Chris Lewis
September’s global air cargo market lived up to analysts’ expectations, becoming the first month of 2024 not to report double-digit growth due to a strong year-on-year comparison. Demand did rise by 9% on last year, according to the latest industry data from Xeneta.
Airlines and freight forwarders now face a ‘fine balancing act’ between protecting customer relationships and being tempted by short-term gains offered by increasing market volatility, including port strikes ...
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Danish-based forwarder Leman freight has appointed René Bach Larsen as its new chief executive, from 1 November. He has worked with Geodis in leadership roles across Europe, Asia, and most recently, as managing director of North America. Larsen takes over from interim chief executive Michael Schrøder who will continue in ...
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The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn has approved the sale of DB Schenker to DSV, with the German federal government today granting approval at the same time. The sale is expected to be completed during 2025 once all regulatory approvals have been obtained.
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The SkyTeam Cargo alliance has appointed Peter Penseel, President – Delta Cargo, as the new chairperson of its cargo executive board, taking over from Saudia Cargo chief executive Teddy Zebitz, , who has served two terms in the role since 2021.
Prior to joining Delta, Penseel served as chief operating officer ...
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Challenge Group has extended its Indian coverage, with two weekly flights from its Liege, Belgium base to Delhi from 3 October. The carrier already operates three flights a week to Mumbai. The new Delhi service will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays using a Boeing 767F aircraft, with a capacity of ...
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The Austrian capital and its airport will host two get-togethers for the air cargo and pharmaceutical sectors in October. Vienna Cargo Day takes place on 22-24 October and the FlyPharma Conference will be held directly afterwards. The Cargo Day will include a presentation Prof. Sebastian Kummer, head of the Institute for ...
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A director at broker Air Charter Service says that a major airlift is possible as the US east coast port strike takes hold.
Group cargo director, Dan Morgan-Evans said that with tens of thousands of dockworkers across 14 ports striking indefinitely, Athere could be major airlifts in the coming weeks if ...
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With US East Coast and Gulf ports crippled by an International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) strike on 1 October, freight forwarders and shippers are scrambling to find alternatives.
Cargo already at or arriving at affected ports is stuck with no immediate resolution in sight, while some shipments are being offloaded at alternative ...
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Austrian forwarder Gebrüder Weiss’ international cyclists have raised the bar with this year’s GWcycles cycling campaign: More than 600 participants came together to cycle over 768,800 kilometers (477,710 miles) - the distance to the moon and back.
Between March and September, the logistics company ran its third and latest cycling campaign] ...
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ECS Group’s subsidiary AVS GSA, in collaboration with Thai Vietjet and Lactasoy, has provided crucial support to flood-affected communities in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The disaster affected over 8,000 families in the northern part of the country. AVS GSA’s team collaborated with Lactasoy to donate 900 boxes of soybean milk, delivered ...
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