September 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said its August 2021 data for global air cargo showed that demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was up 7.7% compared to the pre-Covid month of August 2019, or 8.6% for international operations. Overall growth remains strong compared to the long-term average growth trend of around 4.7%.
The pace of demand growth did slow slightly compared to July, which saw demand increase 8.8% (against pre-COVID-19 ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has put two more Boeing 777F freighters into service, bringing the carrier’s total of the type to 11, plus four aircraft operated by its AeroLogic joint venture with DHL.
One aircraft is a brand-new aircraft from the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington State which touched down for the first ...
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Forth Ports Leith has handled eight onshore wind turbines as part of the 16MW Howpark Wind Farm in the Scottish Borders.
In collaboration with heavy lift specialists Collett Transport, the turbines arrived aboard the 108 metre EEMS Dublin into the Edinburgh port from Esbjerg in Denmark.
The port’s multi crane lifting equipment ...
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Georgia Ports Authority Board has approved more than $34 million to help expedite an additional 1.6 million teu of capacity at the Port of Savannah that will begin coming online in December. It includes the purchase of 22.2 acres adjacent to GPA’s 145-acre West Expansion property as well as funds ...
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Developer Prologis has announced plans to build a two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) for Eddie Stobart. The operator has had a presence on the site since 1997, and will vacate its existing properties on completion of the new units. The £75 million project will provide two ...
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AP Moller - Maersk is to sell its reefer container manufacturing arm, Maersk Container Industry, to China International Marine Containers. CIMC will take over MCI’s entire organisation and assets which include the reefer factory in Qingdao, China, as well as its research and development and test engineering facilities in Tinglev, ...
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Hapag-Lloyd is to acquire a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven and 50% of the shares of Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven at JadeWeserPort, for an undisclosed amount and subject to regulatory approval. Terminal operator Eurogate will continue to hold the remaining shares.
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DFDS has signed a deal with CH Square to build two new logistics centres totalling 60,000sq m in Sweden. The centres will be built in Södra Stigamo, near Jönköping in the centre-south (37 000sq m and at Karlshamn harbour on the south coast (23 000sq m). Founded in 2019, CH ...
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FedEx’s Logistics arm is to open an office in Seoul, South Korea. The new FedEx Logistics Korean organization will provide logistics solutions, including international air and ocean cargo services, customs brokerage and trade solutions, as well as a range of value-added services.
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XPO Logistics has appointed Christine Robinne to lead its technology organization and digital strategy in Europe. She joins from Heineken International, where she most recently led the digitalization of the brewer’s operations in Europe as director of transformation and technology.
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