For Tim Komberec, 2004 was a crossroads year. After operating a fleet of Fokker F27s for FedEx Express regional service over several years, the president and CEO of Idaho-based cargo carrier Empire Airlines was poised to re-fleet and expand with ATR-42 aircraft, which were being converted to freighter configuration. Then there was the question of[…]
EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 16, 2005 The Boeing Company today delivered Air China Cargos first Boeing 747-400 Freighter, the first of two new 747-400Fs for the Beijing-based carrier.The new airplane will be used on Air China Cargos routes between China and North America and Europe. Air China Cargos new Boeing 747-400 freighter is powered by[…]
With a few weeks to go before the deadline for freight forwarders in the United States to file their customs entries using ACE (the Automated Commercial Environment), CEVA Logistics said it has completed the implementation of the new customs brokerage system across its U.S. network. “Our implementation with CargoWise One, offering full ACE functionality, is[…]
The Swedish member of the Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS) Group, Dacotrans Sweden, has merged with GH Transport AB and Key Logistics AB, to create a medium-size freight forwarding and logistics business. The three merged companies will now trade under the name Key Logistics AB, which will remain the FPS Network agent for Sweden. Dacotrans was[…]
Even without freighters, Dubai International Airport (DXB) managed to see airfreight growth in 2015. According to Dubai Airports, cargo volume at DXB grew 3.4 percent to 2.5 million tonnes last year, despite the transfer of freighters to the new Dubai World Central Airport (DWC). December 2015 freight volumes at DXB rose 5 percent, year-over-year, to[…]
In May, the new European Union Customs Code will come into effect. According to its authors, the new code will streamline the clearance process and make it more transparent and user-friendly. But there are concerns about some elements, as well as the time frame for its introduction. Forwarders, especially, are looking with some trepidation to[…]
