Asian cargo sector achieves resilience through digitalisation
Over the past few years, international trade has experienced disruption on a global scale not seen before, sparking a race to adapt. For businesses, it swiftly became clear that change was required to not just make it through the past few years but, also, to future proof the air cargo industry from potential shocks. cargo.one […]
JALCARGO debuts distribution partnership with cargo.one
JALCARGO, the cargo division of Japan Airlines Company (JAL), and cargo.one today announced an international partnership that brings the airline’s capacities to the leading global marketplace for digital air cargo bookings. JALCARGO has appointed cargo.one as its partner to advance its digital business and footprint. This month, cargo.one became available to Japanese freight forwarders, offering […]
Cathay Pacific resumes Dubai Route
Hong Kong’s home airline will resume direct flights from Dubai to Hong Kong on 2 October. The airline will operate three flights per week on Monday, Friday and Saturday, providing cargo customers with direct access to Hong Kong in addition to seamless connections to onward destinations including the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. Cathay […]
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions and Japan Airlines sign Master Rental Agreement
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a new Master Rental Agreement (MRA) for the usage of the temperature-controlled Opticooler as part of the cool service of the Japanese major carrier. The MRA opens up new possibilities to use the active Opticooler as a reliable and capable supply chain solution for pharmaceutical shipments to […]
Strata boosts PPE supply chain between UAE and Japan
Strata Manufacturing (Strata), the advanced manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has strengthened global distribution of its ‘Made with Pride in the UAE’ line of personal protective equipment (PPE) products after agreeing a landmark MoU with the Japanese administrative jurisdiction of Tokushima Prefecture. Signed during a virtual ceremony between Ismail Ali Abdulla, Strata […]
Silk Way West Airlines adds Tokyo route
Silk Way West Airlines announces the inauguration of a new twice-weekly service to and from Tokyo Narita Airport, with the first flight set for the 11th of February. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way West Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines, both partners will operate a code-share service connecting Baku with Tokyo. Through regular […]
Japan Airlines increases digital capabilities
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced it has started to implement CHAMP’s API Gateway solution. The solution will power a new domestic air cargo service that enables the carrier to compete with other modes of transport, integrating air and land options. JAL is able to use a suite of APIs that connect its new domestic service […]
Japan Airlines selects IBS Software for cargo terminal operation
Software solutions provider, IBS Software has announced a contract with Japan Airlines (JAL) for the implementation of iCargo, a comprehensive cargo sales, inventory and reservations system that manages air cargo operations and movement globally and powered with business capabilities that are tailored for the unique Japanese Air Cargo market. The system will manage the entire […]
ANA Holdings will add 20 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Jets to their fleet
Japanese airline group ANA Holdings has announced they will acquire up to 20 more 787 Dreamliner airplanes. Valued at over $5 billion, the agreement with Boeing includes eleven 787-10s, one 787-9 and options for five 787-9s. There are also plans to acquire three new 787-9 planes from Atlantis Aviation Corporation. “Boeing’s 787s have served ANA […]
Asian volumes fall in troubled year
Air cargo volumes for Asian airlines fell 5.3% during the first 11 months of 2019 compared with the same period in the previous year. The figures, released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), showed that freight tonne kilometre in November last year was 1.9% lower than in the same month 2018. Offered freight […]
With 225 tonnes, Beaujolais Nouveau is big in Japan
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo France joined forces with DHL Aviation and Nippon Express to fly 225 tonnes of Beaujolais Nouveau to Japan. The partners starting working together on the project earlier in the year with a contract signed in July and the first development in September. To move the wine from Paris Charles de […]
Stockholm Arlanda to gain direct link to Tokyo
Stockholm will receive its first direct route to Tokyo in over 30 years when All Nippon Airways (ANA) launches services in the summer of 2020. The Stockholm Arlanda – Tokyo Haneda will provide faster links to one of Sweden’s most important export markets in Asia. As a major export market, about 150 Swedish companies have […]
UPS and HerdX serve beef with blockchain
UPS has collaborated with HerdX to deliver blockchain-verified traced beef from a US farm to Japan. The shipment left a Kansas farm on 4 November wrapped in UPS Temperature True packaging, which contains sensors monitoring and recording the airfreight shipment’s temperature from origin to destination. Data sourced via UPS Temperature True monitoring devices was uploaded […]
Virgin Australia to add Tokyo Haneda to network
Japan will join Virgin Australia’s cargo network with daily services between Brisbane and Tokyo Haneda from March. Daily flights will be launched on 29 March 2020, with cargo space being marketed by Virgin Atlantic Cargo using an Airbus A330 offering 15-20 tonnes of cargo capacity. The route, Virgin Australia’s first service to Tokyo is expected […]
Nippon Cargo Airlines joins forces with cargo.one
Japan’s Nippon Cargo Airlines has entered a partnership with air cargo e-booking platform cargo.one, allowing freight forwarders to book capacity with instant confirmation. The partnership will allow NCA to expand its reach in Europe by gaining access to cargo.one’s fast-growing user base of more than 300 freight forwarding companies, and reduce manual distribution work. cargo.one […]
Swiss WorldCargo adds Asian flights for winter
