Liège cargo strategy pays off with record volumes in 2017
While other European airports were giving cargo the cold shoulder (or at least forcing them to compete for limited slots),...
Airports
Brussels Airport’s 2017 cargo handle up 8.3 percent from 2016
For most airports, 2017 was a very good year for cargo. But at Brussels Airport (BRU), which reported its total...
WFS goes after perishables, pharma at JFK with 15-year lease on new terminal
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is betting big on New York’s air cargo market, signing a 15-year lease on the new...
FedEx opens long-delayed Shanghai Pudong facility to streamline customs
FedEx has finally opened its US$100 million, 134,000-square-meter Shanghai Pudong International Airport hub. Originally slated to open in early 2017,...
Phoenix airport creates ‘SkyBridge Arizona’ hub for U.S., Mexico customs
In a bid to better facilitate cross-border e-commerce, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced plans to create “SkyBridge Arizona” to house...
East Coast logistics firms resume limited service, as blizzard turns to extreme cold
FedEx Ground trucks were plying the pre-dawn streets through snow-covered Boston this morning, after driving snow and winds caused widespread...
‘Bomb Cyclone’ causing airfreight and logistics disruption across Eastern U.S.
As the so-called ‘bomb cyclone’ winter storm moves up the East Coast of the United States today, logistics companies are...
Slower cargo growth at Dubai’s DXB as cargo ops move south to DWC
Freight volumes handled at Dubai International Airport (DXB) during November increased by 0.4 percent, year-over-year, with tonnage totaling 235,651, compared...
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