Dubai-based ground handler, dnata, has secured RA3 certification for its ramp services at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. RA3, short for ‘Third Country EU Aviation Security Validated Regulated Agents’, is a supply-chain security initiative of the European Union related to ACC3. ACC3 is short for ‘Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from a Third Country Airport’. Dnata is one of the first ramp operations providers in the country to … [Read more...] about Dnata receives EU RA3 certification at Manila
Freight Forwarders
Cargolux welcomes 10th B747-8 freighter
Cargolux Airlines International will take delivery of its 10th B747-8 freighter from Boeing on 25 July. The aircraft, named ‘City of Contern’, is scheduled to leave Boeing’s Paine Field in Seattle on 24 July and after stopovers at Seattle Tacoma and Calgary, where the new freighter picks up a load of cargo, it will arrive in Luxembourg on 25 July. "The delivery of the 10th 747-8F has helped us bring down the average age of our fleet - already one of the youngest in the … [Read more...] about Cargolux welcomes 10th B747-8 freighter
Panalpina sees solid half-year results
International freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina improved overall profitability in the first half of 2014 with group gross profit and EBIT, which were significantly impacted by currencies, both increased two per cent reaching CHF 777.9 million (US$862 million) and CHF 60.1 million respectively. Logistics contributed to the solid results by cutting losses and expanding its value-added services, the group said. Air freight and ocean freight volumes grew four and eight per cent … [Read more...] about Panalpina sees solid half-year results
Jan de Rijk renews contract with Singapore Airlines Cargo
Jan de Rijk Logistics has announced that it has signed a prolongation agreement for Road Feeder Services with Singapore Airlines Cargo. The extension of the current contract is a positive development in the current air cargo market and proof of the trust Singapore Airlines Cargo has in the company's extensive trucking network, the Dutch logistics company said. Jan de Rijk Logistics will provide European trucking services to Singapore Airlines Cargo as preferred supplier at their main … [Read more...] about Jan de Rijk renews contract with Singapore Airlines Cargo
Dachser now sole shareholder in South Korea
German logistics company, Dachser, is now operating business in South Korea as Dachser Korea Inc., effective 1 July. The global logistics provider has had presence in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) since 2006 as MGI & Dachser Inc. In December 2013, Dachser acquired the remaining 50 per cent of the joint venture. Alongside the renaming of the company, Dachser also moved into new offices in Seoul. The head office of the company is located in Seoul with another office in the southern … [Read more...] about Dachser now sole shareholder in South Korea
Malaysia Airlines releases MH17 cargo manifest
Malaysia Airlines has released the cargo manifest and air waybill for its flight MH17, the B777-200 extended range aircraft that crashed in eastern Ukraine on 17 July. There is no indication that any of the cargo could have caused a catastrophic failure of the aircraft, lending credence to the theory that it was shot down with a missile. The cargo included animals, with two dogs, birds, pigeons and chickens; TNT Express and DHL Global Forwarding courier goods; aircraft and helicopter … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines releases MH17 cargo manifest