Swiss WorldCargo will increase capacity to Japan as it operates extra flights to Asia for its winter timetable. From 1 February, a Boeing 777-300ER will be used on daily flights to Tokyo, and Osaka services will receive an Airbus A340-300 from 1 March. Other routes will return to the network, with A340-300 flights to Colombo, […]
Nippon Cargo Airlines upgrades winter network
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is upgrading its network for the winter schedule, with all eight Boeing 747-8 Freighters back in operation. The winter schedule will start on Sunday 27 October with the Japanese airline saying the network has been optimised to better match customer requirements and enhance services. In the USA, departures from Tokyo Narita […]
time:matters Sameday Air spreads across Asia
time:matters has extended its Sameday Air network across Asia, bringing the service to Tokyo Narita, Singapore and Bangkok. The stations in Japan, Singapore and Thailand are connected to the European hubs of Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna with 84 flights a week. The new locations join services to the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Shenyang, Beijing, Nanjing, […]
Swiss WorldCargo to upgrade USA and Japan flights
Swiss WorldCargo will increase capacity to the USA and Japan with new flights to Osaka and Washington DC, and upgrades to Tokyo and Miami services. The freight division of Swiss International Air Lines will launch the Osaka and Washington flights in March 2020, using an Airbus A340-300 on the former and an Airbus A330-300 on […]
Japan Airlines launches codeshare with Kalitta Air
Japan Airlines has launched a freighter codeshare with Kalitta Air, operating three times a week between Tokyo and Chicago. The flights between Tokyo Narita and Chicago O’Hare started on 1 August and are operated by one of Kalitta Air’s Boeing 747-400 Freighters. The services leave Chicago on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving in Tokyo the […]
All Nippon Airways’ first 777F enters service
All Nippon Airways’ first Boeing 777 Freighter has started operations with flights from Tokyo to Shanghai via Kansai. The 777F, nicknamed Blue Jay arrived on 24 May at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, making All Nippon Airways the first airline in Japan to operate the aircraft type. From today (2 July) until 25 August, it is […]
Kansai Airports pharma community gains IATA CEIV
The KIX Pharma Community at Kansai Airports has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma, making it the first certified community in Japan. Partnering with international cargo handlers, Kansai Airports established the community in August 2017 with the aim of meeting industry international standards for transporting pharmaceutical products. The KIX Pharma Community participating companies were CKTS Co (Kansai […]
Lufthansa Cargo’s new 777F says Konnichiwa Japan
Lufthansa Cargo’s newest Boeing 777 Freighter, D-ALFF was officially named at Tokyo’s Narita Airport, taking the name Konnichiwa Japan. The aircraft was named in a joint ceremony by Peter Gerber, CEO and chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo; Dr Hans Carl von Werthern, the German ambassador to Japan; Yasuo Ishii, administrator of Narita […]
AirBridgeCargo increases Asian capacity
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has strengthened its Asian footprint with extra flights to online destinations in China, Japan and Vietnam. As of the end of March, ABC’s schedule now includes six flights a week to Shenzhen, eight to Tokyo Narita, and two to Ho Chi Minh City to facilitate imports and exports. All the destinations are […]
ANA unveils Japan’s first Airbus A380
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received its first Airbus A380 has rolled out of the Airbus Paintshop in Hamburg, Germany. The new aircarft is Japan’s first Airbus A380 and sports a Hawaiian green sea turtle, known as “Honu” in the Hawaiian language, which symbolises good luck and prosperity. Each of ANA’s three Airbus A380s will […]
Antonov earns a reputation on tour with Taylor Swift
Antonov Airlines transported stage and concert equipment for Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour from Australia to New Zealand then onto Japan. Two Antonov AN-124-100s were used to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equipment from Brisbane to Auckland to Tokyo for the final leg of her global tour. Rock-It Cargo was the freight forwarder for […]
cargo-partner plays in symphony for orchestra tour
cargo-partner has transported all the instruments for an internationally renowned symphonic orchestra from Austria for their tour of Japan. The logistics provider was approached by a concert tour organiser to manage the shipment from Austria to Japan, having successfully collaborating on a number of projects before. The shipment comprised of the orchestra’s instruments and special […]
Swiss WorldCargo 777-300ER hits the road in Japan
Swiss WorldCargo is promoting its Boeing 777-300ER in Japan with a special livery on Road Feeder Service trucks operated by Hirano Logistics. Developed in partnership between Swiss WorldCargo and Hirano Logistics, the branded truck operates on different routes throughout Japan. The temperature controlled truck ensures the safe and effective handling of various goods including pharmaceuticals. […]
DHL gets racing cars to the start line
DHL Global Forwarding has provided FIA world touring and endurance racing cars with multimodal support for races in Japan. The support was provided for the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) race at Fuji International Speedway and World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) at the Suzuka Circuit. To support the races, DHL is managing all transportation, customs […]
NCA submits measures to stop maintenance issues happening again
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has submitted the preventive measures for the Business Improvement Order to make sure maintenance and airworthiness issues do not happen again. The Japanese government’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT) after maintenance issues were discovered along with problems with record keeping. When NCA received the order, it says internal […]
