Swissport to launch its first Australian cargo terminal 
Swissport has signed an initial seven-year lease on a new building with warehouse space at Melbourne airport. The facility with direct airside access and state-of-the-art cargo capabilities for the handling and storage of general cargo, animals, pharmaceuticals and perishables... plus
First full services plan of The Alliance with new member
There is a new core member in the club. The South Korean Hyundai Merchant Marine has entered the Alliance, joining the carriers Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express and Yang Ming. With the FMC acceptance of HMM membership, the Alliance has upgraded its product package. It will be... plus
First A380 to donate spare parts
Tarmac Aerosave has completed the first-ever A380 dismantling project. A B check will take place in March. The French aircraft storage, maintenance and recycling company managed this project in collaboration with the aircraft owner, Dr Peters, a German leasing company, and... plus
Kerry Logistics wins Quamnet award
Kerry Logistics was a proud winner at the Quamnet outstanding enterprise awards (QOEA) 2019 for the fifth consecutive year, clinching the outstanding global 3PL title for the third year running. Presented in Hong Kong, the title secured Kerry Logistics' reputation as a global... plus
Sats to operate second Saudi air cargo terminal
Sats Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of one of Asia’s leading providers of food solutions and gateway services, has won a 25-year cargo terminal concession in King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, which handles close to 40% of air cargo volume in the kingdom. The... plus
CAAC issues validation for converted B737-800
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), a Miami (USA)-based passenger-to-freighter conversion specialist, has received a VSTC (VSTC0933) from the civil aviation administration of China (CAAC) for the p2f conversion for B737-800. The VSTC validates the original FAA supplemental type... plus
A trio for battery hybrid LNG powered PCTC
United European Car Carriers (UECC), which is jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, recently gathered with representatives from Japan Marine Science, MUFG Bank, DNV GL, SDARI, CSSC and CSTC at the Jiangnan Shipyard 2020 in Shanghai (China) to... plus
Chinese cargo carrier opens first international route
Tianjin Air Cargo, a subsidiary of HNA Group with a fleet of four B737 freighter aircraft, launched its first international all-cargo route exactly one week ago, on 8 January 2020, as it commenced a once-weekly B737-800F service from the central Chinese city Zhengzhou to... plus
MOL enhances LNG carrier fleet
The second LNG carrier out of four vessels built in China for the Yamal LNG project has been named “LNG Merak”. The naming ceremony for the LNG carrier, which was jointly ordered by MOL and China Cosco Shipping, was recently held at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The Yamal... plus
Qatar Airways Cargo launches freighter service to Japan
Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s major air cargo carriers, is expanding its cargo network in Asia Pacific with the launch of a twice weekly B777F service to Osaka, Japan effective today, 14 January 2020. Approximately 200 t of cargo capacity will be offered per week... plus