Liege Airport issues call for papers for 'Air Cargo Excellence' forum

Liege Airport issues call for papers for 'Air Cargo Excellence' forum Liege Airport will host a forum and networking event focussed on sharing best practices and defining common objectives to achieve excellence in air cargo on December 4, 2017. This event will be concluded by the celebration of 20...

Geodis to manage BMW’s Regional Distribution Center in Korea

Geodis to manage BMW’s Regional Distribution Center in Korea In April 2017, BMW Korea opened a new Regional Parts Distribution Center for BMW, MINI and motorcycle spare parts in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, 70 kilometers south of Seoul. GEODIS ...

Construction of new pier in full swing at Budapest Airport

Construction of new pier in full swing at Budapest Airport The construction of the new, 225-meter-long pier adjoining Terminal 2B is progressing well at Budapest Airport. The contractor, KÉSZ, is currently pouring the concrete floor of the departure level. The staircases supporting the boarding corridors...

The seven critical steps to successful warehouse automation

The seven critical steps to successful warehouse automation Omnichannel retailers are turning their attentions to warehouse automation. The reasons may be all too apparent, but the path to a successful project is not so obvious, writes Neil Adco...

For Halifax Stanfield, focus is on freighter activity to Asia, Europe

For Halifax Stanfield, focus is on freighter activity to Asia, Europe Halifax Stanfield International Airport is Atlantic Canada’s principal full-service airport providing passengers and cargo clients with access to markets across the globe. The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) is a...

Delays in engine deliveries shadowed Airbus H1 2017 results

Delays in engine deliveries shadowed Airbus H1 2017 results The European aircraft manufacturer has taken a hit in Q2 profits owing to the delays in engine delivery that led to postponement of releases of crafts, however, maintained its guidance for the full ye...

Decongesting logistic hubs with digitisation

Decongesting logistic hubs with digitisation In a supply chain, logistics hubs are the junction points which witness the maximum action. These are the trans-shipment hotspots where massive volumes of cargo converge, are reassigned, and are then sent on their way to the consignee. Airports, ocean...

Port of Baltimore continues to set records in 2017

Port of Baltimore continues to set records in 2017 For the first time, the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s public marine terminals surpassed one million tonnes of general cargo in one month, handling a total of 1,007,704 tonnes in May and leapfrogging past the previous record of 923,030...

AMES names Ben Ward as general manager of PEMCO division

AMES names Ben Ward as general manager of PEMCO division Airborne Maintenance & Engineering Services (AMES), a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group, has named Ben Ward as general manager of its PEMCO World Air Services divisi...

Construction of Amazon’s £100 million logistics facility in Doncaster completes

Construction of Amazon’s £100 million logistics facility in Doncaster completes Real estate investor and developer, Verdion, has completed construction of the new 1.1 million sq ft (102,190 sq m), £100 million logistics facility for Amazon at iPort, its 6 million sq ft (557,400 sq m) strategic rail...

American Airlines Cargo expands European trucking services

American Airlines Cargo expands European trucking services American Airlines Cargo has expanded and extended its European trucking network this summer to better serve an even greater number of customers. The trucking services operate using flight numbers, connecting offline cities and online points...

Cargo volumes for IAG Cargo up 6.4 percent in Q2 2017

Cargo volumes for IAG Cargo up 6.4 percent in Q2 2017 IAG Cargo has reported commercial revenue of €260 million over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2017, an increase of 7.6 percent on 2016 at constant exchange. Overall yield for the quarter was up 1.1 percent at constant exchange. Volumes were...

Boeing reports strong results in Q2 2017

Boeing reports strong results in Q2 2017 The New York Stock Exchange listed aircraft manufacturer, the Boeing Company has reported strong earnings and operating cash flow in the second quarter of 2017, driven by improved operating performance. Second-quarter earnings per share increased to $2.89...

