Air Cargo Forwarder News

Asia Airfreight Terminal, an air cargo terminal based at the Hong Kong International Airport, reported that tonnage throughput in November was 69,150 metric tons...

With an overall slowdown in the movement of goods across borders, international air freight decreased by 1.2 percent in October, while total freight remained steady, falling 0.3 percent...

The collapse of tourism and business travel since the start of the dispute between China and Japan over the Senkaku islets in September is creating freight opportunities for some carriers due to the dearth of direct cargo capacity.

Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport today announced expansion in Belgium, the Netherlands and the U.K., including the opening of new offices Amsterdam and London...

International courier and express service company DHL EXPRESS today successfully implemented software from Open Pricer, a pricing technology and pricing intelligence business...

Air freight service provider Air Menzies International recently reorganized its U.K. cargo receiving and trucking operations to improve processing times for customers delivering to regional airports.

International express shipping provider DHL, part of Deutsche Post DHL, recently expanded its GOGREEN environmental services with the addition of two new carbon reporting services, Carbon Estimate and Carbon Footprint...

The International Air Transport Association urged stakeholders in the Latin American and Caribbean region to work together for safer and more efficient air transportation...

The Portuguese government has shortlisted five bidders for the privatization of its airport operator, ANA-Aeroportos de Portugal SA, after receiving proposals of up to 2.6 billion euros (about US $9.2 billion), Dow Jones Newswires reported.

Cosco and China Cargo Airlines are trying to sell their combined 30.7 percent stake in Shanghai Eastern Logistics, according to various reports in China.

Shippers in Asia should expect delays for air and ocean shipments to the U.S. in the wake of super-storm Sandy, which devastated parts of eastern U.S., including New York and New Jersey on Monday.

Asia’s airlines saw a marginal contraction in cargo demand in September, but the pace of year-over-year decline showed some signs of slowing.

An increase in online shopping is pushing up freight volumes at the nation’s largest package carriers, with UPS reporting stronger domestic volume and FedEx preparing to hire 20,000 seasonal workers to handle holiday shipping demand.

Amsterdam Schiphol airport boosted freight traffic by a modest, but significant, 2 percent in September from a year ago on higher outbound shipments to Asia.

Boeing 787 deliveries boost belly space on long routes, downgrading airline use of freighters.

UPS will deploy 40 new hydraulic hybrid vehicles, developed by Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. and Parker Hannifin Corp.

Boeing on Tuesday downgraded its forecast for global air cargo growth by nearly 12 percent, a reaction to the slowing international economy and

FedEx today opened its new South Pacific Regional Hub in Singapore, officiated by Minister of Transport Lui Tuck Yew.