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WhEN aNImaLS call the shots With show jumping equines and other animals becoming frequent fliers, the air cargo industry is paying greater attention to the safety of live-animal cargo now more than ever before. While the International Air transport Association (IAtA) launched a new certification programme called CeIV Live Animals last year, airlines are opting for new pet transportation strategies to ensure animal safety, comfort and security during transit. surya Kannoth very year, millions of animals are transport the lions in specially designed cal requirements, and were then placed transported over long distances containers to their natural surroundings in tailored containers. The whales were across the globe to be bred, and then set free at KraggaKamma Natural monitored by their care teams, including reared or slaughtered, as well as Park in South Africa. The lions were put two trainers and two vets who oversaw Efor competitions and pet trade or just on a flight from Kiev with a stopover in the complete transport process, to ensure rescued from severe conditions. Istanbul. They were accompanied by their they remained safe and comfortable Recently, four young lions were rescued keepers, specially-assigned veterinarians, throughout the nearly 12-hour from a circus in Ukraine and transported and an authorised person from LAEO and flight. One of Cargolux’s engi- to their natural habitat of South Africa. IATA Live Animals Regulations-certified neers was also on board to han- Three lionesses Luca, Charlie and Kai along Turkish Cargo personnel during the 9,000- dle the operational side related with a young male Nathan were being km flight. Such is the kind of attention and to the transport containers used as circus animals and had been care taken to make them feel at home by and assist the care team with housed in a 35 sq m concrete and steel creating real-like natural habitats in the the water system. cage without direct sunlight and clean air. skies during the transit. Speaking about the com- Saved by the Lawrence Anthony In a similar yet extraordinary mission, plexities of the transporta- World Organization (LAEO), a group that Luxembourg-based all-cargo carrier tion, Michael Verhuels- champions animal rights, Istanbul-based Cargolux flew down two captive beluga donk, ground engineer Turkish Cargo embarked on whales, Little Grey and Little White, from at Cargolux, who a mission to China all the way to Iceland. The two be- accompanied lugas were transported in custom-made the whales slings designed to their exact physi- said, “The
www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 3 coverstory animals themselves did not pose any operational concerns, but the movement of the water inside the tank was a huge challenge. To avoid the water movement (5-7 tonnes of water) having any impact on flight safety, we had to come up with a dedicated plan to restrain the container inside the aircraft. Besides the restraining, we also needed to avoid any kind of water spillage inside the aircraft.” As an advocate for animal welfare, Cargolux has introduced an increas- ing number of measures in an effort to promote environmental awareness and best practices in the air cargo industry. The beluga project is the first of its kind and an initiative that is the latest demon- stration of the Cargolux’s commitment to a noble cause. By operating such a flight free of charge, the airline has highlighted its commitment to environmental aware- ness and conservation. The airline has signed the United for Wildlife Interna- tional Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products to fight illegal animal trafficking. Just like Cargolux and Turkish Cargo, LATAM Cargo recently transported five big wild cats - two lions, one lioness and two tigresses, from Santiago del Estero in Argentina to sanctuaries in Johannesburg, South Africa. Melena and Tika, a male and a female lion aged 6 and 18 years respectively, were the first of five big cats transported to their new home. The felines lived in a decommissioned zoo in Santiago del Estero; it was the local authorities, who arranged their rescue and obtained the permits required for their relocation. The total journey, including land portions, lasted approximately 70 hours. Freight taking every measure to reduce their expo- Khanna said, “The entire team at RAK forwarder Newport Cargo entrusted the sure to heat and noise sources. This difficult Airport put in immense efforts to join all Latin American carrier to ferry the animals task is especially hard to achieve in a cargo the dots together. Lot of planning has by air. The animals were flown onboard a warehouse and air freighter environment gone behind this to achieve the final goal freighter aircraft from Buenos Aires to Sao but is nonetheless crucial to making their of handling and delivering live bees. It has Paulo, where they were transferred to the journey as stress-free as possible. And we been our endeavour to establish bench- belly of a passenger airliner for the trip to certainly delivered,” said Esteban Bojanich, mark standards in our airport.” Johannesburg. during the air segments, LATAM Cargo’s operations manager in a the animals were under the careful super- press statement. Flying horses vision of the LATAM Cargo team. Another interesting shipment that was Among the most frequent fliers are “When planning and during the actual delivered recently was 40 tonnes of live equines that travel all over the world every operation, we ensured full compliance with honeybees that made their way to Ras Al year to get to destination competitions. In IATA and LATAM Cargo’s highest standards Khaimah from Cairo aboard an Egypt Air September last year, Emirates flew more of safety in live animal transportation. Also, Cargo flight. Speaking about the shipment than 500 horses from Europe to the United the care provided included securing regu- from Al Najeh Honey, Ras Al Khaimah States in the world’s largest ever commer- lar access to water for these animals and International Airport’s (RAK) CEO Sanjay cial equine airlift.
4 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com dated two per horse stall, considered the dling and transportation of live animals equivalent of business class travel. The throughout the supply chain. horse stalls were also fitted with hay nets Organisations that undergo training, an to ensure that the equine champions were assessment and validation requirements well-fed. Emirates Equine has executed are granted a certificate issued by IATA 39 such charter flights over the last 12 and are listed in a registry on the IATA months, carrying more than 2,000 horses webpage upon successful completion and across six continents. compliance with the programme stand- Meanwhile, Etihad Cargo transported ards. IATA launched the new standard to a special consignment of show jumping improve the safety and welfare of animals horses from Belgium to Hong Kong for travelling by air in April 2018. Air Canada the annual Longines Masters of Hong Cargo and London Heathrow Animal Kong, that took place on 15-17 Febru- Reception Centre were chosen to undergo ary, 2019. A dedicated charter flight from a pilot for the programme. Liège Airport to Hong Kong International Air Canada Cargo became the first Airport delivered 68 horses accompanied airline to receive IATA’s CEIV Live Animals by professional grooms and a veterinarian certification. The Montreal-based airline for the round-trip journey. The horses for received the certificate after successfully the Longines Masters of Hong Kong were completing the pilot programme, which transported on a Boeing 777 freighter was launched in April 2018. equipped with a specially designed ven- “Handling live animals requires constant tilation structure and temperature control vigilance, as there are changes in regula- The horses were flown on 19 separate system - two vital components when tions, requirements and trends in con- Emirates SkyCargo flights from Liege transporting horses. It was also equipped sumer demand that push us to adapt our in Belgium to Greenville-Spartanburg with EASA and FAA certified - horse ‘air policies and procedures. We’re CEIV Live International Airport in South Carolina in stalls’. designed with non-slip floors which certified for our Montreal station and our readiness for the World Equestrian Games. are covered with absorbent materials, the headquarters, which is also in Montreal, “Emirates regularly carries horses on our stalls were stocked with hay and water so we work closely with our team in the freighter flights and we take good care to for the horses to remain fed and hydrated operations to review and adapt current ensure the comfort of our precious cargo throughout the flight. Etihad Cargo’s processes,” said Karl Chamberlain, proce- on-board during the flight,” said captain equine product ‘SkyStables’ achieved a dures and operations support manager, Esteban Pacheo in a video posted by the number of milestones with SkyStables in Air Canada Cargo. airline following the first of the flights. 2018, including its largest transportation Chamberlain stressed upon how the “From a technical point of view, there of 90 horses in one day, as well as the CEIV certification has brought increased aren't any significant changes. However, transportation of 99 horses from Miami awareness, and with that awareness during the flight we carry additional to Amsterdam, as they returned from the comes improvement. “We’re constantly personnel to look after the horses,” he horse racing season in Miami. changing our materials to better reflect added. Emirates SkyCargo worked with what we’re seeing in the operations and Peden Bloodstock, an international horse Improving competency levels make sure our employees have the infor- transportation specialist, to plan and carry for animal transport mation they need to make the best deci- out the charter. In addition to the horses, The air cargo industry has voiced con- sions where animal safety is concerned. the airline transported 244 tonnes of cerns over non-compliance with handling For example, this year, we updated the live equipment and 51 tonnes of horse feed. and transport practices, along with the chapter of our publication to include an More than 220 grooms accompanied the need to reinforce training requirements updated chart to include more species for horses on the flights. and create visibility for best players who oxygen validation. There are strict speci- The Boeing 747 and 777s are usually adhere to regulations. Not following fications per aircraft for the total gross the popular models in equine air travel requirements can lead to consequences weight of animals per aircraft to ensure as the upper deck is well designed to such as additional stress, injury and even there is always sufficient oxygen. With the carry human passengers (vets, grooms, death of animals. additional or more species contained on farm managers), while the lower deck fits driven by industry standards, The Inter- the chart, the easier it is for our employees horses and cargo efficiently. national Air Transport Association’s (IATA) to make the right call,” he added. The horses were first led into specially Center of Excellence for Independent Vali- “CEIV certification brought significant designed horse stalls which were then dators (CEIV) for Live Animals Logistics has internal benefits to elevate our service loaded directly into the cargo aircraft established baseline standards to improve from good to great. The process allowed for a smooth boarding experience. On the level of competency, infrastructure us to review our procedures, training these flights, the horses were accommo- and quality management in the han- and requirements to ensure our offer-
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TaP Cargo transported four Southwest african lions between Portugal and Brazil in 2017. The Southwest african lion is a vulnerable species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ing is aligned with the highest industry standard. While our AC Animals product is a small portion of our portfolio, the safety and comfort of any animal travelling with us is an absolute priority,” said Jason da- costa, general sales manager, commercial based delta Cargo has entered into an online booking experience and custom and sales development, Air Canada Cargo. exclusive long-term partnership with crates to suit each pet. The new service also Air Canada Cargo has now reviewed CarePod, a Singapore-based pet technol- coincides with the unveiling of IAG Cargo's temperature embargoes to protect ogy start-up. new meet-and-greet pet area at London delicate animals like chicks. For pets, the The “pod” product, designed to safely Heathrow. As part of the partnership, PetAir airline’s team in Vancouver has flagged the transport live animals in the bellies of UK offers a UK-wide home pet collection extra attention needed to be brought to aircraft, uses internet of things (IoT) service and also manages all import permits, micro-breeds to ensure they meet the min- technology to offer customers real time export documents and fulfil the veterinary imum age requirements for cargo. “We’ve updates on the status of their pets and requirements in house. All pets are flown in had more dogs being transported into the their GPS-location. a temperature-controlled environment in US from Canada due to changes in health delta’s team of specialists continuously customised crates that are lined with layers requirements from the Center for disease reviews processes and policies to identify of absorbable vet bedding that wicks away Control and Prevention, so the influx of areas of improvement to ensure the safety moisture and provides warmth and comfort, traffic also means paying extra attention to and health of pets. The airline has specially helping to ensure pets remain comfortable make sure shipments meet all the require- trained ground handlers who take care through the journey. ments. All of this is done out of concern for of pets at every step of their journey and Such customised offerings coupled with animal safety,” Chamberlain explained. recently appointed a staff veterinarian. trained personnel and setting standards Meanwhile, IAG Cargo launched its new in live animal transportation, the air cargo Airlines forge new partnerships pet transportation service on flights from industry hopes to move animals in a manner for pet travel the UK in partnership with PetAirUK, along- that does not jeopardise their well-being and In an attempt to provide a better experi- side its sister company British Airways. The ensures their safe arrival at their destination in ence for pets and their owners, Atlanta- new service offers customers an improved good health, with minimal distress.
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wo beluga whales who had spent almost their entire lives in captivity are now prepar- ing for a new life in an Icelandic sanctuary. As part of an ambitious relocation project, Little TGrey and Little White made an epic journey of more than 6,000 miles from Shanghai Changfeng Ocean World to a large sanctuary in a natural bay at Heimaey, one of the Westman Islands, located off the south- 3 ern coast of Iceland. As the official transport partner, Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline Cargolux flew the whales aboard a special branded Boeing 747-400 ERF, LX-ECV, from Shanghai in China to Keflavik in Iceland. The complex logistical challenge of transporting two beluga whales by air, land and sea was planned and monitored by a team of global experts with experience in transporting marine mammals. In a STAT Times exclusive, Andy Bool, head of the SEA LIFE Trust, Michael Verhuelsdonk, ground engineer at Cargolux, who was on board to handle the operational difficulties and assist the care team, and Marc Roveri, specialist for animal transports at Cargolux reveal what it took to make this journey a success. 4 : Cargolux S 2 h OTO P
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a specially branded plane was unveiled which featured Little 1 Grey and Little White on a Boeing 747-400ERF freighter. The 7 plane helped transport the two whales along with a care team to the world’s first open water sanctuary for beluga whales.
