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President Trump’s tariffs will not spell the end of globalisation but they could lead to trade turbulence, Lufthansa Cargo senior director of business development Heike Woerner told an online press conference on 18 March. “We still see long-term growth in the market,” she told the gathering.
In the face of rising US protectionism, she advised: “Keep calm. This industry is used to volatility, and also, some opportunities may arise for airfreight.”
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Cargo-partner has become the first freight forwarder in Austria to implement the AutoStore system at its iLogistics Center next to Vienna International Airport. Cargo-partner, a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, initiated the project some time ago with applied research organization, Fraunhofer to optimize logistics ...
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DHL Express has opened a service centre in Newquay. The £5.5 million, 2,250sq m site is expected to handle over 5,200 items a week for Cornwall and Devon. It is fitted with extensive solar panels, LED lighting, and low-use water appliances and also offers electric ...
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Canadian carrier WestJet Cargo has signed a block space agreement (BSA) with Virgin Atlantic from Toronto to London Heathrow and beyond from 31 March. WestJet Cargo will sell cargo capacity on Virgin Atlantic’s wide-body flights from Toronto to London offering up to 20 tonnes of ...
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Global GSA Group subsidiary, Mondial Airline Services has been appointed by AEGEAN as General Sales Agent for the airline's cargo operations throughout Germany.
Mondial will oversee cargo sales across AEGEAN’s network connecting Germany to Greece and beyond, covering 80 weekly flights from Germany to Greece, including ...
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Ukraine-owned heavylift carrier, Antonov Airlines and broker AirPartner delivered an urgently needed valve for an oil refinery from Italy to Middle East.
The airline’s own engineers built a low-profile cargo ramp to load and unload the 20-tonne, three metre high cargo, in combination with external cranes.
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Air cargo handler SATS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam Airlines to build and operate an air cargo terminal at the new Long Thanh International Airport.
LTIA, 35 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City, will alleviate congestion at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. It ...
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Independent cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has signed its first carrier of 2025, Hungary Airlines.
The carrier has started scheduled services between its Budapest hub and Hong Kong, using 62 tonne capacity A330F aircraft.
Hactl will provide cargo terminal operations, aircraft loading and ...
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Car maker Mercedes-Benz has place the largest single order for Sustainable Aviation Fuel by a DB Schenker customer. The agreement for 13,000 tons of SAFwill reduce the company’s CO2e emissions by 40,000 tons and will be accredited towards export air freight shipments from Frankfurt to ...
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Air Charter Service has promoted Andreas Spies to head of time critical services for the EMEA and APAC regions, based in Frankfurt, Germany. He joined ACS seven years ago after more than a decade of onboard courier experience and will now further develop the broker’s ...
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