airlines cargo

Frankfurt's Perishable Center embraces Hermes CMS

by

Twenty years after the Perishable Center Frankfurt (PCF) became one of the first in a new generation of temperature-controlled warehouses, Europe's largest air freight centre has embraced new technology once again and has now gone live with the Hermes Cargo Management System (CMS). PCF now has a cargo management system specifically tailored to their needs with built-in temperature checks, warehouse picking lists providing prioritised loading and hand-held Work Orders, with the aim of supporting … [Read more...] about Frankfurt's Perishable Center embraces Hermes CMS

FedEx forecasts record-breaking shipments this peak season

by

FedEx Corp. predicts it will move a record-breaking 317 million shipments between Black Friday (27 November) and Christmas Eve. This forecast marks a 12.4 per cent increase in year-over-year seasonal volume. The season is expected to be bolstered by three volume spikes in the US, including Cyber Monday (30 November) and the first two Mondays in December, when the company expects to move more than double its average daily volume. In the Asia Pacific region, different 'spikes' are anticipated. … [Read more...] about FedEx forecasts record-breaking shipments this peak season

Scoot opens Melbourne route with B787

by

Singapore-based low-cost carrier and Singapore Airlines subsidiary, Scoot, received a traditional water cannon welcome on Sunday, when its B787 Dreamliner aircraft arrived at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport. This marked the start of a new scheduled service to Australia's second largest city, with flights operating five times a week, rising to daily in peak travel periods. Melbourne becomes Scoot's fourth Australian destination, following Sydney, Perth and the Gold Coast. Scoot's belly cargo is … [Read more...] about Scoot opens Melbourne route with B787

Fraport, WFS complete partnership deal

by

Fraport AG and WFS have completed the transaction for a strategic partnership in the area of airfreight handling at Frankfurt Airport. Under the agreement signed in July 2015, Fraport has sold a 51-per cent share in its Frankfurt-based Fraport Cargo Services GmbH (FCS) subsidiary to WFS, the world's largest independent air cargo handler. Fraport AG executive board chairman Stefan Schulte said: "We are launching a new chapter in cargo handling at Frankfurt with a very strong and competent … [Read more...] about Fraport, WFS complete partnership deal

Emirates SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal at DWC

by

Located in the Logistics District in Dubai South, the new terminal dubbed Emirates SkyCentral, is the home of SkyCargo’s fleet of 15 freighters and was necessitated by the shift of SkyCargo’s maindeck fleet out of increasingly congested Dubai International Airport (DXB) in May of last year to the new DWC airport. The new facility, currently handling 810,000 tonnes of cargo annually has the capacity – with added equipment – to handle 1 million tonnes before Emirates will need to build more … [Read more...] about Emirates SkyCargo inaugurates new terminal at DWC

Belly Ache

by

Sup dawg? Being the perennially skeptical lot that we are here at Belly Ache Central, we certainly didn’t believe our ears when someone tipped us off about a little humour piece posted on the ‘Punchbag’ page of leading European logistics website CargoForwarder Global. Yes, we know what you’re all thinking, given where the publication is based… But we digress. And so, we paid a visit to said page and lo and behold there it was. To summarise, AA Cargo put out a press release on the transport of … [Read more...] about Belly Ache