Etihad registers dip in cargo revenue

Etihad registers dip in cargo revenue Etihad Airways has announced its 2016 financial results, recording a net loss of $ 1.87 billion on US$ 8.36 billion in revenues as one-off impairment charges and fuel hedging losses weighed against a solid performance of the core airline....

Deutsche Bahn profits improve in H1 2017

Deutsche Bahn profits improve in H1 2017 Deutsche Bahn AG has reported broad based growth for the first half of 2017. In logistics segment, DB Schenker generated growth across the board, and especially in air freight (up 11.4 percent) and ocean freight (up 8.9 percent). Contract logistics grew again...

Delta Air Lines names Shawn Cole as VP Delta Cargo

Delta Air Lines names Shawn Cole as VP Delta Cargo Delta Air Lines has named Shawn Cole, vice president of Delta Cargo. Cole is responsible for ensuring that the airline’s logistics division continues to deliver on superior commercial, financial and operational performan...

Port Houston continues strong path towards growth

Port Houston continues strong path towards growth The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority met in its regular session on July 25. “Port Houston has already handled nearly 20 million tonnes of cargo this year, reflecting an increase of 13 percent from the same period last year,” said Roger...

Rickenbacker Airport records strong cargo growth in H1 2017

Rickenbacker Airport records strong cargo growth in H1 2017 Passenger and cargo volumes at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) increased significantly year-to-date over 2016, supported by a thriving regional economy, new air service announcements...

Singapore Changi Airport sees steady cargo growth in June this year

Singapore Changi Airport sees steady cargo growth in June this year Singapore Changi Airport sees 5.5 percent year-on-year increase in the cargo shipments handled in the month of June. From January to June, 1.02 million tonnes of airfreight throughput was shipped through Changi, rising 6.8 percent...

Qatar Airways boosts Colombo service

Qatar Airways boosts Colombo service Qatar Airways will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service from Doha to Colombo from August 1, 2017. In addition two of the four daily flights will be serviced by the B777-300ER aircraft to accommodate the increased travel demand to and from Sri Lan...

IAG Cargo launches constant climate critical product for emergency pharma shipments

IAG Cargo launches constant climate critical product for emergency pharma shipments Pharmaceutical shippers that will use IAG Cargo’s Constant Climate centers for temperature-sensitive cargo can now fly emergency medical shipments under IAG Cargo’s Critical product. This new enhancement means that...

Delta Cargo highest performing US domestic carrier

Delta Cargo highest performing US domestic carrier Delta Cargo had the highest average NFD percentage for total airport to airport shipments amongst North American carriers over last 12 months at 81.31 percent. This continues the improved operational reliability trend which has seen Delta Cargo lead...

Cargo volumes at Schiphol reach 866,713 tonnes in H1 2017

Cargo volumes at Schiphol reach 866,713 tonnes in H1 2017 Cargo volumes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol grew 8.7 percent to 866,713 tonnes between January and June 2017, up from 797,069 tonnes during the same period in 20...

DHL Global Forwarding names Amadou Diallo as CEO for Middle East and Africa

DHL Global Forwarding names Amadou Diallo as CEO for Middle East and Africa Amadou Diallo has been appointed as the CEO for the Middle East and Africa region for DHL Global Forwarding. In this new role, Diallo will focus on expanding and deepening the region's international trade connections, as...

Sonoco ThermoSafe launches reusable solutions for temp-sensitive pharma, biological shipments

Sonoco ThermoSafe launches reusable solutions for temp-sensitive pharma, biological shipments Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco and a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, has launched a new range of reusable, universal solutions for the pharmaceutical and biologics marke...

100th Airbus A350 XWB aircraft delivered to China Airlines

100th Airbus A350 XWB aircraft delivered to China Airlines Airbus has delivered its 100th A350 XWB, just some 30 months after the first delivery of the world’s most modern widebody aircraft in December 2014. The 100th aircraft delivered is an A350-900 for China Airlin...

