Textainer, a global lessor of freight containers, increased its fleet size year-on-year by seven per cent at the end of the second quarter to 3.1m teu, and saw utilisation level increase by two percentage points to 95.6 per cent. With equipment demand continuing strongly into the peak season, Textainer’s interim report is a useful barometer of the underlying state of health of the container industry. Textainer president and chief executive officer Phillip Brewer said the firm had … [Read more...] about Textainer results reveal shipping is enjoying best peak season since 2010
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Etihad Cargo launches Skystables equine service
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Etihad Airways, has unveiled a new Equine service called SkyStables, targeted at customers around the world wishing to transport horses and other similar species by air. Supervised by expert managers, SkyStables offers owners, breeders and equestrian organisations bespoke global transport arrangements on Etihad Cargo's fleet of 10 Airbus and Boeing wide-body freighters. The service is being rolled-out across Etihad … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo launches Skystables equine service
AAT receives pharmaceutical good practice award
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has attained the “Good Distribution Practices (GDP) for Pharmaceutical Products” by SGS Hong Kong Limited (SGS) on 30 July 2014. AAT is in strict compliance with the GDP requirements set out by the World Health Organization (WHO) to handle pharmaceutical products. In face of growing global airfreight of pharmaceutical products, AAT realises that maintaining product quality and safety of pharmaceuticals in the supply chain is highly critical. In this … [Read more...] about AAT receives pharmaceutical good practice award
Panalpina launches freighter Puerto Rico to Europe
Panalpina now offers a new end-to-end service from Puerto Rico directly into Luxembourg and Europe in close collaboration with Cargolux. The weekly service marks the first regular call of a full freighter aircraft at San Juan International Airport. It gives Panalpina’s healthcare customers in the area guaranteed uplift for their cargo on a Boeing 747-400F and the best possible control of their temperature-sensitive goods both on the ground and in the air. Most of the world’s … [Read more...] about Panalpina launches freighter Puerto Rico to Europe
DB Schenker goes multi-modal, China to Brazil
For the first time ever, DB Schenker has combined transportation by rail, road and air across three continents to organise a delivery for an electronics manufacturer from China to South America. In total, 21 tonnes of cellphone electronics were transported by rail from Chongqing in central China to Duisburg, Germany, via Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland. The next step was a truck journey to Frankfurt airport, from where DB Schenker sent the cargo by plane to Brazil. The combination of … [Read more...] about DB Schenker goes multi-modal, China to Brazil
DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has announced a new three-year contract to handle the transatlantic transport of spare parts and tools for the Lufthansa subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services GmbH. Annual volume is estimated at 25,000 air freight shipments per year with a total weight of 550 tonnes, including shipments from Germany to the US as well as from Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico to Germany. “Optimising supply chains … [Read more...] about DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract
