DHL Global Trade Barometer hints robust growth in global trade

The outlook of the world trade has continued to improve. The DHL Global Trade Barometer increased to 66 points in March, from 64 points in January.With an i

DHL Global Trade Barometer hints robust growth in global trade

The outlook of the world trade has continued to improve. The DHL Global Trade Barometer increased to 66 points in March, from 64 points in January.With an i

Delta, Korean Air to jointly increase belly cargo alliance across trans-Pacific

March 30, 2018: In order to increase belly cargo cooperation, and offer world-class travel benefits to its customers, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air will soon forge a new joint venture partnership in the trans-Pacific market.Regulatory authorities in the US and Korea have approved the joint venture, including the US Department of Transportation, and the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.“It’s an exciting time for customers of both

Zurich Airport extends Swissport’s ground handling license by seven years

March 30, 2018: Zurich Airport recently extended Swissport’s ground handling license by seven years, which will end on November 30, 2025. Swissport Zurich is a subsidiary of Swissport International Ltd, wh

SCAT Airlines adds first fuel-efficient Boeing 737 MAX in its fleet

March 30, 2018: Kazakhstan-based, SCAT Airlines recently received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, which is one of the six that it had ordered in 2017. It is the first airline in Central Asia to fly the MAX.SCAT has been operating the fuel-efficient Boeing’s Next-G

Csafe Global appoints Jeff Pepperworth as new CEO

March 30, 2018: Leading cold chain packaging solutions provider,CSafe Global recently appointed Jeff Pepperworth as its new chief executive officer. He succeeded Brian Kohr, who resigned as CEO, but willcontinue to remain on CSafe’s board of directors. Pepperworth is a veteran healthcare and supply chainprofessional

Lufthansa Cargo to market cargo capacities of Brussels Airlines

March 30, 2018: As per the recently signed joint agreement, Lufthansa Cargo will market the cargo capacities of Brussels Airlines, from September 1. The cargo capacities will be marketed by Lufthansa Cargo under air way

Southern Air to start weekly all-cargo service at MIA from April 1

March 30, 2018: From April 1, Southern Air will begin its weeklyall-cargo service using Boeing B777F freighters, at the Miami InternationalAirport (MIA), from Hong Kong via Anchorage. Hong Kong is MIA’s fourth-leading trade market in Asia, whichgenerates over $500 million revenue in air freight, annually. In 2017, MIA’strade with the entire Asian region stood at $7.8 billion, up by 16 percentincrease, compared to $6.7 billion

Delta, Air France-KLM shifts its cargo warehouse facilities to Seattle

March 29, 2018: Taking its ‘One-Roof’ warehousing initiative further, Delta Cargo and the cargo division of its joint venture partner, Air France- KLM, recently co-located its cargo warehouse facilities in Seattle.According to Delta Cargo

DoKaSch appoints Andreas Behne as global sales manager

March 29, 2018: Germany-based DoKaSch Temperature Solutions GmbH, recently appointed Andreas Behne as its new global sales director. The company provides Opticooler and climate-controlled air cargo containers, with unmatched reliability.Behne is in charge of the newly created position since March 1. He has been mandated to expand the use of Opticooler in Europe and beyond. He is directly reporting to Andreas Seitz, managing director,

Volga-Dnepr Airlines carries 130 tonnes of equipment to Russia for Yamal-LNG

March 29, 2018: Volga-Dnepr Airlines recently transported 130 tonnes of high pressure pump, and gas recovery cargo for Yamal-LNG, from Novy Urengoy to Sabetta in Russia, using two An-124-100 freighters.The transportation solution was provided by AeroTransCargo, a Russian logistics company, which managed the air transportation of over 3,500 tonnes of equipment, mostly using the unique IL-76TD-90VD, and An-124-100 freighters, with the expertise of Volga-Dnepr Airlines.

Imperial Logistics expands its supply chain footprint in South Africa

March 29, 2018: Healthcare supply chain leader, Imperial Logistics, has recent commenced operations at its state-of the-art pharmaceutical compliant storage space, at Centurion, in South Africa.“With state-of the-art pharmaceutical compliant storage space, and a new faster picking methodology, Imper

American Airlines Cargo hires GSAs in Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait

March 28, 2018: With an aim to expand its international reach, American Airlines Cargo recently appointed General Sales Agents (GSAs) in three other destinations outside its network, which includes Croatia, Slovenia and Kuwait. With the recent addition of three destinations, American’s European network currently has 18 cities, spread across 12 countries. It operates 455 weekly flights from Europe to the US.In Croatia and Slovenia, R-BAG, which has expertise in the Central Eas

