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02 June 2020

BIFA defends forwarders “tarred as being technology laggards”
Freight Forwarders

BIFA defends forwarders “tarred as being technology laggards”

British International Freight Association (BIFA) has defended forwarders “tarred as having a reputation as technology laggards”. The defence follows yesterday’s news that...

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Nippon Express taps into pharma market with MD Logistics acquisition
Logistics

Nippon Express taps into pharma market with MD Logistics acquisition

Japan-based logistics firm Nippon Express has completed the acquisition of US-based headquartered MD Logistics in a deal worth $51m (¥ 5.5bn). Nippon Express said the acq...

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Edmonton International Airport handles three AN-124s in 24 hours
Airports

Edmonton International Airport handles three AN-124s in 24 hours

Edmonton International Airport (EIA) has reported a 7% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes for the first quarter of this year, compared with the first quarter of 2019. EIA n...

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UK digital freight forwarder Beacon receives investment from Jeff Bezos
Freight Forwarders

UK digital freight forwarder Beacon receives investment from Jeff Bezos

UK-based digital freight forwarding and supply chain finance company, Beacon has secured $15m in its Series A fundraising round, from investors including Jeff Bezos, the founder a...

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UPS celebrates World Environment Day with carbon offsets throughout June
Freight Forwarders

UPS celebrates World Environment Day with carbon offsets throughout June

To commemorate World Environment Day on June 5, UPS has announced that throughout the month of June, it will automatically counterbalance the carbon offset of parcels shipped us...

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Emirates SkyCargo marks five years of operations to US Midwest
Airlines

Emirates SkyCargo marks five years of operations to US Midwest

Dubai-based airfreight carrier Emirates SkyCargo has marked five years of connectivity with the US Midwest region, highlighting that it has operated at Rickenbacker International ...

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Munich Airport to Resume Transatlantic Flights
Airports

Munich Airport to Resume Transatlantic Flights

The number of flights on offer from Munich Airport will be expanded once more over the coming weeks following the drastic reduction due to the coronavirus pandemic. The numbe...

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SpiceJet connects cargo to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt
Airlines

SpiceJet connects cargo to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt

Indian air cargo operator, SpiceJet, operated its maiden cargo flights from Delhi to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and Mumbai to Cairo, Egypt via Ras Al-Khaimah. SpiceJet, which is operat...

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Embraer looks towards India and China as potential business partners after Boeing debacle
Airlines

Embraer looks towards India and China as potential business partners after Boeing debacle

Brazilian planemaker Embraer has confirmed that it would consider a new partnership with China, India, Russia and possibly other countries in relation to its commercial jet divi...

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Volga DNEPR airlines delivers urgent mobile ICU units to the Caribbean for Hospitainer
Airlines

Volga DNEPR airlines delivers urgent mobile ICU units to the Caribbean for Hospitainer

In response to the global COVID-19 Health Pandemic, Volga-Dnepr Airlines has recently delivered oversized urgent medical supplies to the remote Dutch Caribbean islands of St Maart...

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Shifts in global air cargo capacity: Seabury report
Business

Shifts in global air cargo capacity: Seabury report

Continuing its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, global air cargo capacity stabilises at 26 percent down last week compared to last year as reported by Seabury Consulting, now ...

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FINNAIR CARGO: BEHIND THE SCENES: A330 MODIFICATIONS
Airlines

FINNAIR CARGO: BEHIND THE SCENES: A330 MODIFICATIONS

This spring has been unusual for Finnair Cargo with Covid-19 impacting all sides of the business. As the passenger traffic nearly stopped for a few months, it initiated a challeng...

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