RSA National opens the doors to DWC air cargo terminal
RSA National has opened the doors to its flagship air cargo terminal at Dubai World Central, supporting the UAE’s vision of becoming the world’s leading logistics hub. The joint venture between National Air Cargo and RSA Global has the vision to operate as a one-stop, boutique integrator offering multimodal supply chain solutions specialising in services […]
August tonnage uplift of 10.1% at Dubai International
Dubai International Airport’s freight volumes surged to 221,508 tonnes in August, up 10.1 per cent compared to the 201,100 tonnes recorded in the corresponding month in 2016. The gateway’s operator Dubai Airports says year-to-date cargo reached 1,737,676 tonnes up three per cent on the 1,686,277 tonnes recorded the first eight months last year. Dubai Airports […]
Cargo up 3.2% in first half at Dubai World Central
Freight volumes at Dubai World Central (DWC) grew 3.2 per cent in the first half of 2016, handling 443,835 tonnes. DWC is ranked as the 20th busiest international cargo airport in the world and the volumes were up from 430,132 tonnes in the same period of 2016. Dubai’s second airport is home to 26 scheduled […]
Dubai posts 1.9% tonnage growth in April
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 217,881 tonnes of freight in April compared to 213,790 in the same month last year, an increase of 1.9 per cent. Year-to-date cargo after four months totalled 854,359, up 3.1 per cent compared to 828,934 tonnes handled during the corresponding period in 2016. Dubai Airports chief executive officer, Paul Griffiths says: “The […]
Fourth quarter surge helps DWC cargo grow in 2016
Cargo volumes at Dubai World Central (DWC) have grown 0.8 per cent to 897,998 tonnes in 2016 with a surge in the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, cargo was up 10.3 per cent 252,300 tonnes up from 228,770 tonnes in the same period of 2015. Passenger numbers were up 84.5 per cent in 2016 […]
Cargo into Dubai International Airport growing nicely
Dubai International Airport handled 234,743 tonnes of cargo during November 2016, a year-on-year growth of 7.5 per cent compared to 218,323 tonnes recorded during the same month in 2015. Operator Dubai Airports says the year-to-date freight volumes after 11 months of 2016 reached 2,362,332 tonnes – compared to 2,287,167 tonnes handled during the same period in […]
Volumes rise of 4.7% in May at Dubai International
Dubai International Airport has seen freight volumes continue to grow steadily in May reaching 226,916 tonnes compared to 216,712 tonnes in May 2015, and increase of 4.7 per cent. During the first five months of 2016 cargo volumes handled at Dubai International reached 1,055,850 tonnes, up four per cent compared to the 1,015,482 tonnes handled […]
Dubai sees 3.4% cargo increase
Dubai International Airport has seen cargo volumes increase by 3.4 per cent to 2.5 million tonnes despite pure cargo operators moving to Dubai World Central. In 2015, Dubai International welcomed new airlines including Air Canada to Toronto, Eurowings to Cologne, and China Southern to Wuhan. Emirates and flydubai also increased their network. Indian services were […]