Chris Lewis
The air cargo market may have to wait until October for a recovery after a flood of summer bellyhold capacity on major lanes and a -4% drop in demand in April, according to the latest weekly analysis from CLIVE Data Services, part of Xeneta.
Airfreight spot rates dropped -41% versus April 2022 as a 7% rise in cargo capacity reduced load factors and led to a 14th consecutive month of falling ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has added two leased Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet, the first instalment of a plan to double its capacity in next decade.
The Dubai carrier is expecting 15 more freighters to join its fleet from announced orders and its freighter conversion program, plus a boost in belly-hold capacity ...
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Coronation fever reached all parts of the country over the weekend of 6-8 May. Handlers at the busy container port of Felixstowe found time to rearrange a container stack at the Port of Felixstowe with an appropriate motif.
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DHL Aviation, the in-house airline of DHL Express, is launching a new optional GoGreen Plus service for its air cargo product. From June, it will allow customers to reduce (‘inset’) the carbon emissions associated with their cargo using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). They can also tailor the CO2 reduction they want ...
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Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since Stefan Krauter founded a small air freight specialist at Vienna International Airport, since 1983 it has grown into a global transport and logistics provider with over 4,000 employees in 40 countries.
Several cargo-partner country organizations are also celebrating anniversaries this year, including ...
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Maastricht Aachen Airport, the second largest cargo hub in the Netherlands, has started runway renovation work as part of an €100 million infrastructure investment plan over the next few years.
The airport is planning to extend its operational length to 2,750 meters by January 2025.
Maastricht is CEIV-Pharma certified and the preferred ...
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The Port of Antwerp has launched a drone-based monitoring system. Based on the 'D-Hive drone-in-a-box' network six craft patrol an area of over 120sq km, enabling the port authorities to manage, inspect and supervise a large area, quickly and effectively.
The port will use the drones for a range of functions ...
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Contargo has started a new container barge line with two round trips per week between the seaports of Antwerp and Rotterdam and the multimodal terminal in Dourges. This is in addition to its barge service to Valenciennes.
The new service is performed by two push barge units with a capacity of ...
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Magma Aviation has launched its first regular scheduled freighter flights to China. A B747-400F will fly three or four times a week between Liège and Nanchang Changbei International. The carrier now operates 29 dedicated flights per week on behalf of its customers across the US, Africa, Asia and Europe and ...
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DP World Logistics has signed a pre-let agreement for a 600,000sq ft unit at the 200-acre SEGRO Park Coventry site in the Midlands. 2030, The building will be developed to high sustainability standards, targeting a ‘BREEAM Excellent’ rating. The building will include PV panels, an office heated by air source ...
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