Discussion around the planning and feasibility of the 2 transport started about 8-9 months before the final date. It was crucial to ensure that all the requirements were met on both sides before setting a date. The two main concerns were to ensure the animals’ welfare while also complying with safety requirements onboard and adhering to our internal and external processes and procedures. Once both sides were confident the requirements could be met, the logistics could be planned.
The journey began at Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai. 3 Each beluga was individually lifted onto specially designed stretchers measured to their physical requirements and carefully placed into specially built transportation boxes before they were lifted out of the aquarium by crane and placed carefully into two lorries.
The animals themselves did not pose any operational 4 concerns, but the movement of the water inside the tank was a huge challenge. To avoid the water movement (5-7 tonnes of water) having any impact on flight safety, the team had to come up with a dedicated plan to restrain the container inside the aircraft. Besides the restraining, any kind of water spillage inside the aircraft had to be avoided.
Numerous plans were set in place for every situation – 5 which in april, the team had to initiate given the extreme storms and bad weather in Iceland and the flight was postponed till June. Transporting two large beluga whales over more than 6,000 miles was always going to provide a unique set of challenges. In planning this project, Sea Life Trust worked closely with independent wildlife transportation regulatory bodies, leading veterinary experts, marine conservation partners and the expert animal logistics team at Cargolux. all plans were created to ensure the safety of Little Grey and Little White.
The two whales were accompanied by their care team, 6 including two trainers and two vets who overlooked the complete transport process. an engineer from Cargolux was also on board to handle the operational side related to the transport containers and assist the care team with the water system.
Following the flight, Little Grey and Little White were 7 transferred on to two individual lorries on a two hour drive from the airport to the ferry port and then transported by ferry from the airport to heimaey, a crossing that takes around 30 minutes, to their final destination – Sea Life 5 Trust Beluga Whale Sanctuary, the world’s first open water sanctuary for beluga whales.
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orth America’s air cargo industry has never been brighter, according to Bran- North america don Fried, executive director, Nteam builder and air cargo expert, The Airforwarders Association (AFA). The global uncertainty has not only aIR CaRGO heAdS created challenges in North America but opportunities as well. “The volumes from China to the US increased before south post boom the imposition of the most recent round After a healthy air cargo growth in 2018, global volumes have of tariffs as shippers augmented inven- tories to avoid the new taxes,” he said. plateaued. North America is optimistic about the remainder However, Fried foresees that as the of the year with unprecedented demand for cross-border political situation continues to unfold, e-commerce, the newly signed NAFtA, technological speeding US-China trade will primarily be affect- up of processes, and business facilitation through uncongested ed for a while and forwarders will be called upon by customers for assistance airports in mid-west US proximate to state’s market. in avoiding bottlenecks, providing duty Nahida Jafferi drawback services, Incoterms manage- ment, project logistics, transportation mode management, and other trade assistance strategies. That could probably call for the readi- ness on the part of forwarders to deal with the situation. On the other hand, at the US Mexico border, long truck waiting times have increased airfreight shipments as com- panies strive to prevent ground-related related to our strategy, cargo delays at the checkpoints. activity is forecasted to grow by more Fried commented, “Recent unfulfilled threats of tariffs on imports from Mexico cre- than 900 percent by 2036 and we’re ated a bit of uncertainty, which fortunately was tempered thanks to the recent immigra- creating long-term development plans tion agreement between the two countries.” to serve that growth The US had to drop the tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Mexico and bryan schreiber, Rickenbacker International airport Canada. This resulted in Mexico ratifying the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), formerly known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). US exports to Mex- ico and Canada have
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We are seeing strong demand from the U.S. postal Service with increased volumes, alongside high demand for the transportation of pharmaceuticals shawn cole, Delta Cargo
grown more over the past decade than (AAC), said, “2018 was a record-breaking sales to any other country. The agreement year for us at American both in terms of will open the Canadian dairy market to U.S operational performance (FAB), volume and farmers. Having the USMCA approved is revenue. We reported $1 billion for the first considered as a big win for North Ameri- time and moved 2 billion pounds of freight.” can trade and, the US in particular. “This spring, the market for all cargo “Moreover, goods travelling between shippers has softened but our resilience Canada and the US will soon be pre- lies in our network strength and excep- cleared electronically in both truck and air tional customer service. We recently modes, hopefully expediting trade flows announced our summer seasonal services by streamlining the customs clearance across the network both domestically and process,” shared Fried. internationally, which all contribute to our Canada’s largest trading partner is the current capabilities,” noted Isaac. United States and is fairly balanced in both With these additional international directions. Mexico and Central America are routes, AAC’s North American shippers are also important to Canada. Air Canada Cargo provided access to markets that may not operates 100 widebody flights between have been available previously. Canada and the US and reaches the main cit- Issac pointed out that although AAC’s ies in the US through trucking if not flights. 80 percent cargo business is generated Tim Strauss, vice president, Air Canada from an international network, its daily Cargo, said, “We’re seeing growth in some domestic flight operations are more of our specialised solutions, including compared to international. “The majority Goods travelling valuables, pharmaceuticals and danger- of our widebody capacity is deployed to ous goods. We are also opening up our international network. Our narrow- between Canada and new markets by partnering with drone body aircraft that make up the majority the US will soon be pre- delivery Canada to initially serve remote of our domestic network is ideally suited communities, as well as healthcare and for small parcels, which are a primary cleared electronically depot goods in the urban regions.” component of the e-commerce industry. “In Q3 2018, we launched an operational As e-commerce continues to grow, we in both truck and air excellence programme at our global hub already have the network in place to sup- modes, hopefully in Toronto, the aim of which is to review port the increasing volumes,” said Isaac. every single process related to the flow North America is an upbeat market for expediting trade flows by of goods through the facility and move airlines due to the strength of the US econ- toward a Lean management approach. omy and increased consumer spending. streamlining the customs We’ve seen a 29 percent increase in kilos Shawn Cole, vice president, delta Cargo, clearance process handled in Toronto over the past five years, said, “We are seeing strong demand from brandon Fried and have hired about 300 new employees the US Postal Service with increased The airforwarders association since 2017,” detailed Strauss. volumes, alongside high demand for the Airlines are finding 2019 to be a difficult transportation of Pharmaceuticals. Plus supplies remain in high demand, with year compared to 2018, yet are enhancing a strong demand for the movement of the shipment of organs and cord blood flight services and capabilities. e-commerce, which is the fastest grow- through our dASH Critical service.” Chris Isaac, managing director- revenue ing segment in the United States as well “After 21 continuous months of revenue management, American Airlines Cargo as globally. Pharmaceutical and medical growth, delta Cargo now faces headwinds
12 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com upgrades so that it can continue serving the largest aircraft in the world. “Related to our strategy, cargo activity is forecasted to grow by more than 900 percent by 2036 and we’re creating long-term development plans to serve that growth. The development will be demand driven and take place on existing airport property. We will collaborate with public, private and government stakeholders to fund development as demand warrants, “said Bryan Schreiber, manager of air cargo business development, Rickenbacker Inter- We are also national Airport(LCK). “We continue to focus on commodity opening up new markets diversification. For example, in 2018 we by partnering with drone renovated and expanded our animal trans- port facility. The secured facility provides delivery Canada to convenient access from public roads and direct access to the airfield,” said Schreiber. initially serve remote The Columbus Airport Authority that communities, as well oversees Rickenbacker’s development said that the airport contributes $2.5 billion in of weaker global demand, in-line with the as healthcare and depot annual economic impact in Ohio. global cargo industry. delta plans to target “Cargo is up 7.5 percent year-to-date smart growth by continuing our focus on goods in the urban through May at Rickenbacker International innovative product offerings, bolstering regions Airport. AirBridge Cargo started scheduled joint venture partnerships and strengthen- service at Rickenbacker in the spring of tim strauss ing customer relationships. We’re optimising air Canada Cargo 2018. We have also been seeing a lot of the use of capacity and growing strategic, charter activity, and are becoming known as high-yielding revenue streams that leverage into Europe and APAC, has been strong a charter and project cargo airport of choice our vast network,” emphasised Cole. growth drivers, and we expect this trend to in the Midwest US,” Schreiber added. In the region, security and screening is continue.” Tigers Limited is a global logistics of utmost priority. The AFA advocated for and supply chain business. Digitisation - a key focus the newly implemented TSA Third Party The new deltaCargo.com website has seen Privatized Canine Program that provides Routing through Midwest US a 20 percentage points increase in global another tool in screening cargo flown on America needs to expand its road and online bookings compared to 2017. passenger flights. airport infrastructure to accommodate Cole also informed that delta’s 90 per- “Another exciting development is the future demand and AFA will be advocating cent container fleet and 65 percent pallet full implementation of the CBP Air Cargo the US Congress to provide the necessary fleet is equipped with Bluetooth tracking Advanced Screening (ACAS) preloading funding for it. devices. In addition, delta has provided advance data submission requirement on Shippers are moving from congested 120 off airport customer warehouses with shipments coming to the US The pro- gateway airports to Midwest to avoid wait free Bluetooth readers in the US. gramme has been in a voluntary compli- times. Midwest’s big advantage over tradi- On the other hand, AAC will launch iCar- ance phase over the last year with manda- tional gateways is also their ability to connect go in Q4 of this year to offer end-to-end tory submissions almost begun,” said Freid. to the rest of the US in two days. Amazon Air shipment visibility with proactive notifica- Airlines are witnessing some headwinds is building its $1.5 billion hub at Cincinnati in tions and mobile access, real-time access in the North America export to Europe Kentucky to house its 100 cargo jets. to booking information and shipment data, and Asia sector due to the strong US dol- Interestingly, the up and coming cargo and self-serve rate and tariff information lar, as well as political global uncertainty. dedicated Rickenbacker Airport in Co- available to customers at any time. Cross-border e-commerce is the real game lumbus, Ohio, is becoming the airport of North American airlines are taking changer for the industry choice in the Midwest US, where it is see- proactive steps towards digitisation. It is Sebastian Tschackert, president, Americas, ing double digital growth. ME carriers are important for the industry to realise that Tigers Limited, said, “We have witnessed an enhancing their footprint in the region. automation of processes with invest- approximate 20 percent growth compared The Federal Aviation Administration has ment in technology is critical to assist to last year. Cross border e-commerce, approved a grant of $15 million to Ricken- in facilitating the oncoming volumes by particularly on the routes out of the US and backer International Airport, for runway doing things efficiently.