Air Menzies relocates to the new Melbourne Airport freight precinct

March 28, 2018: Air Menzies International (AMI), the largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, is expected to move its Melbourne, Australia operations to the new Melbourne Airport freight precinct.AMI Melbourne had been operating from its previous location for over three decades. The brand new, state-of-the-art facility is located within the new Melbourne Airport freight precinct, which is barely a kilometer away from the Melbourne Airport’s cargo terminals. It pr

Silk Way West Airlines re-launched scheduled cargo service to Budapest

March 28, 2018: After a hiatus of nearly two years, Silk Way West Airlines recently revived its scheduled cargo service to Budapest, using Boeing 747 full freighters. The Hungarian capital has once more become a part of the Silk Way West Airlines’ global cargo network. The first flight landed at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport recently. With the revival of the cargo service, the airline will connect Budapest and its cargo hub, in Baku twice a week, on Thursday and Sun

Cargolux starts new weekly cargo flights from Luxembourg to Narita Tokyo

March 28, 2018: Cargolux recently kicked off its new weekly cargo flight service, from Luxembourg Airport to Narita International Airport in Japan, with Boeing 747-8 freighter. The service has been launched as per the cooperation agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), which will codeshare Cargolux’s cargo flights between Luxembourg and Tokyo. Richard Forson, chief executive officer,

Air freight, passenger traffic witnessed record growth during January: ACI

March 28, 2018: According to Airports Council International (ACI) World, global air freight volumes posted over eight percent growth, while the passenger traffic was up by 4.9 percent in January, on a year-over-year basis.The growth in volumes was due to a robust year-end, and was linked partly

Investing to shape the future of logistics industry

Panalpina is one of the world’s leading providers of supply chain solutions operating in 70 countries. It is the first logistics company to join European Remanufacturing Council (an initiative to make remanufacturing a normal part of a product life cycle and support the circular economy) and op

DHL, SE-ED to jointly offer more parcel collection hubs in Thailand

March 28, 2018: In a strategic move to expand its ServicePoint model, DHL eCommerce, a division of the world's leading logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, has recently partnered with SE-ED Book Center, to provide greater choice and convenience to e-commerce sellers and consumers across Thailand. With this partnership, DHL ServicePoints will be served at 150 SE-ED Book Center, located in Bangkok, and across the country.

Qatar Airways' Airbus A320 makes first maiden voyage to Thessaloniki

March 28, 2018: Qatar Airways’ Airbus A320 recently launched its first maiden service to the Thessaloniki International Airport ‘Makedonia’, which is the second-largest city of Greece. Thessaloniki is the airline’s second gateway in Greece. The four times-weekly service from Doha to Thessaloniki, kick started barely one month ahead of the launch of the airline’s third destination to Mykonos, in Greece.Akbar Al Baker, group chief executive,

Brussels Airlines’ ‘Aerosmurf’ to showcase its Belgian colours across Europe

March 27, 2018: After a spell of seven long months, with 1,415 ideas and 14 painting since the Belgian icon contest kicked off, Brussels Airlines’ recently launched its fifth iconic plane that carried out its Belgian colors across Europe and beyond. The Smurfs design by an Italian student, Marta Mascellani, and selected by the public, will represent Belgium on a Brussels Airlines’ A320, christened as ‘Aerosmurf’.Aerosmurf was launched with an aim to bring the world to B

Virgin Atlantic Cargo kicks off new weekly Belfast-Orlando service

March 27, 2018: Virgin Atlantic Cargo recently began its new weekly flight service, from Belfast to Orlando, which will depart from Northern Ireland every Monday, throughout the summer season.  With this new weekly service, cargo customers moving goods to and from Orlando and Florida, can now connect with the airlines’ four gateways across the UK.From June, an additional weekly service will be added by

Siemens offers cloud-based software solutions to drive airport digitalisation

March 27, 2018: With aim to offer optimal resource planning and enhanced passenger convenience, Siemens has offered digitalization of airport operations with a comprehensive portfolio of cloud-based software solutions. “Our modular applications are contributing decisively to constantly improve processes and cut costs,” said Michael Reichle, CEO, Siemens Postal, Parcel

Ethiopian Airlines kicks off three new flight services to Congo and Madagascar

March 27, 2018:  Leading aviation group of Africa, Ethiopian Airlines, recently launched three new flight services to Kisangani and Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Nosy-Be in Madagascar.Tewolde GebreMariam, group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines said: “We are happy and proud to be a strong

GEODIS unveiled new online shipment management portal

March 27, 2018: With an aim to further improve the digital experience for its customers, GEODIS’ Distribution & Express Line of Business, recently launched an upgraded version of its online shipment management portal. The portal will help its 60,000 customers to efficiently manage their shipment management.

