lufthansa Cargo have increased by almost 50 per cent in the first half of 2018 helped by substantial cost savings and increased demand for airfreight services. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increased by 48.8 per cent to €125 million, pushing the EBIT margin up 2.9 percentage points to 9.6 per cent for […]
Panalpina picks Christian Wurst as CEO for Europe
Panalpina has appointed Christian Wurst as its new regional CEO for Europe, bringing extensive experience of the freight forwarding and logistics industry with him. German-born Wurst, who will join Panalpina in February 2019 has more than 20 years of international experience in the freight forwarding and logistics industry and a broad knowledge of European markets […]
Lufthansa board says yes to operating new 777 Freighters
Lufthansa Group’s decision making board has approved the operation of two brand-new Boeing 777 Freighters by Lufthansa Cargo. The aircraft were ordered in May this year, but it was not decided who would manage and operate the aircraft, which are expected to be ferried from the Boeing plant in Seattle to Lufthansa’s base in Frankfurt […]
Quintiq to help Lufthansa Cargo improve production planning
Lufthansa Cargo has selected Quintiq to improve production planning at its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich, with additional stations following in the future. The Quintiq solution is able to generate a production plan seven days in advance, based on forecasted orders and closer to the day of operations the solution will start to fill the […]
ACS moves onboard courier team to its own office
Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its onboard courier team to a dedicated office next to Frankfurt Airport due to rapid growth. The move comes three years after ACS announced revamping the division and is two years ahead of schedule. ACS Time Critical Manager, Oliver Weigelt says contract numbers grew by more than 50 per […]