cargo-partner introduces airfreight consols between W Europe and Asia
As cargo-partner continues to grow its profile and operations across Western Europe, the logistics specialist now offers a comprehensive number of weekly airfreight solutions from major airports in Austria, Germany, UK, Sweden and Netherlands to over ten destinations across India, China, Singapore and Thailand. Jo Feiks, corporate director product management air cargo, explained: “As airfreight […]
UPS appoints new MD to lead Singapore and Malaysia markets
The appointment of UPS’s new managing director of Singapore and Malaysia, Chika Imakita, brings over two decades of experience within the organisation. Imakita plans to focus on empowering small/medium businesses (SMBs) and driving UPS’s global ESG goals. Based in Singapore, she will spearhead UPS’s express delivery, logistics operations and strategic growth initiatives across both markets. […]
transport logistic and air cargo event planned for Singapore in 2023
The Southeast Asian edition of transport logistic and air cargo will take place in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on September 13-15 2023. MMI Asia, the regional subsidiary of Messe Muenchen (MMG), announced the dates together with key industry stakeholders Changi Airport Group, SATS Ltd and DHL Express. This edition is the latest in the leading […]
QuickSTAT facility opens in Singapore
QuickSTAT, a subsidiary of Kuehne+Nagel, has opened a new control tower and conditioning facility in Singapore. The investment is part of Kuehne+Nagel and QuickSTAT’s pharma and healthcare strategy to further expand their logistics capabilities to serve customers across Asia Pacific. As a leading biomedical science hub in the heart of Asia and its proximity to […]
dnata Singapore appoints Abdullah
dnata Singapore appoints Abdullah. The air services provider has announced the appointment of Musdalifa Abdullah as the company’s managing director for Singapore. In his role, Musdalifa will oversee dnata’s ground handling, cargo and catering operations at Changi Airport in Singapore. He will manage a team of 1,800 employees, ensuring world-class services and safety for over […]
Lödige Industries supports dnata’s Changi cargo warehouse modernisation
Lödige Industries, a leading global provider of cargo terminal solutions, has announced that it has been selected by dnata Singapore to modernise and upgrade its cargo warehouse at Changi Airport. Designed to handle an annual turnover of 550,000 tonnes, the facility will incorporate new advanced ULD handling equipment and control technology, replacing and enhancing existing […]
UPS enhances Singapore healthcare supply chain capabilities
UPS’s freight forwarding operation at Changi Airport, Singapore has received IATA CEIV Pharma Certification for pharmaceutical logistics. The certification is the first for UPS in Asia Pacific and strengthens the value proposition of UPS’s healthcare logistics offering in the region. It is a further validation of its capabilities in the safe, secure and efficient transportation […]
Kuehne + Nagel to accelerate development in Asia Pacific
Following the successful combination of the former three European regions into one Europe, the significant growth and successful integration of three major acquisitions in the North America region, the focus for the years to come is on Asia Pacific. Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics providers, sets path for further and accelerated […]
Changi Airport to pursue IATA CEIV Fresh certificate
Changi Airport Group will work with other parties in Singapore to earn the first IATA CEIV Fresh certificate in Southeast Asia by April 2020. The airport operator will work with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, Enterprise Singapore and Workforce Singapore to support the air cargo community with dnata Singapore and Singapore Airlines as pioneer […]
B&H CEO moves to Singapore as Asia Pacific booms
CEO of B&H Worldwide, Stuart Allen has relocated to Singapore to oversee expansion in the Asia Pacific region. Based at the B&H Worldwide facility within the ALPS Free Trade Zone at Singapore’s Changi Airport, he will lead growth plans. B&H has doubled the size of its operations in Hong Kong and Melbourne, Australia and will […]
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, […]
Antonov provides air support for Oil Spill Response
Antonov Airlines is continuing to provide air support to Oil Spill Response after it ordered a second transport skid for its oil capping stack in Singapore. The transport skid will be available to Subsea Well Intervention Services subscribers in the fourth quarter, and will supplement the existing skid located in Stavanger, Norway. The first stack […]
Qatar Airways adds Changi to freighter network
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Singapore as the newest freighter destination on its transpacific freighter route, with two Boeing 777 Freighter flights a week. The flights arrive into Singapore from Chicago, and from Singapore depart for Macau on Tuesdays and Saturdays onward to Los Angeles, Mexico City and Guadalajara before arriving in Doha via Liege. […]
Bollore Logistics unveils Blue Hub warehouse
Bollore Logistics has invested S$100 million in the Blue Hub in Singapore, a 50,000 sq m warehouse to support perfume and cosmetic customers. The fully automated warehouse features a multi-shuttle system for optimising storage density while ensuring optimal inventory rotation. It is equipped with a 43-metre-tall Spiralveyor conveyor with high energy efficiency, generating energy savings […]
Freight breaks profit records at Air Partner
Air Partner has built on its outstanding performance in 2017 with the Freight division’s profits growing 45% for the year ending on 31 January 2019. Gross profits for the Freight division increased 45.3% to £4.9 million, up from £3.4 million in 2018 and representing 13.8% of the group’s overall gross profit. The Freight team was […]
Etihad Cargo adds freighter flights to Changi
