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AIR CARGO

YEG to present sustainability video series with STAT Media

TAT Media Group
Sannounced the
launch of "The Future
of Transport: Innovative
& Sustainable," a
20-episode video
series. Partnering with
Edmonton International
Airport (YEG), the
series will delve into
sustainability solutions
for the global air cargo
industry. The initiative,
showcased at the Air
Cargo India 2024 in
Mumbai, aims to shed
light on innovative
practices to ensure
a greener future for
air freight.

Avianca Cargo transports DHL Global Forwarding

18,000 tonnes flowers to build new centre at

Frankfurt Airport

HL Global Forwarding freight for both German and
Dand Fraport, the owner international clients, including
of Frankfurt Airport, have charter flights through their
started building a new air service provider, StarBroker. The
freight centre at CargoCity new cargo centre will serve as
South, at Frankfurt Airport. The the European headquarters
construction, spanning around for StarBroker and supplement
55,000 sq.m., will take about the existing airport facilities,
vianca Cargo announced 83% to serve up to six flights twelve months. Scheduled providing additional
Athe closing of this simultaneously. The company for inauguration in mid-2025, transshipment space along
Valentine's Day season with achieved a 57% reduction the centre will manage air with office accommodations.
around 18,000 tonnes of in flower processing and
flowers transported from delivery times in Miami,
Colombia and Ecuador to setting a new record.
the United States. Avianca Additionally, its perishable
Cargo doubled its regular cargo depalletization capacity
capacity, operating around surged by 40%. The airline
300 flights during the season. majorly exported roses and
The company invested in carnations from Bogota, along
infrastructure in Miami with pompons, hydrangeas,
expanding and modernising and chrysanthemums
the Jetfloor, offering a new from Medellin, and roses,
Visualisation of DHL Global Forwarding
configuration in the cooler, carnations, and gypsophila Photo: DHL
air freight centre at Frankfurt Airport.
thus increasing its capacity by from Quito.
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