WFS wins new cargo handling contracts from Cathay Pacific Cargo

March 27, 2018: Paris-based air cargo handler, WFS recently inked a three-year contract with Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, to provide cargo handling for its new Brussels-Hong Kong direct service, which commenced on March 25. Cathay Pacific is expected to commence f

AFM KLM E&M to handle maintenance of Vietnam Airlines' 787 GEnx engines

March 27, 2018: In a strategic move to reinforce the long-standing MRO relationship between two groups, AFI KLM E&M recently signed a 12-years flight hour support contract to equip GEnx engines of the Vietnam Airlines’ fleet of Boeing 787s, which is expected to augment to 19 aircraft by 2021.

IAG Cargo conducts first airside trial of a self-driving vehicle at Heathrow

March 27, 2018: IAG Cargo, the cargo handling division of the International Airlines Group, recently conducted the first airside trial of ‘CargoPod’, a self-driving vehicle at the Heathrow airport.  The trial was conducted by IAG Cargo in alliance with Oxbotica, a Briti

All Nippon orders two Boeing 777 freighters worth $678 million

March 24, 2018: Japanese carrier, All Nippon Airways (ANA) recently placed new orders for two Boeing 777 freighters valued at $678 million.While ANA is a major operator of the Boeing 777 passenger jet, it has grown its cargo operation with the medium-sized Boeing 767 freighter. In

Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center is Europe’s largest temperature-sensitive cargo hub

March 24, 2018: Lufthansa Cargo recently commenced its expanded cool center at the Frankfurt Airport, which is the largest hub for temperature-sensitive air cargo consignments of any airline in Europe. Located in an area admeasuring 8,000-square-metres, the cargo cool center offers four cold-storage rooms, which maintains different temperatures (2 to 8°C, 15 to 25°C, and 5 to 15°C), as well as a deep-freeze room (-12 to -20°C), which has direct access to the apron. With a

Schindler opts for Imperial as its spare parts logistics partner in Germany

March 23, 2018: In order to bolster its spare parts logistics operations, leading lift and escalator manufacturer, Schindler Deutschland AG

IATA hints at rising cost of Heathrow’s expansion

March 23, 2018: The International Air Transport Association (IATA), recently hailed the UK Transport Select Committee’s endorsement on Heathrow, which stated that it was a right location to expand the airport capacity. However, the Committee expressed its concern on the cost escalation, which could possibly spiral out of control.

FarEye rolls out a digital supply chain visibility suite ORBIT

March 22, 2018: Leading digital logistics platform provider, FarEye, recently launched its supply chain visibility suite — ORBIT, which allows enterprises to have complete visibility of goods, during transit from the manufacturing unit to the final destination.  The suite, which is a ‘platform for predictability’ for freight movement, has the ability to design organisation’s custom logistics process, integrate with TMS and WMS systems, allow data-driven transporter allocation

Honeywell’s new smart wearables to help supply chain workers improve accuracy

March 22, 2018: Honeywell recently launched its high-performance Bluetooth-wearable scanning solution, 8680i Smart Wearable, which is expected to help supply chain workers to complete high-volume tasks, efficiently and ergonomically.The 8680i smart wearable is a high-performance Bluetooth-wearable hands-free cordless scanning device that improves efficiency and productivity of scan-intensive tasks in warehouses. By eliminating the need to pick up a handheld scanner, the new wea

Western Global Airlines signs three year agreement with Flexport

March 22, 2018: Florida-based Western Global Airlines, recently entered into a three-year agreement with Flexport, to provide dedicated 747-400 freighter scheduled service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, from April 5.Initially, Western Global Airlines will start a twice a week roundtrip service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles, which will be augmented to three a week, in September. Jim Neff, CEO and founder, Western Global said: “Our partnership with

Pharma.Aero inks MoU with IATA to support the CEIV pharma industry standard

March 22, 2018: Pharma.Aero signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IATA, at the recently held World Cargo Symposium in Dallas, US.Nathan De Valck, chairman, Pharma.Aero said: “Formalising the MoU with

Lion Air Group takes delivery of first Boeing 737 MAX 9

March 22, 2018: Lion Air recently received its first Boeing 737 MAX 9. The aircraft will be used by Thai Lion Air, where its added capacity will help in launching several international routes.“Boeing 737 MAX 9 is a perfect fit for our growing business in Thailand,” said Darsito Hendro Seputr

DHL to invest EUR 20 million to enhance risk management platform Resilience360

March 22, 2018: In an attempt to bolster its capacities in the intelligent risk prediction, DHL has mooted plans to invest Euro 20 million in the next three years to enhance its supply chain visibility, and risk management platform Resilience360.According to DHL, the cloud-base

