April 22 - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will adjust production of its B747-8 aircraft downwards from two to 1.75 airplanes per month - a result of lower market demand for large passenger and freighter aircraft.
Boeing expects long-term average growth in the air cargo market to resume in 2014, and forecasts demand for 790 large planes to be delivered worldwide over the next 20 years.
UK-based cargo airline One Air has commenced its Boeing 747 freighter operations at East Midlands Airport.
AirBridgeCargo is reportedly returning two of its Boeing freighters to their Chinese owners two years after they were grounded due to sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.
NEO Air Charter, on behalf of Blue Water Shipping, delivered heat pipes to Iceland after damage to the underground heating pipe network on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Spanish logistics service provider Bergé has set up an industrial process logistics division, which focuses on consolidating industrial logistics activity for the automotive and steel industries.
Antwerp-headquartered Ahlers Logistics has opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
BHV Bremische Hafen und Logistikvertretung’s project logistics monitor 2024 has presented a subdued outlook for the market in 2024, with respondents cautious about cost pressures and a shortage of labour.
