Panalpina has moved its head office in Egypt and all Cairo operations to the newly developed Cairo Cargo City at Cairo International airport. The move follows last year’s acquisition of Panalpina’s long-standing general sales agent, Afifi, positioning the Swiss company closer to the Egypt’s developing oil and gas sector. Panalpina is the first freight forwarding[…]
A 150,000-tonne-capacity cargo facility, set to open in 2019 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, will make SATS the first international cargo handler to operate in Saudi Arabia, said the Singapore-based aviation service provider. Located at Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), the new facility is part of a broader privatization program, set to officially commence in[…]
Samsung SDS, the Korean conglomerate’s information and communications technology (ICT) and logistics arm, will enter the Vietnamese market through a joint venture with Aviation Logistics Service, which operates ALS Cargo Terminal – billed as, “the most modern cargo terminal at Noi Bai International Airport.” Following last month’s joint venture with Thailand’s Acutech, the ALS deal[…]
IAG Cargo and Exelsius Consultancy have announced that the next Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Academy workshop will take place in Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 28-29, at the Radisson Blu hotel at Dublin Airport. The workshop focuses on the correct handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products, with an in-person visit to an airport. Participants will gain hands-on experience[…]
Virgin Atlantic’s new US$4.4 billion order for 12 A350-1000 aircraft will boost lower deck cargo capacity by between 10 and 22 percent, depending on configuration, the carrier announced. The new additions, announced at this year’s Farnborough airshow in the U.K. are part of a drive to replace 50 percent of the airline’s aircraft over a[…]
IAG Cargo is introducing two new short-haul freighter services this month. A new Madrid-Amsterdam freighter service, starting today, Aug. 18, should improve connectivity for shipments between Amsterdam and Latin America, while another new flight from Frankfurt to London via Paris, starting Aug. 24, will increase IAG Cargo’s freighter operation out of Paris to twice weekly.[…]
