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Changi cargo drops

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Singapore Changi Airport handled 155,000 tonnes of cargo in July 2014, a decline of 2.4 per cent from a year ago. Flight movements dipped 2.6 per cent to 28,200 during the month. For the period of January to July 2014, aircraft landings and takeoffs grew by 2.1 per cent to 199,900. Cargo shipments were stable at 1,065,000 tonnes for the same period.  … [Read more...] about Changi cargo drops

Taipei permits forwarders to consolidate multi-country cargo

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Taiwan has passed a law to allow the country’s freight forwarders to operate multi-country consolidation, which could see the amount of cargo through Taiwan increase by 600,000 tonnes and made the country a logistics hub for Europe, America and Southeast Asia. In the past, local forwarders could only consolidate goods from various cargo containers according to their destination in a foreign country. The draft would allow the forwarders to carry out the consolidation and transshipment and … [Read more...] about Taipei permits forwarders to consolidate multi-country cargo

CEB’s cargo revenues up by 15.7% in 1H 2014

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Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific reported its net income for the first half of 2014 at PHP 3 billion (US$68.4 million), an increase from Php 257 million for the same period last year. Its Q2 2014 total revenues increased 33.7 per cent YoY to Php 14.95 billion.   Cargo revenues posted an increase of 15.7 per cent as CEB carried 37 million of kilos of cargo, an increase of 17.7 per cent for the same period last year. Ancillary revenues grew 27.4 per cent to P2.2 billion driven by 6.4 per … [Read more...] about CEB’s cargo revenues up by 15.7% in 1H 2014

CEB’s cargo revenues up by 15.7% in 1H 2014

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Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific reported its net income for the first half of 2014 at PHP 3 billion (US$68.4 million), an increase from Php 257 million for the same period last year. Its Q2 2014 total revenues increased 33.7 per cent YoY to Php 14.95 billion.   Cargo revenues posted an increase of 15.7 per cent as CEB carried 37 million of kilos of cargo, an increase of 17.7 per cent for the same period last year. Ancillary revenues grew 27.4 per cent to P2.2 billion driven by 6.4 per … [Read more...] about CEB’s cargo revenues up by 15.7% in 1H 2014

Lufthansa Cargo starts new freighter flights to Lagos

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Lufthansa Cargo is integrating Lagos into its own network through twice-weekly freighter flights. From 15 September, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 freighter will take off from Frankfurt for the Nigerian city every Monday and Thursday. Lagos is an important destination for the oil and gas industry. Urgently required spare parts and equipment for oil production facilities can now be transported even faster to Nigeria, and with greater flexibility. A total of 170 tonnes of capacity will be available … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo starts new freighter flights to Lagos

AT&T’s asset tracking system allows remote monitoring

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AT&T can help businesses better manage their shipments on the road and even in the sky. AT&T Cargo View with FlightSafe allows companies to remotely monitor the conditions of their shipped assets and minimize the risk of damaged, lost or stolen cargo. FlightSafe, a feature included with AT&T Cargo View, makes it possible for a device to automatically transition to airplane mode so that it travels in an FAA compliant mode on the aircraft. Major airline companies including Air Canada, … [Read more...] about AT&T’s asset tracking system allows remote monitoring