Tony Bauckham joins Volga-Dnepr as commercial director

March 22, 2018: Leading air cargo industry expert, Tony Bauckham recently joined Volga-Dnepr UK, a global charter sales centre of Volga-Dnepr Airlines, as commercial director.Bauckham has been mandated to oversee proactive charter sales management, and develop the commercial sales team, and regional management of Volga-Dnepr UK.Bauckham’s appointment is expected to further reinforce Volga-Dnepr Group’s strategy

Karen Smart will join East Midlands Airport as managing director in April

March 22, 2018: Karen Smart who is currently with the London Stansted Airport as director of landside operations, will be joining UK’s largest pure cargo airport, East Midlands Airport, as managing director in April.Smart will take over from Andy Cliffe, the current managing director of East Midlands Airport. Cliffe was with

China Cargo Airlines starts cargo flights between Shanghai-Pudong and Frankfurt

March 21, 2018: A subsidiary of China Eastern, China Cargo Airlines is the latest cargo airline to recently start its operations at the Frankfurt Airport, where it’s expected to launch twice-a-week service between Shanghai-Pudong and Frankfurt. China Cargo Airlines expects to increase its flight frequency to Frankfurt after obtaining additional traffic rights.Anke Giesen, executive director operations, Fraport AG: “We are pleased to welcome China Cargo Airlines in Frankfurt

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo to kick off its summer schedule from March 25

March 21, 2018: In strategic move to offer the best network to the air freight markets across the globe, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is all set to begin new scheduled services during summer.From Paris Charles de Gaulle, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will launch new thrice-a-week service to Taipei

Panalpina to increase GDP-certification across its business units

March 21, 2018: Realising the importance of maintaining product quality and safety of pharmaceuticals in the supply chain, Panalpina has initiated strong initiatives to increase the number of GDP-certification across all its business units, across the globe. This will help Panalpina to meet expectations of its healthcare customers.

Turkish Cargo transports 1.5 million live fish to Oman from Izmir

March 21, 2018: Turkish Cargo has recently set yet another record for transporting 1.5 million live Gilt-head breams, weighing 100 tonnes to Oman from Izmir, in a Boeing 777F wide-body freighter, which offered the required environment for the underwater fish, above the clouds. Turkish Cargo carried the

Lufthansa Cargo starts PoC phase to implement IATA eDGD

March 21, 2018: In a latest development, Lufthansa Cargo recently entered into the Proof of Concept (PoC) phase to implement eDGD, which is a digital approach to manage the IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD).The implementation of eDGD began the PoC phase in Frankfurt, Paris and Zurich. In Frankfurt, platform operator Dakosy implemented an eDGD tool, ‘Infr8-eDGD’. It’s a dangerous goods collaboration platform for shippers and forwarders in close collaboration with Lufthansa Ca

CargoLogicAir meets UK's aviation minister to support rising cargo demand

March 21, 2018: Top management from the British all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir recently called on the UK’s aviation minister, Baroness Sugg, and emphasise its commitment towards the country’s growing air cargo industry. During the meeting, David Kerr, CEO, CargoLogicAir drew attention of the aviation minister towards its growing network, which has supported several companies in the UK, including oil

Final assembly of first All Nippon Airways A380 to kick off next month

March 20, 2018: The main sections of the first A380 of Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) recently arrived at the final assembly line of Airbus in Toulouse, France through a special convoy, with six subassemblies, comprising the nose, central and aft fuselage sections, tailplane, and two wings.According to

Airbus transports new life support system for International Space Station

March 20, 2018: Airbus has recently delivered the Advanced Closed Loop System (ACLS), an advanced life support system to purify air and produce oxygen for the International Space Station (ISS). According to Airbus, the ACLS will be installed in the HTV-7 space transporter at the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, and will be subsequently transported to the ISS in August 2018.The system produces water, more or less as a by-product of the technology. ACLS was developed by

SkyUp Airlines orders five Boeing 737 MAX airplanes worth $624 million

March 20, 2018: Ukrainian-based SkyUp Airlines recently placed a firm order for five 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $624 million. The order includes two Boeing 737 MAX 8 and three Boeing 737 ??? 10 jets.   “Distinctive dispatch reliability, low operational costs, and passenger comfort were the main factors for choosing Boeing 73

Qatar Airways, Iberia extends codeshare partnership

March 20, 2018: In a strategic move to further strengthen oneworld relationship between two airlines, Qatar Airways recently extended its codeshare partnership with Iberia.The codeshare partnership is expected to help customers of Iberia to increase their connectivity to destinations across the Middle East and Asia. Similarly, it