Newsletter - 20th October 2020

Daily News Updates / 20th October 2020

Freight Forwarders
SmartLynx Malta enters the freighter market with two A321’s SmartLynx Malta, subsidiary of a leading ACMI and charter provider SmartLynx Airlines, signed a lease contract with VALLAIR adding two newly converted A321-200 Freighters to the c... READ MORE

Airports
Leipzig reports record increase in air freight volumes Leipzig/Halle Airport recorded the strongest growth in volumes of airfreight in September for eight years as all-cargo operators continue to ramp up services at the airport. Th... READ MORE

Airports
Copenhagen Airport sees steady rise in cargo volumes The airport is now at approximately two-third of the volumes compared to the same period as last year. After an unforeseen poor start to the year in terms of heavily reduced ai... READ MORE

Airports
Cologne Bonn Airport cargo tonnage rises by 17 per cent in September The air cargo tonnage handled by Germany's Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) rose by 17 per cent in September to 77,000 tonnes, the highest volume ever handled in a ... READ MORE

Airports
El Salvador Airport targets cargo with new terminal El Salvador Airport has awarded German airport management firm Munich Airport International (MAI) and construction company EMCO a concession to develop and operate a new cargo ter... READ MORE

Logistics
Kuehne+Nagel with higher profit in the third quarter of 2020 Strong improvement in key operating figuresStrict cost management drove earnings growthImproved market environment supported Q3 performanceFree cash flow strengthened Group read... READ MORE

Airports
Double-digit growth in freight volumes at Europe’s fifth-largest cargo airport once again Leipzig/Halle Airport recorded the strongest growth in volumes of air freight in September for eight years: the increase amounted to 18.6%. Overall, the airport handled about 120,... READ MORE

Technology
Nippon Express USA implements CHAMP’s TRAXON cargoHUB Nippon Express USA has implemented CHAMP’s TRAXON cargoHUB for its digital data exchange. Nippon Express USA is the USA freight forwarding division of the Japan-based Nippon E... READ MORE

Airports
Cargo department to change hands again as Schiphol restructures Schiphol Airport’s cargo department is set to change division again as part of a restructuring at the airport. The Dutch hub outlined earlier this week a reorganisation, whic... READ MORE

Airports
Moscow’s ZIA Cargo achieves RA-3 certification Zhukovsky International Airport cargo handler ZIA Cargo JSC has completed the RA-3 certification process making it easier for airlines to transport cargo to the European Union (EU... READ MORE

Airlines
KLM Cargo launches new innovative App Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is trendsetter in creating awareness, but is also pioneer on tools needed to address key compliance and safety themes in the airfreight industry. ... READ MORE

Airlines
AFKLMP Successful Pharma delivery in US with Bolloré Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Bolloré Logistics demonstrate their expertise in the pharmaceutical supply chain. 170 RAP active containers of insulin were moved from Flore... READ MORE