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Real-time tracking can now be booked on many routes

Lufthansa Cargo is now offering an optional tracking service, liveSensor. It allows cargo airline customers to keep an eye on their shipments over the course of the entire transport route, in real time. liveSensor can be used to not only determine where a shipment is, but also whether the transport conditions agreed are complied with. The tracking device also detects factors such as temperature, humidity, and pressure. Furthermore, liveSensor also records ... [+]

100,000 tonnes of cargo pass through Speed Gate

Having introduced optional mobile add-ons, Lufthansa Cargo now collects cargo directly from the customer warehouse, saving customers a whole lot of time. Lufthansa Cargo AG loaded the 100,000th tonne of cargo via Fraport AG’s Speed Gate at Frankfurt Airport on April 24. Lufthansa Cargo AG uses Speed Gate at CargoCity South, ... [+]

United Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo Announce Cargo Joint Venture Agreement

United Airlines (UAL) and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a joint venture agreement for extensive cargo cooperation on routes between the U.S. and Europe. The cargo joint venture partners plan to provide a wide range of benefits to customers by cooperating on the availability of their capacity and aligning booking and ... [+]

Greener transport

DHL Global Forwarding has evaluated the environmental performance of Lufthansa Cargo and other airlines. Lufthansa Cargo was the only airline to score full points, achieving top marks in all four of the GoGreen Carrier Rating categories and receiving four “green aircraft” for its efforts. It was rated according to the following criteria: the specific ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center to be expanded

Lufthansa Cargo is to significantly expand the Cool Center at its home hub in Frankfurt: “After five years of success, we want more. That is why we intend to further upgrade and significantly expand our Cool Center in the coming year”, said Dr Alexis von Hoensbroech, Lufthansa Cargo Board Member ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross sign cooperation agreement

Closer cooperation on the transport of aid as air cargo in the event of humanitarian disasters When disaster strikes, the assistance provided must be fast, flexible and effective. Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross humanitarian aid organization have now signed an agreement that will put their cooperation on global ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo repositions sales

Lufthansa Cargo is reorganizing their sales structure. In the future, the company will be divided into eight business units, instead of the previous four. By doing so, the company removes one management level. The previous business areas, namely Europe, Africa, America and Asia/Pacific will be redefined. Sales in Germany remain ... [+]

Environmental partnership on track to save 20,000 tonnes of CO2

After five years of a strategic partnership between transportation and logistics company DB Schenker and air freight specialist Lufthansa Cargo, both companies have already saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Another 10,000 tonnes should follow by 2020. This intention has been endorsed by the Carbon Reduction Agreement entered into by ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo now under one roof for Hong Kong ground handling

Europe’s largest air cargo carrier moves its local freight handling into the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal in Hong Kong as part of the carriers’ joint business agreement. As a key milestone step of the joint business agreement (JBA) between Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo, which was announced in May, Europe’s ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo awarded CEIV certification for pharmaceuticals transport

Lufthansa Cargo has been awarded the CEIV seal by airline association IATA. Over recent months, as part of a complex procedure, independent specialists have reviewed the airline's processes when transporting pharmaceuticals using the Cool/td Active and Cool/td Passive products and have assessed Lufthansa Cargo as exhibiting superior reliability and expertise. ... [+]

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