Polar Air Cargo renews GSA contract with Network Cargo in Canada
Polar Air Cargo and Network Cargo are pleased to announce that they have extended their GSA contract agreement for a further three years, from July 1 2023. Network Cargo, the General Sales and Services Agent branch of the Network Aviation Group in North America, have been reappointed by Polar Air Cargo (PO) as their GSA […]
Vancouver Airport beats cargo targets
As the closest major North American city to Asia, transpacific traffic is very important to Vancouver, which has broken cargo targets years earlier than planned. Jason Tse, manager commercial leasing – cargo of Vancouver Airport Authority says the airport in British Columbia handled more than 338,000 tonnes of cargo in 2018, 8.1% more than 2017, […]
Menzies Aviation acquires GTO Global Logistics
Menzies Aviation has extended its footprint in Canada buy acquiring Vancouver-based logistics service provider GTO Global Logistics. GTO provides airfreight, ocean LCL, domestic/cross border road services, storage and customs brokerage at airports and ports in Canada, and will be integrated into the Air Menzies International business division. AMI provides wholesale airfreight and express services exclusively […]
Rhenus comes to Canada with Rodair acquisition
Rhenus Group has established its own network in Canada with the acquisition of Toronto-headquartered logistics provider Rodair. Rodair’s core business activities include international freight forwarding, project logistics, courier, warehousing and distribution, 3PL services and e-commerce solutions. The company was founded in 1996 and has business sites in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. One major focus lies […]
Vancouver Airport realising vision of connecting the Americas with Asia
Vancouver International Airport’s vision of being the airport connecting Asia and the Americas has been a major driver of growth in recent years, Vancouver Airport Authority vice president of commercial development, Scott Norris says. Cargo has registered strong growth so far in 2017, following record-breaking passenger numbers in 2016, which increased capacity and activity, meaning […]
ECS Group and Exp-Air Cargo join forces in North America
ECS Group and Exp-Air Cargo have joined forces to consolidate its position in the general sales and service agent market across the Americas. Exp-Air Cargo was founded in 1990 with its headquarters in Montreal, and offices in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton, and predominantly focuses on the US and Canadian markets. Exp-Air Canada managing director, […]
C.H. Robinson opens global forwarding office in Vancouver
C.H. Robinson continues to expand its Global Forwarding division by opening a new global forwarding office in Vancouver. The new office will be led by Sohrab Kazerooni, who has been with the company for the past five years. The forwarder says Vancouver is a strong commercial market, was strategically chosen as the location for this office […]
Gatwick Airport cargo volumes continue recovery in August
Gatwick Airport’s cargo volumes have continued their recovery, rising by 12.7 per cent in August to 6,396 tonnes. The August 2016 figure was above the 5,677 tonnes handled in the same month of 2015, but August 2015 had seen a 26 per cent year-on-year fall from the 7,668 tonnes processed in August 2014. On a […]
Cathay Pacific to increase Vancouver and Boston flights
Cathay Pacific is to increase North American services from March 2017 by flying to Boston daily and an extra three flights a week to Vancouver. From 26 March Cathay Pacific will make Boston services daily while Vancouver will add receive three extra flights a week from 28 March using an Airbus A350, serving the Canadian […]
WestJet connects Gatwick with six Canadian cities
Gatwick Airport has received 28 new weekly flights to Canada with WestJet launching routes to Toronto, St John’s, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg. The low cost carrier will have bellyhold cargo capacity, and will use Boeing 767-300s on all the services except the St John’s flights, which will use a Boeing 737. The Toronto flights […]
Cargo down 26% for Gatwick in March
Gatwick Airport has experienced a double-digit fall in cargo volumes in March, falling by 26.1 per cent to 5,832 tonnes. The March figures continue the downward trend seen this year, with January seeing volumes fall by almost 10 per cent and February saw a double-digit drop. Despite cargo volumes continuing to plummet, Gatwick Airport chief […]
