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GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered four Mangust patrol boats to YuzhnoSakhalinsk in the Far East... , the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, signed a... Dutch Customs collaborates with Schiphol cargo community to launch new simplified e-commerce declaration called VENUE to keep growing volumes of smaller shipments moving smoothly through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. VENUE has been designed to help shippers import and export items that are being purchased via e-commerce platforms – such as fashion, personal care, and homeware – throughout the Union Customs Code transition period, which ends in January 2021. E tihad Cargo has renewed its GSA contract with ACP Worldwide for its operations in Brisbane. Effective October 1, 2016, ACP will extend its current representation in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland to include Brisbane. ACP will now partner with Etihad Cargo’s team across all major freight hubs in Australia and New Zealand. G erry’s dnata, a Dubaibased joint venture that handles cargo and luggage for some 12 international airlines at Pakistan’s airports, is investing $18 million to double its working capacity by December 2017. Around 10 percent of Pakistan’s total cargo trade is transported by air. GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, signed a purchase-and-leaseback trans- action with Korean Air Lines for five new Boeing 777F freighters powered by GE90 engines as part of the carrier’s fleet renewal programme. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled in late 2016 and 2017. H alifax Stanfield International Airport signed an expanded sister airport agreement with the Incheon International Airport at a ceremony in Incheon, South Korea. One of the key areas of focus for both airports over the last six years has been the growth of cargo exports. Currently, weekly freighter service from Korean Air Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo carry seafood to multiple destinations in Asia. Hamad International Airport (HIA), the hub for its home base carrier Qatar Airways, witnessed cargo tonnage grow strongly by 20.3 percent totalling 817,792 tonnes during the first half of 2016. J et Airways has appointed ASL Aviation Group, as its new General Sales and Services Agent (GSSA) for cargo in Singapore with effective August 15. L ufthansa Cargo has been awarded the CEIV certification by The International Air Transport 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. The Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center in Frankfurt was also successfully certified. With the 4500 sq. metre-building, Lufthansa Cargo ensures that pharmaceutical shipments are handled reliably and quickly at its home airport. World Air Cargo mandated by International Air Transport Association (IATA) that simplifies the electronic data interchange between airlines and other air cargo stakeholders. T he U-Freight Group (UFL), the Hong Kong-headquartered international freight service and logistics group