Air Cargo

UPS Expands Healthcare Network in Asia-Pacific Region

November 1, 2012

UPS has expanded its distribution network for healthcare manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region.

International Air Cargo Association to Work More Closely with World Civil Aviation Group

October 23, 2012

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have committed to enhanced cooperation in the field of air cargo transportation.

DB Schenker Logistics Opens New HQ, Airfreight Hub at Heathrow

October 22, 2012

DB Schenker Logistics

Schenker Limited, the U.K.-based arm of DB Schenker Logistics, has opened a new headquarters facility and airfreight hub at London's Heathrow Airport.

Frankfurt-Hahn Positions Itself to Become Major European Air freight Hub

October 18, 2012

Air Cargo World

Chinese carriers Yangtze River Express and Navitrans; the new Chinese-Turkish combo MyCargo; and Japan's Nippon Cargo Airlines have all recently signed up to provide cargo service to Frankfurt-Hahn Airport. This new intake will add another 10 flights a week to the airport's freighter schedule, reportedly providing the potential to increase cargo traffic by as much as 10,000 tonnes a month.

It's Time to Move to E-Customs Environment, Air Cargo Group Advises

October 17, 2012

GACAG

Members of the World Customs Organization should embrace and implement the principles of the Revised Kyoto Convention and shift from a dependency on paper documents to a full e-Customs environment, says the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group.

Lufthansa Cargo, Various Airlines' Operations in Mexico Top This Week's Air Cargo News

October 15, 2012

AirWaves

This winter Lufthansa Cargo will operate its first all-freighter service to Israel. Europe's leading cargo carrier will begin the service to Tel Aviv from its Frankfurt hub. The new service will begin on Oct. 28 with MD-11 aircraft, and will significantly expand Lufthansa Cargo's presence in the Israeli market.

Strong U.S. Air Cargo Industry Critical to U.S. Exports, Transportation Secretary Says

October 10, 2012

TIACA

A healthy air cargo industry is essential in helping the U.S. government achieve its goal of doubling U.S. exports by 2015, Ray H LaHood, U.S Secretary of Transportation told delegates at the 26th International Air Cargo Forum + Exposition in Atlanta.

Time and Money Advantages of Logistics Clusters

October 9, 2012

Yossi Sheffi, Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics

These clusters are agglomerations of logistics activities in a region or logistics park, and there can be huge cost-saving advantages to locating in them.

Lufthansa Plans Tel Aviv Service; New Frankfurt Logistics Center

October 9, 2012

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo is about to launch its first all-freighter service to Israel.

Airfreight Industry Woes Persist in Asia-Pacific

October 5, 2012

Air Cargo World

Freight volumes in the Asia-Pacific region fell 4.4 percent, year-over-year, in August, a drop in line with the 4.1-percent, year-over-year, decrease in cargo capacity the area recorded last month. Such losses aren't exclusive to August, however; last month marked the sixth consecutive month of cargo declines in the Asia-Pacific, according to Association of Asia Pacific Airlines statistics.

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