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Which European Airport could be Best Suited for Future e-Commerce Operations?
There has been much reported in the trade and general press during the past twelve months on the speedy development of e-commerce activities around the globe. Companies such as Amazon and Alibaba...
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Liege Airport is Preparing for the Post-TNT Era
Liege Airport is facing challenges from all sides, which offer a lot of opportunities at the same time, says Steven Verhasselt, VP Commercial. He is confident about the role of the airport as a FedEx...
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Second Wave of Chinese Carriers to Invade Europe
The air cargo market into and out of China has long been considered one of the most lucrative around the globe. A host of carriers operate widebody passenger and freighter services into China in order...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY NEWS. First Olympic horses took off from Liege These days, Liege airport people and freight handlers are kept busy organizing a demanding type of air...
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Innovint Containment Bags up Safety in Aviation
They have become integral parts of this world – rechargeable and high-energized lithium-ion batteries that power portable electronic devices (PED) like notebooks, tables or cellphones. Despite the...
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Galea Facing Tough Ride at Air Malta
The Mediterranean carrier has appointed aviation veteran Joseph Galea as new Acting CEO. He follows Philip Micallef whose two-year term has come to an end. The new helmsman is facing major challenges....
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Gulf Investors Reportedly Buy Stake in Aramex
Aramex co-founder Fadi Ghandour has reportedly sold a stake in Aramex to a number of Gulf investors, including Mohamed Alabbar, a report by Bloomberg said, quoting two people with knowledge of the...
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DP-DHL and FedEx Both Show Good First Half Year & Fiscal Results
Whereas many of the global air cargo carriers are facing strong headwinds, two others are flying with the wind strongly behind them and producing one good result after the other. Namely, Deutsche...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY NEWS. LH Cargo becomes Premium Partner for German Equestrian Federation The cargo arm of the German national carrier has been transporting thoroughbred horses...
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SingPost reports lower Q1 Profit due e-commerce Investments
Less than a month after SingPost announced the appointment of Sam Ang as chief executive of Quantium Solutions, the e-commerce logistics arm of SingPost, the Singapore postal operator reported first...
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FRANKFURT HAHN “Scare-Port”
A fairytale about Perception and Reality.*** Personal remarks made by our contributor Michael Taweel about an airport that vacillates between hope and fear. Comedy or Tragedy? Everyone involved in the...
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Transmetrics’ Forecasting Tool May Help Predict Shipping Demand
Capacity forecasting can lead to the substantial cost savings generated by a better match between supply and demand. Transmetrics, a Bulgarian company with a strong Belgian support, found a willing...
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Nippon Express inks deal with Alibaba Group
Japan's largest logistics provider, Nippon Express has concluded a deal with e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings, under which the Japanese shipper will transport goods from companies doing...
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LTC Aims at Opening New Training Horizons
This is the first in what we hope will be a series of articles concentrating on the training needs in the air cargo industry and how mid-sized training companies see their position in this very...
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Brussels Airlines Builds Air Bridge for Indian Pharma Products
As of March 2017, the Belgian carrier will operate passenger flights linking Brussels and Mumbai five times a week deploying a leased Airbus A330-200. It's the first Asian destination to be served by...
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UPS Report: China's Manufacturing Sector Needs to Upgrade
A white paper presented by United Parcel Service (UPS) this month, suggests that China's manufacturing sector could further improve its performance through developing a diversified customer base,...
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Who Else Benefits from the Transmetrics Solution?
In last week’s issue of CargoForwarder Global we published the first part of an article on a new concept for “capacity forecasting” which has been set up by Transmetrics. In this issue we present the...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY NEWS. LH Cargo opens “myAirCargo” for private clients Private customers can themselves now send bulky items by air with Lufthansa Cargo without having to...
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Three Online Giants Control 70% of India's e-commerce Market
According to a new report from London-based digital marketing intelligence firm SimilarWeb, three online shopping giants, Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal, collectively control 70% of India’s online...
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China Start-up Cargo Carrier to get First 757F
Guangzhou-based startup freighter operator, China Air Cargo Corporation, has revealed its first Boeing 757-200 freighter, which will be used for domestic and international cargo and mail services,...
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