CEVA completes Phase One of Rolls-Royce project
CEVA Logistics has completed Phase One of a major global inbound aero logistics project for Rolls-Royce to manage shipments of aerospace parts for its civil and defence divisions. Over 1,200 shipments per week weighing on average 300-500 kilogrammes and ranging from small parcels to out-of-gauge are moved into multiple Rolls-Royce facilities across the UK, Germany, […]
Panalpina opens Singapore logistics centre
Panalpina has opened its new purpose build logistics centre in Singapore, located on Pioneer View, covering an area of 3.5 football pitches. The facility is constructed over six floors and offering 25,800 m2 of usable warehouse space, of which the majority is already rented out to customers. Speaking at the official opening of the facility, […]
Moderate growth for Changi Airport in May
Singapore Changi Airport experienced moderate growth in airfreight in May, with a 1.8 per cent year-on-year increase to 180,490 tonnes. So far in 2018 airfreight has grown by 3.4 per cent, handling 872,000 tonnes in the first five months of the year. The year started off strongly with 10.7 per cent growth in January, followed […]
Air cargo keeps on flying around the world
First, the good news: there are no hotspots anyone is missing but some routes are doing better than others, writes Michael Mackey. The explanation for this is simple: the industry has seen a surge in demand that is broadly-based, both geographically and in terms of sectors. That written, some routes and some parts of the […]
Changi cargo volumes dip 0.6% in March
Cargo volumes at Changi Airport have dipped by 0.6 per cent year-on-year in March, handling 187,550 tonnes. In the first quarter, cargo increased by 3.6 per cent to 512,100 tonnes, having seen 10.7 per cent year-on-year growth in January to 175,600 tonnes, followed by growth of 1.4 per cent in February to 148,900 tonnes. Japan […]
Cargo growth at Changi Airport slows in February
Growth has slowed at Changi Airport in February, rising 1.4 per cent year-on-year compared to the double digit increase seen in January. The Singapore airport handled 148,930 tonnes of cargo in February, a 1.4 per cent increase on the same month of 2017 when it handled 146,900 tonnes. So far this year Changi Airport has […]
WCA prepares for ‘record-breaking’ celebration
Independent freight forwarders network WCA is preparing for its “largest gathering of independent freight forwarders” at its 10th Annual Worldwide conference in Singapore, March 4 – 8. The conference, which will attract more than 2,800 members, will be a celebration of powerful partnerships and continued business expansion and is to be held at the Suntec […]
Cargo at Changi starts 2018 with double digit growth
Following a record breaking year in 2017, cargo volumes at Changi Airport continued to grow with a double digit increase in January. The Singapore airport experienced 7.9 per cent growth in 2017, crossing the two million tonne mark for the first time by handling 2.13 million tonnes. It has followed this up in January with […]
B&H wins two-year VSE Aviation contract in Singapore
Aerospace logistics company and winner of the 2018 BIFA Freight Service award for Supply Chain Management, B&H Worldwide has been awarded a two-year contract to manage the warehousing, operation and storage of spare parts for VSE Aviation at the B&H regional hub in Singapore. Operating from its established facility in the Singapore Free Trade Zone, […]
NCA and SIA Cargo build on block space agreement with new MoU
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop strategic partnership, building on existing block space agreements. In the first phase, the two airlines have agreed to introduce codeshare services on routes between Tokyo and Singapore after 1 April 2018, subject to regulatory approval, which will […]
Changi Airport passes two million tonne barrier in 2017
Changi Airport’s cargo figures have passed the two million tonne mark for the first time with throughput growing 7.9 per cent in 2017. The Singapore airport handled 2.13 million tonnes in 2017, with registering strong growth in every month of the year, ending with a 6.4 per cent year-on-year increase in December to 188,742 tonnes. […]
Asia Pacific continues to rise as emerging markets open up
The current peak season may be stealing the lime light, but underlying it all has been a solid year for the industry and for one market in particular – SE Asia – air cargo supply chain executives are upbeat on the market’s solid future despite the challenges, Donald Urquhart writes. It is not hard to […]
Asia Pacific remains the perishables sector’s biggest growth market
The perishables sector shows clearly the new conventional wisdom – that China is mightily important – but also sketches out the considerable mileage still to tap. There can be no doubting the scale or the importance of the sector as bigger players in the market testify. “Perishables is a major cargo segment handled at Changi […]
Unilode moves to larger facility in Singapore
Unilode Aviation Solutions has moved its unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre in Singapore into a larger facility near the Changi Airfreight Centre. The repair station has a 800 m2 warehouse, 250 m2 of office space and an extensive outside storage area. It holds the certification of the Civil Aviation Authority of […]
AAPA: air cargo demand up 5.8% in October
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of October released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed healthy demand growth in the Asia Pacific region. AAPA says reflecting the sustained upturn in global trade for consumer and intermediate goods, Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand, as measured in freight tonne kilometres […]
