CMA CGM buys 51% stake in Colis Privé Group

 The CMA CGM Group announced a preliminary agreement to acquire 51 percent stake from the HOPPS Group in the Colis Privé Group, France's leading player in deliveries to consumers. The agreement also gives CMA CGM the option of raising its interest in Colis Privé at a later date, according...

Qatar Airways Cargo customers can now check carbon emissions

 Qatar Airways Cargo customers can now determine the carbon emissions of their shipments via an online emission calculator as the airline works on developing a fully integrated carbon offsetting solution.Qatar Airways Cargo customers now have access to a simple carbon emission calculator available...

dnata invests €200 million in fully-automated cargo facility at Schiphol Airport

 dnata announces a huge investment of €200 million in a fully automated cargo centre at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), to be called as dnata Cargo City Amsterdam.As one of the largest and most advanced facilities of its kind, dnata Cargo City Amsterdam will significantly enhance cargo capacity...

2021 global air cargo registers second biggest demand growth since 2010

 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that full-year demand for air cargo increased by 6.9 percent in 2021, compared to 2019 (pre-covid levels) and 18.7 percent compared to 2020 following a strong performance in December 2021.This...

CEVA partners with Ferrari, to be team partner of Scuderia Ferrari

CEVA Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, has signed a global, multi-year partnership with Ferrari to support its racing activities as official logistics partner. CEVA will also serve as a team partner of Scuderia Ferrari, the most successful team ever in Formula 1 having won 239 races and 16 World...

IAG Cargo adopts IATA Dangerous Goods AutoCheck system

 IAG Cargo, the cargo division of IAG (International Airlines Group) has adopted the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) newly developed Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) to automate the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments from its London-Heathrow hub.In March 2018, IATA...

American Airlines renews for CHAMP's Traxon cargoHUB service

 Leading American airline American Airlines and CHAMP Cargosystems have extended their partnership for access to the largest air cargo community platform, Traxon cargoHUB. The carrier continues to rely on CHAMP's services for access to its vast global network of freight forwarders. American...

Wisk Aero secures $450 Million funding from The Boeing Company

 Wisk, a San Francisco Bay Area and New Zealand based leading Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company and developer of the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the U.S., has secured $450 million in funding from The Boeing Company, making it one of the most well-funded AAM companies in the world. Combined...

Italian carrier ITA Airways gets joint bid from Lufthansa, MSC

 New Italian national carrier ITA Airways has received a joint bid from German carrier Lufthansa and Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest container carrier by operating capacity, to buy a majority stake. "Both the MSC Group and Lufthansa have expressed the...

FedEx and Microsoft to launch new cross-platform logistics solution for e-commerce

FedEx and Microsoft will bring together FedEx network intelligence with capabilities from Microsoft Dynamics 365 to introduce a cross-platform "logistics as a service" for retailers, merchants and brands. The firms announced the next solution on Monday as part of their multiyear collaboration to transform...

Delta Cargo introduces SAF Program for its cargo customers to meet sustainability goals

 Delta Cargo announces the launch of a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) program to help grow the supply and availability of SAF. The program is in support of Delta's path to Net Zero and will help the cargo customers to reduce their environmental footprint. Sustainable Aviation Fuel is the best...

ANA group's FY 2022 flight schedule to focus on maximising freighter operation

 ANA Group has released its flight schedule for the financial year 2022, with a focus on maximising the operation of freighters and utilising passenger aircraft for cargo operations.The airlines said they had planned the schedule, keeping in mind the strong and continued demand for cargo operations....

Wingcopter signs $16 million contract with Spright for medical deliveries in the US

German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter announced a new commercial agreement with Spright, a subsidiary of leading American air medical service provider Air Methods worth more than US $16 million.As part of the deal Spright is acquiring a large fleet of Wingcopter's new flagship delivery drone, the...

Modair launches tech-enabled air logistics company

 Enthused by the surging demand for airborne shipping, ModAir Aviation IFSC (Modair) is rapidly adding aircraft to its fleet with the aim to expand its air cargo business. Moving ahead at a great pace Modair has launched India's first tech-enabled air logistics company 'Modair Express'.Modair Express...

Cathay Pacific cargo revenue up by 11.7 per cent in December 2021 vs 2020

 Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific released December 2021 traffic figures that says the airline's cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) in December 2021 rose by 11.7 per cent year-on-year, but were down 14.7 per cent compared to December 2019.The report below shows the cargo performance of...

dnata bags IATA's CEIV Pharma, Live Animals certifications in Brussels

 In a significant development, leading global air and travel services provider dnata has been certified by the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) for its industry-leading pharma and live animal handling processes at its cargo...

Amazon Air begins daily cargo service at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport

 Amazon Air took off its inaugural daily cargo service flight at the Wichita Eisenhower National Airport, Kansas, United States. This is Amazon Air's first regional gateway in Kansas to support fast, efficient package deliveries to Amazon customers throughout the region and country.Amazon Air flights...

EFW delivers first of many next-gen converted freighters to Altavair

 Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering and Airbus recently announced the re-delivery of its first Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft to Altavair L.P., a global leader in commercial aviation finance and leasing providing the cargo community with valuable...

Hong Kong Air Trade Index continues to be high, Covid big concern

 After reaching a 3.5- year high in Q42021, the overall DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index (DTI), developed by Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) and commissioned by DHL Express (Hong Kong), has come down slightly recently. "Yet it is still the second highest reading since Q3 2018. A...

