Bournemouth Airport’s Cargo First business is anticipating more air freight coming in from Chengdu in China, as partner airline European Cargo added a third aircraft now dedicated to the route. The carrier now operates up to nine flights a week with around 700 tonnes of import capacity on the route, which is exclusively served by its fleet of Airbus A340 wide-bodied freighters, each with a capacity of 76 tonnes. The all-cargo operator said it will continue to expand its portfolio, with new … [Read more...] about e-commerce drives operators to add more capacity via BOH
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Construction starts at Brucargo Central with first five tenants
Brussels Airport is set to welcome new and long-time partners at the future redeveloped Brucargo Central once the modernised warehouse and office area is completed by 2025. Launched a year ago, the 83,500-sqm cargo area has begun construction with the first piles laid for future tenants Nippon Express, Deny Cargo, Hazgo, EV Cargo and DSV. Brussels Airport is allotting 70 million euros to redevelop the 83,500-sqm area, which saw the demolition of old buildings. Plans for the layout of the … [Read more...] about Construction starts at Brucargo Central with first five tenants
Istanbul Airport taps Kale to deliver cargo community system
Kale Logistics Solution has been tasked to mplement its airport cargo community system (ACS) for Istanbul Grand Airport (İGA), marking the first time that a Turkish airport will digitalise the cargo data exchange. The tech provider’s latest project, Airport Kargo Paydaş Platformu (KPP), is expected to drive electronic cargo data exchange in the local Turkish cargo community and will be implemented in collaboration with TroyNet. İGA wants to become a top regional transfer hub for the … [Read more...] about Istanbul Airport taps Kale to deliver cargo community system
Singapore air cargo slips in Q3 as traffic with India grows
Singapore Changi Airport saw its air freight throughput slip 4 percent year on year in the third quarter as falling demand in previous months gradually eased during the quarter, led by improvements in trans-shipment volumes. The airport recorded 451,000 tonnes of air cargo for the third quarter, with September volumes staying flat at 154,000 tonnes, on par with what was carried in the same month last year. For the period from July to September, Changi’s top five air cargo markets comprised … [Read more...] about Singapore air cargo slips in Q3 as traffic with India grows
Stakeholders sign agreement on Dongguan Logistics Park
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has signed an agreement with Dongguan Port Group to establish a joint venture for the development of HKIA Dongguan Logistics Park, the world’s first sea-air intermodal transshipment connection between a logistics park and an airport's airside. The novel sea-air intermodal transshipment arrangement enables cargo security screening, palletisation and airline acceptance for export cargo from the Greater Bay Area (GBA) to be completed upstream in Dongguan in … [Read more...] about Stakeholders sign agreement on Dongguan Logistics Park
Frankfurt Airport’s cargo volume inched up in September
Frankfurt Airport's cargo volumes, which comprised air freight and mail, edged up 1.3 percent year-on-year to 163,687 metric tonnes in September. Aircraft movements at the German airport climbed by 16.0 percent year-on-year to 39,653 takeoffs and landing, whilst maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) increased 13.1 percent year-on-year to around 2.5 million metric tonnes in the same month. Fraport’s global network of airports also reported traffic growth in September, with … [Read more...] about Frankfurt Airport’s cargo volume inched up in September