Partnership and Collaboration IATA Dangerous PROFILE: Goods STAR AIR Workshops Cargo Chat News
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
FIRST QUARTER 2018 – Edition 18 NEWS, EVENTS, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY & EDUCATION! CARGOchat Partnership and Collaboration IATA Dangerous PROFILE: Goods STAR AIR Workshops Cargo Chat News Partnership and Collaboration Why the new paradigm is the answer he relentless growth and changes there is the constant backdrop of infrastructure, including ACSA and Air in the express logistics sphere is essential safety and security checks. Traffic Control. Tforcing all of us in the chain to re- think our approach. As a service provider, we become Funding our response to growth requires constantly aware of the pressures. In our shareholders to repose their trust in us Whatever metrics you apply, business is earlier days, the buyer/seller approach for significant investments. They expect booming. IATA tells us Africa experienced dominated A company appointed you - us to exercise anticipation and judgment its biggest ever air-cargo increase with a normally executive to executive and you when motivating the need for additional 17.5% rise in air cargo shipments. Cape were expected to take it from there. resources. For example, decisions on Town International Airport showed a 52% when to employ extra aircraft - at a cost increase in international shipments in Now, to quote Britain’s former Prime of millions - is an exercise in market 2017 while domestic cargo volumes shot minister, David Cameron, “We’re all in timing. If the timing is too optimistic it up by 17%, according to Cape Town this together.” All players in the express loses vast sums through unfilled capacity. Executive mayor, Patricia de Lille. logistics chain, not only service provider If it arrives too late, capacity may suffer and client, have to collaborate and prejudicing service standards. We can see it in our own profile at BidAir work as partners to achieve the desired Cargo. A year ago two Boeing 737F outcomes. This brings us to the most important aircraft were offering adequate capacity partnership of all - with our clients. We for supporters of our Overnight Express Taking BidAir Cargo as an example, we are always mindful that our role is vital in service. As reported elsewhere, we are depend on numerous suppliers, the assisting you in delivering satisfaction to currently employing four. other airlines and companies who lease your customers, whether on domestic, aircraft and transport, fuel companies, regional or international services. That The nature and size of market continues IT companies and their systems, the means ensuring capacity is available when to astound observers. It’s dynamic, fluid educational establishments who train you need it. It is your cargo volumes that with patterns changing, specialised and coach our people and the providers drive everything, with all other stakeholders handling, new niches and new time of security equipment and services. We and their interventions dependent on frames emerging and e-commerce work with Bidvest group companies who throughput. Our estimates are dependent growing like wildfire. Uncompromising take care of our airside requirements as in turn on ball-park input from you urgency allows no room for error and well as the authorities and owners of which is why we want to involve you in 2 Cargo Chat – First Quarter 2018 Cargo Chat News planning. Going further, your commitment Our aim remains to be your most coping with growth. We are grateful to allotment agreements - guaranteed valued express cargo airline partner to you for your business and wish to capacity contracts - give us the assurance demonstrating understanding and continue to serve as your long-term to make the capacity available and involve fulfilment of your needs, and delivering express logistics partner. We pledge all the other parties to our mutual benefit. excellence, responsiveness, reliability to help you in meeting your business and meaningful trusty relationships. objectives, deriving job satisfaction and Instream, we have to take care of every Clearly this requires a close working achievement, enjoying some pleasant employee whose contribution and partnership rather than the outdated interactions along the way and above teamwork keeps the business running buyer/seller arrangement. all prospering through satisfying your efficiently and on time. Especially we customers with the “Wow factor” that have to give them to skills to work to best In thinking about how such relationships comes from meeting and exceeding advantage with their counterparts in client flourish, I am reminded of the four their expectations. companies. It is at that implementation classical pillars of corporate governance level - far from the Boardroom - that - Responsibility, Accountability, Fairness