RELEASE FROM LUFTHANSA CARGO Our cargo network keeps growing – via dedicated narrow-bodied freighter flights. We are very excited to announce that we will soon be launching twice weekly narrow-bodied freighter flights with direct uplift from Manchester and Dublin to Frankfurt. Our new dedicated Airbus 321F operated by Lufthansa Cityline will be available...
The vertical integration and modal mash-up continues. The Loadstar reveals today that a forwarder has started a shipping line and now a shipping line is looking at buying an airline. MSC has told the Italian government it wants to buy a stake in the new airline, ITA Airways, which began operations in...
Air, sea-air and rail freight demand is expected to rise significantly on Asia-Europe lanes as shippers try to avoid the chaos from the blocking of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given. “Increased air freight demand is almost unavoidable,” said one European forwarder. “Even if the vessel was salvaged today there would...
“Shippers shouldn’t let down their guards, just yet” – a phrase that could be true of any mode right now, but in this instance it refers to air freight. Bruce Chan, analyst for Stifel, warned shippers rates would remain inflated in air cargo, owing to “significant backlogs … in the entire freight...
PRESS RELEASE Supervisory Board approves investment for Lufthansa Cargo’s most important logistics facility in Germany Lufthansa Cargo will further develop and renew the logistics centre at its home hub in Frankfurt on a modular basis. The Supervisory Board of the German airfreight company has approved respective investments in a comprehensive infrastructure programme for...
