DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced that Southco, a global source for engineered access hardware solutions, has chosen DHL once again as its sole global logistics provider. The company renewed their existing contract with DHL for another four years for a combination of air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes. Southco currently uses DHL Global Forwarding to ship a variety of its latches, hinges … [Read more...] about Southco sticks with DHL Global Forwarding as sole global logistics provider
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Atlas Air’s Amazon service to take flight this quarter
ACMI specialist, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted 2016 second-quarter net income of US$20.6 million, down 27.5 per cent from the $28.4 million net profit the company reported a year earlier. The drop is a result of the group’s preparation for its contract with e-commerce giant, Amazon, to operate 20 freighters on its behalf. US-based Atlas Air Worldwide is parent company to Atlas Air, Southern Air Holdings and Titan Aviation Holdings, and majority owner of Polar Air Cargo. “The second … [Read more...] about Atlas Air’s Amazon service to take flight this quarter
Atlas Air's Amazon service to take flight this quarter
ACMI specialist, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted 2016 second-quarter net income of US$20.6 million, down 27.5 per cent from the $28.4 million net profit the company reported a year earlier. The drop is a result of the group’s preparation for its contract with e-commerce giant, Amazon, to operate 20 freighters on its behalf. US-based Atlas Air Worldwide is parent company to Atlas Air, Southern Air Holdings and Titan Aviation Holdings, and majority owner of Polar Air Cargo. “The second quarter … [Read more...] about Atlas Air's Amazon service to take flight this quarter
DHL begins new Phnom Penh-Bangkok service with K-Mile
DHL Express has launched a new flight service between Phnom Penh and Bangkok, one of its hubs in Asia Pacific. This express freighter service, the first operating to and from Phnom Penh, adds to the existing DHL Express flights between its hubs in Bangkok and Singapore, extending the Cambodian capital’s trade ties to more markets globally. Operated by K-Mile Air - in which Dublin-based ASL Aviation Group holds a 45 per cent stake - the service runs five times a week using a B737-400F … [Read more...] about DHL begins new Phnom Penh-Bangkok service with K-Mile
Modest growth in June first time this year for Asian carriers
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of June released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed some modest growth for air cargo demand for the first time since the start of the year while international air passenger demand continued to enjoy healthy growth. Air freight volumes for Asian airlines grew by 4.1 per cent as measured in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms. Offered freight capacity increased by 3.6 per cent, leading to a 0.3 percentage point increase in … [Read more...] about Modest growth in June first time this year for Asian carriers
Cargolux CEO Dirk Reich bows out
In a surprise move, Cargolux CEO Dirk Reich has stepped down citing personal reasons, two years after his appointment at the all cargo carrier. According to the Luxemburger Wort newspaper the news emerged Wednesday evening that Reich would leave with immediate effect, after "losing support”, the newspaper said without elaborating. The decision is yet to be officially announced and still remains to be approved by the board, the report quoted Infrastructure Minister François Bausch as … [Read more...] about Cargolux CEO Dirk Reich bows out
