Gary G Burrows
Kenya-based all cargo carrier Astral Aviation has signed sales partnership agreements with Euro Cargo Aviation in Europe, US and UAE and Take Off Aviation in South Africa.The two partners will market the airline’s cargo capacity to clients, including freight forwarders in their respective regions.
Astral Aviation chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia (pictured), said: “We look forward to our partnership with Euro Cargo Aviation who will act as an extension of our esteemed ...
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German independent handler Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) has appointed Federico Mosqueira as its new director of operations. He succeeds Christoph Cyranek, who took over the position from Markus Schneefuss on an interim basis in August 2023.
Mosqueira brings more than 20 years of experience including working for LATAM Airlines in Mexico, ...
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German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn has launched the sale of its DB Schenker arm, one of the world’s largest forwarding and logistics companies.
The DB Group said that investors would need to express interest in the next few weeks. The company is valued at between €12 billion €20bn (US$13.2-20bn).
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More than 600 delegates have signed up for early bird registration for the Airforwarders Association (AfA)’s ‘Mix it up’ AirCargo Conference 2024 on February 11-13.
While the exhibition hall has officially sold out with over 80 exhibitors confirmed, AfA has increased the space reserved at the Omni Louisville Hotel in Kentucky.
AfA ...
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) has gained IATA CEIV recertification for perishable at its Changi hub, valid for three years from 1 February 2024. Eight other stations – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong SAR, Hyderabad and Zurich – are currently certified under the quality corridor network. SIA ...
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Maersk is switching from vessels to a land bridge to avoid the Panama Canal on its OC1 service between Oceania and the Americas. This is due to the water situation, which has forced the Panama Canal Authority to reduce the number and weight of vessels passing through the waterway.
The service ...
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The first of AAL Shipping’s next generation 32,000 deadweight Super B-Class ships, the AAL Limassol, was floated out from dry dock in late December. She is due to go for sea trial in April 2024 before her delivery to AAL in May.
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Nippon Express has formally completed its purchase of Austrian-based Cargo-partner, paving the way for the Japanese forwarder to become a major international logistics company.
NX Holdings chairman, Mitsuru Saito, said that the merger, first announced in May 2023 would help propel Nippon Express from its current number eight ranking in the ...
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Pharma solutions organization Cencora’s World Courier arm is to open transport stations in Denver, Indianapolis and San Diego to delivery specialty products, including those that require cryogenic storage. The Indianapolis site will be equipped with liquid nitrogen.
They extend World Courier’s network of facilities in North America to 17 sites.
It also ...
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The Port of Philadelphia welcomed the largest vessel to ever call in Philadelphia: M/V CMA-CGM J. Madison, a 14,400 TEUS cargo vessel, arrived at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal on Friday, December 15, 2023.
“With our deeper main channel and our super post-Panamax cranes – we can easily handle this size ...
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