When time is short, take it to the skies
When time is of the essence, taking the project cargo to the skies often becomes the sole option. Trans Global Projects was recently faced with a request to urgently move directional drilling tools to a...Read more
UTC Overseas handles time-sensitive air charter from Egypt to the USA
Door-to-door transport of oversized cargo often comes with a number of challenges, such as short unloading times span, coordination of multiple international trams as well as handling complicated paperwork. UTC Overseas’ air freight teams had...Read more
Boeing and Cargolux finalise 777-8 Freighter order
Boeing and Cargolux finalised the order of 10 777-8 Freighters, with options for six additional planes, at a signing ceremony at Cargolux’s headquarters in Luxembourg.Read more
MSC announces upcoming air cargo unit
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that they are developing MSC Air Cargo, which will be available from early 2023 onwards, once the first of four MSC-branded Boeing 777-200F aircraft are delivered.Read more
Momentum supports UN with air cargo lift for helicopters
Momentum Solutions’ Urgent Response Team facilitated two shipments of helicopters on behalf of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). They are replacing two Chinese contingent helicopters that have reached the end of...Read more
Expeditors flies gas turbine rotor from Abu Dhabi to UK
The Seattle-based logistics company, Expeditors, shipped a £12 million pound gas turbine rotor from Abu Dhabi to the United Kingdom, via air. An Antonov International Cargo Transporter plane was used to transport the cargo rapidly.Read more
MSC and Lufthansa ruled out for the takeover of ITA Airways
The Italian Ministry of Economy announced the opening of exclusive negotiations with the American investment fund Certares, associated with Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines, for the takeover of the Italian public company, Italia Trasporto...Read more
Bolloré transports helicopter via Beluga super-transporter
The French company, Bolloré Logistics, used the Airbus super-transporter A300-600ST, the Beluga, to transport a Helibras ACH160 helicopter from Marseille in France to Brazil. This is the Beluga’s first trip to South America.Read more
Scan Global Logistics buys Gelders Forwarding
Danish forwarder Scan Global Logistics is taking over its Dutch industry partner Gelders Forwarding at the Schiphol airport, located in the town of Rozenburg, in the Netherlands.Read more
Maersk expands air freight capacity with Senator International purchase
A.P. Moller – Maersk has lined up the acquisition of Senior International, a freight forwarding specialist with a significant air freight footprint. In an additional move to boost its own air freight capacity by adding...Read more
Volga-Dnepr, Fracht fly an 83-ton boiler to USA
It took almost two month of planning for Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Fracht FWO to deliver an 83-tonne boiler from Milano, Italy to Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The unit will help boost local production capacity of a...Read more
Volga-Dnepr Airlines flies water-bombers to Greece
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has urgently flown four water-bombers from two Australian airports to Athens, Greece where wildfire battles continue. Read more
Antonov flies five Blackhawk’s to the Phillipines
Antonov Airlines has transported five Black Hawk helicopters in a single AN-124-100 flight from Rzeszów in Poland to Angeles in the Philippines. The cargo weighed 35 tonnes in total and is the second delivery of...Read more
Geodis opens an airside cargo station at Paris-Charles de Gaulle
AirfreightPRESS RELEASE – Geodis is opening a new 6,000 sqm site within the cargo area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to provide certified services, especially for customers in the health and luxury goods sectors. The...Read more
Volga-Dnepr delivers equipment in Antarctica
AirfreightVolga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its sixth Antarctic program operating five charter flights to the cold continent to deliver equipment for the DROMLAN international Antarctic project.Read more
CMA CGM buys air freighters and opens regular service to US
Air freightCMA CGM has created a specialised air freight division in the group called CMA CGM Air Cargo. The container carrier has acquired four Airbus A330-200F freighter aircraft and will open a regular service between Liege,...Read more
Volga Dnepr grounds AN-124 fleet following engine failure
AirfreightThe Volga-Dnepr Group is temporarily grounding its eight AN-124 aircraft after one of the heavy cargo planes had to make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk last week due to engine problems. The emergency landing caused...Read more
Chapman Freeborn flies freighter full with high-value cargo to Australia
AirfreightPRESS RELEASE – Chapman Freeborn has transported 92 tonnes of high-value industrial cargo using an entire Boeing 747-400 freighter. “While Chapman Freeborn manages outsize cargo operations daily, from time to time, a challenge knocks at...Read more