Newsletter - 15th June 2018

Daily News Updates / 15th June 2018

Freight Forwarders
Tech-Driven Freight Forwarder, Flexport, Leases Brand New 137,000 SF Facility in Los Angeles South Bay San Francisco-headquartered Flexport, an emerging full-service air and ocean freight forwarder, has fully leased a recently developed 136,685-square-foot industrial facility in Com... READ MORE

Supply Chain
India poised to be $10 trillion economy in next 15 years: Suresh Prabhu Minister of commerce & industry and civil aviation Suresh Prabhu, struck a bullish note at The Supply Chain Management & Logistics Summit 2018 held recently, as he outlined... READ MORE

Airports
Brussels Airport introduces blockchain application on their BRUcloud data sharing platform Brussels Airport recently announced the launch of its first application using blockchain technology, strengthening its position in digital innovation in the air cargo industry. Bru... READ MORE

Events
Panalpina’s expansion of the Perishables Network continues in Argentina Panalpina will acquire the Argentinian company Newport Cargo S.A., subject to conditions. The companies reached a respective agreement on June 13, 2018. Headquartered in the cente... READ MORE

Events
LATAM Cargo Awards a Cargo Management Contract to Wipro LATAM Cargo, the leader group in air cargo transport to, from and within Latin America, and Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technol... READ MORE

Airlines
Singapore Airlines renews cargo handling contracts with WFS in France and the UK Singapore Airlines has renewed its cargo handling contracts with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Paris and London. In France, WFS provides handling services for the airline’s... READ MORE

Associations
TCIEXPRESS caps bullish FY2017-18 with positive Q4 results, revenue grows at 23.18% TCIEXPRESS has announced its financial results for the Q4 and 12 months ending March 31st 2018 following its board meeting held recently. The company has consistently showcased rob... READ MORE

Associations
Air Partner PLC opens Los Angeles Office as it continues to strengthen US offering Air Partner plc (“Air Partner” or “Group”), the global aviation services group, has announced the opening of a new office in Los Angeles (“L.A.”), in line with its stra... READ MORE

Airports
Edinburgh Airport Records Busiest May Results Edinburgh Airport has recorded their busiest ever May period in their performance results today. They have carried 1,322,390 passengers throughout the month of May, which represent... READ MORE

Airports
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $677 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 214 Airports in 43 States U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fir... READ MORE

Associations
Fraport Group Reports Ongoing Robust Growth With ongoing robust traffic growth in May 2018, Frankfurt Airport welcomed some 6.1 million passengers and registered a 9.5 percent increase compared to the previous year. Factors ... READ MORE

Airlines
Air Cargo Advance Screening Program Goes into Effect U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration announced that the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program went into effect today requiring the... READ MORE