October 2016

Another -8 jumbo for Volga-Dnepr

Volga-Dnepr has taken delivery of its tenth new 747-8 freighter at a handover ceremony in Everett, US. It brings ABC’s fleet to 16 747 freighters and following the group’s confirmation in July of an order for 20 similar aircraft. Future deliveries will lead to the phasing out of the remaining 747-400Fs in AirBridgeCargo’s fleet. The handover event also celebrated the launch by ABC of twice-weekly 747-8F services from Seattle to ... [+]

Dnata opens new cargo hub for Dubai

Middle Eastern handling company dnata’s has opened a new customer service centre for export cargo at Dubai Airport Free Zone. It says it marks the beginning of a product improvement program for airlines, freight forwarders and shippers. Spanning over 5,000 sqm with 50 dedicated staff, the centre is expected to ... [+]

P&O on song as freight surges

P&O Ferries says its Zeebrugge-Teesport route has seen a 16% increase in freight units in the third quarter of the year compared with 2015. Between July and September, P&O Ferries' two ships on the route - the Bore Song and the Mistral - carried 22,499 freight units ocompared with 19,349 in ... [+]

‘New runway will be at Heathrow’ – BIFA

BIFA says it believes that a decision on new runways for south-east England will be made soon and that it will favour expansion of Heathrow. Robert Keen, director general of the freight industry trade association said: “In the last week there have been a number of indications that a decision is ... [+]

FIATA and IATA sign new agents’ deal

Freight forwarder association Fiata and airline body IATA  officially signed the up to the reformed IATA Cargo Agency Program at the FIATA world congress in Dublin in early October. The new IATA-FIATA Cargo Agency Program (IFACP) aims to recognise forwarders’ evolution away from being selling agents to purchasing customers and aims ... [+]

IAG man moves to Cargolux

Former IAG Cargo regional commercial manager Europe Chris Nielen has been appointed sales vice president at all-cargo airline Cargolux. He will be based at the airline’s headquarters in Luxembourg.     [+]

Fish, birds and boxes

As well as opening the UK’s newest box port, DP World London Gateway has also found time to turn a space equivalent to 82 football pitches into a nature reserve near its Thameside site. It has created 65 hectares of important intertidal habitat, which will provide feeding ground for wading ... [+]

Nagel expands food footprint

Food specialist Nagel-Group has expanded its chilled logistics centre at Eschweiler, near the Belgian and Dutch border. The new facility will be about 29,300sq m and will have warehouse space covering 8,330sq m and will be able to store and handle up to 1,600 tonnes of food per day in temperature ... [+]

Aussie scoops Young Forwarder award

Australia’s Shanon Gould won the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year (YIFFY) Award, presented at the FIATA annual congress in Dublin this year. Other regional finalists were Lorraine Zhou, Zimbabwe (Africa/Middle East), Evgeny Kapustin, Canada (Americas) and Kostiantyn Hapii, Ukraine (Europe).   [+]

Rhenus urges firms to be export-ready

Managing director of Manchester forwarder Rhenus Logistics, David Williams, is urging uk manufacturers to take advantage of the weak Pound to export more. A new survey by the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers' index (PMI) shows that the weakening curency has boosted exports as UK goods become cheaper for overseas buyers. He said: "If ... [+]

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