This week, Brussels Airlines and its parent carrier, Lufthansa, said they will begin a cargo sharing agreement announced earlier this year that will allow Lufthansa to sell Brussels’ belly capacities while offering Brussels Airlines access to Lufthansa’s portfolio of international destinations. For Lufthansa, the deal is a shortcut to capitalizing on European-African trade routes,
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Turbulence ahead for the top cargo carriers?
The Malay Connection: Is Kuala Lumpur the next e-commerce gateway to China?
At an abandoned house on the outskirts of Georgetown in the Malaysian State of Penang, a man and his wife stand crouched over a box of seemingly random electronic components. Inside the carton is a set of specialized audio “tweeters” the pair plans to install throughout their dilapidated ancestral home
Uber turning off autonomous truck division
A spokesperson told American Shipper the move will not affect Uber Freight, the company’s on-demand trucking unit. Uber Technologies Inc. will shut down its autonomous trucking research unit in an effort to focus on its separate self-driving car division, a company spokesperson has confirmed. The spokesperson for the ride-sharing application provider told American Shipper the move
Ikorodu Lighter Terminal records growth in containerised, cargo haulage
About four months after the commencement of movement of containers from the Apapa Port Complex by sea to the Ikorodu Lighter Terminal in barges for collection by trailers to other parts of the country, Connect Maritime Services Limited operating the service says it has continued to record growth in the
DHL GF, Ethiopian Airlines launch JV to build logistics infrastructure in Africa
DHL Global Forwarding and Ethiopian Airlines have entered a joint venture (JV), “DHL-Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services Ltd.,” that will serve the entire continent of Africa based from Ethiopia – with Ethiopian Airlines holding a majority stake in the venture. “With its GDP growth, Africa is stepping into the spotlight as production
U.S. freight market throttles back in June
Rapid growth in cargo volumes and spending has started to stretch domestic infrastructure to its limits, according to economist Donald Broughton. Growth in the North American freight market continued in June, but at a slower rate than in recent months, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report. Shipment volumes increased 7.2
Brazil’s Rio Galeão Airport sees major growth in first half of 2018
Panalpina releases positive first-half 2018 results
Swiss forwarder Panalpina reported a first-half net profit of US$36.1 million, up 20.1 percent over 1H17. Gross profit (what some forwarders call net revenue) was up 10.6 percent for the half to $744.4 million, while operating profit (EBIT) jumped 30.2 percent to $54.7 million. This strong performance comes after a long
Russia breaks record for fastest space cargo mission
Air cargo is supposed to be the fastest-possible delivery mode on the planet, but once you leave Earth, you have to hand it to the Russians. This week, Russia’s space program upped our standard for “express delivery,” shipping 3 tonnes of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS)