February 2023
Cathay Pacific Cargo and the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal have become the first carrier and first cargo terminal operator to have cargo shipments accepted in Dongguan and moved by water to Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) by ship for outbound shipment.
The HKIA Logistics Park in Dongguan has been developed by the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) and allows shipments to be security screened, built up and accepted as cargo for ...
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Shortsea line CLdN is to introduce a service between Zeebrugge to the Port of Tilbury. It follows introduction of an additional chartered vessel, the 2,800 lane meter M/V Tundraland, on its Zeebrugge/Rotterdam-UK routes.
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Austrian-owned forwarder Gebrüder Weiss opened a new location in the Albanian capital of Tirana, adding to its other locations in the West Balkans include Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. “There has been a sharp rise in traffic to and from Albania over the past decade, most of it imported ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Maria Sanchez-Grant as its new head of distribution. Over the past 15 years she has held numerous sales and revenue roles within Virgin Atlantic Cargo, becoming senior manager, revenue optimisation in 2019, with responsibility for leading the revenue management and pricing functions of the cargo ...
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Ethiopian Airlines is planning to launch flights from its Addis Ababa hub to Malta and onwards to US cities, according to press reports. It follows talks between the Maltese and Ethiopian prime ministers to discuss a number of issues, including aviation.
Current Ethiopian Airlines to North America operate with a refuelling ...
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AP Moller-Maersk said it “delivered extraordinary financial performance” in its 2022 results, with revenue up 32% to US$81.5bn, and EBIT earnings increased 57% to $30.9bn. This was driven by solid performance across all businesses during the abnormal market conditions in the first part of the year. However, as congestion eased ...
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China Eastern Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a new contract to handle Boeing 777 cargo flights in Liege.
The new three-year agreement will see WFS handling a forecast 32,000 tonnes of cargo per annum carried onboard up to nine B777 flights a week into ...
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Europa’s Air & Sea forwarding arm has launched a new in-house IT platform, LeoWeb as part of its £10m Leonardo programme.
LeoWeb is now being offered to all air and sea freight customers. Europa says it reduces admin time and increases visibility of consignments. The online portal includes real-time tracking data, ...
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Mergers and acquisitions in the UK logistics and supply chain management sector remained lively in 2022, despite activity falling from a record in 2021, says accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
Moreover it added, in a fourth quarter report published on 10 February, 60% of deals were cross-border – the highest ...
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A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 freighter departed Frankfurt on 10 February at with aid destined for Antalya, mainly winter clothing, blankets, food and hygiene items. They were donated by Turkish communities in Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, as well as by local companies in and Lufthansa Cargo employees.
The Lufthansa Cargo subsidiary time:matters, ...
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