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14 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com iami relished sumptuous Argen- Fastest transit time to the destination, priority tinean beef during Christmas and boarding, proactive shipment monitoring, and New Year as soon as the 17-year on-time notifications – constitute a seam- old ban was uplifted at the 2018 lessly designed supply chain and this is what mG20 Buenos Aires summit, which concluded the world demands. Herein, the just-in-time few days before the festive season. Within days solution has a ‘critical’ role to perform. For of the regulation change and to meet festive every single shipment, numerous teams play an demand on an immediate basis, American intricate role in the journey. Constant commu- Airlines (AA) Cargo carried out the transpor- nication between each group is imperative to tation of 14,000 pounds of beef. ensure that everything is done effectively for The task tends to become more com- the shipment to arrive on time. plex when the shipments have to rely on several modes of transport. One such What’s on offer? shipment is the recent transportation In March 2019, AA Cargo launched a campaign of four heat exchangers from the ‘All eyes on’ to promote its Critical Priority United States of America to Luanda, Parcel Service (PPS) product. The carrier, on a Angola by Panalpina. The freight regular basis, transports immunotherapy drugs, forwarder trucked two large ex- personalised treatments for cancer patients changers of 16,524 kilogrammes and cord blood. Erin Jeffers, head of product each to Huntsville, from where development & innovation strategy, AA Cargo, it was flown by Atlas Air’s notes, “By providing high visibility to our Critical B747-8F to Liege Airport, and PPS shipments, we are proactively addressing then loaded onto trucks via any issues that may occur during the journey of onsite cranes to the Sonils the shipment. If a shipment is delayed in flight dock. The customer’s and is estimated to miss its connection, our entire maintenance monitoring team can quickly identify and pro- plan would have been actively ensure that the shipment is rebooked derailed if Panalpina for the next available flight and the customer is didn’t have its inno- informed about the same.” vative African Star In April 2019, IAG Cargo announced the solution designed expansion of its ‘Critical’ product by offering especially for oil a 24-hour service team, dedicated to support- & gas clientele. ing urgent shipments. “Our decision for the Panalpina OTO: h P
a heat exchanger is prepared for loading onto Panalpina's B747-8F at huntsville, US
www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 15 industryreport expansion of the service comes after a noticeable increase in demand for Critical shipments from our customers. Since set- ting up this product in 2016, our custom- ers have shipped over 10,000 consign- ments with the special service from our London and Madrid hubs. Our teams are on hand to offer end-to-end journey sup- port and advise our customers during the booking process,” states daniel Johnson, head of product at IAG Cargo. For airlines, onboard courier (OBC) ship- Airlines could ments and ordinary passenger baggage demonstrate a bit more have the same status, yet OBC shipments usually come with high ticket prices be- customer orientation cause they are bought at the last minute, so full fare has to be paid and, additionally, for by at least offering a extra weight, unusual dimensions or more dedicated check-in desk pieces of luggage. Robert Boetzer, head of charter and emergency services, Panalpina for onboard couriers Charter Network, opines, “In view of this, robert boetzer airlines could demonstrate a bit more Panalpina Charter Network customer orientation by at least offering a dedicated check-in desk for on-board ate various technologies that will significant- nomic Operator (AEO) since April 2019. AEO couriers. The normal passengers would ly enhance its products and procedures. status provides international customers with benefit too, because who wants to wait in Jessica Tyler, vice president strategy and transparent insight into the unparalleled line behind a courier who is about to check development, AA Cargo, observes, “We are standards that time:matters meets in global in two dozen travel bags?” looking at low-cost sensors which will help goods management and safeguarding of its Meanwhile, companies are ahead of the improve the quality of tracking information customer supply chain.” curve in adopting technologies. Fur- in the near to mid-term. In the longer term, Critical shipments are booked with thermore, when it comes to just-in-time we are testing how machine learning will guaranteed capacity, with no restrictions shipments, digitisation plays a major role in allow for better predictions and responses on size, weight or volume of cargo outside customer interaction. Alexander Kohnen, to situations, eliminating the likelihood of a of regular aircraft requirements. Johnson CEO, time:matters, states, “time:matters has service failure before it happens. Addition- cites, “With the added 24x7 customer developed certain APIs which optimise and ally, greater digitisation and eAWB adoption service support from our Critical service speed up the interaction with its custom- will increase the accuracy and speed of teams out of both our hubs, IAG Cargo ers and their requirements, for instance, information exchange, thereby improving ensures that they provide assistance to a tracking API which is an application for the overall efficiency of the supply chain.” the customers through every step of their transmitting shipment data for partners and consignment’s journey. The service offers internal processes. All time:matters handling Zero tolerance level priority check-in desks and enhanced ship- partners can conveniently document ship- Though we do not live in a perfect world ment monitoring technology.” ment acceptance, handover via QR code and or error-free environment, just-in-time Jeffers comments, “We have estab- digital signature. The information is fed into shipments are expected to operate on a lished a 24x7 monitoring team that tracks the time:matters system immediately so that zero tolerance level. To bring out minimal each shipment at multiple points to en- customers can enjoy faster status updates.” disruptions in the solutions being offered, sure it maintains on course throughout Commenting more on time:matters companies have deployed seasoned pro- the entire journey.” airmates API developed for the on-board fessionals in the industry, who have spent courier platform, Kohnen added, “The fully years perfecting the service delivery. Working in tandem automated platform provides the best As a global expert for speed logistics, Collaboration is the backbone of the sup- price for flights, global network of more time:matters offers higher loading priority, ply chain industry and everyone has a part than 12,000 on-board couriers in over 50 shortest handling and transit times, physical to play in delivering the best. Boetzer men- countries, and gives an option to select the shipment monitoring at its hubs, pick-up, tions, “The main challenge is how incidents right courier through till customs clearance delivery and customs clearance which ena- of misrouted baggage are handled. When - in less than a minute.” bles a safe, reliable and transparent shipping it happens, we appreciate faster, more pro- Besides expanding Critical PPS to interna- process. Kohnen says, “time:matters GmbH active communication and transparency tional origins, AA Cargo continues to evalu- holds the certificate of an Authorized Eco- for passengers (and therefore our couriers).
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h of a service failure before P it happens This would increase the service quality for to Southwest regions that are supplying Jessica tyler OBC shipments.” or receiving highly sensitive shipments american airlines Cargo In the area of speed logistics, resilient from diagnostic centres, medical facilities dependability and customer communica- and research labs. shortages combined with tremendous tion play a major role within the strategy of IAG Cargo continues to invest in its pre- costs. Tyler says, “Geopolitical and regulato- long-term service excellence and qual- mium products like Critical and Secure. On ry issues continue to challenge the handling ity. Kohnen says, “Customers value the the other hand, it is constantly expanding of time-sensitive shipments and the ability transparency that we offer along the entire its network as per the customers’ need. to uphold a seamless journey. Currently, transport chain through seamless monitor- Industries such as aerospace, automotive, Critical PPS is only available for US and ing and attach great importance to the high technology, oil & gas, and pharma- Canada shipments. However, as we look to reliability of our efficient and proactively ceuticals continue to fly Critical, in and out expand internationally we are identifying defined backup processes. time:matters of UK, Asia, North America and Europe. the various challenges that can affect the pursues customer interface digitisation An interesting ‘must-fly’ shipment this performance to ensure proper solutions are and, as a result, can offer fully automated year was seven tonnes of sauce sachets in place to meet our customers’ needs.” tracking information updates, invoicing for a popular fast food chain. Johnson On the other hand, Nikolai Bergmann, and other important core elements.” states, “In April 2019, we started the only global OBC director, Chapman Freeborn, The shutdown of an oil rig or assembly direct flight from the UK to Pittsburgh, observes, “This is a broad topic that is line is the worst case scenario for a company Pennsylvania and in June 2019 we resumed country specific. One of the reasons operating in that sector. To prevent this from our Islamabad service. We have expanded businesses rely on us is precisely for our ex- happening, Panalpina deploys on-board cou- our network with the addition of our four pertise with this subject. It is our job to stay riers, part and full charter aircraft, helicopters times a week service to Osaka, and now on top of changes and navigate through or any combination of transport methods provide customers with three gateways regulatory processes.” for urgent shipments. “Our experienced into and out of Japan.” IAG Cargo’s partnership with the British team and global network ensure even the Similarly, for time:matters, popular trade Museum illustrates the trust for choosing it as world’s most remote areas can be reached lanes for OBC shipments include - Europe a long-term logistics partner. IAG transports in the fastest possible time,” adds Boetzer. to Mexico, Europe to China, Europe to the exhibit items on behalf of the museum on Panalpina deploys almost 500 OBC services US, and the US to Asia. its global network of over 350 destinations. every year, making it the market leader. The In a logistical emergency situation, every Most recently, this involved the transport of most important OBC routes it serves are second counts. Geopolitical and other over 20 pieces of manga artwork shipped China to Europe and China to the Americas. regulatory issues can have spiralling effects over 9,000 kilometres from Tokyo for British Similarly, AA Cargo’s active trade lanes on trade flows and trade lanes in the supply Museum’s Manga exhibition. The items flew for Critical PPS in the US include Midwest chain. disruptions in the supply chain can with a handler from the museum on board to Northeast and Northwest and South lead to production downtimes, supply to oversee the entire process.
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s the Qatar crisis, an air, land and sea blockade imposed by some of its Arab hOW neighbouring countries, entered its third year in June this year, Qatar Airways AGroup chief executive Akbar Al Baker signed a Qatar airways cargo significant new order for five Boeing 777 freighters in a packed press conference on June 19 at the Paris hELPED a NaTION FLY Air Show. Standing in firm support at the ceremony was Jassim bin Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, the minister of transport and communications for the State amIDST TURBULENCE of Qatar. On the same day, Qatar Airways Cargo, the freight division of doha-based Qatar Airways, despite the economic and diplomatic embargo revealed three new freighter routes across transpa- by some of its neighbouring Arab countries, cific — Hanoi to dallas, Singapore to Chicago and Qatar has been defiant. the cargo division of the Singapore-Los Angeles-Mexico City. national carrier played a key role in Qatar’s journey Since the blockade from June 5, 2017, Qatar was quick to respond, making tough decisions from dependency to self-sufficiency. the recent like starting new industries to cushion the impact Qatar Airways order for five brand new Boeing 777 of the blockade. Qatar Airways Cargo played a freighters and three new freighter-only routes across crucial role in making Qatar stand up against what transpacific, amid extremely challenging market the country called an “unfair and illegal” action by neighbours. The aim of the blockade was a conditions, are indications of its desire to succeed political attempt to bring the wealthiest peninsula and never to give up. on the planet to its knees. However, going by the blessy chettiar & reji John turn of events in the two years of the blockade it is evident that the result has been just the op- posite and there is no indication that it will be resolved anytime soon. Far from destabilising Qatar, the nation sprung up with creative solutions to deal with a national
. . . 18 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com emergency of rapidly declining supply of essential commodities. Iran and Turkey rushed to Qatar’s assistance by offering the addition of the five Boeing 777 freighters will to establish new trade links and deliver- ing a variety of consumer goods by ships be beneficial for our customers’ business as we and planes. Iran opened its airspace to can offer them greater capacity and increased commercial planes for flights to Qatar that were no longer allowed to enter the frequencies on high demand routes airspaces of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, guillaume halleux and Egypt. Freighter planes of Qatar Qatar airways Cargo Airways did multiple charters from around the world to bring supplies to support the small national population. The Qatari government used its massive financial reserves to pay for the higher transport costs of imports and to support the domestic industries that suffered huge losses as a result of the blockade. Very soon, Qatar stood the test of time and demonstrated to the world its ability to remain defiant and resist the blockade. Two years into the blockade, Qatar today has surplus dairy production and exports milk products to Afghanistan and other countries. Qatar’s economic statistics for 2017 and 2018 indicate that the negative impact of the blockade on investment and economic activity was moderate. The an- nual economic growth rate remained posi- tive but declined from 2.1 percent in 2016 to 1.58 percent in 2017 and recovered to an The path to self-sufficiency The nation that produced only about 20 estimated 2.2 percent in 2018. Interestingly, In July 2017 soon after the blockade was percent and 10 percent of its needs in dairy Saudi Arabia and the UAE experienced -0.7 imposed, Qatar Airways Cargo trans- and fresh poultry before 2017 respectively, percent and 0.7 percent annual economic ported the country’s first two shipments is now self-sufficient. According to Sheikh growth rates in 2017. of 330 Holstein cows from Europe on a Faleh Bin Naser Al Thani, an agriculture In Qatar Airways' annual report for 2018, Boeing 777 freighter. The shipment was official at the ministry of municipality calling the blockade a "low point" for the part of a 4,000-head herd that marked and environment, vegetable output is up airline, Al Baker said: "At Qatar Airways our the launch of a completely new industry about 20 percent since mid-2017 to around initial stance was measured and con- for Qatar. The cattle were carefully and 66,000 tonnes per year and is expected to sidered. We acted quickly and calmly to efficiently transferred to Baladna Farm, a increase by 20,000-40,000 tonnes next year prevent major disruption to our operations huge livestock farm in Qatar. Baladna is as new farms come online. and passengers, and we took a strategic a subsidiary of Power International Hold- That Qatar is thriving is not an under- decision not to get involved in the politics ing, a Qatari company. Special cowsheds statement and much of the initial credit surrounding this illegal activity.” with a temperature control system to goes to Qatar Airways Cargo’s “measured Eighteen air corridors were immediately ensure a comfortable environment for and considered” call to action. reduced to just two corridors, demanding the cattle was built at Baladna. Before “I am very pleased that Qatar Airways has elaborate measures to assure safe opera- the blockade, milk supplies had to be signed this landmark order for five new Boe- tions in to and out of Qatar. transported by road before Saudi Arabia ing 777 freighters to add to our cargo fleet,” “In the middle of the holy month of closed the border. said Al Baker at the Paris event. “It will increase Ramadan, the normal flow of goods and In less than two years, Baladna Food In- our 777 freighter fleet by a full 20 percent, basic supplies such as medicine, food and dustries announced its first export of dairy enabling us to further develop our business water, was dangerously interrupted,” Qatar products to Afghanistan, as reported by Al and offer new customers the chance to Airways had said in a May 15, 2018 release Jazeera. Currently, Baladna has over 20,000 experience a truly first-class logistics service. when Al Baker personally addressed the cows, producing 320 tonnes of milk daily. This is an order that will propel our growth European Parliament’s Committee on It ventured into the fruit juices business in and, I firmly believe, confirm us as the leading Transport and Tourism (TRAN). March 2019. cargo operator in the world,” he added.
