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, however every now and again – as in the real world of logistics – delivery...
The panel bearing the same title at the ACHL/Aviation Connect event in OCT24, covered a record number of topics in the brief half-hour accorded to it, illustrating the air cargo handling industry’s increasing transformation, fueled by resilience, innovation, and...
What may sound like a Sherlock Holmes story was, in fact, the title of a panel at the recent Aviation Connect event in Istanbul, Türkiye: ‘The Case for Minimum Ground/Cargo Handling Operating Standards,’ moderated by ACHL’s own Chairperson, Henrik...
A one-of-a-kind event will soon take place: Stakeholders and users of pallets are to meet up in Hamburg. A flow of ideas between industry, retail, and logistics representatives is expected. The topics are centered around the Euro Pallet, Europe’s...
The Frankfurt-based airline handling agent will acquire a 74.9% stake in Cargogate, the ground handling subsidiary of operator, Munich Airport. For CHI, airline handling is the third major business pillar alongside trucking and forwarding handling. The takeover is scheduled...
With effect from 01JUL24, the terminal and infrastructure activities of the shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd, are consolidated in an independent business unit. The name of the company registered in Rotterdam: Hanseatic Global Terminals. “With the company name 'Hanseatic', which symbolizes...
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is breaking new ground in the construction of freight terminals such as, for example, at Straubing harbor on the Danube River. There, a large warehouse is being built entirely out of wood, including the interior...
…, speeds up the throughput of shipments, and reduces costs mid-term, claims cargo veteran and intralogistics expert, Olaf Oczkos (OO). The concept, exclusively presented to CargoForwarder Global, guides the reader through the confusing jungle of multiple offers marketed by...
The Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PVG), PACTL for short, is a Sino-German joint venture that has grown into one of the world’s top cargo terminals since it was founded in 1999. This year will see the air...
DHL Global Forwarding is literally building and driving towards a greener future. The company released three press releases this week, all with very different, tangible sustainability efforts: the construction of a new air cargo center at Frankfurt Airport, a...
The French cargo sales and service agent sees considerable growth opportunities in parts of Africa. The Kingdom of Morocco serves as a springboard for its planned market penetration. There, it has just taken over the leading local GSA, EFIS...
General Sales Agent, Kales, has won a tender to become Turkish airline, Pegasus’ new cargo sales agent in the German market. Pegasus is traditionally very strong there, connecting many cities with destinations in Türkiye and the Middle East. The...
In his welcome address at the Christmas party of ground service provider Cargo Handling International (CHI) last Thursday (14DEC23) near Frankfurt CEO Kai Domscheit pointed out that standstill is regression. This is no option because “we want to move...
According to data published by market analyst, Transport Intelligence, in their latest Global E-Commerce Logistics Report, the global e-commerce logistics market is expected to grow by 7.9% in 2023, reaching a value of €451 billion.In view of the upsurge...
