DuPont, Emirates SkyCargo commemorate 10-year alliance for cold chain solutions

Feb 6, 2019: DuPont Safety and Construction (DuPont), a business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division and the manufacturer of DuPont Tyvek brand thermal cargo covers; and Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, marked the 10th anniversary of their partnership for cold chain solutions in the air cargo industry on Jan 30. The celebration of the partnership took place at Emirates Towers in Dubai.

Kuehne Nagel Toronto branch obtains KN PharmaChain seafreight certification

February 5, 2019: The Kuehne Nagel branch in Toronto, Canada, recently obtained KN PharmaChain seafreight certification, being the 200th certificate globally. Kuehne Nagel customers in Ontario can now benefit from certified capabilities along the entire supply chain.

Qatar Airways converts 10 of its 50 Airbus A321neo on order to A321LR

Feb 4, 2019: Qatar Airways has recently confirmed that it has agreed with Airbus to convert 10 of its 50 A321neo on order to the longer range A321LR, the first of which will be delive

Turkish Cargo to start its operations at Istanbul Airport on March 2

Feb 4, 2019: Turkish Cargo will be offering its services from Istanbul Airport, from March 2.The flag carrier of Turkey will carry out its operations simultaneously on both Istanbul Airport and Ataturk

WFS inaugurates a new logistics centre in Brussels Airport cargo zone

Feb 4, 2019: On February 1, 2019, Brussels Airport Company and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) inaugurated a new logistics building to the west of the airport’s cargo zone. The ground handling giant WFS is opening an ultra-modern logistics building of 8,700 m2 at Brussels Airport, developed by Montea.

Egyptair takes re-delivery of second A330-200P2F

Feb 4, 2019: Egyptair Cargo has transported its second passenger-to-freighter converted A330-200 from Dresden in Germany to Cairo, Egypt.The aircraft was converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), the joint venture between ST Engineering Aerospace and Airbus.The 13 year old aircr

Markus Kanis to lead industrial and chemical growth at Imperial Logistics

Jan 4, 2019: Markus Kanis has been appointed to head the newly-created post of Executive Vice President - Industrial & Chemical of Imperial Logistics International. Most recently, he was Global head Business Unit - Industrial, Chemical and Aviation - Sales and Business Development, at Kuehne Nagel.

cargo-partner continues to expand warehouse capacities in Slovakia

Feb 1, 2019: Logistics provider cargo-partner has expanded its warehouse space in Dunajska Streda, Slovakia with a 4,100 m annex building to over 18,300 m. The direct connection to the METRANS terminal provides cross-dock possibilities for intermodal transport to Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Trieste, Koper and Rijeka.

Air Senegal's first A330neo arrives in Dakar

Feb 1, 2019: Air Senegal, the Dakar-based airline that started operations in 2018, recently saw its first A330neo touch down at Blaise-Diagne International Airport. The aircraft painted in the livery of Air Senegal and named “Casamance,” was presented during a ceremony attended by Macky Sall, president of the Republic of Senegal, and Philippe Bo

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo gains CEIV Pharma recertification

Feb 1, 2019: French airline group Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) becomes the first to pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification process for its hub operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM airline processes. AFKLMP Cargo continues to focus on the pharmaceutical business as a top priority for the group, by not on