Singapore s Singapore Airlines (SIA) continues to do it tough in air freight. Its June data shows overall cargo traffic system wide (measured in freight-tonne-kilometres) was 6.3 per cent lower year-on-year, while cargo capacity decreased by 5.6 per cent. Consequently, cargo load factor...

Qatar Airways has launched a second weekly B777 freighter flight to Oslo. The new flight complements existing cargo capacity of 15 tonnes on the airline s daily passenger flight in addition to passenger baggage. The Doha-based carrier has so far launched six destinations this year Gassim (Saudi...

INTERNATIONAL air freight handled at Asia Pacific airports was down 1.1 per cent in May and fell 2.2 per cent in the first five months of the year, reported Airports Council International (ACI). "We are witnessing slowing growth or declines at major air freight exporters across Asia-Pacific....

SWISS WorldCargo has recorded a first-half cargo load factor (by volume) of 78.6 per cent, a decrease of 0.7 percentage points compared to the same period a year earlier. On the other hand, total cargo sales between January and June rose by 2.3 per cent in revenue-tonne-kilometre terms. In June...

Westwood Shipping Lines is entering the refrigerated container cargo market with the launch of its new fortnightly reefer service connecting the Pacific Northwest, including the container yards at Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, with the ports ofTomakomai, Japan, and Busan, South...

Emirates unveiled new expansion plans for Eastern Europe with the launch of daily service to KyivBoryspil International Airport in Kiev, marking its first route to the Ukraine. The service will begin Jan. 16, 2014. The service will be operated by an Airbus A340-500 and will provide global...

Boeing and Silk Way Airlines have announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 freighters valued at US$704 million. Silk Way Airlines vision is to be a successful and profitable cargo operator by investing in its fleet and services and continuing to increase its regional and international footprint,...

Lufthansa Cargo unveiled plans to boost its freighter network later in the year as the decline in its freight traffic flattens out while its leading European rivals continue to lose market share. Shipments fell 0.8 percent in June from a year earlier to 149,000 metric tons, leaving traffic in...

A second MD11F is going to be delivered to AV Cargo within the next two weeks and will enter service in early September. AV Cargo is a UK-based scheduled air cargo and charter company. The additional aircraft will enable more destinations to be added to the scheduled network as well as increase...

Australia s International Air Services Commission (IASC) is considering an application by Qantas...

Cathay Pacific Airways is to expand its freighter services into Latin America by launching a...

Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping, Hyundai Merchant Marine and United Arab Shipping Co. will start a...

CMA CGM was the first to launch the bamboo-floored eco-containers, back in 2005. The Group is...

KOREAN AIR is commencing new service between Seoul/Incheon and the Saudi Arabian cities of Riyadh...

Hapag-Lloyd plans to implement a new round of general rate increases on major trade lanes, starting...

Large ships to use Cai Mep deepwater port for faster U.S. service Maersk Line plans to add a...

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In early June 2009, Vietnamese export companies and shipping firms heard the good news that the Cai...

German container line Hamburg Süd and the Chilean carrier CCNI plan to restore capacity on service...