Rolls-Royce's Dreamliner sounds safety alert over turbine cracks

AIRCRAFT engine maker Rolls-Royce has been hit with complaints of design faults in its Trent 1000 turbine that powers the already troubled Boeing 787...

Shanghai air cargo rate fall shows signs of slowing on TAC Index

AIR cargo rates declines out of Shanghai have shown signs of stabilising over the last week, reports London's Air Cargo News

Lufthansa starts reducing fleet, cutting jobs to pay back state aid

GERMAN flag carrier Lufthansa will cut 20 per cent of managerial positions and accept no more than 80 planes from its current order book to be able...

Costly cargo: The plight of seafarers in a pandemic

Amid the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of seafarers around the world are now locked onboard their ships with expired...

Macao's air cargo declines 19pc in May to 2,525 tonnes, says DSEC

AIR cargo totalled 2,525 tonnes in May in Macao, a drop of 19pc The gross weight of inward cargo and transit cargo slumped 71

Australian note air cargo moves toward structural recovery in June

PERSONAL protective equipment shipments volumes faded, but global air cargo volumes in June provided the first real indicators of the sector's...

TIACA launches second edition of air cargo sustainability awards

THE International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has announced that the second edition of the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards is now open for...

WFS pharma volume increases after widespread facilities investment

PARIS-BASED groundhandler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has seen 'significant increases' in time- and temperature-sensitive volumes in the...

30 kilos of gold seized in 'diplomatic baggage' by Indian Customs

INDIAN Customs has seized 30 kilogrammes of gold that landed in 'diplomatic baggage' by air cargo at Thiruvananthapuram international...

Antonov Airlines flies two trains from Germany to China

UKRANIAN carrier Antonov Airlines recently teamed up with KN Airlift to transport two Max Bogl TSB trains from Munich to Chengdu, reports...

Emirates SkyCargo marks 30 years of Singapore operations

EMIRATES SkyCargo is celebrating 30 years of operations in Singapore during which it has facilitated trade and supported business links between...

HK's appetite for scallops satisfied by charter services from Japan

DHL Global Forwarding (GH) has launched a thrice-weekly charter service from Chitose in Japan to Hong Kong in order to serve scallop producers in the...

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport reports 81pc airfreight increase in May

FRANKFURT-HAHN Airport handled significantly more freight in May than in the same month of the previous year despite being heavily influenced by the...

IATA: Air cargo picked up in May, demand still weak

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported air cargo volume fell 20

Seafarers still stranded at sea, and more test positive!

Shipping groups and seafarer unions are desperately trying to convince governments to allow crew the right to transit after work contracts expire....

Cargolux and Unilode boost partnership using Bluetooth readers

UNILODE and Cargolux will install Bluetooth readers at cargo warehouses in order to increase visibility of unit load device (ULD) and create...

John Menzies warns of redundancies as cargo volumes plunge

UK-HEADQUARTERED handler John Menzies saw its air cargo volumes decline by 37 per cent year on year in April as a result of the coronavirus...

Schiphol needs more comprehensive look at slots for freighters

GATEWAYS like Amsterdam Schiphol Airport should secure sufficient slots for freighters as they are poised to shoulder a disproportionately high...

Threat of US-Europe trade war sparks off more transatlantic blankings

2M partners Maersk and MSC have extended the suspension of their TA4/NEUATL4 transatlantic loop through to September

Governments must protect trapped seafarers' human rights

As the Covid-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions put in place to attempt containment drag on, around 200,000 merchant seafarers are trapped...