Cargo at Gatwick grows 23% as profits pass £140m
Cargo volumes have increased 23.3 per cent at Gatwick Airport and profits before tax are up to £140.7 million ($186.7 million). For the six months ending 30 September 2017, cargo was up helped the airport’s expanding long haul network, including flights to Singapore, Seattle and Denver operated by Norwegian, and RwandAir flights to Kigali. Before […]
Cargo growth slows at Changi but still up five per cent
The growth in cargo volumes at Changi Airport has slowed in October but was still up five per cent year-on-year. The airport in Singapore handled 185,800 tonnes of cargo in October 2017 compared to 177,000 tonnes in the same month of 2016. Year-on-year growth in October was lower than the previous three months; July had […]
DHL Express to expand its HK hub with €335m investment
DHL Express is to invest €335 million in its Central Asia Hub (CAH) – in partnership with the Airport Authority Hong Kong. The expansion brings DHL’s commitment to the hub to over €520 million, making it the largest infrastructural investment by DHL Express in Asia Pacific to date. The express freight firm says the development […]
SIA Cargo turns around its financial figures
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo turned around a loss of S$45 million (US$33 million) last year to an operating profit of $32 million in the first half of the 2017/18 financial year. The carrier says revenue improved $122 million as freight carriage growth of 6.1 per cent was further supported by a 6.7 per cent improvement […]
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 […]
Singapore Changi’s tonnage continues to climb in September
Singapore Changi Airport registered a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 9.8 per cent in airfreight throughput in September to 183,560 tonnes. In the first nine months of the year, the gateway has handled 1.56 million tonnes, a YOY rise of 8.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2016. Among Changi’s top 10 cargo markets, […]
Network expansion helps Arlanda rise at double digit rates
Cargo volumes have increased 10.6 per cent in the first half of 2017 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport with intercontinental contributing to the growth, Swedavia cargo director, Ylva Arvidsson tells Air Cargo Week. She says the cargo business is “doing great” and cargo capacity continues to expand with Singapore Airlines launching direct Stockholm – Singapore flights […]
Pharma@Changi launched to improve pharma handling at Changi
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has formalised the Pharma@Changi initiative, a community of partners from the air cargo supply chain who will work towards strengthening Changi’s capabilities to handle pharmaceuticals. The partner companies who signed the memorandum of understanding are Bollore Logistics, CEVA Logistics Singapore, DHL Global Forwarding, dnata Singapore, Expeditors Singapore, Global Airfreight International, SATS, […]
Asia continues to drive air cargo demand, ACI reports
The Airports Council International (ACI) says airports in China contributed 23.5 per cent to growth in air cargo volumes in 2016 as business continues to shift eastward. This was detailed in latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Report by ACI, which found Chinese hubs are the largest contributor to global growth in overall air transport […]
Double-digit tonnage rise in August for Changi
Singapore Changi Airport registered a 10.7 per cent increase in airfreight throughput to 180,590 tonnes in August, up on the 163,100 tonnes in the same month in 2016. In the first eight months of 2017, the gateway has handled 1.37 million tonnes, a 7.9 per cent rise on the same period last year. Changi has […]
Double digit cargo growth for Changi in July
Changi Airport has shot back into double-digit year-on-year growth with an 11.2 per cent increase in cargo volumes in July. The Singapore airport handled 179,550 tonnes in July, compared to 161,400 tonnes in the same month last year, with all months of 2017 registering year-on-year growth. July saw the second strongest year-on-year increase after May, […]
X2 members save Air Asia plane stranded with engine failure
When an Airbus A330 operated by Air Asia X got stuck in Perth due to a mid-flight engine failure, members of the X2 Logistics Network helped transport parts from around the world to get the aircraft back in service. Experts at AGX chartered an Ilyushin IL-76 from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and a Boeing 747 […]
New long-haul routes drive Gatwick’s tonnage surge
Gatwick Airport handled 7,865 tonnes in July – a year-on-year (YOY) increase of 20.4 per cent on same month in 2016 – as it was boosted by new long-haul belly routes to Asia and the US. In the last 12 months, the gateway has processed 86,544 tonnes, up 18.4 per cent on the 73,096 tonnes […]
Drinks are on UPS as it expands alcohol shipping services across Asia
UPS can ship wine, beer and spirits to businesses and consumers to 10 destinations across Asia Pacific using its Express shipping services. This broadens the number of alcohol shipment destinations across UPS’s global network that permit the import of the three types of alcohol, and UPS can now serve 24 of the top 35 wine […]
Changi Airport continues to grow with 5.5% increase in June
Cargo volumes at Changi Airport continue to grow with a 5.5 per cent year-on-year increase in June to 172,040 tonnes. The airport has seen year-on-year growth in every month of 2017, varying from 0.5 per cent in January to 12.6 per cent in May. It has handled 1.02 million tonnes in the first six months […]
