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Double-digit growth for air cargo at Sharjah Airport
Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) has announced that its airfreight grew to more than 148.751 thousand tons in 2019, including 11,674 tons last December. The volume of air freight from last January to December 2019 reached 15.290 thousand tons, an increase of 12.12% compared to the same period in 2018….
Read MoreGreater efficiencies sought in growing biopharma logistics
As biopharmaceutical production accelerates in Asia, global manufacturers are becoming increasingly exposed to supply chain risks on Asian trade lanes. For those dealing with high-volume products, smart management of freight shipments will be crucial for commercial success. Total revenues for biopharma cold chain logistics exceeded $15 billion in 2019….
Read MoreNew Chinese airline intends entering cargo operations
Sichuan Double Dragon Airlines, also known as “Shuanglong”, has been formally established as a joint venture funded by Zhejiang Changlong Airlines, or Loong Air, and the Sichuan Airport Development Group. Double Dragon Airlines is expected to focus on cargo, it is learnt. The new airline will apply to China’s…
Read MorePotential for autonomous aircraft seen in delivering cargo
EmbraerX announced its expansion into the commercial air cargo market via a collaboration agreement with Elroy Air, at CES 2020. This collaboration will allow the companies to accelerate the unmanned air cargo market worldwide, leveraging Embraer’s 50 years of industry experience with Elroy Air’s bold new developments in autonomous…
Read MoreCargolux successfully renews GDP certification
Cargolux Airlines has successfully passed its GDP (good distribution practice) renewal audit covering its pharma handling processes. The full re-certification attests that the company’s management system fulfils the requirements of the European Union directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO guidelines….
Read MoreNew cargo warehouse opened near Schiphol Airport
Netherland based APC (Amsterdam Perishable Centre)-Handling, a subsidiary of IP-Handlers, has opened a new warehouse close to Schiphol Airport. Cargo aircraft are unloaded at Schiphol and the products are brought directly to the APC warehouse where Customs clearance and necessary inspections are taken care of, after which the importer…
Read MoreUS air forwarders pick Southwest & Lufthansa as top domestic and international cargo airlines
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) of the US has named Southwest carrier the best domestic airline for the 11th consecutive year. The trade association picked Lufthansa Cargo as its international carrier of the year. The results were announced at the AfA’s membership meeting during the recent Air Cargo 2020 conference…
Read MoreNovel coronavirus disrupts airfreight in Chinese region
Airports Council International (ACI) World has advised airlines and the aviation industry at a global scale – not just in China – to take appropriate measures in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. In the coming days and weeks, ACI expects to see national regulators and health authorities…
Read MorePerishable cargo centre set to open at Guwahati airport
Airports Authority of India (AAI) and its cargo wing- AAICLAS will soon open its perishable cargo centre at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati which is being built by Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC). Airports Authority of India had leased 4,050 sq. m of land to AIDC for a…
Read MoreDigital airfreight facilitation platform launched
A new platform that claims to allow freight forwarders, airlines and ground handlers to get hands-free visibility of cargo and automate their warehouse operations has been launched. The Cargocast platform tracks each cargo piece using RFID, pinpointing cargo in a warehouse within 2 ft radius. Using this location data,…
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