10 Issue 4 2017 - Freight Business Journal ///NEWS News Roundup Insurance contract has been concluded; notice that they applied and that any notification after the it did so before the contractual Qatar Airways is to launch a daily flight Air Don’t let this Old Chestnut contract has been concluded is agreement was reached. from Cardiff Airport to its hub in Doha, Qatar, burn your fingers completely ineffective. All service providers in 2018. It will be the first regular direct long-haul flight between Wales Furthermore, where the should have a system to and a major Gulf hub with connections to over 150 destinations Incorporation of Standard Trading contractual counterparty is ensure that their STCs are across the globe in Asia, Australasia, Africa and the Middle East. Qatar a consumer (as opposed to a properly incorporated and currently flies from London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Conditions is an ‘old chestnut’, business), or where there is that staff tasked with dealing Edinburgh, and will commence services from Dublin on 12 June. some other inequality in the with contracts, often booking but remains critically important bargaining strength of the clerks, are adequately trained Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has made 600 people redundant in supply chain operations. TT parties or where the terms and understand why it is including elimination of the cargo director role. There will instead are particularly onerous or so important to make sure be a director of commercial and cargo. Current cargo director James Club’s regional claims director for unusual, then the party seeking the STCs apply. After all, the Ginns, who only took over from Simon Large a month ago, will become to rely on its STCs has a stricter company’s reputation, financial director of customer service. Europea, Middle East and Africa, obligation to ensure that performance and insurance Justin Reynolds warns: Don’t let their existence (and in some record are on the line. SEKO Logistics has named John Eastland as president of its jurisdictions the actual text) In the transport and logistics aerospace and aviation industry vertical, based in Washington DC. the ‘big picture’ deal blind you to is brought to the other party’s sector, where margins are He was formerly at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics where he was important detail. notice. often tight, the likely earnings vice president, domestic product. SEKO Logistics created a dedicated The safest way to ensure achieved under any contract Aerospace and Aviation industry vertical at the start of 2016 with the A contract is an agreement, covering the scope of services, incorporation is to have a could be dwarfed by the first new location opening in Farnborough, a major centre for the UK between at least two parties. the basis of liability (negligence written and signed contract potential liabilities arising from aerospace industry. In exchange for the payment based or strict liability), that incorporates the STCs a breach. If the operator fails of a contractual price by one defences, limits of liability, time – but ensure that, where to incorporate its STCs it may Virgin Atlantic senior vice president of cargo for 30 years, John Lloyd, party, the other party agrees to limits for notification of claims the main contract and the also prejudice its insurance is to step down from his post in September to pursue other, as yet provide goods or services. and for the commencement STCs incorporated into it are cover and so to some extent unnamed interests. In a statement, the carrier said it would “be sad to In practice, where there of legal proceedings, and in conflict, there is a clear could find itself ‘self-insuring’ see John go”. He had built a strong team “with an amazing reputation is pressure to win or retain an appropriate law and mechanism determining the claim; if the sum involved is for customer service and incredibly strong customer relationships, business, efforts can be jurisdiction clause. which clause(s) take priority. large enough, it could be the end driven by an honest and straightforward style.” focussed almost entirely on the Whether those clauses are Alternatively, there could be of the road for that particular At the time of writing, no replacement had yet been named. commercial aspects. Rightly ‘reasonable’ is outside the a simple written and signed business. so, one might say; trade, after scope of this article but it must document acknowledging that Remember, if you wish British Airways brand owner IAG Cargo has launched a new loyalty all, makes the world go round. be borne in mind that even the STCs apply. to trade on STCs, it is your programme for small and medium sized forwarders. FWD.Rewards But where the parties have if a party can show that its In the absence of a signed obligation to bring them to your awards points to shippers when they use the carrier, which can be failed adequately to think STCs form part of the contract, document, however, notice contractual counterparty’s redeemed for passenger flights, hotel stays or cargo credit. about liability, a claim due to there may be scope for the can be given by other means, notice before you reach negligence or a breach of some other party to challenge their for example by referring to agreement to provide the IAG says its new long-haul low cost airline brand LEVEL will offer a other contractual obligation enforceability in court. the application of the STCs services. Heed the words of cargo service from June, alongside British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus could bring things to a grinding Broadly speaking, whether in written communications Lord Denning in the 1956 case and Vueling. LEVEL will open up a new long-haul, wide-body cargo halt. you are dealing with Federal or (including emails) or in other of J Spurling Ltd v Bradshaw: gateway in Barcelona, offering services to Los Angeles, Punta Cana in In the real world, despite State law in the US, European contractual documents, such as “The more unreasonable a the Dominican Republic and Buenos Aires in Argentina using A330- best intentions, claims often (or other) civil law jurisdictions quotations, or on the company’s clause is, the greater the notice 200 aircraft. arise. One way to try to or English (or other) common website. which must be given of it. Some protect yourself is by taking law jurisdictions, the obligation A court’s natural sympathy clauses which I have seen UPS has launched an urgent delivery service in Europe for goods appropriate steps to ensure that is on the party seeking to rely will often be against the party would need to be printed in red including aircraft parts or surgical tools. Express Critical includes the standard trading conditions on its STCs to give the other seeking to rely upon its STCs ink on the face of the document option to use a personal courier to carry the shipment by hand on (STCs) are incorporated into the party adequate notice that and it will look closely at the with a red hand pointing to it commercial flights, large cargo planes for oversized shipments, door- contract. the contract is subject to its evidence in order to determine before the notice could be held to-door service and an “end-of-runway intercept” service to pick All STCs should include terms STCs. It must do so before the whether it has given adequate to be sufficient.” urgent goods up as soon as the plane lands, plus specialised vehicles for door-to-door ground transport within Europe. A UPS team assesses identifies transportation alternatives at a round- Absolutely has integrated said: “This acquisition will the-clock contact centre and specific security and insurance services Absolutely the MayDH team, and says add significant revenue to our are available through UPS Capital. their expertise in international group as well as a wealth of distribution market “is already knowledge and experience to New heavyweight cargo carrier Antonov Airlines says it is planning proving valuable to the our international operations. to set up outlets in the US and Hong Kong, following the opening buys MayDH group”. The company intends We have been completely of its office at London Stansted Airport in the UK. It has meanwhile to integrate the operations committed to ensuring a appointed a general sales agent covering Japan and Australia. UK courier firm Absolutely has MayDH has been operating of MayDH into its Heathrow smooth transition for all Antonov operates seven AN-124 freighters, with a payload of up to 150 acquired MayDH, including its in the international courier operations during Summer involved and I am pleased tonnes and the 250-toone AN-225, the world’s biggest aircraft. international courier, freight, and freight industry for over 2017. to report the integration UK overnight and same-day 35 years with an annual Absolutely managing of MayDH is progressing Lufthansa is to offer more freighter flights to Shanghai and Guangzhou operations. turnover of about £2m. director Jeremy Thompson, extremely well.” as part of its latest timetable change. Shanghai goes up from seven to nine times a week from September and will exclusively be operated by Boeing 777F cargo aircraft replacing remaining MD-11Fs. Guangzhou Allport to buy French forwarder goes up from four to five times a week. Cruelty Free International says that Vietnam Airlines has reaffirmed UK-based Allport Cargo is of the Far East Cargo Line NVOCC transport services and logistics France and in 2010 in Paris CDG its commitment not to transport monkeys to laboratories for use in to acquire 100% of French network. ECT was founded in and ECT owns a 12,500sq m to cater for air-freight.