November 2021
Germany’s Munich Airport said it had seen a sharp increase in cargo-only traffic. From January to October 2021, it handled around 55,000 metric tons on such planes, an increase of nearly 40% compared with 2019, the last year before the crisis.Previously, cargo through Munich predominantly transported in large passenger aircraft as belly cargo, which made up around 90% the total volume.Airport chief executive Jost Lammers said: “The fact that more ...
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The Portico's cargo terminal at Portsmouth International Port has been handled a wide range of cargoes with paper, agribulks, containers and project cargo all passing through during November.
The operator said this was testimony to its successful diversification strategy to drive new types of cargo to Portsmouth, including paper being unloaded ...
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Kerry Logistics Network has joined forces with Malaysian cargo airline My Jet Xpress Airlines to offer customised options within Asia based on a transit hub at Macau International Airport.
The solution was first introduced in March 2021 to support one of KLN’s e-commerce customers that was struggling at the height of ...
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The global shipping and trading community once again joined forces in November to raise funds for Mercy Ships.
Vessel charterers, brokers, agents, owners, operators and others participated in the annual Cargo Day on 10 November which since 2016 has raised almost $4 million for the essential work that the charity undertakes, ...
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Global aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has opened a Moscow office and appointed Maxim Tsarev (Pictured) as director general, Russia. It said that the country is a fast-developing market with increased activity in aerospace, technology and automotive. The new office would allow the company to better work with freight forwarders.
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DSV is to invest in a string of 20 automated ‘fulfilment factories across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. The multi-user facilities will offer warehouse automation to all sizes of companies across different markets and distribution channels, both B2C and B2B.
For many companies – especially small and medium-sized – optimizing ...
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A majority of MPs say that shore power for ships at berth in UK ports should be funded entirely by government or a combination of government and industry, according to a survey by the British Ports Association.
The phone survey of over 100 UK members of parliament revealed “a tentative consensus” ...
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Deutsche Post DHL Group has agreed a new partnership with Neste to supply its DHL Express division with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at the UK’s East Midlands Airport. DHL will purchase SAF worth more than €60 million by mid-2022, which the operator says will cut its CO2 emissions by r ...
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Chris Mills, director of account management at freight forwarder CH Robinson, says the UK should build as much resilience as possible into its supply chain to sustain business and reduce the risk of shortages in the run up to Christmas.
In recent months the combination of the Covid pandemic, ongoing Brexit ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines arm has obtained Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) approval for commercial transportation of lithium batteries over 35kg, which are commonly addressed as SP (Special provision) A99. ABC says it is the first airline to receive this type of approval in China and it follows two ...
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