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Hong Kong and Amsterdam have become the first CEVA Logistics air freight stations to receive IATA’s new Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Battery Certification (CEIVLiBa). CEVA Logistics COO of air freight Peter Penseel,...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a new industry certification – the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Battery – meant to improve the safe handling and transport of lithium batteries across t...

Refleeting is but one of the paths to making the air freight sector more sustainable, according to a session of the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dublin. Earlier in 2021, DHL decided to invest US$9 billion in new, more energy efficient planes, includ...

The supply chain industry is ramping up its efforts to push for sustainability in the sector with representatives from both the aviation and shipping sectors adopting a net zero carbon emissions goal by 2050.

Huge opportunities – along with some challenges – as the air cargo sector deals with the ongoing Covid-19 crisis were the key theme of Cargo Connect, a conference within the Dubai Air Show.

Ahead of an expected bright future, the International Air Transport Association outlined a tripartite work programme it believes will help cargo build on the gains of the pandemic, executives said at the organization’s World Cargo Symposium in Dublin...

The robust cargo market in Asia-Pacific is expected to continue through the rest of the year – with demand set to exceed levels seen both before and during the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic. As of September, Asia-Pacific airlines saw air c...

An elated Dorothea von Boxberg, chair and CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, reviewed the cargo carrier’s “outstanding performance” in 2020 but also tried to rein in high expectations for the current year. “Yes, last year’s result was outstanding, but this r...

Cargo airports in the U.S., such as Rickenbacker in Columbus, Ohio, have seen strong growth over the past year. Rickenbacker is host to regular flights from Cathay Pacific, Cargolux and, above, Emirates.

As bellyhold capacity remains short of demand, forwarders feel pressed to line up charters to secure lift. With the prospect of a slower-than-hoped-for return on passenger flights, operators are lining up additional freighter capacity. On January...

Airlines, including UPS, above, are hanging on to planes that were supposed to be out of service by now, or even reactivated old freighters, to handle a surge in air cargo, a challenge which has only been made worse by a severe lack of bellyhold capa...

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) have concluded the negotiations on the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (AE CATA) – the first bloc-to-bloc air transport deal in the world....

Cathay Pacific Cargo is moving to up its online bookings game. Management intends to have a fully-fledged booking engine up and running before the end of this year. This should lay the foundation for more sophisticated functionality down the road....

Supply chain disruptions and stratospheric rates are prompting shippers to look to alternative modes of transportation to get their goods to market, but the same problems also hamper modal shifts. Disruptions have become a routine occurrence for m...

China-based Cainiao Smart Logistics and competitor JD Logistics are looking to further expand internationally, citing steadily increasing demand with the rise of e-commerce and cross-border trade.