Gulftainer handles largest container vessel to arrive at Iraqi ports

Gulftainer handles largest container vessel to arrive at Iraqi ports Gulftainer, the largest privately owned, independent port operator, received the largest container vessel to call at Iraqi ports to date. The vessel, YM Wealth, deployed by Taiwan-based shipping line Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation...

Peru and Fraport's LAP sign agreement for advancing major airport expansion at Lima Airport

Peru and Fraport's LAP sign agreement for advancing major airport expansion at Lima Airport Lima Airport Partners (LAP), a Fraport AG majority-owned company and the government of Peru have signed an amendment to the 2001 Lima Airport Concession, thus making it possible for LAP to move ahead with...

X2 Elite member LoadLine delivers a shipment of 3 forklifts

X2 Elite member LoadLine delivers a shipment of 3 forklifts X2 Elite Member LoadLine has recently delivered a shipment of 3 forklifts from Wallhamn, Sweden to Casablanca, Morocco. The Delivery Port of Jorf Lasfar for the account of Marsa Maroc – State owned port operator. The dimensions of the...

Nestlé picks Kuehne Nagel Netherlands as its logistics partner

Nestlé picks Kuehne Nagel Netherlands as its logistics partner Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has entered into an intensive partnership with food manufacturer Nestlé in the Netherlands. Over the next five years, all products by Nestlé - Netherlands will be stored, transported and delivered by...

Lufthansa Cargo looks at innovative sun protection solution for refrigerated freight

Lufthansa Cargo looks at innovative sun protection solution for refrigerated freight German based airline Lufthansa Cargo has introduced a solution to protect the cargo in the passive refrigeration sector worldwide by a reflective film without any added fees. In any case, Lufthansa Cargo is keeping...

AAI Worldwide Logistics implements Ramco ERP solution for its 7 operating units

AAI Worldwide Logistics implements Ramco ERP solution for its 7 operating units Philippines based logistics and freight-forwarding giant AAI Worldwide Logistics Inc. has announced that it has completed the first phase of implementing Ramco Systems’ ERP solution for Logistics. In Phase I of the go-live,...

Cherry Express makes a stop at Sea-Tac Airport to carry cherries

Cherry Express makes a stop at Sea-Tac Airport to carry cherries The Port of Seattle today welcomed a specially painted cherry-themed Boeing 777 freighter, nicknamed the “Cherry Express,” to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plane is operated by China Cargo, a division of China Eastern Airlines....

Georgia Ports Authority moves 33.4 million tonnes of cargo across all terminals – an all-time high

Georgia Ports Authority moves 33.4 million tonnes of cargo across all terminals – an all-time high The Georgia Ports Authority has on order 10 new ship-to-shore cranes that will dramatically increase vessel loading capacity at Garden City Terminal to 1,300 containers per hour – more than any other...

AISATS launches ‘AISATS Cargo’ app for real-time cargo tracking at Bangalore Airport

AISATS launches ‘AISATS Cargo’ app for real-time cargo tracking at Bangalore Airport Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS), has launched a mobile app ‘AISATS Cargo’ to facilitate the cargo tracking process at AISATS Air Freight Terminal and at AISATS COOLPORT, located at Kempegowda International...

DP World unveils new logistics arm in Australia

DP World unveils new logistics arm in Australia DP World Australia (DPWA) has launched DP World Logistics Australia, a new operating company offering transport and intermodal solutions. As part of the re-branding, a new business ‘Botany Intermodal’ will be housed within DP World Logistics Austra...

DB Cargo sign contract with Siemens to upgrade its locomotives into TechLOK system

DB Cargo sign contract with Siemens to upgrade its locomotives into TechLOK system The UK based rail freight operator, DB Cargo is pushing digitisation of its vehicle fleet further. The Company has roped in the technology major Siemens for the up-gradation of the existing fleet of locomotives. Under...

Qatar Airways completes IATA Operational Safety Audit

Qatar Airways completes IATA Operational Safety Audit The state-owned carrier, Qatar Airways has achieved 100 percent compliance in the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). This achievement certifies Qatar Airways as one of the safest and secure airlines in operatio...

