Demand continues to outstrip new capacity in lead-up to peak season
Market momentum for airfreight is carrying into the summer of 2017, with rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes up by 1.1 percent,...
Speculation over B747-8F order by Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways to order Boeing 747-8 Freighters Online news reports suggest that Qatar Airways has ordered two Boeing 747-8 freighters...
Kuehne + Nagel caps strong first half with major cold-chain acquisitions
Swiss logistics company Kuehne + Nagel is riding the resurgence of airfreight and expanding its volumes across modes, as the company adds...
Swissport Netherlands awarded IATA’s CEIV-Pharma cert
Swissport International’s Netherlands subsidiary was awarded IATA’s CEIV certification for pharmaceutical handling at the Amsterdam...
Qatar Cargo’s 4,000-cow airlift flaunts Saudi blockade
In light of last month’s decision by Saudi Arabia and its allies to impose a blockade on exports to Qatar, the Qataris appear to be ready...
Profits fall at Panalpina as shippers balk at higher rates
Panalpina did its best to present its lackluster second-quarter results as upbeat, but the Swiss logistics company is running up against...
IATA confirms robust growth in May cargo volumes
Echoing similar conclusions made by World ACD, Drewry and the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines, the International Air Transport...
ABC flies autonomous vehicle to Singapore
Freight forwarder Geodis has organised the transport of a newly newly-developed Group Rapid Transit (GRT) prototype autonomous vehicle to...
New Kids on the Blockchain: Perishables and the need for transparency
Think about the last three seafood dinners you’ve had. Let’s say you ate fresh Coho salmon flown in from the Pacific Northwest, perhaps...
Turkish adds freighter flight to Kano in Nigeria
Turkish Cargo has announced another new freighter service into Africa, with the launch of an Airbus A330F to Kano in Nigeria, in addition...
