Chinese belly traffic boosts Brisbane’s cargo volumes
Belly traffic to and from China is driving cargo at Brisbane Airport (BNE) and more will follow as new services are operated, writes Justin Burns. In the first half of 2017, the gateway handled more than 54,000 tonnes, an 11 per cent uplift on the same period last year with 24 per cent growth in imports […]
Alha signs multi-year contract with Cathay at Malpensa
Alha Group has penned a multi-year contract with Cathay Pacific Airways at Milan Malpensa Airport for the provision of ramp handling services for the carrier’s freighters. Alha started handling services on 10 October and it will extend the extensive and strong partnership between Alha and Cathay Pacific in Italy. President Simone Ceruti says Cathay has […]
Pharma standards can help other cool chain sectors
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is looking to learn from the way pharmaceuticals are now being handled and moved across the air cargo supply chain. Over the last few years, signficant investments have been made by operators whether that is in pharma facilities, or improving processes and standards through CEIV Pharma. As a result traffic has […]
Freight at Nairobi grows 75.5% as Africa tops regional growth
Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport saw the most significant growth of global gateways in August, according to figures released by the Airports Council International (ACI). The airport recorded a 75.5 per cent year-over-year (YOY) increase in freight volumes, but having been in negative territory for several months in the last year, it was able to recover […]
Perishables traffic drives Christchurch Airport tonnage
Trade officials at Christchurch Airport in New Zealand are forecasting a strong peak season this year as tonnage continues to grow. The gateway handled more than 30,000 tonnes in the year ending 30 June 2017 – a five per cent rise on the previous 12 months, but in the last quarter tonnage was up 15 […]
Emirates SkyCargo helps Sri Lankan seafood exports to Europe
Sri Lanka’s fish exporters are experiencing a boom following the resumption of shipments to Europe, and Emirates SkyCargo is playing a key role in helping them capitalise on this resurgence. The carrier is currently transporting about 100 tonnes of fish a week from Colombo to markets in Europe and the US, a noteworthy increase over […]
Second perishables acquisition for Panalpina in 24 hours
Panalpina has made another acquisition in the shape of German perishables firm Cool Chain Group (CCG) – only 24 hours after it announced it was taking over Dutch perishables handler Interfresh Airfreight Handling. The move is part of the freight forwarder’s strategy to strengthen its Perishables Network as it puts a focus on the vertical after […]
Panalpina acquires Dutch perishables specialist Interfresh
Panalpina has acquired Dutch company Interfresh Airfreight Handling – which specialises in the Customs clearance and last-mile distribution of imported perishables from Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Panalpina will also takeover sister companies Fresh Cargo Connection and Dutch Cargo Connection, subject to conditions. All three companies are fully owned by CEO and founder of Interfresh, Sonja Kauffman. […]
Pharma, perishables and e-commerce help Hactl soar
Hong Kong’s (HK) air cargo market has been flying high this year and the biggest cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has benefitted from the strong growth, writes Justin Burns. From January to June year-on-year tonnage was up 16.6 per cent to 860,242 tonnes and Hactl has outperformed the market every month […]
Peru looking to start direct perishables service to NY and Miami
Asparagus and blueberries are set to be flown directly to New York and Miami in the US from Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) in Peru. According to the online edition of Peruvian publication La Republica, they will be shipped on an Airbus A300 with 43 tonnes of capacity. TRU serves Peru’s third largest city, […]
60 Seconds with Fitsum Abadi
Ethiopian Cargo is Africa’s largest and fastest growing freight carrier and has ambitions to grow its network and offering significantly in the years to come. In June, it opened a new $150 million cargo terminal in Addis Ababa, giving it capacity of one million tonnes. Air Cargo Week spoke to Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics managing […]
Tonnage growing strongly at DFW with more to come
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s (DFW) strategy of positioning the hub as a gateway between Latin America (LATAM) and Asia is proving fruitful. Through June 2017, DFW handled more than 435,900 tonnes, a rise of 12 per cent on the same period last year, which has put it on track to surpass the 829,800 tonnes […]
2017 could be an exciting year for United Cargo
United Cargo is excited by the opportunities 2017 could bring, especially with new routes boosting export capacity, regional sales manager for Latin America, Carlos Medrano (pictured) tells Air Cargo Week. A major source of excitement is new widebody non-stop service from Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport to New York’s Newark Liberty International Airport. The […]
Cherry bloom helps to drive tonnage at Sea-Tac
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) has bloomed this year as a bumper cherry harvest and increasing seafood shipments have helped drive tonnage. In the first half of 2017, volumes were up 19.6 per cent as it absorbs additional capacity from four new services added in 2016 and embarks on a potentially record-breaking cherry export season. Cargo […]
Panalpina now licensed to handle organic fruit and veg at LUX
Panalpina’s hub at Luxembourg Airport (LUX) has been officially licensed by Certysis to handle organic fruits and vegetables. This makes Panalpina the first and only licensed receiver of organic produce at LUX, one of Europe’s busiest airports by cargo tonnage. Panalpina says this shows the company’s commitment to developing the Panalpina Perishables Network not just […]