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol records an increase in 2021 cargo throughput

 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol recently announced that the cargo throughput for 2021 escalated by 15.7 per cent to 1.66 million tonnes compared to 2020. Last year, inbound cargo volumes increased by 15.2 per cent to 869,241 tonnes in 2021 compared to 2020, and outbound cargo volumes also increased...

Atlas Air extends long-term agreement with SF Group

Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has extended its long-term aircraft transportation services agreement to operate a Boeing 747-400 Freighter for SF Group (SF), China's leading express service provider, between China and the United States. The agreement, which has been in...

SEKO Logistics appoints chief legal officer, chief of staff to drive long term growth objectives

 Global Supply Chain Solutions provider SEKO Logistics has promoted Char L. Dalton to Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff to focus on the realization of the company’s long-term growth objectives. Reporting to SEKO’s President & CEO, James Gagne, and as a high-visibility member of...

ECS, Wiremind join forces to launch autonomous tech firm CargoTech

 ECS Group's Cargo Digital Factory and Wiremind Cargo (cargo business unit of Wiremind) are coordinating their digital expertise under a new technology-focused and autonomous company: CargoTech. Founded in 2014, Wiremind offers innovative SaaS revenue optimisation solutions for the transportation,...

RIOgaleão Cargo records high cargo flow in 2021

 RIOgaleão Cargo, the cargo terminal at Tom Jobim International Airport, recorded a greater volume of cargo handling in 2021 since the beginning of the pandemic. The value of imported goods in 2021 was US$ 8.5 billion, showing a growth of more than 16% when compared to 2019. In the fourth...

WFS grows partnership with Polar Air in North America

 Polar Air Cargo has expanded its cargo handling partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America through a new long-term contract at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Polar is a joint venture of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and DHL Express. As of December 2021, WFS...

Delta FY2021 cargo revenue zooms past $1 billion

Strong holiday demand and higher yields saw Delta Air Lines report a 63 percent increase in cargo revenue to $304 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 compared to $187 million in the December quarter of 2019 and up 24 points sequentially (compared to the September quarter). For the year...

Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services launches online air cargo booking platform

 Leading African network operator Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has recently launched a new feature that enables customers to make online reservations for their cargo. The platform enables customers to check flight schedules, space availability, loadability of freight and make real-time...

GEODIS acquires American Eagle Outfitters contract in Japan

 GEODIS’ Japan office has been awarded a contract to support the retailer’s distribution centre by American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), the transport and logistics services provider announced. According to economists at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global e-Commerce...

project44 raises $420mn from Goldman, TPG, valued at $2.2bn

 Supply chain visibility platform project44 received an investment totaling $420 million from a syndicate led by Thoma Bravo, TPG and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Emergence Capital, Insight Partners, Chicago Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Sapphire and Sozo Ventures also participated...

Kale Logistics partners with Private Sector Foundation Uganda to offer Logistics e-Marketplace

 Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) announces its partnership with Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) to offer a Logistics e-Marketplace to stakeholders across the entire multimodal logistics ecosystem in Uganda. The e-Marketplace is an online portal for booking door-to-door cargo transportation...

Bluebird Nordic leases Boeing 777–300ER

 The Icelandic air freight company Bluebird Nordic leases three Boeing 777–300ER via its parent company Avia Solutions Group (ASG). Currently these aircrafts are in passenger configuration.The aircrafts will begin conversion process in 2024 and will be utilised as cargo aircraft once the conversion...

easyJet partners with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions

 easyJet, Europe’s leading airline announces its partnership with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) to support the development of its hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for commercial aircraft.This partnership is a part of the airline’s ambition to de-carbonise aviation, said the official...

Airbus 2021 commercial aircraft deliveries up 8%

 Airbus delivered 611 commercial aircraft to 88 customers in 2021 - an increase of eight percent on good performances by the A220s and A320s.Nearly 25 percent of commercial aircraft in 2021 were delivered using the established e-delivery process, allowing customers to receive aircraft with minimal...

Supporting equitable vaccine distribution across the world

 UPS has been at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight since February of 2020 providing logistic support for PPE deliveries, working with pharmaceutical companies in clinical trials for Covid vaccine under development and finally playing a very critical role in the global distribution of Covid vaccines...

Drone delivers defibrillator, saves life

 Everdrone's Emergency Medical Aerial Delivery service (EMADE), an innovative link in the chain of life-saving measures of Region Västra Götaland, Sweden, played a crucial part in saving a life during a sudden cardiac arrest. An Everdrone autonomous drone delivered a defibrillator that helped...

In E-Commerce push, Seafrigo Group opens fifth warehouse in New Jersey

 The number of Americans buying all types of groceries online nearly doubled in 2020 according to consumer research by NielsenIQ. To cater to the increased demand for specialist chilled and frozen goods, Seafrigo Group, the global specialist and leader in temperature-controlled food logistics,...

Lineage Logistics raises $1.7bn, total fundraising $6bn in 2 yrs

 Lineage Logistics, LLC (Lineage), a provider of temperature-controlled industrial real estate investment trust (REIT) and logistics solutions provider, raised $1.7 billion in equity from new and existing partners."Participating investors include BentallGreenOak, CenterSquare Investment Management,...

Supply chain snags, Omicron continue to bog down air cargo growth in December

The current global supply chain crisis has continued to affect the air cargo demand in December, even as air freight rates have continued to surge. The December demand in the general air cargo market put a final dampener on 2021 peak season volumes as continuing supply chain issues, congestion on the...