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New facility targets Hong Kong’s temperature-sensitive e-commerce

Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Ltd (Hacis), the value-added logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), has opened a new climate-controlled facility – “Cool Zone” – to cater to the increasing volumes of perishable and temperature-sensitive e-commerce traffic transiting Hong Kong. ed-danmark.com Hacis’ new Cool…

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FedEx Express India gets AEO accreditation

FedEx Express India has received Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program accreditation in categories including Logistics Service Provider, Courier, Custodian and Customs Broker. “We are honoured to be recognised by the Indian Customs in compliance with the World Customs Organization SAFE framework of standards. We remain committed to strive for…

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Emirates SkyCargo boosting fleet & capacity

Emirates SkyCargo has added 2 Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet, showing its strong confidence in the global cargo market in a current environment of volatility. The cargo division of Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, is expecting 15 more freighters to join its fleet from announced orders and…

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Deepak Kumar is Kuehne+Nagel’s new AIR Logistics Head for India, Sri Lanka & Maldives

Mr Deepak Kumar is the new AIR Logistics Head for India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives of Kuehne+Nagel, a leading global logistics company. leia o relatório completo In his new capacity, Deepak will be is working closely with Kuehne+Nagel’s AIR logistics team, leveraging his extensive experience and expertise in…

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SpiceXpress in proposed $100 million investment deal

SpiceJet has reportedly struck a preliminary deal for a $100 million investment into its recently spun-out logistics unit SpiceXpress. SpiceJet had hived off its cargo and logistics arm in April this year in a bid to raise funds independently. It has now disclosed the signing of a Memorandum of…

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Foreign operators have overwhelming share of country’s int’l air cargo

A LION’S share of the shipments in and out of India is taken by the foreign air operators, who command around 94-95 per cent of the market while the remaining 5-6 per cent with Indian operators. The lack of dedicated wide-body freighter aircraft appears to be the key reason…

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Proposed Bhogapuram International Airport in AP to have 5,000 sq. m cargo terminal

Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, recently laid the foundation stone for the proposed Bhogapuram International Airport, to be developed as a greenfield project at an estimated cost of Rs 4,592 crore for phase 1. The total land area of the airport will be 2,203.26 acres…

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India’s air cargo seen growing in 2023

India’s air cargo traffic is projected to increase to 2.5 million tonnes in 2023, according to the Trade and Transport Group’s recently published report ‘India Air Cargo Outlook 2023.’ In terms of relative size, India’s air cargo traffic was one-fifth the size of China’s and one-tenth the size of…

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ACFI Annual Conclave 2023 accelerates the pace of change in Indian air cargo industry

New Delhi: The Air Cargo Forum India (ACFI) successfully held its Annual Conclave on May 3, 2023 at Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi. The success of the event was the outcome of the hard work and collective efforts put in by the ACFI Governing Board and Event Management Task…

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Etihad Cargo adds fourth gateway destination to Chinese network

Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has added a fourth gateway destination to its Chinese network with the introduction of weekly flights to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in the Hubei province of China. The inaugural flight arrived in the Hubei Province on April 29, 2023….

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