Routes talks cargo. But did the airports listen?
Back from an exhibition. World Routes, this time, in Berlin. A lonely place for a cargo man, as one delegate said sadly. For the second time, Routes had included cargo in its grand design, and...
View ArticleSchiphol cargo tonnage up 3.2% in 2013
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol experienced 3.2% growth in cargo traffic in 2013, with the total of 1,531,089 tonnes coming close to the airport’s all-time record set in 2007. The final quarter was, as...
View ArticleFRA sees an opportunity blooming to take some of the flower trade from AMS
Frankfurt’s perishables centre is aiming to take on the might of Amsterdam Schiphol in the flower sector, as shippers increasingly buy direct from source. While its Aalsmeer flower auction has long...
View ArticleSchiphol bullish as KLM freighters go: ‘If cargo needs to move, someone will...
The rapidly diminishing cargo fleet of key customer KLM-Martinair will have little impact, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has claimed. Speaking to The Loadstar at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, Enno...
View ArticleSchiphol surprises by looking outside the industry to recruit its new air...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has stayed true to form by announcing a surprise choice to replace cargo chief Enno Osinga – innovating by looking outside the freight industry. Jonas van Stekelenburg will...
View ArticleAmsterdam Airport Schiphol cargo closes gap in Q3
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo tonnage trends moved closer to those of 2014 in the third quarter of 2015, narrowing the deficit to 1.44% year to date. Q3 saw a total of 409,034 tonnes of cargo...
View ArticleSchiphol cargo tonnage grows 8.8% in first half
Air Cargo tonnages through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continued to build throughout the second quarter of 2014, leading to overall growth of 8.84% in the year to date. In the period January-June,...
View ArticleCall for open skies at Schiphol dominates air cargo debate
Both the Dutch government and KLM appear to have come under fire for protectionism at a recent air cargo debate in the Netherlands. Pointing out that Air France owns most of the shares in KLM, a Damco...
View ArticleSchiphol maintains cargo growth throughout first three quarters
Cargo tonnage through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has continued its positive trend for the third quarter of 2014, up 6.7% on the same period of 2013, and 8.1% for the year to date. Every month of 2014...
View ArticleSchiphol cargo up 6.7% in 2014
2014 was another solid year for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol‘s cargo traffic, beating 2013 by 6.7% The final quarter of the year was once again its strongest, maintaining the classic last-quarter-peak...
View ArticleKLM Cargo and Dutch air freight sector ‘lack vision and bravado’, say critics
The management and strategy of KLM Cargo is accused of lacking “vision and bravado”, and have come under scrutiny in the Dutch parliament. As Bram Gräber, chief of AF-KLM Cargo prepares to step down,...
View ArticleSchiphol tonnages impacted by slowing Chinese output
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo throughput totalled 385,842 tonnes in the first three months of 2015, down 1.8% on 2014. Reductions in cargo to and from Asia and Europe accounted for the drop, the...
View ArticleDelhi and Schiphol sign MoU to promote cargo trade lane
Delhi Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on, and promote, cargo business between them. The MoU’s scope includes business promotion,...
View ArticleDHL opens Life Science competence centre at Amsterdam-Schiphol
The new so-called Life Science Competence Center is located next to the airport at the business park Schiphol Southeast. It serves as a hub for the transport, transport preparation, temporary storage,...
View ArticleAeromexico appoints ECS as its GSSA in Amsterdam
Aeromexico has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of ECS Group, as its general sales and service agent in the Netherlands. The post Aeromexico appoints ECS as its GSSA in Amsterdam appeared first on The...
View ArticleKLM Cargo and Lödige to build cargo sorting system at Schiphol
In the year ahead, KLM Cargo will be taking a new sorting system for handling express shipments and mail into operation at Schiphzl. Lödige Industries will start constructing the system in August 2016...
View ArticleUPS expands healthcare forwarding facility at Schiphol Airport
UPS today announced the expansion of its temperature-controlled supply chain capabilities in Europe with the opening of a healthcare-dedicated air freight forwarding facility at Amsterdam Airport...
View ArticleAirlines must partner with last-mile specialists to capture e-commerce cargo...
Network airlines should forge new partnerships and embrace data sharing to avoid missing out on the global e-commerce revolution, delegates heard at Air Cargo China in Shanghai last week. “Traditional...
View ArticleShippers call for more liberalisation as Dutch restrict Gulf carriers at...
The Dutch government has frozen landing rights for Gulf carriers at Schiphol Airport, ahead of a European Commission decision on possible unfair competition. However, some players are arguing for...
View ArticleStrong mid-year figures for Schiphol Cargo
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Monday, 18th July 2016: Schiphol Cargo has seen cargo volumes grow over the first six months of the year, with a particularly strong April seeing 137,666 tonnes of freight...
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