Bahrain’s Transportation Minister discusses cooperation plans with FedEx Express

April 30, 2018: The Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed held a meeting with leading American express delivery company, FedEx In line to discuss plans to transform logistics and air cargo into one of Bahrain’s primary industries.The Minister was briefed on the company's future projects, which are aimed at deve

DHL Parcel introduces preferred delivery time option in Germany

April 30, 2018: In a move to introduce more convenient services for millions of parcel recipients in Germany, DHL Parcel offers the option to arrange a preferred delivery time for any DHL shipment in future.Earlier, it has been possible to use the preferred time option for shipments for which e-tailers offer the service as a shipping option in their shop

DP World, Virgin Hyperloop One partner to create ultra-fast cargo transporter

April 30, 2018: Dubai-based port operator has partnered with US-based Virgin Hyperloop One to create new global company that enables fastest and efficient delivery of high-priority cargo. DP World Cargospeed is designed to deliver goods at speeds of up to 620 miles per hour and link to existing roads, rail and air infrastructure, according to reports.

Geodis expands capacity in East Africa to meet industrial projects growth

April 30, 2018: Logistics provider Geodis has opened new office in Kampala, Uganda early last month to meet the growth in industrial projects currently taking place in the East Africa region.The new office will extend Geodis - Industrial Projects’ footprint in Africa for both current and new key global clients.

Middle East Airlines partners with ECS Group for GSSA services

April 30, 2018: Leading General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) ECS Group has signed an agreement with the Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA) to provide sales and operations se

Globe Air Cargo is Finnair's new GSA partner in the US

April 30, 2018: Globe Air Cargo, part of ECS Group, is appointed as Finnair’s new General Sales Agent (GSA) in the United States.The ECS Group Company will start providing services to the Finland-based carrier from May 1, 2018.ECS Group already provides services to ECS Group in S

Freight forwarder Flexport secures $100M in funding from China’s SF Express

April 28, 2018: Freight forwarder Flexport has secured $100M in funding from China’s leading courier company SF Express. With this, the online forwarder can look at expanding its operations in China and around the world. SF Express joins existing investors including First Round Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Founders Fund, DST, and Y Combinator.

Miami Airport reports Q1 cargo traffic growth

April 28, 2018: In the first quarter of 2018, Miami International Airport has seen four percent growth year-on-year in freight tonnage and 3.79 percent increase year-on-year in passenger traffic. International freight traffic rose 1.8 percent to 491,264 tonnes and domestic freight jumped 19.1 percent to 84,180 tonnes, for a combined 575,444 tonnes, in t

Siemens commissions state-of-the-art baggage handling system at Guangzhou Airport

In a latest move, Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) takes step to ease sorting function with its new baggage handling system at the Terminal 2 of Guangzhou International Airport in China.

Gulf Air receives its first B787 Dreamliner

April 28, 2018: Bahrain’s flag carrier Gulf Air has received its first 787 Dreamliner from Boeing. The airplane also debuts the carrier's new livery. The airline is set to take delivery of four more Dreamliners this year. The airline plans to introduce the 787 on its twice-daily service between Bahrain and London Heathrow before deploying the lon

AirBridgeCargo Airlines signs up for CSafe’s active pharma containers

April 28, 2018: AirBridgeCargo Airlines has entered into partnership with CSafe Global for its recently launched CSafe RAP solution, to transport pharmaceuticals in large volume. The active temperature-controlled container, with large payload capacity, is the latest innovation in a full line of temperature control solutions. The Russian all cargo airlin

Cargo handlers LUG, FCS mandate truck slot booking at Frankfurt Airport

April 27, 2018: Cargo handlers Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and LUG aircargo handling operating at Europe’s leading hub Frankfurt Airport (FRA) are introducing mandatory slot bookings for trucks delivering and pick

UPS’ supply chain and freight segment posts double digit profit growth in Q1

April 27, 2018: Logistics and express services provider United Parcel Service (UPS) reported 10 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter of the year amounting to $17.1 billion, driven by its supply chain and freight, and international package segments.The company’s revenues and net profits saw an upturn in the reporting period. However, its ope

Kuehne Nagel launches mobile app, control centre to ease customer interaction

April 27, 2018: Kuehne Nagel Group has launched new digital services; mobile app, new web-based control centre and a WeChat extension for its FreightNet booking portal, to ease interaction between the customers and the leading logistics and transport company. The new app (available for iOS and Android) allows customers conveniently track shipments. Sh

Asia Pacific carriers see moderate but positive cargo growth in March

April 27, 2018: The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) recently released results for the month of March reflecting increase in the number of passengers as well as cargo carried by the region’s airlines. Passenger traffic saw strong 10.6 percent increase while air cargo demand showed moderate but still positive growth.

