cargo-partner expands Asian land-air services
cargo-partner has expanded its Asian land-air service in response to fluctuating airfreight capacity out of China and Southeast Asia. The land-air service via Hanoi, Vietnam provides an alternative to direct flights from China with 8-10 day transit times including road transport from China, flying to Europe or the USA and delivery to the final destination. […]
Ethiopian Cargo adds Bangkok and Hanoi flights
Ethiopian Cargo has launched freighter flights to Bangkok and Hanoi, with the first flight taking off on 16 August. Flight number ET3628 leaves Addis Ababa on Fridays at 11.55 and lands in Hanoi at 21.30 local time using a Boeing 777 Freighter. It then leaves Vietnam at 23.30 and lands in Bangkok at 01.00 on […]
ITS Logistics sends mobile laboratory to Hanoi
ITS Logistics, Connecta Airfreight Network member for Hungary has shipped a mobile laboratory from Budapest to Hanoi. The mobile laboratory is transported by a tractor-trailer, equipped with solar panels and with its own power supply. It had to be dismantled in three parts, separating the actual laboratory and accessories from the trailer, with a total […]
Leipzig/Halle signs MoU with Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport and Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to help airfreight grow between the two airports. The agreement creates the framework for long-term cooperation with a major focus on e-commerce and exchange of experience and information, as well as personnel. E-commerce in Vietnam is growing rapidly, with the volume […]
Emirates SkyCargo promotes trade with Vietnam
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City to promote trade with Vietnam. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Emirates divisional senior vice president for cargo, Nabil Sultan and Investment and Trade Promotion Centre Ho Chi Minh City director, Pham Thiet […]
TRAFFIC helps DHL staff in Vietnam prevent wildlife trafficking
DHL eCommerce and DHL Express staff in Vietnam have had a workshop with TRAFFIC to learn how they can help prevent the trafficking of wildlife. The workshop, which TRAFFIC delivered through the USAID-funded Wildlife Trafficking Response, Assessment and Priority Setting (Wildlife TRAPS) Project, covered the local and global implications of wildlife trafficking crimes, the role […]
FedEx Express speeds up services between Europe and Vietnam
FedEx Express is speeding up services between the European Union and Vietnam by connecting Hanoi with its hub in Guangzhou, China. The new route will significantly cut the delivery time between Europe and Vietnam, and substantially improve transit time for all inbound flights to Hanoi. The European Union and Vietnam are finalising a trade and […]
Hermes 5 goes live at ALSC at Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has gone live with its Cargo Management System (CMS) Hermes 5 at ALS Cargo Terminal (ALSC) at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. H5 will be rolled out globally and future proofs Hermes’ CMS application by modernising its framework to allow for simpler integration with new technologies and opening up Hermes through […]
1GSA adds Vietnam to growing network
1GSA – the recently-launched independent general sales agent (GSA) network – has appointed Transviet Promotion Limited as its exclusive member for Vietnam. Transviet Promotion was launched in 1996, and is Vietnam’s leading GSA organisation, active in both cargo and passenger operations. It has five bases in Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi and Da Nang, and 55 […]
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 […]
Demand remains strong for oversized at Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has seen strong growth in demand for charters and a lot of diversity in the types of outsize and heavyweight cargoes it has delivered this year. Commercial director, Alexander Kraynov (pictured below) notes flying hours operated by its An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters in the first six months rose 29 per cent and 37 […]
DHL eCommerce starts domestic delivery services in Vietnam
DHL eCommerce has launched domestic delivery services in Vietnam to help small, medium and large e-tailers and marketplaces increase their market share in the country’s rapidly growing e-commerce segment. The Deutsche Post DHL Group division offers domestic delivery across Vietnam, managed by hubs and depots strategically located throughout the country, and a fleet of vans […]
Emirates to start second daily flight to Brussels Airport
Emirates is to increase bellyhold capacity to Belgium with a second daily Boeing 777-300ER flight to Brussels Airport from 29 October. The second flight will enhance links between Brussels and Dubai, transporting pharmaceuticals, perishables such as chocolates, and automotive parts, which will leave Brussels at 20.15h and arrive in Dubai at 05.55h. The airline launched […]
Volga-Dnepr combines services to cut costs of gas turbine delivery
Volga-Dnepr Airlines used a combination of a Boeing 747 scheduled service and an Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD charter to cut the cost of delivering a 12.6 tonne gas turbine to a power station in Yangon, Myanmar. The 560x260x250cm turbine started its journey on board an AirBridgeCargo Airlines scheduled service from Chicago to Hanoi before being transferred to […]
Hermes to run ALS Cargo operations in Hanoi
ALS Cargo Terminal (ALSC) has chosen the Hermes air cargo management system to run its cargo operations at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. ALSC chose Hermes because of its hand-held device functionality, intelligent warehouse task steering and real time SLA monitoring, saying ALSC will be able to provide a faster and more controlled […]
IATA: Wildlife trafficking getting severe and a growing problem
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has started carrying out airport wildlife trafficking assessments – working with the World Customs Organization (WCO) – as it looks to combat the growing illegal trade. Last month, IATA launched its Airport Wildlife Tracking Assessment tool with a pilot at Maputo International Airport in Mozambique before rolling it out […]
Cargolux transports four endangered tigers to Hanoi
Cargolux Airlines International has flown four tigers to Hanoi to support the effort to ensure the survival of the endangered animals in Vietnam. The airline used its CV Alive product to transport the three female and one male Indochinese Tigers from the Czech Republic to Luxembourg and onwards to Hanoi onboard a Boeing 747 Freighter […]
Heathrow volumes fall despite East Asian growth
Heathrow Airport has seen cargo volumes fall by 3.8 per cent in March to 131,661 tonnes, following strong growth in January and February. Between January and March, cargo volumes have increased by 0.4 per cent to 372,299 tonnes having seen growth of almost three per cent in both January and February. Despite the fall, Heathrow […]
ACSV picks Hermes management system for Hanoi
Air Cargo Services of Vietnam (ACSV) has chosen the Hermes air cargo management system to run their warehouse in Hanoi. ACSV chairman, Pham Duc Long says: “The installation of the Hermes cargo management system is evidence of ACSV’s ambitious development plan in the coming year. “The system, with various modern functions, will really revolutionise our cargo […]
Emirates to start Yangon and Hanoi services
Emirates is to increase its presence in South East Asia with daily flights to Yangon and Hanoi from 3 August. The Boeing 777-300ER services will leave Dubai at 02.50h and arrive at Yangon International Airport at 11.05h. It will leave Yangon at 12.35h arriving at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport at 14.50h. The return flight […]
Heathrow makes £664 million profit in 2015
Heathrow Airport made a profit of £664 million ($936 million) in 2015 compared to a loss of £98 million in 2014, as it continues its campaign for a third runway. The London hub says demand has outstripped capacity, with Vietnam Airlines moving services to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from Gatwick Airport, for improved […]