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Swissport first to receive CEIV Pharma certification for a facility in Africa
Swissport has become the first globally operating air cargo handler to receive the CEIV Pharma certification for a facility in Africa. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Swissport’s warehouse operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the pharma standard. The CEIV Pharma standard guarantees airfreight customers the…
Read MoreQatar Airways increases stake in IAG
Qatar Airways has increased its shareholding in British Airways and Iberia parent IAG from 21.4% to 25.1%. The Doha-based carrier initially took a stake in IAG at the start of 2015, before increasing it to just over a 20% in 2016. farmbrazil.com.br IAG, which also owns Aer Lingus and…
Read MoreOnline cargo portal connects to Lufthansa
Online cargo portal Fleet will become one of the first companies to connect into Lufthansa Cargo’s latest booking and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for booking and tracking. The Frankfurt hubbed carrier said it would connect with Fleet through its new smartBooking API to simplify the portal’s customers’ ability to…
Read MoreRevenues up for freighter operator Cargojet in 2019
Cargojet recorded a 7% year-on-year increase in revenues in 2019, helped in part by a strong end to the year. The Canada-based freighter operator saw revenues for 2019 reach C$486.6 m, adjust earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were up 21.9% to C$119.2 m though net earnings…
Read MoreMore freighter capacity to China as production lines resume operations
Cargolux and DSV Panalpina will increase freighter capacity to China over the coming weeks as production lines resume operations. The move comes as freighter operators brace for a spike in demand from China as a result of passenger airlines cutting services due to low demand and factories slowly starting…
Read MoreDigital booking on the rise in air cargo
A high degree of digitalization has been witnessed in cargo sales and booking process this year. Interfacing with online booking platforms like cargo.one and Freightos’ WebCargo is a practice gaining traction among carriers. 80% of bookings for standard products run through the carriers’ own websites. While shippers still prefer…
Read MoreGood demand in Chinese air cargo market despite Coronavirus
Emirates SkyCargo is seeing good demand for the import and export of cargo into the Chinese market, despite the extended closure of factories due to the Coronavirus. The air cargo carrier operates freighter services to Guangzhou and Shanghai, having resumed these scheduled services after a planned hiatus over the…
Read MoreSaudia Cargo opens new office in Dhaka to cater to Bangladesh’s garment export industry
Saudia Cargo has announced the launch of its new cargo marketing and sales office in Dhaka, Bangladesh following the increasing demand of air freight services in the country’s garment export industry. die top online casinos Bangladesh is a key market for Saudia Cargo, from where the growing export fashion…
Read MoreANA continues digital drive by joining leading booking platform
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has joined the cargo.one air cargo booking platform as it continues its digital drive. ANA said that it would benefit from gaining access to cargo.one’s European customers base. Meanwhile, the move will simplify the booking process for existing customers. ANA and cargo.one started the integration…
Read MoreNew initiative launched for temperature-controlled supply chains
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has teamed up with Cargo iQ to launch a new initiative, Care Mapping Project, for temperature-controlled supply chains. The new Cargo iQ pilot programme aims to develop tools and standards for planning and control, as well as for the evaluation of conditions under which…
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