LATAM Airlines Group sells its stake in Mexican cargo airline Mas Air

April 27, 2018: LATAM Airlines Group has reached a preliminary agreement for the sale of its stake of Mexican cargo airline Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (Mas Air) to a group led by current shareholders of said company. If the conditions stipulated in the agreement are met, the transaction is expected to be executed in early August of this year. “The transaction amount is not considered material for

Jettainer tests next generation of digital container

April 27, 2018: Temperature controlled containers provider Jettainer starts testing its enhanced digital container. Together with IT experts from Lufthansa Industry Solutions, the company has revised the original device and equipped it with new functions. The focus is now on regi

American Airlines delivers lime just in time to Canada for Cinco de Mayo holiday

April 27, 2018: American Airlines Cargo has undertaken lime delivery project to meet demand during the peak growing season, just in time for the Cinco de Mayo holiday. The airline has transported more than 227,000 pounds (103 tonnes) of the green citrus fruit from Brazil to Canada through multiple shipments, this past month.To put it in perspective, that

CargoLogicAir boosts Hong Kong and Atlanta freighter services

April 27, 2018: UK-based CargoLogicAir (CLA) has launched additional Boeing 747 freighter operations to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong.The all cargo airline’s third flight per week to Atlanta, which returns directly to London Stansted, is in addition to its existing 747 freighter flights from Stansted to Mexico City via Hartfield Jackson Atlanta Interna

Zurich Airport reappoints dnata for cargo

April 26, 2018: Zurich Airport once again has selected dnata to provide full ground and cargo handling services at the airport for another seven years from December 2018 till 2025. This allows the handler giant to seamlessly transition from its current licence to the new one, with no interruption to operations.

Mitsubishi extends contract with Yusen Logistics

April 26, 2018: Mitsubishi Electric has renewed its contract with Japan-based Yusen Logistics. The company provides all inbound logistics, from palletised and handball containers through to picking product for dispatch, as well as total reverse logistics, with an onsite workshop for repairs, re-work, testing and checking of recycled goods.

DHL and Magento partner to offer broad range of shipping services to e-commerce merchants

April 26, 2018: Deutsche Post DHL Group makes another move to maintain its position as a leader in e-commerce logistics. The logistics giant has been named as premier partner for shipping by Magento, leading B2B and B2C cloud commerce platform. Magento's Premier designation recognises global leaders and brings close collaboration in key categories of interest to e-commerce merchants.

Yusen Logistics’ Surabaya branch in Indonesia achieves GDP pharma certification

April 26, 2018: Yusen Logistics’ Surabaya Branch in Indonesia becomes the first logistics provider near Surabaya to obtain GDP certification for transportation of pharmaceuticals. The logistics solutions provider has obtained GDP certification for FCL ocean freight forwarding from and to Tanjung Perak Port and for air freight forwarding from and to Ju

ALE transports world’s heaviest evaporator to Shoaiba in Saudi Arabia

April 26, 2018: Transport solutions provider ALE was involved in delivering world’s heaviest evaporator, weighing 5,134t, in Saudi Arabia to the Shoaiba Desalination Plant Project, 100 kilometres south of the port city Jeddah. With this, the company broke another world record in transporting heavy cargo types. The global heavylifting contractor was ap

Cargo traffic at Singapore Changi Airport increases 3.6 percent in Q1 2018

April 26, 2018: Singapore Changi Airport reveals its air cargo and passenger traffic numbers for the month of March as well as quarterly figures. The hub has seen 8.7 percent year-on-year increase in the passenger traffic in the reporting month. Traffic to and from Europe grew strongly at 13 percent, helped by the return of Qantas’ daily Sydney-London