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It was these Boeing 777 freighters that and used its own fleet, as well as other Moving on helped the nation sow the seeds of a dairy leased aircraft. Qatar Airways currently op- Speaking exclusively to The STAT Trade industry that is now flourishing. The airline erates 23 freighters, including sixteen 777 Times on the side-lines of the Paris event, also undertook a massive airlift of food and freighters, and serves more than 60 global Guillaume Halleux, Chief Officer Cargo for grocery items which lasted several weeks cargo destinations. Qatar Airways said: "Before the end of the summer, we will start Hanoi-dallas and Singapore-Los Angeles-Mexico City. We this is an order (5 B77Fs) that will propel begin the Singapore-Chicago direct flight starting July 4." our growth and, I firmly believe, confirm us as the These flights will be non-stop, without having to make a stop at Qatar Airways’ leading cargo operator in the world home hub in doha. akbar al baker The airline will exercise its Fifth Freedom Qatar airways Group of air right, which allows the right to fly between two foreign countries on a flight originating or ending in one's own country. The right is intended to make long haul routes economically viable. Emphasising on Qatar Airways Cargo's march towards the transpacific line, Hal- leux said, “By doing this we are reinforcing our presence on the transpacific line. This is despite what everybody says that the tariff and the trade war between the US and China may go against the growth of volumes. But, these stations are not originating in China; they are in Southeast Asia, and in Vietnam — rapidly growing manufacturing markets. That’s our way to navigate the trade war situation and identify new markets for air cargo. Even though the market is not acting as it was a year ago, I would like to remind everybody that we are still above the 2016 and 2017 Qatar airways CEO akbar al Baker and Boeing Commercial airplanes CEO Kevin mcallister pose with levels. So let’s put things in perspective, it’s Boeing 777 Freighters purchase certificates during a commercial announcement at the Paris air Show not a recession.”
20 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com The three new transpacific freighter Qatar blocKade – the story so Far routes are in addition to the existing 2017 and immensely successful Macau-Los Angeles service launched in October June 5-6 Saudi arabia, the UaE, Bahrain and Egypt sever diplomatic ties with 2018. Qatar. Ban Qatari airplanes and ships from utilising their airspace and sea Halleux outlined that the demand routes. from customers had led Qatar Air- June 11 Iran sends four cargo planes with fruit and vegetables. Turkey ways Cargo's decision to launch three pledges food and water supplies, and also troop deployment at their freighter-only routes. “The reason Turkish military base in Qatar. why we are doing this is because our June 14 Qatar announces that none of its international routes have been customers are asking for it. Custom- affected by the blockade. ers came with their requirement, we June 23 Blockading nations issue a set of 13 demands. looked into it, we looked into the portfolio we have and we came up June 24 Qatar rejects the 13-point demand list, terming it, “neither reasonable with that, and they took it. We have nor actionable”. enough commitments to make us July 18 Qatar airways Cargo brings in first two shipments of 330 holstein feel very comfortable that it will be cows from Europe on Boeing 777 freighters very successful.” august 9 Qatar offers visa-free entry Qatar Airways decision to order for 80 nationalities in a bid to boost five more B777 freighters at the Paris tourism. Air Show only reiterates the carrier’s september 25 Qatar airways takes desire to be a customer-centric busi- delivery of the first of the two Boeing ness obsessed with perfection. The 747-8 freighters and orders four 777- five new Boeing 777 freighters will 300ERs. propel the airline’s growth and give a huge boost to its capacity, enabling it october 8 Qatar airways Cargo receives to add new freighter routes while also its thirteenth Boeing 777 freighter. increasing capacity on key trade lanes. “The addition of the five Boeing 2018 777 freighters will be beneficial for our may 15 Qatar airways Group CEO akbar customers’ business as we can offer al Baker addresses the parliament of them greater capacity and increased the European Union on illegal blockade. frequencies on high demand routes. september 18 Qatar airways The three new routes add to our published its annual report for fiscal expanding global network operated by 2018 (1 april 2017 to 31 march 2018). one of the youngest and most modern Overall revenue and other operating fleets in the industry,” Halleux said. income grew 7.22 percent compared The carrier added belly-hold cargo to capacity growth of 9.96 percent. capacity to several key destinations in Cargo revenue growth was at 34.4 its network and also received two brand percent against cargo capacity growing 13.95 percent. new Boeing 777 freighters in 2018. It introduced freighters to two new desti- nations in January 2019; Guadalajara in 2019 Mexico and Almaty in Kazakhstan. april 30-may 6: UaE detains Qatari military vessel which breached territorial From three Airbus 300-600 freight- waters. ers in 2003, today it is one of the top may 30-31: Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin hamad al Thani attends arab cargo carriers globally with a fleet of 23 League Summit in mecca at the freighters and over 250 belly-hold cargo invitation of Saudi arabia’s King Salman aircraft. Cargo is a very important, profit- bin abdulaziz. For the first time since able division of the Qatar Airways Group the blockade a Qatar airways plane and makes an essential and paramount landed at Jeddah airport. contribution to the group. June 19: Qatar airways signs a deal It is only a matter of time that with Boeing to purchase five new B777 Qatar Airways Cargo becomes the freighters at the Paris air Show. number one global carrier in both fleet and network.
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It’S advaNtage cargo At ZhuKovsKy Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA) Give us a sense of the was the first step in the implemen- is located just 23 km South-east of importance of Zhukovsky tation of the stage II of the airport’s Airport in the Moscow ground infrastructure. Without this, moscow. the airport is located on the region? further growth would not be pos- territory of the ramenskoye airfield The Moscow Region is the most sible. Passenger and cargo activities with the longest runway in europe economically developed region are equally important to us. It is (5,500meters), which allows to service of Russia. A significant part of the difficult to succeed in this market, if country's GdP and up to 80 percent you do only one part. Zhukovsky is passenger and cargo aircraft of any of the turnover is concentrated less congested than the three other type. It will be the fourth airport of the here. The trend of recent years is the Moscow airports, so that we can moscow region. ZIA started its operation growth in cargo turnover, and I am ensure our clients equal priority. with the daily flight to minsk by Belavia sure that ZIA Cargo will be able to occupy a good place in the market. Can you tell us more details on September 12, 2016. In 2018 ZIA We have advantages that make it of the cargo terminal being paved the way for the opening of the easier for airlines to open new des- built? cargo facilities initially to handle air tinations. In fact, ZIA Cargo is a new This is a modern multi-functional freight and mails for Central russia. way to central Russia for companies complex with a temporary stor- from the European, Middle Eastern age warehouse and customs however, in the long run, ZIA Cargo and Asian regions. And we will do infrastructure. The total area is plans to provide reliable means of our best to make this journey as 9,200 square meters. In addition air transport for russian and foreign convenient and simple as possible. to the infrastructure for the stor- airlines and operators at Zhukovsky It's not about market dominance. age and handling of goods, the Our mission is to provide potential building will have offices of the International Airport. Evgeny customers with a choice. partner organizations and gov- Solodilin, Chief executive officer, ernment services responsible for Zhukovsky International Airport, speaks How important will be the the maintenance of business pro- to reji John, on the sidelines of Air cargo division for Zhukovsky cesses. ZIA Cargo will be able to Airport? handle any type of cargo without Cargo europe in munich and details the definitely very important. The restrictions, including large-sized, cargo plans of the airport. construction of a cargo terminal temperature-sensitive, danger-
22 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com ous, valuable and live animals. Aviation Up to this point, we have focused on apron for cargo aircraft has an area of 92 the domestic market, but now, with thousand square meters and allows us to the introduction of new infrastructure, carry out simultaneous maintenance of this situation will change. We are open four cargo aircraft of the B747 type. to suggestions. Here, at the Air Cargo evgeNy solodiliN Europe exhibition (Munich, Germany), Zhukovsky airport When will the cargo terminal we are actively working with potential be ready? partners. Our capabilities allow us to of- We are at the final stage. Overall availability fer airlines a really good deal and we see is 85 to 90 percent. Work will be completed that the project is of interest. at the current stage by the end of the summer. Licensing and compliance with all legal formalities will Are there any specific trade lanes of development, the take some more time. Thus, the opening that you are looking forward to handling capacity of the complex for the operation of import when the cargo operations begin at and export will take place in October- Zhukovsky Airport? will be 100,000 tonnes November this year. At this stage it is still difficult to draw con- of cargo annually. clusions. But we are extremely interested What kind of cargo throughput or in the development of partnership with In future, we plan to volume would the airport be able to China, India and the states in Southeast significantly increase handle annually? Asia. This is the most important market At the current stage of development, the with huge growth potential. this volume. By 2025, handling capacity will be 100,000 tonnes we will have the of cargo annually. In future, we plan to sig- Give us a sense of the overall capacity to handle nificantly increase this volume: to expand investment for the airport and the one under construction now and put what kind of investment is done for up to 300,000 tonnes into operation an additional terminal. By the cargo division? annually 2025, we will have the capacity to handle In 2015, we started work from scratch: up to 300,000 tonnes annually. there was an excellent airfield in Zhuko- vsky, but it was never used for passenger complex will also take place in several Which are the cargo airlines that traffic. The creation of the starting infra- stages. Currently, total investments in you intend to attract to Zhukovsky structure required 85 million dollars in the project amount to $ 35 million. In the Airport? investment. Subsequently, in 2020-2024, future, we will be able to triple the pro- We have already concluded contracts another $120 million will be attracted by duction capacity of the enterprise, which with the majority of Russian carriers. investors. The development of the cargo will require additional funds.
www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 23 World air cargo atlas air Worldwide's William J Flynn to Japan's aNa operates first join board; John W Dietrich to be CEO Boeing 777F on Narita- Atlas Air Worldwide Shanghai route has announced that president and chief ex- Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has intro- ecutive officer William J duced the Boeing 777 freighter to its fleet to aid with (Bill) Flynn will become increased cargo transportation demand in Asia and chairman of the board North America. The new operations is part of ANA effective January 1, Holdings' explansion plan announced in 2018. ANA 2020. Flynn will retire becomes the first Japanese airline to launch the Boe- from his post after ing 777 freighter. a successful 13-year From July 2 through August 25, 2019, Blue Jay, tenure. ANA's first Boeing 777F, will operate connecting cargo Flynn's successor as william J (bill) FlyNN JohN w dietrich flights from Narita International Airport to Shanghai president and CEO will Pudong International Airport with a stop at Kansai be John W dietrich, current executive “Given John’s depth of experience and International Airport. From August 26, 2019 ANA will vice president and chief operating officer. proven track record of performance, we offer a direct cargo flight from Narita International dietrich will become president and chief are confident that he is uniquely suited Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport. operating officer effective immediately, to take on the chief executive officer role "The Boeing 777F aircraft elevates the ANA fleet and he will retain the role as president and lead Atlas into its next growth phase. to a new level. These 777Fs are significantly larger when he assumes the role of chief execu- On behalf of the board, I want to thank than the Boeing 767F models used to ferry cargo tive officer on January 1, 2020. Bill for his extraordinary leadership. He has in Asia, giving ANA additional flexibility in how the Additionally, Robert F Agnew, current built a company that is more dynamic, aircraft are used. The aircraft will aid in the expan- chairman of the board, will become the more profitable, and better-positioned sion of ANA's services to include a whole new set of board’s lead independent director, effec- to deliver continued success. Under his customers and increase ANA's ability to safely trans- tive January 1, 2020. leadership, we have grown our fleet, di- port larger cargo," said Toshiaki Toyama, president The transitions and appointments versified our service offerings, broadened of ANA Cargo INC. are the culmination of a comprehensive our customer base, and developed a ANA will add cargo flights to its North Ameri- succession process led by the board to world-class team of talented, customer- can operations starting on October 27, 2019 with ensure strong leadership continuity as focused employees. Bill is well-prepared Boeing 777F flights transporting cargo from Narita the company continues to advance its to have a significant impact as chairman International Airport to Chicago O'Hare Interna- strategic growth agenda. of the Board,” said Agnew. tional Airport.
