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F1 and DHL find a green formula for motorsports airfreight

Formula 1 and its logistics partner DHL are to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their airfreight movements, they announced at a press conference in Singapore on 20 September.  From March of this year, starting with the Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1 has been working with DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service to use the green fuel, which cuts emissions by around 80% per flight compared to conventional aviation fuel. Like many other ... [+]

Revenues, margins down at FedEx

FedEx has reported first quarter revenue figures (ending August 31) marginally lower at $21.6 billion compared with $21.7m in same period of 2024 while operating margin was down from 7.3% to 5.6% It said results were negatively affected by reduced demand for priority services, increased ... [+]

Fast logistics firm to use Cargo.one platform

Lufthansa Group’s Time:matters high-speed freight arm has signed a partnership with the Cargo.one procurement platform for quotes and bookings on 60 airlines. It will be implemented at Time:matters’ offices in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Singapore and China and the company says that Cargo.one’s ... [+]

Etihad sets up joint venture with China’s SF Airlines

Etihad Cargo and China’s SF Airlines signed a formal agreement to create a joint venture in Shenzhen on 18 September. It builds on the existing capacity sharing agreement between the Abu Dhabi and Chinese carriers and is described as “a full strategic alignment between Etihad Cargo ... [+]

Qatar offers enhanced options

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a range of enhanced services under the AirPlus Solutions brand. Q-Climate provides temperature-control for additional product categories, with ramp protection against external weather for general and vulnerable cargo in three standard temperature ranges. Q-Plus offers priority capacity for time-sensitive shipments on ... [+]

Customs change not enough to stem Chinese imports, says airfreight analyst

The Biden administration’s plan reduce shipments entering the US under the $800 ‘de minimis’ threshold “will not put the genie back in the bottle”, says analyst Niall van de Wouw. The chief airfreight officer at Xeneta says that Chinese e-commerce platforms are seen as exploiting a ... [+]

Belgian post operator acquires UK’s Staci

Belgian postal operator Bpostgroup has acquired UK and European fulfilment provider Staci for £1.3bn as part of its plan to become a leader in e-commerce and omnichannel fulfilment. Staci UK has a presence in the US, Europe and Asia. Bppostgroup says the partnership will allow it ... [+]

One Air adds a third

UK cargo airline One Air has added a third Boeing 747 freighter to its fleet to meet to serve the Asia/Europe route. The Boeing 747-400ERF joins One Air on a five-year lease from AeroTransCargo FZE and completed its first flight for the airline Hong Kong to ... [+]

Arca and Cen Global set up pharma platform

Arca BioLogistics has joined forces with logistics software company Cen Global to offer offers an end-to-end specialist logistics service for research material and healthcare and pharmaceutical products. They have Arca developed a platform that gives real-time visibility into shipment location and temperature, as well as ... [+]

US and Canada impose swingeing security rules on airfreight from Europe

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Transport Canada implemented emergency measures, effective immediately, for air cargo originating from Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on 13 September. It followed reports of two packages containing incendiaries igniting on European parcel networks. FIATA said that ... [+]

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