MASkargo, the cargo business arm of Malaysia Aviation Group, has become the first airline and cargo terminal operator in Malaysia to adopt IATA's Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments. DG AutoCheck is a digital tool that enables airlines, ground handlers and freight forwarders to automatically check the compliance of the shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods or DGD against all relevant provisions of the IATA Dangerous Goods … [Read more...] about MASkargo banks on new tool for dangerous goods handling
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MASkargo, DHL Express team up on door-to-door delivery
MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) is set to launch a new door-to-door service in partnership with DHL Express Malaysia which will be available starting 24 April. The service will utilise a web portal to allow customers to get a quotation, book for delivery, pay online, print the consignment note and track the shipment. DHL Express Sdn Bhd will provide the back-end services of picking up and delivery of goods to recipients. “MASkargo’s business model has always been on the airport-to-airport … [Read more...] about MASkargo, DHL Express team up on door-to-door delivery
MASkargo transports China’s Sinovac vaccine to Malaysia
MABkargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) on 27 February delivered the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines by Sinovac Biotech to Malaysia aboard flight MH319. Malaysia Airlines’ passenger-to-cargo flight using its A330-300 transported some 200 litres (enough for 300,000 doses) of the Chinese manufactured vaccine from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur. Overseeing the logistics of the vaccine from the Beijing plant and upon inspection in Kuala Lumpur was Pharmaniaga, who in early January signed an agreement with … [Read more...] about MASkargo transports China’s Sinovac vaccine to Malaysia
Asia’s flag carriers fly in life-saving vaccines
Accompanied by media frenzy, more vaccine shipments are slowly making their way to Asia brought in by flag carriers, as Malaysia Airlines’ cargo unit MASkargo successfully flew in the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia on 21 February. An Airbus 330-300 converted for cargo flight with One World livery delivered over 300,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. A second batch of the same vaccines will arrive on 26 February, and then at fortnightly intervals. The arrival of … [Read more...] about Asia’s flag carriers fly in life-saving vaccines
MASkargo transports urgent test kits on first charter flight
Malaysia Airline’s cargo arm MASkargo (MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd) transported an urgent shipment of Covid-19 test kits from Seoul to Jakarta using a A330-200F on its first charter flight for 2021. The 11-hour flight saw MH 6431 depart Incheon International Airport (ICN) on 4 January at 1720 hours (local time) and safely arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) in Jakarta on 5 January after a two-hour transit at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL). MASkargo transported around 20 … [Read more...] about MASkargo transports urgent test kits on first charter flight
MASkargo runs maiden cabin-in-cargo flight from Shanghai to Melbourne
Malaysia Airlines’ cargo arm MASkargo flew its maiden cargo-in-cabin flight from Pudong, China to Melbourne using an Airbus 330-300 passenger aircraft on 11 August. The flight from China carried approximately 5,000 boxes of sterile isolation gowns for healthcare workers in Melbourne, which were strapped on the seats, stowed in the overheard compartments, and stashed in the belly of the aircraft. Previously, MASkargo only received approval to have cargo under the seats and in the closets … [Read more...] about MASkargo runs maiden cabin-in-cargo flight from Shanghai to Melbourne
