Global logistics power DSV continues to invest in dedicated freighter services that leverage cargo-friendly secondary airports in the U.S. despite an 18-month rut in international shipping demand that has left many freight forwarders struggling to fill leased charter aircraft. At the same time, the frequency of some flights has been temporarily reduced until conditions improve.
The Denmark-based company this month, in partnership with Qatar Airways, launched another air cargo operation...
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Chinese online retail platform Alibaba Group, said it has entered an agreement with Qatar Airways to provide weekly all-cargo charter flights from Hong Kong to São Paulo, one of the company’s fastest-growing e-commerce destinations in Latin America.
Qatar is operating the service with a Boeing 777 freighter. The first flight departed Saturday, making a technical stop at Qatar’s hub in Doha, with beauty and fashion goods, jewelry, watches, appliances, toys,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alibaba-expands-cargo-airline-service-to-brazil-with-qatar-airways
Several global freight brokers expanded their private air networks in January to guarantee reliable transport for customers in response to high import/export demand, tight aircraft supply and severe ocean shipping delays.
The new services give customers more shipping options during a year when airfreight demand is forecast to continue growing, especially in the near term as congested airports scale back workloads and carriers cancel flights due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant....
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-forwarders-double-down-on-air-charter-networks
Cainiao, the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has expanded its contract with Atlas Air to increase delivery capability to South America.
Atlas Air’s flight schedule has increased from three times per week to daily, increasing Cainiao’s weekly cargo volume from China to Latin America by 144% compared to the start of service in October 2020, the companies said Monday.
Atlas Air (NASDAQ: AAWW) has deployed an additional Boeing 747-400 freighter between Hong Kong and Santiago,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/alibaba-expands-atlas-air-tie-with-daily-deliveries-to-s-america
Volumes for high-tech office equipment continue to soar. Bill Fallon, EVP of client solutions at AIT Worldwide Logistics, reported that his high-tech Fortune 500 clients see this growth as an outcome of continued investment in the equipment necessary for digital transformation.
AIT Worldwide Logistics is a freight forwarder with more than 85 locations, providing sea, air and ground solutions for customers in just about every industry. Investments in cloud computing equipment and high-value...
Large logistics providers have responded to the dearth of air cargo capacity during the coronavirus pandemic by leasing entire planeloads with crews to make sure they can meet customers’ transport requirements. Not to be outdone, New York-based Unique Logistics International has been one of the most aggressive midsize freight forwarders in locking up capacity, contracting for more than 150 freighter flights from Asia in the second half of the year.
Beginning June 13, Qatar Airways will operate...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/unique-logistics-books-dozens-of-asia-cargo-jets-for-peak-season
Unique Logistics is launching a flurry of air cargo charters from Southeast Asia to the U.S. for the peak shipping season, in the process testing the viability of Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) as a more efficient gateway for reaching consumers across large swaths of the East Coast and Midwest.
On Monday morning a Cathay Pacific passenger-freighter rented by Unique landed in Pittsburgh with consumer goods, the first of 20 flights scheduled over the next 12 weeks on Boeing 777-300...
Commercial passenger flights cautiously returning to the skies haven’t had a drastic effect on demand for chartered air cargo. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, aerospace and especially government shippers were the most frequent bookers of chartered air cargo flights. But with capacity remaining tight in the market, shippers from a broad array of industries continue to rely on chartered carriers.
“Millions of pounds of capacity have been taken out of the air while thousands of flights remain...
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