Swissport expands footprint at Vienna airport with second cargo facility Swissport International, one of the lead- The new facility was built by the ing ground handling and cargo handling Flughafen Wien AG, the Vienna airport services provider, has opened its 2,100 operator. Swissport entered into a long-term square meters second air cargo warehouse lease agreement for the facility. As part of at Vienna International Airport. This brings this arrangement, Swissport has relocated Swissport’s total cargo space to 7,000 its cargo documentation services to new square meters at Vienna International. offices in the building, offering clients a one- The new cargo facility has direct airside stop service. access, allowing shipments to be trans- Just recently, Swissport has been ap- ported to and from the aircraft much faster pointed by Finnair Cargo as the new opera- than before. Swissport is one of only two tor of its COOL Nordic Cargo Hub facility at air cargo handlers at Vienna International Helsinki Airport. Airport which can provide a direct access And at London’s Heathrow airport, to the airport apron. “The opening of the new warehouse is Swissport is now fully responsible for “We are pleased to be able to offer our clients another step to meet our strategic goal of managing the Heathrow Cargo Handling even shorter transit times for their shipments offering direct airside access at each of the 15 Ltd., after it has increased its shares of the going through Vienna,” says Willy Ruf, senior airports at which we offer cargo services in former joint venture with Air France to 100 vice president Central Europe of Swissport. Germany, Austria and Switzerland.” percent.
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The agreement will connect the key cargo Schiphol airport, atlanta airport ink moU to operators and logistics providers at AMS and ATL to further strengthen the new trade and promote cargo trade and investment logistics corridor, and will be supported by Cargonaut, which operates the Cargo Com- munity Information Platform at AMS. Nanne Onland, chief executive officer, Car- gonaut, said, “By working together, we create an internationally connected hub, ensuring a fast and efficient flow of goods by sharing data, optimising processes, and collaborating with our partners based upon agreements." ATL is currently working with Kale Logistics Solutions, a provider of logistics technology solutions, and the air freight community in Atlanta to create the next generation of airport cargo community system. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has munity system to ATL, and boost trade flows. Amar More, director, Kale Logistics Solutions, signed an MoU with Hartsfield-Jackson At- From September this year, and through- said, “The next gen platform goes beyond the lanta International Airport (ATL) to promote out 2020, AMS and ATL will be working on traditional message exchange systems and cargo trade and investment between the the formation of the Atlanta Cargo Net- aims to integrate the whole air freight supply two gateways. work, with the aim to increase exports from chain from exporter to importer, thereby creat- The MoU will enable an exchange of data ATL to AMS of agricultural and manufac- ing efficiency, transparency, and security in the between AMS and ATL to facilitate end-to- turing goods produced in Georgia, which supply chain. The collaborative agreement end planning and capacity optimisation, will be measured by an economic impact with Atlanta coincides with Schiphol’s ongo- extend the benefits of the AMS Cargo Com- assessment study due in 2021. ing Smart Cargo Mainport Programme.
Virgin atlantic’s cargo business to get a boost Turkish Cargo adds Sheremetyevo airport to its with accenture’s cargo management system direct cargo flights network Virgin Atlantic Cargo has replaced its 10- Turkish Cargo has added Sherem- year old Voyager operating system with latest etyevo Airport (SVO) located in Accenture Freight & Logistics Software 8.0 Russia, to its direct cargo flight (AFLS 8.0) platform. destinations network. The London-based airline will be the Located just 30 kilometres far away first company to adopt the unique digital from the capital Moscow, the area is capabilities of the latest AFLS 8.0 platform, considered an important export and Accenture’s cloud-enabled, end-to-end cargo import centre in Russia. management software suite. “Our flights to Khimki with an The first phase will go live in early 2020. Once exports and imports marketplace for the system is fully operational based on the Turkey, the USA and Europe especially release of subsequent phases, Virgin Atlantic cus- the Far East will be performed by tomers’ systems will be able to interface directly means of A330-200F freighters on through APIs and connect with the airline’s new Wednesdays on Istanbul (ISL) - Mosco- web platform for pricing, bookings, allocations, Dominic Kennedy, managing director of Virgin va (SVO) line as of June 12,” informed atlantic Cargo, and Ganesh Vaideeswaran, and operations, while ‘live chat’ and Chatbots will managing director of accenture's aFLS business. the airline through a statement. offer 24/7 interaction based on each customers’ The Istanbul-based carrier will carry communications preferences. The AFLS 8.0 platform will support the many export products especially Suzy Wardle, Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s head of continued growth of Virgin’s cargo business by automotive accessories and raw oil digital & distribution, said, “With Accenture’s full enabling automation and self-service support- materials originating from Russia, as suite of AFLS modules, including cloud-enabled ing simpler pricing, booking and routing pro- well as many import products such digital interactions with our customers and part- cesses. Also the platform will provide real-time as textile products, electronics and ners, we will evolve the way we do business and visibility, control and enhanced utilisation of vegetables-fruits to be sent to Russia, offer our products and services.” capacity, thus leading to increased profitability. through its new destination.
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Leipzig/halle announces long term plans for the cargo division
Leipzig/Halle GmbH will be investing about half a billion euros in expansion work during the next few years, including the construction of a second Cargo City, informed the Central Germany airport, after receiving approval from the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board at Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG has unanimously cleared the way for investments in new apron areas, logis- tics and office buildings in the northern and southern parts of Leipzig/Halle Airport. This will create new direct and indirect jobs in various areas of activity the whole region will benefit from in the long term. Out of the many developments that have airport is the largest investment package for More than 50 cargo airlines are now operat- been approved, the most important is that the Central German airports since the 1990s. ing flights to LEJ. It is already very clear that Leipzig/Halle Airport will gain a second Cargo The airport company will bear the responsibil- this growth trend will continue in future, too. City in the northern part of the airport site. ity for the investments. Gotz Ahmelmann, CEO of Mitteldeutsche Taken together with the expansion of the dHL Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport Flughafen AG, said, “I’m delighted that the hub, which was announced with dHL during have increased more than tenfold since 2007. shareholders are supporting our course the autumn of last year, the planned invest- The growth driver at Leipzig/Halle is primarily with such commitment. We can now ments will total about half a billion euros dur- the dHL hub. However, even without dHL, continue to expand our excellent market ing the next few years, which according to the the freight business is developing positively. position for cargo.” maSkargo targets e-commerce as it relaunches Guangzhou freighter flights mASkargo, Malaysian Airlines’ cargo subsidi- Mark Jason Thomas, chief commercial company to ensure profitable load factors ary, has relaunched freighter service between officer of MASkargo, said, “The year- and continued deployment of its aircraft at its home base Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and over-year global growth has overseen optimum levels, moving forward.” Guangzhou (CAN), city in South China. a substantial decrement in the total “The scheduled services will further boost According to the carrier, the route is a cargo carried, measured in freight MASkargo’s revenue by capitalising on the thriving cargo route for the e-commerce tonne kilometers (FTK) and a significant untapped business. It is MASkargo’s strategy market in both the regions. increment in the freight capacity, measured to mount scheduled services to the new des- The first KUL- CAN service commenced on in available freight tonne kilometers tinations to cater for the impending demand,” June 4, 2019, until december 2019. The new (AFTK) for 2019. Hence, this weakening Thomas added. route weekly services will operate on day 2 trend has inflicted the capacity growth The KUL-CAN freighter service will support and day 5 departing KUL at 2210 and arriving to outstrip the demand growth so far. In the current belly service on MH flights that CAN at 0215 next day. accordance with this, MASkargo will adjust are into more than 10 cities in China, The airline will deploy its A330-200 its network schedule to fully optimise its paving way for more movement freighter aircraft that offers up to 60-tonne overall offering for the upcoming second of e-commerce items between capacity. and third quarters. This will allow the the two countries.
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Singapore airlines inks three-year deal with Lufthansa Cargo says SkyCell for temp-controlled pharma containers heyworld through its new Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed an agree- e-commerce solution ment with SkyCell for leasing of temperature- Lufthansa Cargo has founded ‘hey- controlled pharma containers, effective May 1, world’, a simple and reliable transport 2019. This is a step in the right direction for SIA solution for the e-commerce sector. thus expanding its THRUCOOL quality corridor As a wholly-owned subsidiary based network. in Frankfurt am Main, heyworld will be SIA launched THRUCOOL in September headed by Timo Schamber as the man- 2018 as a cold chain service to transport aging director. “With our dynamic team high-value, time-sensitive and temperature- of experienced logisticians and retail controlled pharmaceutical cargo with speed experts, we will be able to create the and reliability. The launch coincided with best transport solutions for cross-border the introduction of a ‘quality corridor’ along online trade,” said Schamber. the Zurich-Singapore-Sydney route, with heyworld will offer a modular strict end-to-end temperature control for the +8 degrees Celsius or +15 to +25 degrees Celsius, service portfolio characterised by con- handling and transportation of temperature- even under extreme ambient temperatures. venient access, fast transport times, a sensitive goods. By complying with standards Cutting-edge patented insulation helps to reflect high level of reliability, simple customs adopted from the IATA CEIV Pharma1 pro- maximum radiation and minimise heat conduction, clearance, end-to-end shipment gramme, the quality corridor addresses the while cooling technology that stores five times tracking and pricing at package level. industry’s need for safety, care and efficiency in more energy than traditional methods ensures that It will embed Lufthansa Cargo’s con- the transportation of pharmaceutical products. each container is kept at a steady temperature. The ventional airport-to-airport air cargo The Swiss-made containers are designed to containers are all equipped with IoT sensors which services into its transport solutions maintain pharmaceutical products between +2 to connect to a data cloud for quality monitoring. and integrate optional services.
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www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 27 billion $ news EmIRATES SkyCARGO JETTAINER has created growth extended cooperation capsule opportunities for Krix, a with Canada-based World Air CArgo South Australian business... WestJet Airlines.
export revenue has increased to The contract was extended pre- solutions provider Cargo Flash, approximately half of turnover. maturely two years before expi- the objective to implement this The partnership has helped Krix ration. The number of containers system is to empower users to to gain access to new markets and pallets to be controlled has efficiently manage the entire in the Middle East, North Africa increased from around 350 to cur- cargo lifecycle and enhance the and Europe, growing its revenue rently 2,000 units. overall productivity with ease of while putting Australian products use being at the core. irBridgeCargo (ABC) Jettainer has acquired the online on the global stage. Krix has now and CargoLogicAir (CLA) platform skypooling, a tool that A supplied sound systems for more are among the first all-cargo helps participating airlines in than 3,500 cinemas across the airlines to make their capacities managing their containers more world, including over 300 in the available for digital booking with efficiently. The company informs Middle East. instant confirmation. Through that it has already started working their partnership with air cargo Eznis Airways of Mongolia has on the expansion and further booking platform cargo.one, appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo development of skypooling. Virgin Atlantic Cargo is set Russian carrier ABC and UK- Terminals Limited (Hactl) as cargo On the platform, the exchange to get a further capacity boost based CLA will be able to market ground handler for its new Ulan of ULds between controllers of from the airline’s latest aircraft their global capacities to cargo. Bator-Hong Kong services. The different airlines will be facilitated firm order for 14 Airbus A330- one’s rapidly growing customer airline is now operating every globally. Users of the platform 900neos, with an additional six base of hundreds of freight Monday, Thursday and Sunday; provide information about ULd as options. Of the firm order forwarding companies digitally. flight time is approximately 4 understocks or overstocks. This valued at $4.1billion, eight will Forwarders of all sizes will in turn hrs 40 minutes, and the airline allows airlines to help each other be purchased and six leased, be able to search for, compare is deploying its B737 passenger balance container inventories to as Virgin Atlantic continues its and book offers of ABC and CLA. aircraft on the route. Hactl is ensure benefits and savings for investment into increasing the The offering of AirBridgeCargo providing Eznis Airways with all participants. By transporting proportion of owned aircraft and CargoLogicAir capacities cargo terminal operations, and less empty cargo, airlines benefit in its fleet. The new planes is planned to go live later this also handling documentation. from additional freight revenue, are designed to be 13 percent summer after completion of the In addition to general cargo in fuel savings and lower CO2 more fuel and carbon efficient integration of the carriers’ in- both directions, inbound flights emissions, which in turn are than the A330-300 they replace house systems with cargo.one. are expected to carry some good for the environment. and will deliver a 50 percent perishables. American Airlines has launched reduction in airport noise seasonal service from dallas/Fort ong Kong International contour. Over a ten-year period, Worth to Munich on a Boeing HAirport (HKIA) has handled 2014-24, the fuel efficiency of 787-800, beginning June 6. This is 405,000 tonnes of cargo volume Virgin Atlantic’s fleet will have in addition to year-round Airbus in May. This represents a improved by 32 percent. A330-200 service to Munich from decrease of 7.3 percent year-on- orldwide Flight Charlotte launched in March. year. The airport reported that istara (Tata SIA Airlines), Services (WFS), one of The airline has also launched new the cargo imports decreased W Indian carrier, has selected the leading cargo handlers, route from Philadelphia to Berlin, by 9 percent, compared to the V the nGen Cargo system by Cargo has won the tender to operate on the Boeing 767-300, from June same month last year, while Flash for its international and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta 7. Berlin is a hub for machinery, exports and transshipments domestic cargo operations. The International Airport’s (H-JAIA) pharmaceuticals, electronics, both declined 7 percent. The cloud-based cargo system will new Cargo Building C. WFS is and fruit logistics. In addition airport cites uncertain global provide end-to-end solution taking a long-term lease on the to the new routes to Germany, economic situation as the to establish an effectivenew facility, the most modern the airline is introducing new reason for the decline. during Reservation, Operations cargo terminal in Atlanta, to service from Philadelphia to the month, cargo throughput and Revenue Accounting support the airport’s strong cargo Bologna, Italy, and Miami to associated with Southeast Asia, management system for Vistara’s growth. In 2018, cargo volumes Cordoba, Argentina. Japan and Mainland China cargo business. The system will at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta decreased most significantly mirates SkyCargo has created not only ensure to streamline International Airport rose 4.7 among the key trading regions. Egrowth opportunities for and manage each logistics task percent to over 700,000 tonnes, Krix, a South Australian business ettainer extended coopera- from initial booking till final which followed a 7.5 percent specialising in cinema and Jtion with Canada-based West- delivery but also seamlessly and increase in the previous year. home-theatre speakers. Before Jet Airlines. The German ULd effectively control all functions The company will commence its partnership with the dubai- specialist will thus continue to related to pricing, invoicing, operations in Cargo Building C based airline, exports made up 30 manage and maintain WestJets’s Business Intelligence, MIS and in late 2019 and will announce its percent of Krix’s revenue. Today, ULd fleet over the next five years. more. According to the IT launch customers shortly.
