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dnata appoints global head of airport operations

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dnata appoints global head of airport operations

Cargo handler dnata has announced the appointment of Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as divisional senior vice president for the company's airport operations, effective immediately. In his role, Sauvé-Hopkins will oversee dnata’s global ground handling and cargo business at 97 airports in 16 countries a...

Nordic Air Cargo Symposium: Sustainability and freighter concerns in focus

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Nordic Air Cargo Symposium: Sustainability and freighter concerns in focus

“Sustainability is getting ever more important but...” and “national carriers are not interested in freighters” were two key takeaways from the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium (NACS) in Stockholm this week (22-23 April). Lars-Gunnar Comen and Euroavia with NACS proudly celebrated “50 event...

IAI joins partners for Boeing 777 conversion facility in Korea

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) joined the Sharp Technics K (STK) and Incheon International Airport Corporation for a ceremony heralding the commencement of construction for a collaborative Boeing 777 passenger-to-freight conversion facility in Korea. Shmuel Kuzi, Executive VP and General Manag...

PayCargo and Nallian forge strategic partnership

PayCargo, the logistics payment platform, and connected cargo solutions specialist Nallian has announced their strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating and streamlining air cargo management. By integrating Nallian's slot management solution with PayCargo's efficient payment platform, custome...

Freightos first quarter of 2024 exceed management expectations

Freightos Limited, booking and payment platform for the international freight industry, today reported preliminary first quarter 2024 Key Performance Indicators. In Q1 2024, Freightos continued to achieve operating milestones consistent with its long-term growth objectives. The platform facili...

Asia Airfreight Terminal to deploy autonomous electric tractor in Hong Kong

Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT), a subsidiary of SATS Ltd, has announced the introduction of Autonomous Electric Tractors (AET) at its terminal in Hong Kong. This innovative move positions AAT as the pioneer cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong to deploy AETs, revolutionizing cargo handling proces...

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DHL Express Qatar named logistics partner for the autonomous e-Mobility (AEMOB) Forum 2024

DHL, logistics company, has joined as the exclusive logistics partner to the Autonomous e-Mobility Forum (AEMOB) 2024, set to take place in Doha, Qatar from April 30th to May 2nd. This partnership underscores DHL's ongoing dedication to identifying and supporting truly innovative initiatives in t...

Liebherr enters air cargo market

Liebherr Aerospace Saline Inc., Michigan (USA) and LHColus Tecnologia Ltda., based in São José dos Campos (Brazil), have recently signed an agreement that declares Liebherr-Aerospace Saline as the exclusive international distributor of the quick conversion passenger to freighter cargo aircraft sol...

Global air cargo demand surges in February 2024, reports IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has unveiled data showcasing robust growth in global air cargo markets for February 2024. The figures reveal a continued upward trend in demand, with significant increases in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTKs) compared to the same period last year. ...

Global air cargo demand surges 11% in March despite Red Sea disruptions

According to the latest data from Xeneta, the global air cargo market witnessed an unexpected surge in demand, rising by 11% year-on-year for the third consecutive month in March. This growth, fueled by buoyant e-commerce volumes and concerns over disruptions in the Red Sea region affecting ocean...

LogiPharma highlights key sponsors for 2024 event

With LogiPharma only weeks away, organisers are highlighting some of the sponsors and exhibitors who are key to building the event’s reputation as a platform for building industry connections across the airline, logistics, and pharmaceutical sectors. Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo arm of the worl...

transport logistic China and air cargo China stage a comeback

The transport logistic China and air cargo China will take place in Shanghai again this year after the pandemic forced the events to take a six-year break. The Shanghai New International Expo Centre will once again take centerstage as the place where the global logistics and air cargo industry ga...

CHAMP Cargosystems backs IATA’s ONE Record Hackathon in Shenzhen as API Sponsor

CHAMP Cargosystems was a sponsor of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) biannual ONE Record Hackathon in Shenzhen last weekend. As part of our sponsorship, CHAMP exposed multiple of their Cargospot APIs and sponsored the API Prize to champion an open and innovative approach to ...

LogiPharma launches annual playbook featuring big pharma data and insights

Artificial Intelligence (AI), agility and sustainability are key issues facing the life sciences supply chain, according to LogiPharma’s annual Playbook. Now available for download, the Playbook provides data and insights and showcases the top trends, challenges and industry-leading solutions t...

IATA announces first signatories to air cargo digitalization leadership charter

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of the IATA Digitalization Leadership Charter at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Hong Kong. Cathay Cargo, CHAMP Cargosystems, Global Logistics System (HK) Company Limited, IAG Cargo, IBS Software, LATAM Cargo, and Lufthansa...

Airbus establishes an OpenCargoLab with leading airfreight industry partners

Airbus has launched the OpenCargoLab, a collaborative initiative with leading partners from the airline, logistics and handling sectors, focusing on the entire airfreight ecosystem. The collaboration involves a team of experts from CHAMP Cargosystems, Fraport, KLM Cargo, Kuehne+Nagel and Swisspor...

World Cargo Symposium 2024: Brendan Sullivan’s speech in full

At the 18th World Cargo Symposium this year in Hong Kong, IATA's global head of cargo Brendan Sullivan emphasised the importance of driving the industry forward through digitalisation, safety and compliance and net zero initiatives. This is his speech in full: We are all connected to an industr...

Swissport celebrates International Women’s Day

To celebrate today's International Women's Day, a dedicated all-women crew in Sydney, Australia, provided passenger and ramp services for Qantas Jetstar flights JQ402 and JQ405 departing to and arriving from Gold Coast airport (OOL). At Jeddah Airport (JED) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, two Swi...

FIATA-RAME Field Meeting & Conference opens in Dubai

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) RAME (Region Africa Middle East) field meeting and the conference opened today at Atlantis Hotel Dubai, in the presence H.E Humaid Bin Salem-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce UAE, discussing the strategies for seamle...

Attracting and retaining young talent in the aviation sector

The aviation industry stands at a critical juncture, grappling with the challenge of attracting and retaining young talent. Despite its allure and technological advancements, the sector finds itself struggling to captivate the interest of the younger generation. This issue stems from a myriad of fac...

CargoTech paves the way for a more sustainable future in air cargo

CargoTech’s member companies, Wiremind, CargoAi, Rotate, and CharterSync illustrate their solutions to the industry’s challenges, and what is planned for 2024. Cédric Millet, President of CargoTech says: “The CargoTech range of digital solutions have a fundamental role to play in the susta...

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