time:matters to automate tracking process for shipments
Time:matters is automating the tracking process for its shipments, which it says will deliver a number of operational advantages. The speed logistics service which is a part of the Lufthansa Cargo group says selected courier partners are linked with time:matters’ booking system via a direct system interface, meaning all relevant information can be exchanged automatically. […]
Yusen Logistics launches pharma gateway in Frankfurt
Yusen Logistics has launched a dedicated pharmaceutical gateway in Frankfurt as it looks to grow business in Europe. This new operation represents the launch of Yusen Logistics’ GDP compliant global pharma airfreight services from Germany and is the latest step in the company’s customer-driven development in the pharma supply chain. The company says Frankfurt’s global network, […]
Air Cargo Europe 2017: How will industry improve technology and sales?
How the industry embraces new technologies and improving sales and customer service will be two major talking points for air cargo professionals at Air Cargo Europe in Munich. The first of the two sessions, ‘The age of the digital and the connected – the end of traditional LSPs (Logistic Service Providers)?’ will take place at […]
Munich gets set to welcome the air cargo industry
The world’s largest exhibition and conference for the air cargo industry – air cargo europe – will be taking place for the 8th time from 9-12 May at the Munich Trade Fair Centre as part of the wider transport logistic trade show. Organiser Messe Muenchen revealed as far back as December the biennial show was […]
Cargo demand and cost cutting help Lufthansa Cargo return to profit
Lufthansa Cargo has returned to profit in the first quarter due to recovery in cargo demand and its cost reduction program. The Logistics division, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, made an earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) profit of €33 million ($36 million) compared to a loss of €19 million between January and March 2016. Lufthansa […]
New cool chain warehouse opens at Leipzig Halle Airport
Leipzig Halle Airport has opened a new refrigerated warehouse to store temperature-sensitive cargo at its World Cargo Center. The facility has direct access to the apron area and therefore guarantees short transport routes to and from aircraft and trucks. The configuration of the refrigeration centre enables parallel storage of pharmaceutical items and perishable goods as well […]
Rhenus targets air cargo in France
German freight forwarder Rhenus has moved to grow its European air cargo operations in recent times and earlier this year its French division was awarded cargo agent accreditation by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to the forwarder, it recently enjoyed a boost in demand for its air cargo handling services, and the certification […]
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 […]
ACW Munich awards tickets still on sale but selling fast
Tickets are still on sale for the event of the year – the Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 at The Westin Grand Hotel in Munich on Wednesday, 10 May. The industry’s premier gala awards night is taking place during air cargo europe – the biggest trade show for the airfreight industry. Guests will […]
Frankfurt soars in March with 9.8% cargo growth
Cargo volumes at Frankfurt Airport soared in March with 9.8 per cent growth to 205,443 tonnes, the highest monthly growth rate in six years. Fraport, Frankfurt Airport’s operator says the growth was helped by more favourable timing of weekdays compared to weekends than the previous year and Easter falling in April this year. Cargo, which […]
Strong Q1 for tonnage at Munich Airport
Munich Airport has posted strong growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 compared to Q1 last year as cargo tonnage grew at a significant rate. In the cargo segment, the total airfreight tonnage in the first three months of the year was over 85,000 tonnes – a year-on-year increase of approximately eight per cent. The number of aircraft movements […]
Lufthansa Cargo recognised for its CO2 reducing emissions project
Lufthansa Cargo has been named a finalist for the German CSR Award with OMEGA Big Data Tool – as it continues to put a firm focus on reducing its CO2 emissions. Lufthansa’s cargo arm was named one of two runners-up in the ‘CO2 avoidance as a contribution to climate protection’ category with its ‘OMEGA – using […]
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 […]
Lufthansa board extends von Hoensbroech’s contract until 2022
Dr Alexis von Hoensbroech has had his contract at Lufthansa Cargo extended for a further five years until 30 November 2022. He joined Lufthansa Group in 2005 and became board member product & sales in December 2014, and the supervisory board has extended his contract early and unanimously until 2022. As part of corporate-wide restructuring, […]
Fraport profits rise despite revenue dipping
Fraport profits rose 34.8 per cent to €400 million ($429 million) despite revenue dipping 0.5 per cent to €2.59 billion. The company says ground handling revenue decreased 6.3 per cent to €630.4 million due to the sale of shares in Fraport Cargo Services, and adjusted for the effects from the sales, underlying revenue grew 1.8 […]
Lufthansa Cargo flies into €64m loss in 2016
Lufthansa Cargo has made an EBIT loss of €64 million ($68 million) as yields fell and continuing overcapacity hit revenue and earnings. Revenue for Lufthansa Logistics, which covers Lufthansa Cargo, Jettainer, time:matters and its investment in cargo airline AeroLogic, was down 11.5 per cent to €2 billion, while earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) were […]
Lufthansa reaches agreement with pilot’s union
Lufthansa and the Vereinigung Cockpit pilot’s union have reached an agreement regarding all previously unresolved collective bargaining matters, in a deal lasting until 2022. Both parties have agreed to provisions for transitional payments, pension plans, the framework agreement on employment conditions and the collective wage agreement for the pilots of Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and Germanwings. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Frankfurt Cargo Services and Air Astana extend handling contract
Air Astana has extended its handling contract with Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) for its daily flights between Frankfurt and Astana. The airline operates a daily Boeing 757 flight on the route during the winter, and uses a Boeing 767 during the summer. FCS managing director, Hans-Georg Emmert says Air Astana’s cargo volumes have doubled in […]
HNA Airport Group picks up €15m majority stake in Frankfurt-Hahn
HNA Airport Group, which is owned by HNA Group, has confirmed it has signed an agreement with the Rheinland-Palatinate Ministerial Council to acquire an 82.5 per cent equity interest in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. The transaction is valued at approximately €15 million and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017, subject to certain regulatory approvals. […]
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 […]
Air Seychelles goes for ATC Aviation as its GSSA in Germany
Air Seychelles has appointed ATC Aviation Services as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in Germany. The deal was announced at the Air Cargo Africa trade show in Johannesburg today. Air Seychelles will start bi-weekly operations with Airbus A330 as from 31 of March 2017 from Düsseldorf to Mahe and vice versa. Other destinations served by the airline […]
LUG aircargo handling realigns management team
LUG aircargo handling has created a new department of strategic product development headed by Wolfgang Voigt to better deal with future market challenges, while Axel van Hees has been promoted to manager of operations of its Frankfurt station. LUG says it has realigned the management team to “strengthen competitiveness and responsiveness” to the ever growing, new challenges […]
Finnair Cargo picks Air Logistics Group for important European markets
Finnair Cargo has chosen Air Logistics Group as its general sales and service agent for seven important European countries, effective from 1 April. Air Logistics Group will provide full cargo sales, marketing, customer service, administration and operational support across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, and Finnair says the deal is […]
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, […]
