BIFA campaign to entice hiring from other industry areas

 A Freight Development Pathway programme has been started by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) to find, recruit, and train qualified people from outside the freight forwarding and logistics industry.One of the top workforce solutions providers in the world, Manpower, collaborates with trade association BIFA.The programme is a part of a larger effort...

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Opening of New Incheon Gateway by Fedex Express

 FedEx Express (FedEx), an auxiliary of FedEx Corp. what's more, one of the world's biggest express transportation organizations, is reinforcing support for cross-line exchange and web based business development in Korea with the send off of its new FedEx Incheon Gateway situated at Incheon Global Air terminal, South Korea. The new office offers upgraded capacities that...

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Amazon Starts Its Regional Operation Hub At Lakeland Linder Airport

With new regional hub at Lakeland Linder Airport Amazon Air started its operations in Florida, USA. Its first flight from Sacramento airport successfully lands at Lakeland Linder Airport marking start of its daily service to & from the facility. The 285000 square ft facility is specifically designed to cater flight operations & sort out packages for different...

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American Airlines moves to new warehouse in Milan

With the growing demand American airlines has switched to new warehouse measuring 53000sq ft handled by WFS at Milan Malpensa airport . The airline said that customers are continuosly demanding for direct flight from Italy to US & with growing volumes this warehouse will handle daily flights to New York & Miami. On its opening day customer were shown ground...

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Hong kong airport sees resurge in cargo vol for August

After dip in cargo traffic in July, Hong kong airport sees cargo traffic growth in August . As per Hong kong International Airport (HKIA) the airport saw 2.4% growth YOY in August to 431000 tonnes. HKIA said: “The airport saw strong 9% year-on-year growth in transhipments, which contributed the most to the increase in cargo throughput. “Amongst key trading regions,...

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New Freighter Service to Delhi by Korean Air

From July 17, Korean air is launching three times a week freighter service between Incheon & Delhi . Currently Korean air is operating passenger aircraft from Incheon to Delhi & Mumbai three to five times weekly. In a statement, Korean Air said: “The decision to introduce the cargo flight accompanies the South Korean government’s new diplomatic strategy to...

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Airfreight future figures published by FIS

Freight Investor Services (FIS), global leader in freight & commodity derivatives, has published airfreight future price curve, starting a new discussion in this $70bn market. In order to hep buyers & sellers in ascertaining seasonal price increase & tackling capacity issues , a new risk management tool is been designed by FIS. FIS along with index provider...

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Air Incheon launches freighter service to Hanoi

Air Incheon has launched freighter service to Hanoi while ACSV(Air Cargo Services of Vietnam) will be its handling partner at Hanoi. This South Korean carrier has also promised to lauch its 2nd freighter by end of this year. Considering the global expansion Air Incheon has taken this decision & may launch more services in future. Air Incheon & ACSV partnership...

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Cathay signs up DoKaSch pharma containers

Cathay Pacific Cargo has signed a master agreement to rent DoKaSch Temperature Solutions' RKN and RAP Opticooler active containers. The containers, to be rolled out across the Hong Kong-based airline’s network in the first quarter of 2015, are aimed at the shipment of temperature-sensitive goods and pharmaceutical products,. “Cathay Pacific Cargo is pleased to be the first Asian carrier offering our customers an alternative solution for their temperature-sensitive air cargo shipments,”...

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Paper-less air cargo supply chain facility introduced at Bengaluru airport

Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt Ltd (AISATS), a 50:50 joint venture between Air India Limited and SATS Limited, a gateway services and food solutions provider in Asia, has introduced an e-freight initiative at its Bengaluru Airfreight Terminal facility. With this launch, AISATS BLR has taken a step towards IATAs e-freight initiative, building a paper-free air cargo supply chain and replacing it with cheaper, accurate and reliable electronic messaging, AISATS said in a statement. To facilitate...

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Cargolux posts best ever October figures

Cargolux, Europe’s largest all-cargo carrier, posted its best ever October, with its fleet of 22 Boeing 747 freighters breaking records for tonnage, revenue and block hours. Tonnage grew 6.7 percent and net revenue was up 9.9 percent from a year ago, making October the second-best month in the Luxembourg-based airline’s history after November 2013. The carrier said it also achieved the highest daily utilization of all operators of the 747-8F at more than 16 hours a day through October. The...

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The No. 1 platform for the sector: Asia’s leading event for air cargo and logistics

Air Cargo China is the leading event in the air freight sector in Asia – and it is continuing to grow in size and significance. Come along and present your company and its expertise at this major exhibition, taking place for the sixth time from June 17 to 19, 2014, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. On these dates a dynamic trade audience from around the world will be converging on Shanghai, that makes Air Cargo China to such an interesting platform for...

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