The U-Freight Group (UFL) has welcomed Taiwan's decision to allow the country’s freight forwarders to operate multi-destination export consolidations, which will permit them to carry out the consolidation and transshipment and re-export of cargoes to multiple countries overseas. In the past, local forwarders in Taiwan could only consolidate goods from various cargo containers according to their destination in a foreign country. U-Freight Taiwan Ltd, the Taiwanese partner of … [Read more...] about U-Freight welcomes Taiwan’s decision on export consolidations
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U-Freight welcomes Taiwan's decision on export consolidations
The U-Freight Group (UFL) has welcomed Taiwan's decision to allow the country’s freight forwarders to operate multi-destination export consolidations, which will permit them to carry out the consolidation and transshipment and re-export of cargoes to multiple countries overseas. In the past, local forwarders in Taiwan could only consolidate goods from various cargo containers according to their destination in a foreign country. U-Freight Taiwan Ltd, the Taiwanese partner of … [Read more...] about U-Freight welcomes Taiwan's decision on export consolidations
ABX Air to return four DHL-owned freighters
ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has received termination notices from DHL affecting four DHL-owned Boeing 767-200 freighter aircrafts that ABX Air leases and operates within the US. DHL sought bids to operate the aircraft from other vendors earlier this year. The notices are effective in late December 2014 for two aircraft, and in January 2015 for the two remaining aircraft. This reduction in CMI operations for DHL will likely reduce ATSG’s earnings from … [Read more...] about ABX Air to return four DHL-owned freighters
Asia Pac carriers see continued cargo growth
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of July released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show continued growth in both air freight demand and international passengers. Asia Pacific airlines saw a 6.4 per cent growth year-on-year in air freight demand supported by what the AAPA described as "encouraging growth in demand for exports from major regional manufacturing hubs". In an encouraging sign, for the third consecutive month, the expansion in capacity … [Read more...] about Asia Pac carriers see continued cargo growth
SkyCargo adds LA to maindeck network
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added Los Angeles to its network of freighter destinations across the US with the start of a weekly service, joining Chicago, Atlanta and Houston in Emirates SkyCargo’s US freighter network. In addition to freighter flights, Emirates SkyCargo also has belly-hold cargo services to Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston and Dallas. “We have a network of ten key cities across … [Read more...] about SkyCargo adds LA to maindeck network
Iceland volcano threatens Eyjafjallajökull repeat
The Icelandic Met Office in mid-August raised its aviation alert level to ‘orange’ as a result of activity in the Bardarbunga volcano, following a major earthquake, the largest in the area since 1996. On the five-color scale, orange sits one level below red, which denotes an active eruption, or one that is imminent. The 25km-wide volcano sits beneath Europe’s largest glacier and rises about 1,890 metres sea level. The warning will ensure that airlines … [Read more...] about Iceland volcano threatens Eyjafjallajökull repeat