Cargolux delivers a stellar 2017; flies in excess of 1 million tonnes

April 26, 2018: Cargolux Airlines has delivered an exceptional year in 2017. The airline recorded a net profit for 2017 of US$ 122.3 million (compared to US$ 5.5 million in 2016) whilst FTKs increased by 12.3 percent

World’s largest aircraft Antonov AN-225 Mriya lands in Berlin

April 26, 2018: The world’s largest aircraft, the AN-225 “Mriya”, landed in Berlin as Ukraine-based ANTONOV, its owner, offers additional support to the Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme with the necessary number of AN-124-100 aircraft for strategic air transportation in the interest of NATO and EU nations.The AN-225, which

Fraport, IATA team up to test virtual reality training platform for ground ops

April 25, 2018: Airport operator Fraport AG and industry body IATA have entered into cooperation agreement to carry out a joint study on a virtual reality training tool for ground operations at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) this summer. As part of this study, participants will take part in training courses for ground operations by using virtual reality (VR) g

Passenger as well as cargo traffic up for CVG Airport in first quarter

April 25, 2018: US gateway Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) also reports increase in passenger as well as cargo numbers. The airport continues to register tremendous passenger growth, air service enhancements and achieving best airfare ranking. The passenger traffic for the hub in the first three months of the year grew 17 percen

Air Partner appoints Ian Holder as MD of Baines Simmons

April 25, 2018: Global aviation and cargo chartering services provider Air Partner has appointed Ian Holder as managing director of aviation and consultancy firm Baines Simmons. Air Partner acquired Baines Simmons in 2015.Holder joins the new role immediately, reporting directly to Air Partner CEO Mark Briffa, and will also sit on the Group’s Operating

K N off to a great start into 2018 spurred by overall positive growth

April 25, 2018: Supply chain solutions provider Kuehne Nagel has reported good start to 2018 with considerable increases in all its business units – Seafreight, Airfreight, Overland and Contract Logistics. Though the sea freight volumes were not a big high, its EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) saw stable margins. EBIT grew by 4.3 per ce

Kenneth Wagers becomes the new COO of XPO Logistics

April 24, 2018: Transport and logistics firm XPO Logistics makes a new appointment to its team. Kenneth Wagers becomes the new chief operating officer, responsible for the company’s operations in 32 countries.And Troy Cooper, who formerly served as the chief operating officer and transportation segment leader, has been promoted to the newly created pos

IATA awards CEIV pharma certification to Fraport for ramp operations

April 24, 2018: The industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has awarded CEIV pharma certification to airport operator Fraport AG for the ramp handling of pharmaceuticals. Fraport operates major gateway for cargo as well as passenger - Frankfurt Airport. More than 100,000 metric tonnes of vaccines, drugs, medicines and other pharmace

Automotive, hi-tech sectors drive revenue growth for logistics firm time:matters

April 24, 2018: Time critical logistics services provider time:matters has ended 2017 with a revenue growth of 55 percent year-on-year. The company has reported 108 million euros revenue and has maintained its positive overall performance in all focus industries.Though all the sectors contributed to the revenue surge last year, the major growth was drive

Brisbane Airport opens $135 million international terminal expansion

April 24, 2018: Australia’s gateway Brisbane Airport has officially opened its new $135 million expansion of the northern International Terminal and apron on April 23, 2018. Upon construction, the expansion now provides the major aviation hub an additional 11,000 square meters of space at the International Terminal, including new arriving and departin

Port of Helsinki records 12.4 percent growth in cargo in first quarter

April 24, 2018: In the first quarter of 2018, a total of 3.7 million tonnes of cargo was transported via Finland’s major trade port, Port of Helsinki. This represents an increase of 12.4 percent. Of this amount, 1.8 million tonnes was in import ( 6.8 percent), and 1.9 million tonnes in export ( 17.7 percent). A total of 133,200 TEUs (twenty foot e

Douglas Wettergren appointed as CEO of DoKaSch Americas

April 24, 2018: Temperature solutions provider to the air cargo industry DoKaSch has appointed Douglas Wettergren as its chief executive officer Americas, effective immediately. “Douglas knows the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, especially regarding cool-chain transports from the inside out,” said Andreas Seitz, managing director of DoKaSch Te

Saudia Cargo picks ATC Aviation as its new GSSA in South Africa

April 23, 2018: ATC Aviation Services is the new General Sales and Service Agent for leading air cargo carrier Saudia Cargo in South Africa starting May 1 this year.Saudia Cargo provides airfreight service to more than 230 destinations. The substantial global network offers secure and convenient connections through local and international hubs.

