City Union Logistics has transported transformers weighing 900 tons in nine freighter charters for General Electric from Changzhou, China, to Cairo in Egypt. The XLProjects member chartered four Antonov AN-124 flights and five with a Boeing 747F to move the… Continue Reading
UK Logistics professionals have warned the government’s Brexit negotiators to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) as the clock keeps ticking on Britain’s departure from the EU. The FTA membership association, representing… Continue Reading
Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Fraport) is to sell its entire 30% stake in niche German hub Hannover airport to iCON Flughafen (iCON) for €109.2m. In 2017, the northern German airport handled 16,861 tonnes of cargo, down from just under 19,000… Continue Reading
Denmark-based logistics operator DSV recorded an 11% increase in airfreight volumes to 336,300 tonnes during the first half of 2018, driven mainly by a “strong performance” in EMEA and Americas exports. The rise in DSV’s half year air cargo throughput outpaced… Continue Reading
Schiphol Airport saw its cargo volumes decline by 2.6% in the first half of the year as a result of fewer freighter services. The airport handled a total of 844,317 tonnes of cargo during the first six months of 2018,… Continue Reading
GARD Workshop in India Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are stepping up their training programme for disaster preparedness training for Indian airports. The two organisations are expanding Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD)… Continue Reading
Joseph Castellanos (L) and Will Staddon (R) Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has appointed three new members of staff to support its global expansion. The company has appointed Will Staddon as manager – partner alliances, Stewart Morland, business development… Continue Reading
Air cargo volume growth stagnated in June for the first time in two years, according to the latest figures from analyst WorldACD. According to the company, June saw air cargo grow by 0.4% in June, compared with a 3.7% increase… Continue Reading
Data source: ACI World Airports Council International (ACI) World reported that April’s freight volumes increased 4.5%, outpacing a slow March, with the market displaying “some resilience” despite the threat of trade wars, although the high growth of 2017 is “starting… Continue Reading
MAB Kargo today completed a charter flight carrying 1,500 sheep across the Java Sea from Surabaya to Kuala Lumpur. Flight MH6435 departed Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport at 17:05 with 50 tonnes of livestock and landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport… Continue Reading