Freight News

First flights for new Dubai freighter operator

New Dubai-based cargo carrier SolitAir has launched its first daily scheduled flights between its home country and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 737-800 freighter service, between Dubai World Central (DWC) and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport is carrying cargo on both legs of the journey and operates five days a week, Tuesday to Saturday. It is operated by one of two SolitAir’s narrow-body Boeing 737-800 freighters, with a capacity of 23 tonnes. A ... [+]

DSV powers up Swedish operation

DSV has put over 100,000sq m of solar panels on the roof of its new warehouse at Landskrona, Sweden, generating 14MWp of energy - enough to power the facilities, charge electrical vehicles and supply electricity back to the local grid. The total annual energy production ... [+]

Holyhead shutdown could lead to cancelled Irish Christmas – updated

The UK’s main Irish Sea port at Holyhead  is set to remain shut until at least Thursday, 19 December due to damage caused during Storm Darragh. Closure is likely to cause widespread disruption to deliveries into Ireland during the last few days before Christmas. Backlogs ... [+]

Charlotte Elpers to lead KLM Cargo operations

KLM Cargo has appointed Charlotte Elpers as vice-president worldwide operations, effective from 1 March 2025. She will the Dutch carrier’s global cargo operations, bringing nearly two decades of leadership experience within the KLM Group, most recently as vice president passenger services at Schiphol. She succeeds ... [+]

Court approves Air Belgium takeover

The Business Court of Walloon Brabant has approved Peso Aviation Management and Air One International Holdings (AOIH) acquisition of Air Belgium’s cargo business. Through its new Belgian affiliate, Air One Belgium – owned 51% by Peter Scholten and 49% by AOIH - the company is now set to ... [+]

MPs debate lack of resources to tackle freight crime

The TT Club says that the House of Commons debate in December highlighted the lack of resources specifically targeted at fighting freight crime.    The insurer says that the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is under-supported and under-funded. Its specialist freight crime investigation team currently has ... [+]

Leith wins largest ever wind contract

Forth Ports Port of Leith has secured its largest ever offshore wind contract, the delivery of the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. It will enhance the port’s marine access, infrastructure and vessel assets and includes plant and equipment that will be used to ... [+]

Menzies Macau wins Li-batt mark

Menzies Aviation has been awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt) certification for its cargo operations at Macau International Airport. Macau is the first location across the Menzies network to receive this certification, with other locations set to follow. [+]

Qatar interline bookings go online

Qatar Airways Cargo is offering online bookings with instant confirmations to interline partners through its Digital Lounge portal. Interline partners can now manage online bookings without having to contact local station staff, reducing the manual exchange of booking emails. The Interline booking feature is currently being ... [+]

Hellmann appoints airfreight head

German forwarder Hellmann has appointed Martin Habisreitinger as chief operating officer airfreight, with effect from February 1, 2025. Martin Habisreitinger brings over 20 years of experience in global airfreight management, having held senior roles at Kühne & Nagel, DB Schenker, and most recently DHL Global Forwarding, ... [+]

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