Royal Mail is cutting the number of domestic flights it operates in half as the company reduces its use of planes as part of its efforts to improve reliability for customers and minimise carbon emissions. As well as saving c.30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, transporting more… Read more »
Rhenus announces strategic investment in air freight Gateway at its Heathrow branch to strengthen its service offering
The new Rhenus Gateway at London, Heathrow will enhance the company’s air freight service offering, bringing handling, aviation screening, unit load device (ULD) build up and break operations in-house. Leading logistics service provider Rhenus Group has announced a strategic investment for the UK market with the opening of a new… Read more »
Lithium Battery Shippers: Higher costs as airfreight rules change again
Once again, shippers of lithium batteries by air must prepare for changes to the regulations that become effective from 1 April. This time, the changes are buried in the multi-page packing instructions 965 and 968 of the 63rd edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations. Neither lithium ion nor lithium metal… Read more »
Looking to reduce cargo costs? How air chartering can help
Air cargo costs have risen significantly in the past 18 months or so. Decreased aircraft hold capacity has been an issue globally and is expected to remain a problem for some time. Private chartering offers an alternative to commercial services. If approached right, air chartering can offer many benefits and… Read more »
FourKites Introduces Industry-First ETA Solution for Air Freight: Dynamic ETA® for Air
FourKites®, the world’s leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, today introduced its latest AI-powered innovation, Dynamic ETA® for Air. For the first time, shippers, carriers and 3PLs can track 100% of air freight with highly accurate and automated estimated times of arrival (ETAs). This unprecedented visibility into air freight means… Read more »
Pallet-Track takes flight as Mixed Freight Services joins network
The New Year has rung in further developments for award-winning Pallet-Track after Mixed Freight Services, one of the UK’s leading airfreight specialists, became the latest logistics business to join the network. Based at Heathrow Airport and employing almost 100 staff, Mixed Freight Services took over the TW postcode area on… Read more »
Swissport wins Qatar Airways cargo business in Amsterdam, Manchester and Birmingham
Swissport and Qatar Airways Cargo have renewed a contract covering airport ground services and air cargo handling at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and signed new 5-year contracts for cargo handling at the airports in Manchester and Birmingham in the UK. Swissport and Qatar Airways Cargo renewed their agreement covering airport ground… Read more »
“Aviation will contribute to the resolution of the current situation,” says leading policy group
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s (CILT) Aviation Policy Group has issued a statement on the impact of the coronavirus on the sector and its future. Paul Le Blond, Chairman, Aviation Policy Group, CILT, says: “The effect of the coronavirus situation on aviation is particularly acute as many countries… Read more »
FTA calls for expanded Heathrow to keep Britain trading
Following the announcement earlier last week (20 December 2019) that the proposed expansion of London Heathrow airport is to be delayed by at least a year, Zoe McLernan, Policy Manager at FTA says: “FTA supports expansion at Heathrow, and at other airports around the UK, to provide vital global… Read more »
cargo-partner Expands Land-Air Solutions from Asia to Europe and USA
Due to fluctuating airfreight capacities out of China and Southeast Asia, an increasing number of customers rely on cargo-partner’s alternative solutions via combined air and road transport. In addition to the existing service from Myanmar via Thailand, the logistics provider has now introduced a new service from China to Europe… Read more »