practical daily and nightly solutions are and Transparency. found, with adjustments to procedures, methods and timings as necessary, with This partnership approach has the help of other stakeholders. proved itself and is the way ahead in Garry Marshall – Chief Executive Officer Responsibility Accountability Fairness Transparency Keeping client promises Unswerving commitment Fair and equal treatment Openness, honesty, through investment in the to the performance for our clients, ethical disclosure, cards on the essential infrastructure, laid out in our Service behaviour, doing the right table so both partners are network, equipment, Level Agreements thing at all times and making informed decisions people, disciplines, treating all partners with based on operational competencies, systems dignity and respect. and financial reality. and training Cargo Chat – First Quarter 2018 3 Cargo Chat News IATA DANGEROUS GOODS WORKSHOPS “It was a very worthwhile and educational event.” oy Solomons, BidAir Cargo Chief including management from BidAir Cargo Commercial Officer, was selected as across the Republic. Ra panel member at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) dangerous The subject matter covered managing the goods awareness workshops conducted in risks and issues surrounding the transport Johannesburg and Cape Town recently. Godfrey Taylor (PLZ), Shahiema Moos (CPT), of dangerous goods in the African and Lenishia Naicker (DUR), and Fellowship Mvalo (ELS) global context. The aim was to determine IATA’s line up reflected the importance of how the air cargo industry can make the the subject. It was headed up by IATA’s & Standards. Representatives of the The supply chain safer. SACAA endorsed the Regional Area Head, Southern Africa, South African Civil Aviation Authority IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) Janaurieu D’Sa, who was joined by David (SACAA) participated, so it was fitting as the industry standard, in line with the Brennan, IATA Asst. Director Cargo Safety that over 100 industry players attended, ICAO Technical Instructions. Good news from the Bidvest Group Bidvest believes the country is on the Still, against this backdrop the cusp of a much-needed confidence distribution and services group says its boost, with signs of a recovery in the diverse operating units pulled together local economy. It says most of its to grow earnings. With the exception divisions are ideally positioned to take of its Automotive business, all trading advantage of a revival in economic operations grew profits, although growth and investment. However, it Bidvest Namibia also disappointed. The doesn’t believe there will be quick Services, Freight and Office and Print wins. Government overspending, divisions were the stand-out performers Lindsay Ralphs substantially reduced infrastructural Picture courtesy of Financial Mail over the six-month period with increases and other investments, as well as in trading profit of 24.3%, 18.0% and corruption, have resulted in significant that any real benefits will take some time 12.7%, respectively. economic damage, which will take to fully flow through into the broader (Source: Bidvest South Africa Chief Executive, Lindsay many years to remedy. It is expected economy. Ralphs) 4 Cargo Chat – First Quarter 2018 Cargo Chat News Overnight Express News Update ur ONX service continues to collections from customer premises at compared to the two Boeing 737F grow as more clients discover the end of the working day and earlier freighters in use a year ago. Currently the Othe advantages of Overnight deliveries the next morning. fourth aircraft is on lease till the end of Express. The schedule and short hand- March.Our leasing partner, Star Air (see in/hand-out timing are designed to Sustaining our service levels in the light article elsewhere in Cargo Chat) has assist couriers in optimising service to of the increased volumes means we taken delivery of another aircraft for their their customers. They allow for later are currently operating four aircraft, fleet. It is currently undergoing a bridging check to be placed on the South African register and will be available on a longer- Overnight Express Schedule Effective 12th February 2018 term lease. Loose ULD Cut- Hand- Day Aircraft Flight No Sector STD STA Cargo Off out Investing in an aircraft lease is a costly Cut-Off decision which is not taken lightly. For our Domestic ONX Schedule Monday thru Thursday 1,2,3,4 B733F BRH747 CPT-PLZ 21H00 22H15 20H00 20H15 23H15 clients, it delivers the capacity they need 1,2,3,4 B733F BRH748 PLZ-JNB 23H00 00H30 22H00 22H15 01H30 to meet their customer promises. From 2,3,4,5 B733F BRH749 JNB-CPT 01H30 03H45 22H30 23H00 04H45 our side, the decision is easier if we have 1,2,3,4 B733F BRH733 DUR-JNB 21H45 22H45 20H30 20H45 00H00 volumes guaranteed through contracts or 2,3,4,5 B733F BRH734