Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is best known for its remarkable ascent as a base for DHL Express, becoming the integrator’s largest hub worldwide. Lately, Amazon and its subsidiary Prime Air have additionally spurred the throughput of e-commerce, cementing LEJ’s position as a leading global gateway for express goods. In contrast, general cargo traditionally only plays second or even third fiddle at the Saxon airport. Management has decided that this has to change and contracted a well-known and respected cargo veteran to accomplish the task. Read more >>
There has been a great deal of movement within aviation and air logistics this week, and not just regarding boxes and containers. From acquisitions to accidents, all the way through to possibly alarming situations, CargoForwarder Global takes a whirlwind look at the various goings-on. Read more >>
On 13SEP19, German Aviation Regulator LBA granted CargoLogic Germany (CLG) an Air Operator Certificate. However, the Leipzig-based cargo carrier, which is legally independent but belongs to the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, will not live to see its third birthday. "In the coming days, we will completely dissolve the company," Accountable Manager, Dierk Naether confirmed to CargoForwarder Global in an exclusive interview. Read more >>
Liège (LGG) is the operational, technical, and logistical center of the Malta-based Challenge Group. There, in addition to air transportation to a variety of destinations, it offers the
market a bundle of coordinated services, from ground handling to trucking, charter flights, and line maintenance assistance.
Following the example of its extensive activities in Liège, the Group also plans to operate a cargo center in the U.S. in future. Group CEO, Yossi Shoukroun, and Challenge Communications
Officer, Gianluca Marcangelo, confirmed these intentions to CargoForwarder Global in an exclusive interview. Read more >>
Deutsche Post (DP) reports a 23.4% increase in revenue for Q2 compared to the same period last year. Operating income (Ebit) grew 12.2% to 2.3 billion euros, leaving a bottom-line profit of around 1.5 billion euros. The main driver was Global Forwarding Freight - currently the Group's top-selling unit. Thanks to sustained global demand for transport services, coupled with high freight rates, the business unit more than doubled its operating profit in the second quarter to 746 million euros. Read more >>
“Private Freight Exchange” is the name of Berlin, Germany-based logistics platform, Trans.eu’s latest digital enhancement: a safe space for online communication between shipper, forwarder, and road feeder service providers. Read more >>
…claims Nol van Fenema. Nol is retired but, in his active days, he was the grand seigneur of cargo and logistics reporting, founder of Payload Asia, and long-time contributor to CargoForwarder Global. He is surprised at the dilettantism with which CMA CGM and AF-KLM-MP Cargo have communicated their intended merger, and at which questions still remain unanswered. Internal communications have not worked either, as evidenced by the leaving of two high-ranking managers CMA CGM had hired to run its new cargo airline just a couple of weeks before announcing its marriage with the Franco-Dutch cargo airline.
In LogisticsExecutiveTV’s recent vodcast, Episode 83: “Challenging the Air Cargo Industry Mid-2022”, moderator Kim Winter navigated guest speaker, Director General at The International Air Cargo Association TIACA, Glyn Hughes through his four-decades of aviation experience, drawing out more than just a glimpse of what makes “the man, the myth, the legend”, and discussing the industry’s evolution and forecast. Read more >>
The Deutsche Post logistics arm and Munich Airport held a groundbreaking last Wednesday (27JUL22), and kicked off the construction of a new sorting and distribution facility for DHL Express. The building, which has a total floor area of 11,000 m², including 9,000 m² of production space, offers customers access from both the land and air sides. Its inauguration is scheduled for the end of 2024. According to DHL, the total cost is EUR 104 million.
There’s a saying in German about “Nägel mit Köpfen machen”, in other words “getting down to brass tacks”/ getting serious about something. Women in Aviation and Logistics (WAL), was launched on 08MAR21 (International Women's Day, naturally!), and has since quickly gathered pace and recognition, completing its first mentoring program, and promoting the cause at events such as the World Cargo Symposium in Dublin last October. The initiative has now set a milestone for its further success, by establishing itself as a not-for-profit association on 20JUL22 in Switzerland. Read more >>
The marriage between CMA CGM’s air cargo division and Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo is apparently entering another stage towards full consummation, but the eventual picture is not yet quite clear. The parties involved remain reticent. Read more >>
The three logistics heavyweights presented outstanding half year results last week, whereby the contribution of air freight to their overall sales are brilliant. It would not be entirely surprising if Deutsche Post / DHL will announce similarly positive results on 05AUG22 when it presents its half-year figures. Read more >>
Nairobi, Kenya-based Astral Aviation just inked a deal to operate two of Embraer’s new E190 P2F conversions, while Addis Ababa-headquartered Ethiopian Airlines has signed a contract with Canadian Aircraft manufacturer, De Havilland, for two Dash 8-400 freighter aircraft. The agreement includes options for two structurally identical turboprops. For both African airlines, the smaller freighters complement the fleets of their larger all-cargo aircraft and will serve to enhance intra-continental connectivity on regional routes. Read more >>
Fake Europallets utilized by the air cargo industry can cause enormous damages, jeopardize business processes and become costly when detected. Currently, the pallet market is facing a price turmoil, reports the German newspaper PalettenReport. According to the online portal, monthly Europallet price changes tripled since the outbreak of Corona (https://paletten-report.de/palettenreport-abo/). This hike has motivated fraudsters to intensify their sales efforts for generating quick profits, hoping for the carelessness of ULD buyers. Read more >>
It has happened: After eight years and 30.842 billion yuan of planning and building, China and Asia’s first dedicated cargo hub airport went into operation on 17JUL22, with the take-off of a B767-300 at 11:36 that Sunday. Ezhou Huahu Airport in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province, is the fourth of its kind in the world: a professional cargo airport that has been modeled on Fedex’s home airport: Memphis International Airport in the United States.
