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Lufthansa launches medium-haul freighter network

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Lufthansa Cargo is to launch an A321-operated medium-haul freighter network from 15 March, including. The network will be centred on Frankfurt and will also cover Manchester, Dublin, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Malta and Tunis, with Cairo joining the network on 29 March.

The A321F will make its first commercial flight from Frankfurt to Dublin on 15 March.

The German carrier said it was responding to the continuing growth in demand from the eCommerce industry.

The carrier’s chief commercial officer, Ashwin Bhat, said: “With the added medium-haul freighters, we are opening up a whole new strategic business segment. In the future, the A321F will offer attractive same-day and eCommerce solutions within Europe and to selected medium-haul destinations, and the new network represents a major step towards the fast-growing eCommerce segment.

“On one hand, available capacity in the global airfreight market continues to be scarce and, at the same time, end consumers expect short delivery times. With the medium-haul freighter, we can close this gap and continue to reliably and quickly provide our customers with the capacity they need with the same quality and expertise for which Lufthansa Cargo is known.”

The converted aircraft has been fitted with a reinforced floor, a roller system and a large cargo door and offers 24 pallet and container positions in the main and lower decks.

A second freighter is expected to enter service in late summer. Both will be operated under a wet lease agreement by Lufthansa CityLine, each under Lufthansa Cargo flight numbers. Lufthansa describes the twin-engine Airbus A321 as one of the most versatile aircraft in its class. Able to carry containers in the main deck, it offers fast loading and unloading and therefore enables very efficient flight operations.

Globe Air to sell Azul space in US

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Brazil’s Azul Cargo has selected ECS Group’s subsidiary, Miami-based Globe Air Cargo as its exclusive GSSA in the US.

Globe Air Cargo is now responsible for all cargo sales and administrative services for Azul’s entire US  business and will assist Azul with flight operations. Azul – a subsidiary of Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras – operates an A330 passenger and passenger-to-freighter fleet out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Orlando International Airport to Viracopos-Campina International Airport in  Brazil, nine times a week. The GSSA plans to also develop the airline’s business from offline US  destinations with dedicated Azul sales representatives.

Globe Air’s regional vice president North America Danny Olynick, said: “We aim to maximise Azul’s revenues and support it in accessing new destinations across the US, both online and offline. What is particularly attractive about Azul is its focus on e-commerce cargo deliveries all the way through to the last mile across Brazil: a fascinating expanded network challenge that we are more than happy to participate in.”

Lufthansa and Röhlig get together to cut carbon

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Lufthansa and Röhlig get together to cut carbon

Lufthansa Cargo has joined forces with forwarder Röhlig Logistics to offer customers a sustainable transport service on selected routes, with investment in certified climate protection projects compensating for CO2 emissions that arise as a result of airfreight. Röhlig Logistics is initially committed to decarbonising air freight on four selected routes – Frankfurt to Atlanta, Mexico City and Shanghai and from Hong Kong to Frankfurt –  expected to offset around 1,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Ten carbon offset projects run by non-profit organization myclimate, include biomass schemes in Brazil, efficient cooking stoves in Burundi, Nigeria and Kenya and community reforestation in Nicaragua.

Swiss returns to Tampa and Delhi

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Swiss returns to Tampa and Delhi

Swiss World Cargo is to serve Tampa, Florida and Delhi, India again from 2 March.  Flights between Zurich and Delhi will operate three times a week and twice a week to and from Tampa with an Airbus A340-300. Furthermore, Tampa will be a trucking hub for shipments to Dallas, Greenville, Houston, Jacksonville, Memphis, New Orleans and Orlando.

Qatar Airways approves Releye RAP

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Qatar Airways approves Releye RAP

Qatar Airways Cargo has approved Envirotainer’s Releye RAP temperature-controlled airfreight container, launched on 9 February.

The new container has already been approved by Swiss WorldCargo.

Based on the same platform and technology as the three-pallet Releye RLP launched in 2021, the Releye RAP is the second in a family of temperature-controlled containers that Envirotainer is developing. Envirotainer says it offers the largest internal volume for temperature-controlled air freight shipments, and hence makes more efficient use of air cargo capacity, achieving the best total landed cost and  the lowest CO2 footprint in the industry.

Chief Officer Cargo, Guillaume Halleux, said: “The Releye RAP’s capability of covering transit times and delays without the need for recharging, together with the possibility to track and monitor the product condition, location, temperature, humidity, battery levels, door openings, and location of the shipment, offer a superior stability that sharply contrasts the uncertainty that the pandemic continues to bring. With its exceptionally low CO2 footprint, the Releye RAP is fully in line with our sustainability strategy.”

