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AIR CARGO

Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo to include SAF costs in surcharge

ufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo will include
Lthe rising costs of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) due
to regulatory environmental requirements in the price
index of its existing Airfreight Surcharge (ASC) w.e.f
January 1, 2025.
For departures from European Union (EU) countries,
a mandatory SAF blending rate of initially two percent
will apply from 2025. Countries outside the EU are
also planning to introduce or have already introduced
mandatory SAF blends.
The ASC is added to the net price of each shipment. In
some countries, regulations do not allow surcharges or only
allow them to be applied in other ways.
Together with the Lufthansa Group, SWISS and Swiss
WorldCargo aim to achieve a neutral CO2 balance by 2050
and to halve net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.

CHI Aviation

Handling buys

shares in Cargogate

Munich Airport

HI Aviation Handling, a part of the CHI
CCargo Group, will acquire 74.9 percent of
the shares in Cargogate Munich Airport. Cathay Cargo, NorthLink sign deal for
Munich Airport retains the remaining
25.1 percent of the shares, thus establish-
ing a future-oriented strategic partnership capacity at Ted Stevens Airport
with proven freight expertise and a large
customer network. athay Cargo has announced a long- The new deal will grant Cathay Cargo
As a regulated agent, Cargogate carries Cterm agreement with NorthLink access to cargo terminal capacity with
out all tasks that arise from the warehouse Aviation to use NorthLink’s state-of-the-art customs clearance for cargo entering
on an area of approximately 17,000 square air cargo terminal and aircraft stands at Ted the United States, 11 power-through
metres, including the acceptance, sorting, as- Stevens Anchorage International Airport, hardstands for aircraft to park and depart
sembly and handover of the cargo as well as scheduled to start from October 2025. without ground-tug assistance and four
customs and dangerous goods formalities. The investment in the airport that additional push-back hardstands.
The CHI Group offers freight forwarding serves as a vital technical stop for its The access will help minimise disrup-
and airline handling as well as other related transpacific Boeing 747 freighter and tion and strengthen schedule resilience
activities at Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Hamburg cargo operations will strengthen Hong during periods of intense winter weather
and Amsterdam airports. Kong’s status as an international that are inevitable for operations at Ted
aviation hub. Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
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