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Deutsche Post-DHL to Pay Record Dividend
At the Group’s Annual General Meeting held in Bochum, Germany CEO Frank Appel announced paying €1.05 dividend per share. This reflects an increase of €0.20 over the previous year. In his outlook, he...
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Thailand Mulls Upgrading U-Tapao as Bangkok's 3rd Airport
With two of Bangkok's airports, Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi, reaching design capacity in the next few years, the Thai government is planning to transform the Royal Thai Navy base at U-Tapao into a...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Swissport Oman launching event. Swissport starts up Muscat operations The Zurich-based worldwide handling entity, Swissport International, has announced...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo Gets New Pharma Transporters
The Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines Cargo, in operation with Brussels Airport’s cargo arm, BRUcargo has come up with another innovative solution for better protecting temperature sensitive shipments...
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JD.com Forms Separate Logistics Group
China’s largest online retailer, JD.com Inc. has established a new business group, JD Logistics, which will leverage the company’s advanced technology and logistics expertise to provide supply chain...
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Amsterdam Airport Looks Back on a Good Q1 - 2017
Not to be outdone by its other European competitors, Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is continually searching for new and innovative ideas to boost cargo throughput at the airport. Perishables and...
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Russian Air Freight Market on the Road to Recovery
Latest trade figures published by the Kremlin show an increase of both imports and exports, thus ending a period of downturn in trading volumes and stagnation. The country’s transport sector benefits...
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Steven is Floating on Cloud Nine
In 2015, BRUcargo’s helmsman Steven Polmans initiated an open community platform to facilitate the seamless exchange of information among the cargo players doing business at or around Brussels...
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Cargo Bonanza at MUC Continues
Once again, air freight has outgrown passenger traffic at Munich Airport, proven by Q1 data presented by the management. Thus, a trend that started as early as in 2014 seems to cement itself. Munich...
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Yamato to Hike Parcel Rates
Japan's leading logistics and express delivery firm Yamato Holdings has announced it will raise basic rates for its door-to-door parcel delivery services as early as September. Yamato will use rate...
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Exclusive – DHL-GF expands Life Sciences & Healthcare facilities in BRU
DHL Global Forwarding has converted part of its general cargo warehouse at Brussels Airport into additional capacity for its growing Life Sciences & Healthcare segment. David Bellon, DHL-GF’s...
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Miller Exits time:matters
Franz-Joseph Miller, the long-time chief of time:matters, a specialist enterprise for high speed logistics, has decided to leave the company on his own request after 16 years in his role as helmsman....
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Chinese Carriers Looking Closer at Latin American Cargo Markets
It is sometimes hard to keep up-to-date with how many carriers now actually operate domestically and internationally from Chinese airports. The rise in Chinese air traffic during the past decade alone...
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HNA Group Becomes Top Shareholder in Deutsche Bank
HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate and parent company of Hainan Airlines, has increased its stake in Deutsche Bank AG to almost 10%, overtaking Blackrock Inc. as the top shareholder in Europe's...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. P2F conversions are topping order books We reported last week on Dresden based Elbe Flugzeug Werk (EFW) with their Airbus A330-200 P2F kick-off order from...
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CargoLogicAir Welcomes Third Jumbo Freighter
British registered freight airline CargoLogicAir, a member of the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, upped its capacity by nearly 30 percent when getting its 3rd Boeing 747 all-cargo aircraft. The 747-400F...
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SGX Reprimands SingPost for Breaching Listing Rules
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reprimanded the country's postal provider, Singapore Post (SingPost), for breaching listing rules in SingPost's 2014 acquisition of UK headquartered logistics firm FS...
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Bahrain to get converted B737Fs
Texel Air, a Bahrain headquartered carrier which operates cargo charters throughout the Middle East with two elderly Boeing 737-300F aircraft, has become the launch customer for PEMCO’s B737-700...
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Hong Kong-based Tigers Expands Asian Operations
Hong Kong-headquartered logistics provider, Tigers has opened a new office in Yangon, Myanmar, which will offer the group's full suite of logistics services, including international freight...
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Breaking News - Emirates SkyCargo and Cargolux Sign Pact
At the opening day of Munich-held trade show Air Cargo Europe both freight carrier's announced the signing of an MoU for a strategic operational partnership in the air cargo industry. EK-CV Signing...
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