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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Atlas Air is set to change hands

Four years ago, U.S. investor, Apollo Global Management acquired cargo carrier, Atlas Air, for US$ 5.2 billion. Meanwhile, negotiations...

An airport by any other name…

What’s the main reason for naming a building, creating a statue or using a person’s image? Aside from a...

Customs policy must be implemented consistently across the EU…

… urges cargo veteran, Larry Coyne, CEO of Coyne Airways and its parent, Coyne Aviation. An uneven regulatory approach...

Spotlight on… Pascale De Mieter, Cargo Sales Executive, Maastricht...

Every week, CargoForwarder Global shifts it ‘Spotlight On…’ to a specific segment of the air cargo industry, illustrating just...
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Cherry’s Logistics – Freight Forwarding Redefined

The Cherry’s Logistics Group is an owner-managed newcomer, launched in early SEP26. Its headquarters are in Hamburg, and it runs a branch near Frankfurt...

EC is targeting B2C volumes

Since 01JUL26, a €3 flat tax fee has to be paid on e-commerce consignments with a value up to €150 entering the European Union....
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e-commerce: Are the Golden Days over?

Instead of a jubilant mood, a more subdued tone prevailed among airlines, airports, and other industry representatives at this year’s EU CBEC industry meeting,...

How freight forwarders navigate volatile environments

How can freight forwarders balance efficiency, resilience and growth opportunities in an increasingly unstable market? That was the lead question of a panel discussion...

EU Cross-Border Forum – Comments

The recent EU Cross-Border Forum (EU CBEC) in Liège, attracted roughly 900 cargo professionals – a record-breaking number of participants. A key reason for...
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Spotlight on… Kenneth Gibson, Business Development & Membership, TIACA

Every week, CargoForwarder Global shifts the ‘Spotlight On…’ to a specific segment of the air cargo industry, giving the mic to an individual working...

How smart can an air cargo terminal become?

Automation in air cargo is moving beyond conveyors, storage systems and ULD handling. Increasingly, software is deciding where cargo should go, when it should...

The Truth – But is it the Whole Truth?

Do performance indicators tell the whole story? Can it be that an organization reports the truth, yet leadership only sees a segment of reality?...
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Who gets TAP’s cargo data?

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group are the two active bidders competing to acquire up to a 49.9% strategic stake in TAP Air Portugal (TAP)...

ACCF 2026 – Summary

The 11th Air Cargo Conference in Frankfurt, which ran from 02-03SEP26, set its spotlight on an industry that is undergoing significant structural change. Over...

Why replace a system that isn’t broken?

The slower-than-expected transition to ONE Record could be partly because the existing digital infrastructure continues to work. Cargo-IMP and Cargo-XML may have technical limitations,...

Schürmann moved from airline to handler

Four months after he left Etihad to take on a leadership role at the ground handling company, Frankfurt Cargo Services, a subsidiary of Worldwide...

ERA ONE sets a new standard

The Power-to-Liquid (P2L) plant, ERA ONE, has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) under the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive. This makes ERA...

Toepsch heads Fraport Cargo

Effective immediately, Felix Toepsch is taking over as head of Fraport’s Cargo Development Team. He follows Denis de Faria Duarte, who assumed this role...

India’s cargo moment: Why the market matters more than ever

Electronics, pharmaceuticals and automotives are reshaping India’s export profile. At the Air Cargo Conference 2026 in Frankfurt, high-ranking experts discussed why India is becoming...

Earthquake in Colombia – Airlines build air bridges

The 7.4 magnitude quake that shook the western part of Colombia on 10AUG26, devastating large areas, has killed at least 312 people with almost...

Mammoth converted B777-200Fs are awaiting commercial launch

There is no shortage of customers for converted Boeing Triple Seven freighters. But what’s missing are the aircraft ordered by QR Cargo, DHL, and...