Air Arabia begins operations to Sohar Airport

Air Arabia begins operations to Sohar Airport The low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, Air Arabia, has launched its inaugural flight to Sohar Airpo...

Port of Helsinki sees 12 percent increase in cargo traffic in H1 2017

Port of Helsinki sees 12 percent increase in cargo traffic in H1 2017 Port of Helsinki has seen 12 percent increase in cargo traffic between January-June compared to the same period in 2016. Imports increased by 12 percent, and exports by 11 percent. In the first half of 2017, a total of 6.5 million...

Port of Antwerp International pumps $10 million into Porto do Açu

Port of Antwerp International pumps $10 million into Porto do Açu Port of Antwerp, through its subsidiary Port of Antwerp International (PAI), will invest $10 million in Porto do Açu, a privately owned port complex in São João da Barra in Braz...

Swissport Cargo USA unveils new warehouse at Chicago O’Hare Airport

Swissport Cargo USA unveils new warehouse at Chicago O’Hare Airport Swissport Cargo USA, a subsidiary of Swissport International, opened a new warehouse at the Chicago O’Hare Airport. The 138,000-square foot warehouse is designed with a focus on customer needs as well as on safety and efficiency....

Kenya Airways implements Sabre’s new technology for group revenue booking

Kenya Airways implements Sabre’s new technology for group revenue booking Kenya’s flag carrier, Kenya Airways, is broadening its revenue streams, having implemented the latest group booking technology from Sabre Corporation. The new approach to group bookings will see the airline use Sabre’s AirVision...

Ethiopian to start flights to Bahrain

Ethiopian to start flights to Bahrain Addis Ababa based Ethiopian Airlines will commence services to Bahrain effective August 17, 2017 with the latest B737-800 New Generation with Sky Interior. Bahrain, a nation comprising more than 30 islands in the Persian Gulf has been at the center of major trade...

BRUcloud’s Customs Export App facilitates the export flow at BRUcargo

BRUcloud’s Customs Export App facilitates the export flow at BRUcargo The Customs Export Application went live to serve the BRUcargo forwarders community on July 1. This application is one of the many apps made possible by the BRUcloud, the open community platform based on Nallian’s data-sharing...

S7 Airlines adds A320neo to its fleet

S7 Airlines adds A320neo to its fleet One of Russia’s leading carriers and a member of Oneworld global airline alliance, S7 Airlines, has taken delivery of its’ first A320neo. This will be on lease from BOC Aviation. The aircraft is the first Airbus to feature in the airline’s new livery and is also...

LUG adds Emirates to customer portfolio in Frankfurt-Main

LUG adds Emirates to customer portfolio in Frankfurt-Main LUG aircargo handling GmbH has announced that it has agreed on a service contract with Dubai headquartered Emirates, effective October 2, 2017. Emirates operates passenger aircraft (A380 and B777) three times a day between Frankfurt-Main and...

Turkish Cargo to carry fresh fish from Bodrum destined for Kuwait in its belly

Turkish Cargo to carry fresh fish from Bodrum destined for Kuwait in its belly Turkish Cargo has added a new service point to its network for transporting fresh fish shipments. With the aim of transporting fish that is bred in Bodrum to Kuwait as fresh as possible, Turkish Cargo has begun to accept...

Log-hub, 3SC collaborate in Indian market, post new tax regime

Log-hub, 3SC collaborate in Indian market, post new tax regime The digital B2B marketplace for warehousing, Log-hub from Switzerland, and the Indian Supply Chain specialist 3SC have joined hands to realize cost savings in supply chain of the Indian market, in wake of the new tax regime called G...

WFS wins multiple ground handling contracts at LAX

WFS wins multiple ground handling contracts at LAX Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los Angeles International Airport. With the new contracts in place, WFS is increasing its footprint in L...