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miami airport secures air New Zealand picks Boeing clearance for capital 787-10 Dreamliner to support improvement programme future growth miami International Airport (MIA), United States’ gateway, won the approval from Miami-dade County Board of County Com- missioners, for up to $5 billion in airport-wide modernisation projects over the next five to 15 years, to accommodate more passenger as well cargo volume. The airport informed through a statement that Miami-dade County Board of County Commissioners have adopted a new capital improvement programme to pave the way for future growth in passenger and cargo traffic at MIA - projected to reach Air New Zealand has announced its plans to acquire eight Boeing 77 million travellers and more than four million tonnes of freight by 787-10 airplanes worth $2.7 billion at list prices. the year 2040. The carrier, known for its global network and long-range opera- The key features of the programme include a redevelopment of tions, says the 787-10 complements its current 787-9 and 777 fleet Central Terminal concourses E and F; an expanded South Terminal by offering more seats and greater efficiency to grow its business. (concourses H and J); renovated Concourse d gates to accommo- "With the 787-10 offering around 15 percent more space for both date additional wide- and narrow-body aircraft, as well as larger customers and cargo than the 787-9, this investment creates the regional jets. platform for our future strategic direction and opens up new op- In addition to this, the airport has planned to expand aircraft portunities to grow," said Air New Zealand's CEO Christopher Luxon. parking positions and warehouses for cargo operations. "The 787-10 is longer and even more fuel efficient. However, the “MIA is Miami-dade County’s leading economic engine and game changer for us has been that by working closely with Boeing, busiest gateway, generating nearly $31 billion in business revenue we've ensured the 787-10 will meet our network needs, including and welcoming 96 percent of all visitors to our community,” said the ability to fly missions similar to our current 777-200 fleet." Mayor Carlos A Gimenez, Miami-dade County. The 787-10 can accommodate up to 330 passengers in a standard The multi-billion-dollar programme is the latest in a string of two-class configuration, about 40 more than the 787-9 airplane. historic milestones for MIA, which celebrated its 90th anniversary The airplane allows operators to achieve 25 percent better fuel in September 2018. efficiency per seat compared to the previous airplanes. "Air New Zealand is one of the world's leading long-haul carriers that has built an amazing network to connect the South Pacific with Asia and the Americas," said Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president of Com- mercial Sales and Marketing, The Boeing Company. Air New Zealand was a global launch customer for the 787-9 and today operates 13 of the dreamliner variant. With another 787-9 on the way and the 787-10 airplanes in the future, the airline's dream- liner fleet will grow to 22. Air New Zealand's widebody fleet also includes seven 777-300ERs and eight 777-200ERs, which it is progressively replacing with the aircraft order announced.
TUI Group airlines renew ULD management agreement with Unilode TUI Group, one of the leading travel and Gunther Hofman, director of Ground Opera- gered by our ad-hoc flights for instance. We tourism groups, has announced that its tions TUI Aviation, said, "TUI Group airlines have discussed with Unilode how we could group airlines have renewed agreement with have partnered with Unilode for 12 years for further enhance operational efficiencies and Unilode Aviation Solutions, the leading global the supply and management of ULds. during decrease our costs, building on the close col- provider of outsourced Unit Load device this time Unilode has successfully handled the laboration we have established over the years." (ULd) management and repair solutions. specific challenges that come with our airline Benoit dumont, Unilode’s CEO, said, "TUI Both the companies have renewed their operation, including significant differences Group has grown significantly since 2007, contract for the supply and management of between the summer and winter schedules when our first ULd management agree- containers and pallets for another 10-year term. of our airlines and the operational needs trig- ment was signed."
www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 29 aviation airbus & aFI KLm E&m form partnership for Embraer launches IKON, a cloud system for virtual engine run-up maintenance training predictive maintenance of E-Jets family Airbus and Air France Embraer launched IKON, a cloud system for capturing, Industries KLM Engineer- storing and analysing high volume data for the predic- ing & Maintenance have tive maintenance of the E-Jets family. The new system, entered into a technical launched at the Paris Air Show, is totally based on the Ama- and commercial partner- zon Web Services (AWS) platform and was developed by ship to co-develop and Embraer, with the support of the suppliers AWS ProServe manage a virtual engine and Claranet, using Big data and Analytics technologies to run-up A320 maintenance deliver 96 percent productivity gains in the aircraft analysis PC-based training solution. and data processing, setting new standards in aeronautical Applicable to all A320 en- services and support. gine types, it will use high Offering a high degree of scalability, elasticity, durabil- definition immersive d3 simulation and will be based on real operational ity and analysis, the system delivers efficient management scenarios and in-service aircraft maintenance procedures. of processing and storage capacity, making possible for The solution will offer a flexible alternative solution to training Embraer to optimise the data ingestion time of the E-Jets sessions performed on simulators, facilitating course scheduling and E2. Using AWS’s set of analytics services, this new technol- localisation, be it in training centres, in outstations or at the customer's ogy identifies data patterns, and is even able to pinpoint base. With the new solution, technicians and mechanics requiring to and solve potential aircraft issues before they occur. This be trained and qualified to perform engine-run-up tests, will be able to ability to perform predictive maintenance will help deliver visualize an A320 cockpit in an immersive 3d environment and carry out new feature enhancements to the E2 and accelerate the the simulated Run up test operations. AFI KLM E&M and Airbus will start delivery of improvements to previous models. using it in their own maintenance training centres before end of 2019, In addition to this, the system is a step forward in the followed by partners' networks. process of aeronautical industry digitalisation.
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30 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com EVA AIR SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES Taiwanese airline, the national flag carrier of billion $ news received its first 787-10 Saudi Arabia, has decided capsule dreamliner from Boeing... to expand its existing... AVIATION
merican Airlines will harterSync, a platform a global exchange inventory of Aacquire 50 Airbus A321XLR Cfor time-critical air charter parts for the airline's A320 and aircraft, the new longer-range bookings, has been launched at A320neo aircraft. This agreement version of Airbus’ A321neo. The this year’s Air Cargo Europe event - the first of its kind for Boeing – purchase agreement includes the in Munich. Founded by two airline will open convenient access to conversion of 30 of American’s pilots, the platform managed to parts for British Airways, which existing A321neo slots to capture attention of the air charter operates an extensive route flydubai, dubai-based airline, A321XLRs and incremental orders operators and freight forwarders. network. British Airways has also has become the first United Arab for an additional 20 A321XLRs. It can significantly speed up the signed an agreement for three Emirates (UAE) national carrier to process of finding the right air Landing Gear Exchanges for its offer direct flights from dubai. charter with time-critical cargo, 777 fleet. Through the program, With up to five flights a week, also empowers freight forwarders operators receive an overhauled Naples becomes flydubai’s second offering them more control and and certified landing gear from destination in Italy after it launched transparency over their Go-Now an exchange pool maintained flights to Sicily’s Catania last year. air charter bookings. by Boeing, with stocked Emirates will codeshare on this components and supporting Air Charter Service (ACS) thiopian Airlines, one of route and for bookings under the parts shipping within 24 hours. Australia, aircraft charter Ethe fastest growing African codeshare, Emirates passengers atar Airways reported specialist, has expanded its carriers, will start thrice weekly will receive complimentary that its first flight to Rabat Sydney operation by moving into services to John F Kennedy (JFK) meals and the Emirates Q landed at the Rabat–Sale Airport a bigger space. Paul Crook, CEO Airport in New York via Abidjan, checked baggage allowance on May 29. This is the doha- of ACS Australia, informs that they as of June 17, 2019. JFK is the sixth on flights operated by flydubai based airline’s third gateway to are looking at recruiting more busiest airport in the United States in Business and Economy class. Morocco. The services to Rabat aviation specialists to its team in and an international gateway into Emirates and flydubai entered will be operated three times a the second half of this year. North America. With the addition a comprehensive codeshare week with a Boeing 787 aircraft, of the new thrice weekly service partnership in October 2017. Air Lease Corporation (ALC), to JFK Airport to the already featuring 22 seats in Business Class the Los Angeles-based aircraft operating 4 weekly service to and 232 seats in Economy Class. leasing company, has signed Newark via Lome, Ethiopian will Qatar Airways also operates daily a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 100 operate to New York daily. flights to Casablanca on a Boeing Airbus aircraft, including for the 777. Additionally, the carrier’s joint first time 50 A220-300s and 27 EVA Air, Taiwanese airline, business agreement partner, Royal A321XLRs. The agreement also received its first 787-10 Air Maroc, provides five weekly includes an incremental order dreamliner from Boeing, marking flights from Casablanca to doha. ong Kong International for an additional 23 A321neos. the first of 20 super-efficient 787- Services to Rabat are operated Airport (HKIA) has recorded Founded in 2010, this latest order 10s the carrier plans to use on H three times weekly via Marrakech. strong passenger growth in takes ALC’s cumulative orders high-density routes within Asia May 2019. According to the audi Arabian Airlines, the to 387 Airbus aircraft, making later this summer. The airline airport, 10 percent growth in national flag carrier of Saudi it Airbus’ third largest lessor already operates a fleet of four S Arabia, has decided to expand customer. The A220 is the only 787-9 dreamliners. EVA Air's 787- transfer/transit traffic in May led its existing A320neo family order aircraft purpose built for the 10 can serve 342 passengers in a 3.2 percent year-on-year rise from 35 to as many as 100 NEO 100-150 seat market; it delivers two-class configuration, which in passenger traffic. Passenger aircraft including 35 options. unbeatable fuel efficiency and is 38 more seats than EVA Air's traffic to/from Taiwan recorded The additional firm order takes widebody passenger comfort in a 787-9 dreamliner. the most significant increase. Saudia’s order of A320neo single-aisle aircraft. rankfurt Airport (FRA) has nternational Airlines Group family aircraft to 65 of which OC Aviation took delivery of Fhandled 6.2 million passengers I(IAG), one of the world's largest 15 are A321XLRs. Passenger Bits 350th Airbus aircraft, an in May 2019, an increase of airline groups, has signed two demand in the Kingdom of Saudi Airbus A320NEO. The company is 1.4 percent year-on-year. The agreements with Boeing, that Arabia is experiencing strong one of Airbus’ top ten customers growth rate would have been will provide key services for IAG's growth on domestic, regional of all time by deliveries, top three one percentage point higher, if British Airways, including parts for and international routes. The lessor customer by deliveries FRA had not been affected by a the airline's Airbus A320 family additional aircraft will be deployed and top three Airbus aircraft number of weather and strike- and its Boeing 777 fleet. With to support the national carrier’s financier. The Singapore-based related flight cancellations the first agreement, Boeing will plan to boost capacity. Airbus and company leased this aircraft to during the reporting month. furnish British Airways with its Saudia have also agreed to further Portugal’s national carrier TAP Over the first five months of Component Services Program expand their partnership with the Portugal. The aircraft is powered 2019, FRA recorded passenger where Boeing and its partners development of technical training, by CFM Leap engines. growth of 2.9 percent. will own, manage, and maintain maintenance and other services.
www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 31 HAPAG-LLOyD THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES billion $ news is introducing its new real- recorded the busiest May in capsule time container monitoring its history as it recorded 7.8 SHIPPING programme... percent growth...