Solar panels to help power Finnair’s new cargo terminal
Solar power will help Finnair keep its salmon and pharmaceuticals fresh at its new COOL Nordic Cargo Hub in Helsinki, which will begin full cargo operations in January 2018. Finnair’s new cargo facility at Helsinki Airport will use solar power produced by 1,200 panels installed on the building’s roof. Each of the panels can produce […]
Seafood tonnage at Oslo Airport set to double in 2017
Seafood freight through Oslo Airport in Norway is on the up and the gateway expects to handle double the amount of fresh fish in 2017. Oslo Airport is now served by 17 weekly cargo flights exclusively serving the Norwegian seafood market. In the last eight months, Emirates Sky Cargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Cargolux, Turkish Cargo, CAL […]
Panalpina seeing fresh African perishable trends
Panalpina is well positioned to grow its airfreight perishable volumes from Kenya, but there are some new trends emerging and challenges ahead. In May, it said it would acquire Kenyan forwarder Air Connection, a specialist in the export of flowers and vegetables. This follows the buy-out last year of Airflo in Kenya and launch of […]
Extensive opportunities for Siginon, but imports slow this year
Kenyan cargo handler Siginon Aviation believes there are plenty of future opportunities for it as Kenya and Nairobi ‘s airfreight market continues to grow. Siginon handles for Qatar Airways Cargo, Cargolux, Singapore Airlines Cargo, CargoLogicAir and others at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO). Imports manager, Jared Oswago (pictured below) says Kenya is the regional […]
New cool chain facility adds perishables capacity at Durban
A new 99.2 million Rand ($7.3 million) state-of-the-art cold storage facility has been opened within the Dube TradePort Special Economic Zone at Durban’s King Shaka International Airport in South Africa. The iDube Cold Storage Facility will cater to the growing demand in chilled and frozen perishables storage within the region. It will initially cater to meat importers servicing local […]
Strategic partnership penned by Schenker and Sichuan JiuYe Export
A strategic partnership has been penned by DB Schenker and Sichuan JiuYe Export – a China-based B2B food trading company – for cooperation on the logistics and movement of perishables. Sichuan JiuYe provides cross border one-stop supply chain services to agriculture, food e-commerce and food companies in China and abroad. It’s man export market is eastern Europe […]
Dreamliners to boost El Al’s global cargo capabilities
El Al Israel Airlines will have 200 per cent more cargo capacity by 2020 as it welcomes 16 Boeing 787 Dreamliners into its fleet to replace Boeing 767s and 747s as part of a $1.25 billion investment. Two Dreamliners will be phased in this year, while an additional 14 aircraft will be phased in by […]
American sees room for more growth at its key US hub
Miami International Airport (MIA) represents a key hub for American Airlines Cargo due to its extensive links into the Americas and perishables unsurprisingly make up much of the cargo volumes. The carrier runs about 340 flights out of MIA on a daily basis to 132 destinations and it is the airline’s largest international gateway. American […]
Digital innovations and flowers high priorities for AFKLMP
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is focussing much of its energy on digitisation and innovation. The launch of myCargo is contributing to its ambition to innovate customer service by offering relevant and improved digital services. A personalised toolkit for customers, namely employees working at freight forwarders, myCargo is a portal where customers can make bookings, quote […]
Community approach and cargo initiatives paying off at Schiphol
E-commerce, pharmaceuticals and perishables helped propel Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to year-on-year (YOY) tonnage of 8.5 per cent in the first five months of 2017. In May alone, there was a YOY uplift of 12.3 per cent and head of cargo, Jonas van Stekelenburg (pictured below) says the gateway is happy with the progress as various […]
Kuehne + Nagel acquires two forwarders specialising in perishables
Kuehne + Nagel has expanded its global perishables network with the acquisition of CFI (Commodity Forwarders Inc) an airfreight forwarder of perishables products in the US, and Trillvane Ltd, one of the largest perishables specialists in Kenya. These it says will add more than 150,000 tonnes of perishables to the forwarder’s perishables network and further “strengthens […]
Icelandair Cargo recovering after fishing strike hits business
A fishing strike in Iceland in the first two months of 2017 hit seafood exports at Icelandair Cargo and the carrier is still recovering. Fisherman stayed on land after a disagreement with trawler owners over wages and industry taxes. Exports of seafood were affected and as the sector makes up most of its outgoing traffic […]
WorldACD: fairy tale year for air cargo continues
The fairy tale continued in May for the air cargo industry, according to the latest figures monthly report by WorldACD Market Data. The analyst says in May showed a “formidable” year-over-year (YoY) increase in chargeable weight of 12.8 per cent (13.8 per cent in DTK’s), coupled with a YoY yield rise of five per cent in […]
Strong business at Qantas Freight driven by Asia and the US
Asia and the US are the most buoyant trade lanes for Qantas Freight and the main focus for the Australian carrier. Qantas Freight executive manager, Alison Webster says both are in high demand across its freighter and belly network, while services between Sydney and Auckland are also very strong. Domestically, Webster says the busiest lanes […]
Strong start to 2017 for Brussels Airlines Cargo
The first five months of 2017 have yielded volumes growth of 36 per cent for Brussels Airlines Cargo with African trade lanes driving the performance. Last month alone, in May, it saw a 46 per cent uplift and the strong performance is being put down to three factors. Vice president of cargo, Alban Francois (pictured […]