Shell first to supply SAF to Singapore

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Shell first to supply SAF to Singapore

Petroleum giantShell says it has become the first supplier of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to customers in Singapore.

It has also completed the upgrading of its blending facility there. SAF is currently approved for use in aircraft when blended in a ratio of up to 50% with conventional jet fuel and having a blending facility in the region enables a more efficient operation by moving neat SAF in bulk from production sources and then delivering blended SAF parcels to where it is needed.

The SAF supplied is made from waste products.

Shell Aviation, global president, Jan Toschka, said: “Alongside investing in our capabilities to produce SAF, we are also focused on developing the regional infrastructure needed to get the fuel to our customers at their key locations.”

Shell wants to produce around 2 million tonnes of SAF a year by 2025 globally. To support this, it has outlined plans for a biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore, capable of producing 550,000 tonnes of low-carbon fuels a year, including SAF.

Kuehne+Nagel to charter exclusive-use jumbo freighters

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Kuehne+Nagel to charter exclusive-use jumbo freighters

Kuehne+Nagel has become the latest freight forwarder to operates its own airfreight capacity, signing a long-term dedicated charter agreement with US-based Atlas Air to operate two Boeing 747-8F freighters. The two aircraft are the very last two Boeing 747s ever to be produced, offering a 20% higher payload and 16% lower fuel consumption than the older 747-400F.

Operating the world’s largest fleet of 747, Atlas Air ordered the last production aircraft to capitalise on strong demand.

KN will charter the entire and exclusive capacity of the two new B747-8F aircraft from the third and fourth quarters of 2022. They will support customers on volatile trade lanes, such as the transpacific routes.

KN board member responsible for air logistics, Yngve Ruud, said: “As a market leader in air freight, Kuehne+Nagel further expands its dedicated charter network to support customers with solutions for long-term planning and high quality service. We are proud to partner with Atlas Air and include these two new Boeing 747-8F in our already extensive global capacity offering.”

Atlas Air Worldwide president and chief executive John Dietrich: “The Boeing 747-8F serves an incredibly important role in global airfreight, with advanced technology that allows for lower fuel consumption, higher capacity and unique nose-loading capability. We look forward to taking delivery of these two 747s and operating them for Kuehne+Nagel to support their network for years to come.”

Lufthansa to say goodbye to the paper AWB in March

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Lufthansa to say goodbye to the paper AWB in March

Lufthansa Cargo says it will only use electronic air waybills from 27 March, with the few remaining paper AWBs digitized on acceptance.

Electronic AWBs will be mandatory on feasible lanes – those for which the regulatory basis for eAWBs is in place – for all forwarding companies. If local regulations require a paper AWB, Lufthansa Cargo will re-produce the AWB and it will accompany the shipment on the flight.

Chief commercial officer Ashwin Bhat says that most of the carrier’s customers already use eAWBs exclusively, adding: “With the new service, we can now easily take all customers with us on our digitization journey and enable them to take the step towards paperless transport as well.”

In 2020, IATA announced an industry goal to achieve 100% eAWB by the end of 2022.

Vice president global fulfillment management at Lufthansa Cargo, Dr Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt, added: “We have implemented the eAWB process as an industry standard of IATA continuously and worldwide at Lufthansa Cargo since 2014. A five-year data quality initiative that de-cluttered the data interface between customers and Lufthansa Cargo was, among other things, an important cornerstone that enabled sustainable eAWB penetration and consistent top positions in global rankings.”

Singapore Airlines opts for Cargo.one

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Singapore Airlines opts for Cargo.one

Singapore Airlines Cargo is to make its services available on the Cargo.one digital booking platform. Freight forwarders can search, book, amend and track bookings in real time. The airline’s decision was based on Cargo.one’s technology, track record and collaborative approach.

Hermes makes a splash with data lakes solution

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Hermes makes a splash with data lakes solution

Cargo Management Systems provider Hermes Logistics Technologies is offering a new iteration of its Business Intelligence and Data Lakes solution. Part of its software as a service suite of applications that within the Hermes New Generation system.

The upgrades improve the way the data is collected, extracted, and modelled for cargo handlers. Data ‘lakes’ have been created for operations and tonnage, service level agreement compliance, door and truck processing, finance, warehousing, and service delivery issues, all of which are ‘hydrated’ in real time.

Sitting within the Cloud, they can be accessed easily from anywhere and the app is encrypted to guarantee security.

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