EVA Logistics and CMA CGM square meters with anticipated and Long Beach Container Ter- Chave launched a new cross- capacity of about 4 million tonnes minal, Inc., have entered into a border service for ocean freight per year. The port highlighted a Sale and Purchase Agreement to containers used by customers number of project advantages sell 100 percent of LBCT LLC to a between Thailand and Laos. The such as being equipped with all consortium led by Macquarie In- new service provides imaginative necessary facilities to serve ships frastructure Partners, for $1.78 bil- solutions for both import and and cargoes including seawater lion. LBCT LLC operates the Long Port of Long Beach has handled export customers and helps them firefighting pumps, rainwater Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) total of 573,623 twenty-foot reduce their carbon footprint drainage, facilities for feeding ships in the Port of Long Beach, Califor- equivalent units (TEUs) in May, as empty containers no longer with fresh water and supplying nia, United States. As part of the 16.6 percent down compared have to be returned to their ships with electricity within OPS sale, Orient Overseas Container to the same month a year ago, origin. The new combined ocean technique as well as oil and waste Line Limited (OOCL), a subsidiary when a historic high was set for freight and cross-border trucking reception facility form ships. of OOIL, will also enter into a Con- the month. Imports decreased service enables importers to tainer Stevedoring and Terminal 19.5 percent to 290,568 TEUs, while drop off their empty containers lobal Ship Lease Inc (GSL), a Services Agreement with LBCT exports declined 15.3 percent to at a newly expanded CMA CGM Gcontainership charter owner, LLC for a 20-year period, confirm- 120,577 TEUs. Empty containers container depot, operated by has agreed new charters for two ing its significant long-term com- sent overseas dipped 11.7 percent CEVA, outside the Laos capital, of its vessels. Commencing in mitment to LBCT. to 162,479 TEUs. Calendar year to Vientiane. This means there is June, the 2005-built, 2,824 TEU date, the port has handled more no need for an empty return GSL Valerie will be chartered ort of Cork, the main than 3 million containers, 6 percent leg where equipment would be for 12 months to MSC at a fixed Pport serving the South of fewer than the same point in 2018. previously unused and would rate of $9,000 per day, and the Ireland, and Port of Amsterdam have been sent back to the Thai 2006-built, 5,095 TEU Orca I will International have decided he Port of Los Angeles port of Laem Chabang where it be chartered for minimum 12 to collaborate in a number Trecorded the busiest May entered the country. Exporters months/maximum 24 months of areas in order to promote in its history as it recorded 7.8 from both Laos and Northeastern to Maersk Line at a fixed rate trade between their ports. percent growth in volume Thailand benefit from no delay of $9,000 per day for the first 12 Themes under consideration compared to last May. The port in accessing containers in their months, and $10,000 per day are port development, moved 828,662 Twenty-Foot region. Effective immediately, thereafter. stakeholder management, cruise Equivalent Units (TEUs). Imports development, ports logistics the container depot in Vientiane apag-Lloyd is introducing increased 5.5 percent to 427,789 and mitigation of the impact will support all CMA CGM Group its new real-time container TEUs compared to last May. H of Brexit, which is expected to carriers and will additionally monitoring programme ‘Hapag- Exports decreased 0.8 percent to have a significant impact on provide storage, repacking and Lloyd LIVE’. In an initial step, the 167,357 TEUs. Empty containers Ireland. The definitive themes assembly services within the company is equipping its entire increased 20 percent to 233,515 are to be determined in the Free Trade Zone from which it reefer fleet of some 100,000 TEUs. Previously, the strongest upcoming months. Ireland is an operates. containers. The product features May volumes at the Port occurred important trading partner for of ‘Hapag-Lloyd LIVE’ will be in 2017 with 796,217 TEUs. the Netherlands. In the same gradually released for use as year, Ireland imported over 3.5 the entire reefer fleet is being billion euros worth of goods outfitted. Furthermore, some from the Netherlands. This mainly ‘Hapag-Lloyd LIVE’ features consisted of pharmaceuticals, may also be made available machines, and transport upon request to dry container equipment. Even though it is amietta Port of Egypt customers to add value saw the opening of new as of yet not clear which Brexit TradeLens, a blockchain enabled D through enhanced supply chain multi-purpose terminal. The scenario will come to fruition, the platform, jointly developed by transparency. The smart reefer new terminal built with an expectation is that the logistics Maersk (through its subsidiary solution, which leverages the investment of LE 1.365 billion, of trade through the United Maersk GTd Inc.) and IBM, latest loT technology to meet has been established under Kingdom will be more expensive becomes available in Russia. Hapag-Lloyd’s requirements, the supervision of the Armed and complex. This makes direct As part of the agreement with has been developed by Globe Forces Engineering Authority (shipping) connections to the Russian authorities, St. Petersburg Tracker, a leading supplier of (AFEA) and implemented by a European mainland more viable. area becomes the pilot for the supply-chain visibility solutions. number of Egyptian national The expectation is therefore that launch and its port joins TradeLens’ companies. The terminal includes rient Overseas (Inter- this will be accompanied by a shift ecosystem of companies and a 630 meters long, 17 meters Onational) Limited (OOIL) from use of the land bridge to use organisations pioneering digitised deep berth and is equipped announced that OOIL's wholly- of direct shipping connections container documentation flows in with a backyard area of 50,000 owned subsidiaries, OOCL LLC with the Netherlands. the global supply chain.
32 | JULY 2019 www.stattimes.com kERRy LOGISTICS GEODIS has entered into joint supply chain specialist, billion $ news venture with Spain’s national has opened its new 48,000 capsule postal service Sociedad... square metre logistics... TRANSPORT
container-load) as well as two move by the Asia-based logistics it started operating its own speeds of air freight, dHL Air services provider is to capitalise on business location for air and Connect and dHL Air Economy. the growing potential of China’s sea freight at the Leipzig/Halle Users can also book transport e-commerce exports. The JV has Airport. The new site has a insurance for the shipment in been established to provide end- direct link to the Rhenus Group’s just a few clicks. In addition to to-end cross-border e-commerce international network through this, customers can save quotes solutions from China to worldwide the groupage and air freight ollore Logistics has handled and share them with selected destinations. The JV company gateways in Hilden and Frankfurt/ the logistics operations, B recipients via e-mail or directly will utilise Kerry Logistics’ broad Main. Rhenus Air & Ocean will not including the challenging inland continue to booking. Upon experience in origin sortation, only be handling international air transportation, for the Sumitomo booking, customers are informed line haul and customs clearance, transport shipments, but also all Corporation’s Muara Laboh via an email containing tracking and Correos’ years of expertise the import and export customs project from various global ports information and an overview of in the postal services, to bring formalities. Customers can also (Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, the ordered service. Shippers service experience to the next book services in the sea freight Europe, USA, etc.) to Indonesia. and consignees can complete level for customers including sector and combined transport The company has coordinated their purchases using all common marketplaces and e-tailers. To operations. This new business site 50 shipments for the geothermal pre-paid, collect and cross-trade fulfil an increasing emphasis will mainly focus on connections power plant project located in terms. mydHLi Quote & Book on e-commerce parcel security to the Americas, the Asia-Pacific West Sumatra, Indonesia. The is currently available in more and compliance, a world-class region and South Africa. project started at the beginning than 60 countries representing sortation centre will be set up in of 2018 and completed in March 98 percent of all ocean and air Southern China under the new 2019. The cargo consisted of freight volumes. Also, addition, JV, equipped with an automated 15,000 freight tonnes, including customers may request a quote sorting system and stringent 95 tonnes Generator Stator and for special cargo, including parcel screening and security 65 tonnes Turbine Rotor. dangerous goods, lithium controls to ensure speedy parcel Bollore Logistics’ longtime batteries and non-stackable handling and full compliance. partner L’Occitane en Provence cargo, which is provided in a The facility, targeting to open in usen Logistics (Lao) Co. Ltd formally moved into the Bollore separate email from dHL. fourth quarter of 2019, will have Y(YLLA) has entered into a logistics agreement with the Lao Logistics’ new cosmetics hub. The eodis, supply chain specialist, a sorting capacity of 500,000 Coffee Association, association hub located in Kunshan, 50 km has opened its new 48,000 parcels per day. G which oversees coffee in Lao away from Shanghai’s city-center, square metre logistics campus People's democratic Republic, serves as a distribution center in douvrin, Hauts de France. This act as an active and lead body for Bollore Logistics’ cosmetics facility, located near the relevant to promote Lao coffee. The customers in China. The hub is regional distribution hubs, will agreement signed on June a one-stop centre for services primarily serve retail and textile 4 aims to contribute to the including importing, storage, customers. Also, it will handle promotion of Lao Coffee export labeling, kitting, and distribution three million e-commerce orders and the development of the services in China. yearly, according to the company. arimekko, Finnish lifestyle Lao economy. Yusen Logistics The site is equipped with new design company, has DHL Global Forwarding has M looks at utilising its logistics state-of-the art technology partnered with dSV to provide introduced a new online service expertise and its global network such as corrugators, pick-to- logistics and warehousing for shippers to compare air and including the Mekong economic light equipment, automated services for its new online store ocean freight based on rates zones, to support the export conveyors, and others. More than in China. Marimekko has been and lead times while providing promotion of Laos coffee. In €3 million has been invested in present with their own stores visibility of all available options. addition to the logistics support, equipping this campus which is in China since 2012, but only The new tool, mydHLi Quote Yusen Logistics expects to help classified as lower-tier according recently opened their online & Book, allows customers to expand demand for Laos coffee to the EU’s Seveso directive, shop in close collaboration with compare quotations and make by working together with LCA allowing GEOdIS to manage dSV. dSV set up partnerships instant bookings, 24 hours a to raise awareness of Laos coffee seasonality and specificities of with third party e-commerce day, 7 days a week, for air and in the global market. LCA has an regulated products. platforms such as WeChat and ocean freight and even for door- office in Pakse and was founded Alibaba, before starting the to-door shipments. The service erry Logistics has entered by the Ministry of Commerce in operations for Marimekko. guides customers through the Kinto joint venture with Spain’s 1994. The coffee industry in the quotation journey and enables national postal service Sociedad henus, logistics services country is under the control of the them to directly compare Estatal de Correos y Telegrafos, SA Rprovider, has expanded government, and the export of available options, including dHL (Correos), in which Kerry Logistics its network in the Eastern and Lao coffee basically requires the Ocean Connect LCL (less-than- holds a majority interest. This Central German region as permission of the organisation.
www.stattimes.com | JULY 2019 33 mARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL TOURISm NOVA SCOTIA billion $ news has signed an agreement has issued a request for capsule with developer BPM Real proposals for professional TOURISM Estate Group to bring its... marketing services that...
