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station at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The station, which begins its phased opening in Q1 2025, is the first on-airport examination facility at JFK, processing import, export, and USDA (Department of Agriculture) goods. > RoadOne IntermodaLogistics is building a new distribution and transload facility in Summerville, South Carolina, near the Port of Charleston. The site spanning almost 100 acres will be built in two phases, with phase one featuring a 384,800-square- foot facility and 13 acres of dedicated trailer and container parking set to open in January 2025. The second phase is set to open in January 2027.
> Canadian air cargo carrier WestJet Cargo launched three new destinations: Chicago, Moncton (Canada), and Incheon, as part of its expanded summer schedule. The Chicago route connects Calgary to the U.S. city three times a week and will continue to operate year-round. The second new route links Moncton to Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto with varying frequencies. The Calgary to Incheon, South Korea, route operates three days weekly with a 787 Dreamliner, offering more than 66 tons of cargo capacity.
> Qatar Airways Group and Malaysia Aviation Group expanded their long-term relationship as oneworld partners by signing an agreement between Qatar Airways Cargo and MASkargo—the cargo airline and subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group. The two cargo carriers now oer enhanced connectivity across both airlines’ global networks via their hubs: Hamad International Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport. > Evans Transportation introduced a new service oering in Mexico and tapped Marcelo Baptista as vice president of Mexico operations. The new solution includes cross-border carrier, customs broker, and customer operations.
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> Challenge Group launched a flight service from Liège to Dubai World Central via Tel Aviv. The flights run on Tuesdays and Fridays, utilizing the Group’s Boeing 767-300BDSF aircraft. This service links the Gulf with Europe and the United States, leveraging Challenge Group’s main hub in Liège. > Lufthansa Cargo now oers freighter capacity to Dubai World Central. The station is open for inbound and outbound cargo, and the service is available to customers twice a week in addition to the belly service from Dubai International Airport, providing more options for handling larger cargo or special freight.
> DHL Supply Chain, DHL Group’s contract logistics specialist, is constructing a new logistics center offering up to 55,000 pallet spaces at its multi- user campus in Leipzig/Halle, Germany. The new DHL Supply Chain facility, expected to go live in Q4 2024, provides multimodal connections to various transport modes, from the domestic DHL parcel and express network, through rail and highway networks, to the Leipzig/Halle cargo airport.
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