Cargo volume for Brazil’s Viracopos Airport surges in first quarter

April 23, 2018: Viracopos Airport has handled 52,614 tonnes of cargo in the first three months of this year as compared to 42,415 tonnes handled in the same period in 2017. This is an increase of 23.17 percent year-on-year.The exports segment had the highest growth since the beginning of the concession of the

GECAS delivers Primera Air’s first A321neo

April 23, 2018: Nordic airline Primera Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, on lease from aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). The aircraft was assembled and delivered in Hamburg; this aircraft is the first of three from the GECAS orderbook that Airbus will deliver to the airline in 2018.

Bombardier delivers first Challenger 650 aircraft to Swiss Air-Rescue Rega

April 23, 2018: Aeromedical evacuation specialist Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has received its first of three Challenger 650 aircraft from aircarft manufacturer Bombardier.The first Challenger 650 aircraft has been converted into an air ambulance for Bombardier’s long-standing customer Swiss Air-Rescue Rega. The Swiss air ambulance service will take delivery

Leipzig/Halle Airport sets new cargo record in March

April 23, 2018: Major European hub Leipzig/Halle Airport has handled about 298,532 tonnes of air freight in the first quarter of this year that is an increase of 12.3 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.In the month of March, about 107,428 tonnes processed through the gateway. The tonnage in the month of March alone helped the airpor

Luxembourg introduces electronic consignment note for road feeder services

April 20, 2018: In a latest development, Luxembourg embraces digital innovation with the signing first electronic consignment note for a road transport by Arthur Welter on behalf of Cargolux between the airports of Luxembourg and Amsterdam, Schiphol.As of March this year,

CMA CGM expands logistics presence with CEVA acquisition

April 20, 2018: CMA CGM has reached an agreement to acquire an equity stake of nearly 25 percent of CEVA Logistics AG.Container shipping giant has committed to subscribe for mandatory convertible securities of CEVA in an estimated amount between 380 and 450 million CHF. These securities will be convertible into

Swissport in lease agreement for new cargo warehouse at Frankfurt Airport

April 20, 2018: Fraport AG is building a new cargo warehouse in the CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport for cargo handler Swissport International.The handler has inked a long-term lease agreement with the airport operator for the new air cargo facility. With construction starting in 2019, the facility will be handed over to the handler in 2020.

FedEx Express launches Guangzhou-Memphis route

April 20, 2018: As air cargo flowing from Asia Pacific is expected to increase over the years, FedEx Express taps the demand with new route connecting the FedEx APAC hub in Guangzhou, China and its hub in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.The route is currently operated with MD-11 freighter but it will be replaced with a B777 freighter in May to meet increasing sh

Boeing delivers the first 737-800 BCF freighter to its launch customer GECAS

April 20, 2018: Boeing has delivered its first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its launch customer GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). West Atlantic Group, based in Sweden, is the operator of this freighter.The freighter is important to GECAS’ portfolio, as it can support its customers across expanding air cargo markets.

AEI gains CRJ200 freighter conversion contract from Mexico’s TSM

April 20, 2018: US-based conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM with a fourth CRJ200 SF freighter conversion. The modification for AEI’s largest Central American customer will start in June this year, with delivery scheduled for October 2018.

Freight forwarder Panalpina sees rise in Q1 profits

April 20, 2018: Freight forwarder Panalpina is off to an encouraging start to 2018 as its profits rise, helped by growth from air freight and logistics.The company reported an EBIT of CHF 24.4 million (YTD 2017: CHF 16.4 million) and a consolidated profit of CHF 16.6 million (YTD 2017: CHF 12.4 million).

Cathay Pacific’s cargo volume sees 4.8 percent y/y increase in March

April 20, 2018: Cathay Pacific’s cargo division has registered an increase of 4.8 percent in cargo volume compared to the same month last year. Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have carried 189,911 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, according to the figures released by Cathay Pacific Group.In the first quarter of this year, tonnage for the leading ai