NEWS transport canada approves aei crj200sf << aeronautical engineers (aei) has received transport canada approval for the aei crj200sf passenger to freighter conversion. >> more... etihad adds capacity in spain with barcelona flights << etihad airways has launched passenger services to barcelona, which will also provide cargo customers with greater access to the airline’s global network. >> more... swissport adds montreal to ceiv pharma network << swissport has added montreal to its iata ceiv pharma certified network, making it the first cargo handler receive the award in canada. >> more... china eastern connects gatwick with shanghai << london gatwick airport has gained a vital route to china, with the first china eastern airlines flight to shanghai taking off today (friday 7 december). >> more... cma cgm to list on freightos << marseille: december 5, 2018. cma cgm has signed a pilot agreement with freightos that will see it become the first container line listed on the booking platform. >> more... hybrids for houston << houston is a long standing rtg customer for konecranes, purchasing its first rtg back in 2003, and adding ten more konecranes machines to its fleet, which now numbers over 90 rtgs, this year. >> more... uk businesses risking gdpr penalties by not wiping the memory from old it equipment << in the two months following the introduction of gdpr, 55 per cent of uk businesses, including those in the airfreight and logistics industries, have failed to wipe the memory off redundant it equipment before disposal. >> more... tigers launches customer portal combining freight, e-commerce and logistics << london: november 29, 2018. tigers has launched smarthub:connect, a portal combining freight, e-commerce and logistics. >> more... palletways to launch hungarian network << budapest: november 26, 2018. palletways is to launch a network in budapest. >> more... thailand gets first port call from big pink << thailand gets first port call from big pink >> more... africa’s ‘untapped’ airfreight potential << africa is one of the world’s last untapped air cargo markets and one which is offering growth potential across the sector, the recent clear view 3.0 conference in bangkok was told. >> more... avianca cargo touches down at brussels airport << avianca cargo made its maiden voyage between europe and south america on 18 november with direct flights to brussels airport. >> more... cma cgm awaits shareholder decision on ceva takeover << marseille: november 23, 2018. cma cgm has reported a 6.3 percent year-on-year increase in q3 revenue to us$6.06 billion and a net income of us$103.1 million – down 68.1 percent from the same period a year ago. >> more... china post buys more lufthansa cargo capacity << china post has agreed to buy the equivalent capacity of “one b777 freighter a week” on lufthansa services between shanghai and frankfurt. >> more... new kerry rail link between lanzhou, china and pakistan << it is kerry logistics’ second international route between lanzhou and south asia following the launch of rail service from lanzhou to kathmandu, nepal. >> more... ehl makes edmonton its north american hub << ehl international logistics has signed a deal with edmonton international airport (eia) to make the airport its north american logistics consolidation centre for goods from china. >> more... cargo steady while profits at emirates tumble << cargo volumes at emirates have fallen slightly while half year 2018-19 airline profits have slumped 86 per cent due to currency issues and high fuel costs. >> more... opportunities and risks for the panama canal << the panama canal is bracing for the impact of the us-china tariff war, while finding new opportunities in the lng industry. >> more... gac dubai opens largest contract logistics facility << dubai: november 12, 2018. gac dubai has officially opened its new purpose-built contract logistics facility at dubai south, 25 years after it established its first building. >> more... south african airways will not be shut down or sold << south african airways (saa) says business will continue as normal after the government clarified that the airline will not be shut down or sold. >> more...