Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has completed its acquisition of a 50.1% stake in Groundforce Portugal. Groundforce Portugal manages more than 100,000 aircraft turns every year across five of the busiest airports in Portugal, where it provides ground and air cargo services to several leading global airlines. Upon completion, Menzies secures a 65% market share in Portugal. The successful completion of this transaction, more than 12 months … [Read more...] about Menzies Aviation completes Groundforce Portugal deal
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Challenge Airlines BE celebrates five years of success in the air cargo industry
Challenge Airlines BE, one of the three airlines part of the Challenge Group, has marked its fifth anniversary. Established in 2018 as ACE Belgium Freighter and rebranded in 2020, Challenge Airlines BE has shown remarkable growth and resilience. Starting with two B747F aircraft, the airline expanded its fleet by adding a third aircraft in 2022. Over the past five years, it has operated over 6,300 flights, managed more than half a million tons of cargo, and served around 20 … [Read more...] about Challenge Airlines BE celebrates five years of success in the air cargo industry
Scan Global Logistics completes acquisition of Foppiani Shipping & Logistics establishing presence in Italy
After the approval of Italian Competition Authorities, Scan Global Logistics has completed the acquisition of Foppiani Shipping & Logistics in Italy. Foppiani, headquartered in Prato, employing more than 160 people, generates yearly revenue of EUR 115m and have multiple locations in Italy as well as subsidiaries in Asia and USA. Foppiani offers diverse services in air and ocean freight with regular routings to some of the key markets for SGL. Allan Melgaard, Global CEO SGL, says, ‘Italy … [Read more...] about Scan Global Logistics completes acquisition of Foppiani Shipping & Logistics establishing presence in Italy
Easyfresh Netherlands chooses BlueBox Systems for more transparency along cold chain logistics
BlueBox Systems, one of the leading developers of intelligent freight tracking solutions, welcomes Easyfresh Netherlands as another new customer for its BlueBoxOcean platform. Easyfresh Netherlands is part of the Spanish cold chain logistics provider Easyfresh Logistics. The Dutch company now has access to data from 98 percent of all global ocean freight shipments. BlueBoxOcean makes an important contribution to bringing transparency to the complex cold chain logistics. Cold chains have always … [Read more...] about Easyfresh Netherlands chooses BlueBox Systems for more transparency along cold chain logistics
Turkish Cargo obtains Leed V4.1 Operations Certification thanks to its SMARTIST Facility at Istanbul Airport
Turkish Cargo, the air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, pursues its human- and nature-conscious approach as based on the activities it carries out in the field of energy efficiency. The global brand now accomplished the activities, it has been carrying out for obtaining the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) v4.1 O+M: EB Operations Certification for the purpose of enhancing its service quality and solidifying the leading position it holds in the industry. The Carrier, thus, … [Read more...] about Turkish Cargo obtains Leed V4.1 Operations Certification thanks to its SMARTIST Facility at Istanbul Airport
DHL Express adds innovative feature on AI-powered platform to help businesses access new markets
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, has further enhanced its AI-powered platform, “My Global Trade Services” (MyGTS), with a new “trade lane comparison” feature. This feature enables businesses of all sizes to find references to existing trade lane regulations and requirements between the exporting and importing country or territory. With this, companies planning a market expansion strategy can leverage the solution to make well-informed decisions to maximize … [Read more...] about DHL Express adds innovative feature on AI-powered platform to help businesses access new markets