Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines has delivered a power plant rotor from Atlanta, Georgia to Nagoya, Japan on board one of its An-124-100M aircraft.
The 53-tonne piece was transported in a bespoke specific frame manufactured specially for this mission along with a ramp manufactured by Antonov`s in-house engineers.
The rotor had been repaired in the US and was urgently needed before the beginning of the winter season in Japan.
Swiss WorldCargo has signed a deal to deploy Sonoco ThermoSafe’s Pegasus ULD temperature-controlled bulk shipping containers. Pharma freight forwarders will be able to access fleet directly through the carrier from the winter timetable 2023/24.
Constructed with composite materials, Sonoco says that the ThermoSafe is both lighter and more damage-resistant than metal containers and also incorporates a fully integrated, FAA-approved telemetry system.
Recently, Swiss WorldCargo announced the launch of its SWISS Pharma and Healthcare service.
American Airlines Cargo says it is operating 1,100 more flights in the November 2023-March 2024 winter schedule than last year – a total of 12,500 widebody roundtrips.
Flights between London Heathrow (LHR) and key US destinations account for nearly half of the trans-Atlantic increase at 490 more flights compared to last winter season, with Charlotte Douglas, Chicago O’Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York John F. Kennedy and Los Angeles seeing the highest year-over-year increase.
Other notable routes between Europe and the US include Barcelona to Philadelphia (PHL), Dublin to Dallas Forth Worth, Rome Fiumicino to Dallas, Lisbon to Philadelphia and Madrid-Barajas to Charlotte – all of them previously summer seasonal routes and now year-round.
In Latin America, Buenos Aires Ezeiza sees the largest increase with added service to Dallas, Miami and New York JFK, an increase of 100 compared to the previous winter.
In Asia-Pacific, the carrier is introducing a new winter route between Los Angeles to Auckland whilst Dallas to Tokyo Haneda becomes year-round and Los Angeles to Tokyo increases to two flights per day. Overall, Asia-Pacific flights are up more than 370 from last year.
Vice president, commercial, Roger Samways said: “These new frequencies allow us to offer our customers more space on important routes and, supplemented by our US domestic network and trucking schedule, more solutions for connecting freight across the globe.”
Envirotainer’s Montreal station is now fully equipped to handle its Releye containers. Customers can now release their orders directly from the station and make returns more efficiently and reduce the risk of delays. Envirotainer now has over 40 stations supporting Releye equipment.
Envirotainer has also moved to a larger ground handling facility in Toronto offering 40% more storage space and facilities and is geared for faster container charging, essential for the Releye platform.
Chief operating officer, Niklas Adamsson, said: “This investment demonstrates our commitment to making global pharmaceutical access a reality and supporting Canada’s growing biopharmaceutical sector. We believe these enhancements not only extend the reach of Envirotainer’s solutions but also equip our customers with cutting-edge tools to serve their clients better.”
Brazil-based Modern Logistics has taken delivery of its first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter aircraft, the first of its type for the country’s logistics industry it says.
The current acquisition, leased through Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management is the first of two freighters to be added to Modern’s fleet over the next few months. Next Generation 737s are more cost efficient and have a 10% larger cargo capacity than the previous generation of 737s.
The BCF is undergoing certification by PCA Airworthiness in advance of final approval by ANAC, Brazil’s aviation regulator.
Modern Logistics chief executive Cristiano Koga stated: “The additional capacity and efficiency of the new aircraft will assure the future success of the company by better responding to the needs and requirements of our clients.”
Currently, Modern Logistics has three Classic 737s in its fleet (pictured) and the new 737-800s are part of a fleet renewal. The company will operate both classic 737s and NGs over the near term.
Modern Logistics, founded in 2012, is an integrated logistics company based in São Paulo and offers a one-stop-shop including using aircraft to speed up supply chains. It provides logistic services throughout Brazil and is authorized by ANAC to serve international destinations.
It also has access to 6,000 vehicles from approved partners for ground operations and runs seven distribution centers and cargo terminals.
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Entertainment and live event logistics specialist Rock-it Global – a Global Critical Logistics Company – has acquired Dell Will Customs Brokers. The Detroit, Michigan-based company primarily serves the motorsports and automotive manufacturing industries, and will add to Rock-it Global’s existing customs brokerage capabilities.
Founder and vice president of Motorsports Customs Brokerage, Marty Bloch, will continue to lead Dell Will following the acquisition.
IAG Cargo is increasing frequency on a number of routes in its winter schedule. These include London to Cape Town (17 flights a week), Accra, Doha and Miami the latter two destinations now served 14 times a week.
Out of Madrid, IAG Cargo will offer additional capacity on routes to Bogota, Colombia, Santiago, Chile, Quito, Ecuador and Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic).
The winter schedule runs from the end of October to March 2024.
Services between London Gatwick and Cape Town and Costa Rica using Boeing 777-200s also restart as have flights from Dublin to Miami. Capacity will also be available between Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It will also add three more services per week between Barcelona and Buenos Aires.
UPS has opened three new logistics centers in Puglia, Southern Italy in the provinces of Bari, Taranto and Lecce. Exports from Puglia region saw an increase of 14.8% in 2022 compared to the previous year, in particular 21.9% towards non-EU countries, exceeding €10 billion for the first time since 2000, says UPS. The new openings follow the inauguration of a new gateway in Bergamo a year ago. UPS continues to extend its Access Point network with more than 34,000 collection locations in Europe, of which 4,700 in Italy and 250 in Puglia.
Emirates SkyCargo capacity is now available on Kuehne+Nagel’s internal booking engine, the first time the carrier has made its services available via a freight forwarder’s own portal. It streamlines the booking process for Kuehne+Nagel agents, providing access to the airline’s schedules, rates and available capacity in real-time. The facility has been launched in Switzerland and Austria and will open up to users in select countries across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania by the end of the year. Initially, the service will be available for general cargo, with the possibility of adding other Emirates SkyCargo’s solutions soon.
Etihad Cargo has promoted Soufyan Mouaniss to director west cargo commercial. He will lead all commercial activity for the carrier in the West region, including Europe and the Americas, based at head office in Abu Dhabi. Soufyan joined Etihad Cargo in 2019 as general manager Benelux and Nordic region, and most recently was area general manager North and West Europe.
