Antwerp is positioning itself to be the UK’s gateway to Europe. Unaccompanied container volumes have increased considerably over the past year, despite markets being depressed, and the expectation is that this trend will continue next year, Port of Antwerp international development manager Wim Dillen told The Loadstar in an interview. With the recent...
Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) has written a strong letter to the Dutch consumer and markets authority over its concerns that “monopolistic” Schiphol’s attempt to raise airline fees by 37% is “unjustified”. At the end of October, Schiphol proposed new airline charges: 9% in 2022; 12% in 2023; and 12% in 2024. “The cumulative...
Following huge hikes in FAK rates over the past 18 months, as oil prices surge, shippers now face significant increases in bunker surcharges . The price of Rotterdam-sourced low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) jumped yesterday by $14.50 per tonne, to $573.50, with the cost of heavy fuel oil (HFO) increasing by $13, to...
November 24, 2021 by Choice Aviation Services0Air Cargo
Robert Jungblut, senior advisor air freight solutions for pharmaceuticals, writes: When I took this picture of the former Panalpina building at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport it was 2 months before my official retirement, 10 years after the inauguration of it in 2009. You can say the demolishing symbolizes the end of an era, as...
ZERO HEDGE writes: Listening to Biden’s press conference this afternoon discussing soaring gas prices and relentless inflation (Biden prudently pivoted by instead praising the surge in small business creation as if it has anything to do with vibrancy, while completely omitting that it was driven by millions hoping to take advantage of...
Cargo shipments at Frankfurt Main Airport are continuing to face delays as a result of high demand and new customs... Read More The post New cargo customs requirements add to the strain at Frankfurt appeared first on Air Cargo News. ...
GA Telesis has placed an order for an additional six B737-800SF freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI). The first... Read More The post GA Telesis returns for six more B737-800 conversions appeared first on Air Cargo News. ...
Lufthansa Cargo has awarded a three-year cargo handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) at São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport. The... Read More The post Lufthansa Cargo opts for WFS for handling in Brazil appeared first on Air Cargo News. ...
National Aviation Services (NAS) has acquired a 51% stake in Siginon Aviation which provides airport ground handling and cargo management... Read More The post NAS expands cargo presence in Kenya through Siginon partnership appeared first on Air Cargo News. ...
Demand for freighter conversions is expected to remain strong over the coming years as the number of freighter flights surges... Read More The post Conversions in demand as all-cargo flights continue to soar appeared first on Air Cargo News. ...
