Schiphol’s slot dilemma – and no end in sight

Leading airports focus strategically and economically on growth rather than contraction. An exception is Schiphol. There, the municipality of Amsterdam demands that the number...

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Airbus puts H2 program on the backburner

Airbus’ first hydrogen-powered aircraft was due to enter service in 2035. Three different variants were presented to the public....

EU puts SHEIN and TEMU in the pillory

In 2024, 4.6 billion small shipments with a value of less than 22 EUR entered the European Union. Most...

One airline – three digital platform providers

The press releases came in thick and fast this week: cargo.one, CargoAi, WebCargo by Freightos – all within 30...

Gemini shakes up ocean freight

Full Steam Ahead! This setting is shown on the engine telegraph of the Gemini partners, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, that...
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Spotlight on… Abdallah Makanya, Cargo Import Coordinator, Swissport

CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series illustrates the great variety of careers on offer within the air cargo industry. When talking about air cargo, the...

Fruit Logistica was a sparkling trade show

From 05-07FEB25, members of the fresh produce industry gathered in Berlin to attend this year's Fruit Logistica. It was a colorful event, with halls...
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Freight forwarders juggle many topics

Within the complex world of air cargo logistics, the freight forwarder is the ultimate switchboard. At the World Cargo Summit 2025 in Ostend from...

ATC staffing shortages vs growing aviation

With each announcement of new mega-orders of aircraft or the plans for larger airports and growing global airline networks, it is clear: aviation is...
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Air cargo needs to be heard and seen

Innovation, digitization, e-commerce and capacity remain the recurring themes in air cargo. The World Cargo Summit 2025 held in Ostend-Bruges last week made no...

How can regional airports gain hub status?

The Ostend Symposium provided a blueprint for regional airports to break out of their niche and significantly increase their share of air freight traffic....
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Spotlight on… Dulcie Jervis, Account Manager, Meantime Communications

CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ highlights a different segment of the air cargo industry every Sunday, thus demonstrating the huge variety of careers on offer....

Growing winds of uncertainty and disruption

What did 2024 bring? What are the challenges for 2025? How to cope with perpetual disruption? These were the top themes discussed at the...

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Saudia Cargo keeps riding the wave of success

Saudi Arabia's largest cargo airline carried 577,870 tons of cargo in 2024, representing a 27% growth in transported weight and a 13% increase compared...

Maastricht on way to deepening ties with Schiphol

This intention was announced by Joost Meijs, CEO of Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) at a recent meeting with members of the local cargo community...

The ticking of the TikTok ban…

170 million U.S. TikTok users – many of them small businesses - are facing a potentially life-changing situation, today, 19JAN25, given the Supreme Court’s...

Swiss Airtainer lifts Cool Containers to a new level

The presentation shows a lot of self-confidence: Swiss Airtainer intends to reinvent the pharma cold chain with its high-performance cool boxes. This is stated...

Spotlight on… ULDs across the world

CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series brings a different area of the air cargo industry to the fore each week. Usually, we focus on people,...

The end of Humanity?

The World Air Cargo Summit 2025, hosted by Ostend-Bruges Airport, ended with a philosophic and philanthropic presentation delivered by Peter Hinssen. Peter is a...

Riege’s full Scope just got fuller with CargoAi

Riege Software has partnered with CargoAi with the intention of further developing the digital air cargo capabilities of its Transport Management Systems (TMS), Scope....

Suez-Canal – box carriers remain hesitant

The ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas, in place since last weekend, has so far had no influence on the network decisions of the...

Hybrid eVTOLs on the Horizon

On 05NOV24, Aviation Business published an article highlighting a growing optimism surrounding eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) technology and suggesting that 2025 could...