Etihad Cargo has extended its freighter network with the launch of weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Singapore’s Changi Airport. The weekly flight, EY9821 operates on Thursdays, leaving Abu Dhabi at 09.45 and landing in Singapore at 21.45h. The flight leaves Singapore at 23.45 and then continues to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam landing at […]
AirBridgeCargo breaks records with 40 tonne shipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has shown its expertise in transporting outsized cargo with a record breaking 40-tonne shipment, showcasing its abcXL product. The 8-metre long single spare part, weighing 37.5 tonnes was trucked from the Belgian plant of maritime construction company, Jan De Nul Group to Frankfurt as part of the transportation organised by freight forwarder Ziegler. […]
Changi Airport aims to be the premier pharma hub
As a leading biomedical manufacturing hub in Asia Pacific, airfreight is very important to the industry in Singapore, who are benefitting from Changi Airport’s ambition of becoming the premier pharmaceutical air cargo hub in the region. Lim Ching Kiat, managing director for air hub development at Changi Airport Group says that eight of the top […]
Oscar Thwin joins Air Partner’s Asia Pacific team
Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight, joining the recently opened office in Singapore. Thwin has 36 years of aviation industry experience and prior to joining Air Partner, he was station manager for Airline Network Services in Chicago, and also previously worked for Singapore Airlines, Cargo Airport Services and […]
IATA WCS 2019: Royal Air Maroc joins Cargo iQ
Royal Air Maroc has become the latest airline to join Cargo iQ, signing up at the 2019 IATA World Cargo Symposium in Singapore. The airline, which has its headquarters at Casablanca-Anfa Airport in Morocco joins more than 80 Cargo iQ members including airlines, forwarders, ground handling agents and IT companies. Salim Quouninich, director cargo at […]
Air Partner opens Houston and Singapore offices
Air Partner has extended its global reach to serve the needs of international customers with offices in Houston, Texas and Singapore. Located in the Woodlands area of the city, the Houston office opened its doors in mid-February, strengthening Air Partner’s presence in the US. The company also has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; New York […]
Jettainer and the ULD celebrate anniversaries
Jettainer is celebrating 60 years of the ULD with a special container, which will also be used for a second anniversary, its own 15th birthday. The journey starts on 7 March in Frankfurt, with the container going to Singapore for the IATA World Cargo Symposium where Jettainer’s 15th anniversary will be celebrated. More than 20 […]
B&H Worldwide creates new role for Chris Allen
Chris Allen will fill the newly created role of business development manager at aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide. He will be based in Singapore at the B&H facility within the ALPS Free Trade Zone at Changi Airport, and will be responsible for identifying opportunities for the company to grow its products and services across Asia. […]
Cargo grows at Changi despite year-end slow down
Airfreight volumes at Singapore Changi Airport grew by 1.4% in 2018 despite demand slowing down at the end of the year. The airport handled 2.15 million tonnes in 2018, with growth in all segments – exports, imports and transhipments. For the year, the top airfreight markets were China, Australia, Hong Kong, the US and India. […]
B&H Worldwide opens second Singapore Control Tower
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has established a second Control Tower at its climate-controlled facility in Singapore, at Changi Airport. The Control Tower leverages Singapore’s position as one of the fastest growing aerospace markets in the world, with connectivity across the Far East and Oceania. It is located within the ALPS Free Trade Zone, providing […]
va-Q-tec opens up in Singapore
va-Q-tec has expanded its global footprint in Asia Pacific with the establishment of an entity in Singapore. Singapore is a central logistics hub with a modern airport and infrastructure, and home to more than 30 pharmaceutical technology firms with offices and manufacturing plants. The temperature controlled pharma market is projected to grow in excess of […]
Panalpina earns GDP for Singapore logistics centre
Panalpina has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its logistics centre in Singapore, making it the 32nd GDP certified location. The certificate was issued by Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA), having demonstrated compliance with HSA GDP guidelines. With the certificate, Panalpina is authorised to store, handle and distribute medicines in the local market and […]
FedEx connects Sydney with Singapore
FedEx Express has launched four flights a week between Sydney and Singapore to meet customer demand for capacity, particularly for heavyweight shipments. Australian customers will benefit from increased capacity and reliability to transport retail freight, healthcare products, perishables and lithium ion batteries between the markets. Customers in Sydney will have a three-hour cut-off time for […]
Singapore Airlines launches THRUCOOL for high-value pharma
Singapore Airlines has launched THRUCOOL, a service to transport high-value, time-sensitive and temperature controlled pharmaceutical cargo with speed and reliability. THRUCOOL offers dedicated cold chain services to safeguard the integrity of pharmaceuticals and healthcare shipments, including priority uplift and handling, quick ramp transfer at airports, cold room facilities, as well as thermal blankets and covers […]
SF Airlines connects Changi Airport with Shenzhen
Changi Airport Group has welcomed the arrival of SF Airlines’ inaugural flight from Shenzhen, making it the first Chinese express airline to operate between Singapore and China. China is Changi’s largest air cargo market, with more than 270,000 tonnes of throughput for the 12 months ending June 2018, and SF Airlines’ weekly Boeing 767 Freighter […]