russels Airport has biodiversity and transform travel Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). The campaign is anchored Bcollaborated with global products into environmental- It is a partnership initiative by by video, using a variety of innovation platform, Plug and friendly ones. the Singapore Tourism Board digital channels and new Play. They will work with Plug and (STB) and NAFA in support of digital tools to target potential arriott International has Play's newest Travel & Hospitality Singapore being the host city of travellers including original signed an agreement with programme in Europe, which M The World’s 50 Best Restaurants content, co-created stories developer BPM Real Estate Group is scheduled to officially open 2019, which will be held in Asia with select publishers and to bring its Ritz-Carlton brand in September this year. Brussels for the first time last month. The influencers and social media for the first time to Portland and Airport joins alongside existing art pieces, which are on display featuring #openyourcuriosity. the Pacific Northwest. As a part Plug and Play Travel's corporate on glass shards along Orchard The campaign serves as the of the contract, the brand would partners in Europe, including to Somerset from now till June platform for Toronto’s sales manage 251 hotel rooms and 138 Vienna International Airport, 27, were conceptualised and and marketing programmes residential units – including eight Star Alliance, Swissport, etc. produced by over 50 second- over the next two years. The spacious penthouses – within Through its partnership with year NAFA Fine Art students. a nearly $600 million, 35-storey campaign also arrives as Toronto Plug and Play, Brussels Airport STB’s decision to partner NAFA tower that would have sweeping celebrates another record year will gain immediate access to for this initiative stems from an views of the city's majestic in visitation having welcomed the largest corporate innovation aim to fulfil a larger cause as landscape. Construction is 44 million travellers into the city platform in the world, comprised part of STB’s efforts to groom expected to commence later this in 2018. of promising early and late budding local creative talents year, with an anticipated opening stage startups from around and provide them a platform for in early 2023. Once open, The the globe, bringing product, greater public exposure. Ritz-Carlton, Portland will feature process and business model exclusive entrances for hotel ourism Malaysia reported innovation to the travel and guests and residence owners, a positive growth of 2.7 hospitality industry. As an official T along with high-end amenities percent in tourist arrivals in the partner of Plug and Play's open including a fitness centre, full- first quarter of 2019, compared to innovation ecosystem, Brussels service spa and swimming pool the same period last year. Malaysia Tourism Ireland reported a Airport will share insights on the 19th floor. welcomed a total of 6,696,230 record 2.218 million overseas and draw inspiration through tourists compared to 6,520,218 visitors to Northern Ireland in collaboration with renowned YO Hotels & Homes, tourists in the same period of 2018. 2018. These figures issued by corporations from various the young hotel start- O Tourist expenditure registered NISRA (Northern Ireland Statistics industries. Together, Brussels up, which also happens to an increase of +16.9 percent to and Research Agency) show Airport and Plug and Play aim be one of the world's fastest- reach RM21.4 billion compared that there was 2 percent rise in to create a seamless end-to-end growing hospitality companies, to RM18.3 billion in 2018. Based overseas visitors compared to travel experience for the 25+ celebrates its growth in the US, on monthly arrivals, Malaysia 2017. Particularly, it reported 12 million passengers traveling by announcing plans to invest welcomed a total of 2,195,684 percent growth in holidaymakers through their airport a year. $300 million over the next few tourists in January followed by from overseas, with significant years. OYO Hotels & Homes 2,165,933 tourists in February and increases in holiday visitors currently offers its unique service 2,334,613 tourists in March. The recorded from GB (+10 percent), at popular cities across the United short-haul market, i.e. ASEAN, North America (+22 percent), States, including dallas, Houston, maintained its lead as the biggest Mainland Europe (+5 percent) Augusta, Atlanta and Miami, and contributor of international tourist and Australia and developing promises to soon expand its arrivals to Malaysia with a share Markets (+14 percent). presence to cities like New York, of 68.3 percent. The increase was trip, the largest online travel Los Angeles and San Francisco. Tourism Nova Scotia has fueled by positive arrival growth agency in Asia, and the World issued a request for proposals C from markets such as Indonesia, Wide Fund for Nature China for professional marketing Thailand and Vietnam. Meanwhile, (WWF China) (MoU) have entered services that will support its the share for the medium-haul into a strategic partnership on role in marketing Nova Scotia market during the first quarter May 16, 2019. As a follow-up as a vacation destination. The of 2019 was 21.9 percent with a to the MoU, on the same day, Crown corporation works with +8.6 percent increase of arrivals the two parties announced a industry partners to enhance to 1,466,993 tourists, driven mainly sustainable eco-tourism initiative ingapore’s Orchard industry competitiveness and by China, Korea, Japan, India and with over 10 other partners, Road is set to be adorned create unique experiences that S Pakistan growth. with the first project entitled with 70 culinary-themed art motivate travel to Nova Scotia “Exploring Fantastic Creatures”. pieces created by students Tourism Toronto is launching - ultimately increasing tourism Ctrip and WWF China aim to from Singapore’s pioneer a new destination marketing revenues and growing the enhance public awareness of arts institution, Nanyang campaign, ‘Let Yourself In’. province's economy.
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Steven Polmans Sanjeev Gadhia mikko Tainio achim martinka Seth hertel Niki Frank Dave Dudek
TIACA JETTAINER CEVA LOGISTICS
Steven Polmans, director Cargo and Logistics Thomas Sonntag has been appointed as the Dave Dudek has been promoted to the at Brussels Airport Company will take over new Managing director of German airfreight role of Executive Vice President Global as Chairman of The International Air Cargo container management company Jettainer. Automotive sector for CEVA Logistics. Association (TIACA), while Sanjeev Gadhia, He succeeds Carsten Hernig, who, after five Prior to this, he held the role of Senior Vice Founder And Chief Executive Officer of Astral successful years in this function, will take on President Strategic Initiatives and Global Aviation, will become the Vice Chairman a new challenge as Head of Region Latin Programme Management. He brings a starting next month. Polmans will take over America & Caribbean in Sao Paolo at the wealth of automotive experience to his new from Sebastiaan Scholte, CEO of Jan de Rijk parent company Lufthansa Cargo. role having previously worked on both the Logistics, who will step down on July 1, 2019. manufacturing and logistics sides of the Polmans joined the TIACA Board in 2016. CSAFE GLOBAL business. He already has excellent working relationships with CEVA's core customers IATA Seth Hertel, a healthcare veteran, has been and will be immediately focused on further appointed as the new Chief Commercial Officer developing the company's automotive reach. Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Group Chief of the temperature-controlled packaging Executive Officer, has been appointed as solutions provider. Prior to joining CSafe, Hertel COOL CHAIN ASSOCIATION Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors served as the Global Head of Sales for the (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the pharmaceutical business unit at Roquette. Nicola Caristo has been appointed as conclusion of the 75th IATA Annual General the new Secretary General of Cool Chain Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Spohr is DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING Association (CCA). Caristo, Pharma & the 78th chair of the IATA BoG. He has served Business development Manager – Auditing on the BoG since May 2014. Spohr succeeds Niki Frank is the new Managing director for & Certification Manager for Alha Group, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al dHL Global Forwarding India. Most recently, succeeds Edwin Kalischnig who finished his Baker, who will continue to serve on the BoG. he held the role of Senior Vice President for seven-year term of serving in the new role. Global Business Strategy, and led the Certified Caristo has worked with Alha Group, one of FINNAIR CARGO International Forwarder (CIF) programme. In Italy’s leading air cargo logistics providers, his new role, Frank will tap his experience to Mikko Tainio, currently the Managing for 22 years. Recently, he has ensured that boost productivity and expand dHL Global director of Finnair Kitchen, succeeds Janne Alha’s services comply with IATA’s CEIV Forwarding’s business in India. Frank will Tarvainen, as the Managing director of Finnair Pharma certification. He is also one of the 25 report directly to Kelvin Leung from Mumbai, Cargo. Janne Tarvainen will leave Finnair at the members of the International Air Transport India’s key logistics hub. Prior to joining end of July to start as the Managing director Association’s (IATA’s) Time and Temperature deutsche Post dHL Group (dPdHL Group) of Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) in August. Working Group, which develops and in 2012, Frank was at Boston Consulting Mikko has vast experience from different maintains standards for the transportation Group leading teams across the automotive, Finnair functions, having worked in key of healthcare goods. industrial goods, and e-mobility sectors. positions in finance and ground operations. ImPERIAL LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL LUFTHANSA CARGO RAkTDA Hugo Pluess has been appointed as the new Achim Martinka has been named as the Raki Phillips, hospitality veteran, has Chief Information Officer of Imperial Logistics new VP Germany, after J Florian Pfaff moved been announced as the new CEO of Ras Al International. Effective August 1, Pluess will be to new role in June. Pfaff took over as the Khaimah Tourism development Authority responsible for all aspects of IT throughout Vice President Asia Pacific. Prior to this new (RAKTdA), with the authority saying that his Imperial Logistics International’s operations, role, Martinka was the Head of the One appointment marks the commencement which employs 9000 staff at 170 locations in Cargo project that aims to strengthen the of a new phase of tourism development for 20 countries. One of his major tasks will be cooperation between Swiss WorldCargo and the Emirate. Phillips will be responsible for leading the continuing IT integration of the Lufthansa Cargo. Since 2017, Martinka has delivering the authority’s recently announced Imperial Logistics International business. Most been responsible for the One Cargo project. destination Strategy 2019-2021, which aims recently, he was EVP Global IT Infrastructure at Martinka began his career at Lufthansa Cargo to attract 1.5 million visitors to the Emirate by CEVA Logistics. Based in Zurich, he will report 2000 as Senior Manager Global Accounts. 2021 and 3 million by 2025. to Chief Executive Officer Hakan Bicil.
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AIR CARGO AVIATION DATE EVENT VENUE DATE EVENT VENUE SEPT 16 - 18 Hortiflor Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe 2019 ACI-NA Annual Conference & SEPT 15 - 17 Tampa, FL, USA Exhibition Cool Chain Association – 7th SEPT 23 - 24 Paris, France Pharma & Bio Sciences SEPT 17 - 19 AIR Convention Europe 2019 Vilnius, Lithuania 11th Air Cargo Handling Logistics SAE 2019 Brake Colloquium & SEPT 24 - 26 Paris, France SEPT 22 - 25 Orlando, FL, USA Conference Exhibition SEPT - OCT SEPT 24 - 26 MRO Asia-Pacific 2019 Singapore Agriflor 2019 Quito, Ecuador 30 - 2 OCT 14 - 15 The Aviation Show MEASA 2019 dubai, UAE Cape Town, South Global Airport and Passenger OCT 1 - 5 FIATA World Congress OCT 15 - 17 Warsaw, Poland Africa Symposium 2019 San diego, CA, OCT 16 - 18 Cargo Facts Symposium 2019 OCT 15 - 17 MRO Europe 2019 London, UK USA Airline Industry Retailing FlyPharma Conference Europe Copenhagen, OCT 29 - 31 Bangkok, Thailand OCT 22 - 23 Symposium 2019 denmark NOV 12 - 14 WOP dubai 2019 dubai, UAE OCT 29 - 31 Air Cargo Americas 2019 Miami, FL, USA NOV 17 - 21 dubai Airshow 2019 dubai, UAE Amsterdam, Oct 29 - 31 IATA Cargo Events 51st AFRAA Annual General Yaounde, Netherlands NOV 24 - 26 Assembly Cameroon International Floriculture Trade Vijfhuizen, NOV 6 - 8 Fair (IFTF) 2019 Netherlands NOV 27 - 29 African Air Expo 2019 durban, South Africa NOV 19 - 21 TIACA Executive Summit Budapest, Hungary 2020 FEB 18 - 19 Aviation Festival Asia 2020 Singapore Farnborough International SHIPPING JULY 20 - 26 Farnborough, UK Airshow DATE EVENT VENUE 8th Black Sea Ports and Shipping Constanta, JULY 9 - 11 2019 Romania 17th ASEAN Ports & Shipping Phnom Penh, SEPT 10 - 12 2019 Cambodia OCT 22 - 24 3rd Baltic Ports & Shipping 2019 Gdynia, Poland 2020 FEB 4 - 6 Euromaritime 2020 Marseille, France
SUPPLY CHAIN & TRANSPORT DATE EVENT VENUE Southern African Transport Pretoria, South JULY 9 - 12 Conference (SATC) Africa MRO for AUG 22 Ecommerce Logistics Bangalore, India Safer Skies SEPT 19 Global Pharma Logistics Mumbai, India 26th World Road Congress Abu OCT 6 - 10 Abu dhabi, dubai dhabi 2019 OCT 15 - 16 African Ports and Rail Evolution durban, South Africa 6-7 International Railway Equipment OCT 16 - 18 New delhi, India Exhibition FEBRUARY OCT 23 Flower Logistics Africa 2019 Nairobi, Kenya OCT 24 Perishable Logistics Africa 2019 Nairobi, Kenya 2020 NOV 13 - 15 Logitrans Istanbul, Turkey The Taj Mahal NOV 26 - 28 22nd Intermodal Africa 2019 douala, Cameroon Hotel, dEC 5 Auto SCM 2019 Pune, India New Delhi, 2020 India FEB 27 - 28 CTL International Conference Mumbai, India JUNE 16 - 18 Transport Logistics China Shanghai, China
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TURKISH CARGO MAINTAINS ITS SPEED OF OPERATION.
Turkish Cargo continues its operations both at Ataturk and at Istanbul Airpos maintaining its consistency for quality and care. Its “on-time peormance”, defined as planned arrival/depaure hours, reached an even higher level this year than in the first quaer of 2018. According to WACD (World Air Cargo Data), the company maintained its 7th position in the rankings, with a tonnage in the first quaer of 2019 amounting to 11.6%. When all phases are complete, Turkish Cargo will comprise a total area of 300,000 m2, giving it the capacity to handle four million tons of cargo at the terminal every year. Freighter operations will continue to be carried out from the existing terminal at Ataturk Airpo.
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