The first and only PAN-Regional Magazine Middle East - Africa - Asia and beyond Years 2001-2016 el C ebr ati ng Vol. 07 Issue 3, No. 51, April 2017 GSS TTakesakes offoff Shekar Gunasekaran Founder & CEO, GSS Aero One mega air show Modern WMS cuts Siemens to set up Flying horses in India may be costs where global logistics hub keep Luxair Cargo forthcoming possible at Expo 2020 busy all year Dubai site www.aircargoupdate.com Shashi Kiran Shetty Founder & Chairman, All Cargo Logistics EDITORIAL Editor’s Note Keeping the momentum Monthly: Vol 07 | Issue 3 | No. 51 With the global trade picking up during the first quarter of 2017 Middle East, Africa, Asia & beyond and oil prices slowly stabilizing, the global air freight industry also moved up although still not as strong as in previous years. The International Air Transport Authority (IATA) latest air freight market analysis data point to a year-on-year 8.4 percent increase on global freight ton kilometers (FTKs) in February. The increase was largely attributed to increase in shipments of semi-conductor products, pharmaceuticals and cross-border e-commerce. The positive trend has trickled in to every facet of the industry's supply-chain with many freight forwarding and warehouse companies saying business has picked up in every region across the world. This is, of course, good news for an industry that has suffered many months of uncertainties and challenges after its glorious days. How to keep the momentum going, however, remains a challenge with so many changes in global policies and political scenes affecting the flow of commerce in many fronts. Chief Editor In this edition, we bring you the story of GSS Aero, a start-up air Gemma Q. Casas freighter company, which within less than a decade managed to gemmadimensionsmedia.com acquire seven B747 planes and continues to be on the verge of Contributors expansion, generating jobs and businesses for many in the Nirmala Rao Ayesha Rashid supply-chain along the way. ayeshaaircargoupdate.com The company is founded and managed by an Indian national Sales Marketing Israr Ahmad who made it big in the industry through sheer hard work, isrardimensionsmedia.com determination and vision. Tousif Ahmed tousifdimensionsmedia.com We're also bringing you the latest in India's aviation industry, Head Operations touted to be the world's next biggest market as the country's Jamal Ahmad jamaldimensionsmedia.com middle-income earners grow bigger. Photographers Features on WMS and tips from industry experts on how to Jamal Wasim handle the delicate vegetables and fruits are also highlighted in Creative Head this edition. Mohammed Imran imrandimensionsmedia.com Plus, the latest news and information in cargo, aviation, airlines, airports and logistics across the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and beyond. Read on for some thoughts to ponder. Gemma Casas Editor Be Notified . ! 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VIP & Commercial Charter Ground Handling & Fueling Live Stock EASA & JAR OPS AOC 24/7 Operations H.O.: F-103/02, Dubai Silicon Oasis, P.O. Box 341205 Dubai, UAE. Tel: +971 4 371 5000 Corp. Off.: A3-098, SAIF Zone, Sharjah, UAE Tel: +971 4 371 5001 E-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.gss.aero The L UNGE Shashi Kiran Shetty Founder Chairman, All Cargo Logistics Shashi Kiran Shetty From trainee to building Founder & Chairman, All Cargo Logistics a billion-dollar empire With more than a billion people, India's domestic market Headquartered in Mumbai, the company offers varied is more than enough for any entrepreneur wishing to make services such as Coastal shipping, Contract Logistics, it big to get even just a small slice of it and flourish with the Supply Chain management, NVOCC, Container Freight right formula, attitude and maybe some luck. Stations, Project engineering Solutions, and Inland And it all starts with a dream and a vision. Container Depot facilities. Among its top clients are major companies in the oil and gas sector worldwide. Shashi Kiran Shetty, the Mangalore-born multi-billionaire Indian entrepreneur founded All Cargo Logistics Ltd., With his company firmly established, Shetty now has under a different name with just Rs25,000 (about plenty of time for himself and his family. USD387) and a single forklift back in 1983 at the age of 25. One of his passions is to collect art pieces wherever he Today, All Cargo is India's largest logistics company in the goes. These collections are then carefully displayed in his private sector listed both in the BSE & NSE with many homes and offices across the globe. consolidated revenues of about USD1 billion. From Dubai, he got a camel made of metal with flat glasses It has 200 offices in 90 countries with a team of more than on its back strewn with purple ornaments. 8,000 and is one of the top 5 logistics companies in India, Shetty says he picked up the piece from an antique store in beating other major international firms in the same sector. the Emirate because it reminds him of heavy lifting, a Born in a small village in Bantwal, Shetty came to Mumbai significant part of logistics. in 1978 to look for a job. After several tries, he was hired as And when he's not scouting for art pieces, Shetty spends a trainee at the Intermodal Transport and Trading Systems much of his time playing golf in India or Scotland or Private Limited. holidaying with his family anywhere in the world. After learning the ropes of the trade, Shetty moved to "I golf every Sunday and also participate in many Forbes Gokak, a Tata Group company, where his dream of corporate tournaments. Outside India, Scotland is my setting up his own company in the industry was further favorite place to golf," the Economic Times of India quoted ignited. Shetty as saying. A commerce graduate from the Shri Venkatramana Shetty also plays cricket and tennis and has even bought Swamy College in Mangalore, Karnataka, Shetty saw the some shares at Singapore Slammers. bright future that the logistics industry hold in India for an A philanthropist, Shetty also finds time helping the needy entrepreneur like him. through the nonprofit group Avashya Foundation which he The company he founded at age 25, Trans India Freight founded. Services Pvt. Ltd., later evolved into All Cargo Logistics Still firmly grounded despite his success, Shetty says it's Ltd., which became known as an integrated logistics important to have a social responsibility and empower service provider. those who need help the most. GLOBAL NEWS Emirates Cargo’s suite of solutions to keep perishables fresh DUBAI, UAE: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, recently launched a technologically advance suite of solutions to help maintain the freshness of perishables and fresh consumables during transportation. The firm says Emirates SkyFresh brings together Emirates SkyCargo's state of the art infrastructure at its hub in Dubai, a modern fleet of wide- bodied aircraft including freighters, a range of innovative cool chain solutions including the brand new Ventilated Cool Dolly & experienced staff to ensure that perishables such as fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and seafood, meat and flowers maintain their freshness during the entire air Emirates SkyFresh Breathe provides I n 2 0 1 6 , E m i r a t e s S k y C a r g o transportation process. protection for temperature sensitive transported close to 400,000 tons of Emirates SkyFresh will feature three perishables such as fresh cut flowers, perishables across its global network levels - Emirates SkyFresh, Emirates ready to sell cut fruits and vegetables of over 150 destinations. SkyFresh Breathe and Emirates and fresh fish. Unique features will This included products as diverse as SkyFresh Active - offering varied include prioritised ground handling as salmon from Norway, strawberries levels of cool chain protection for well as the use of the Emirates from California, flowers from Ecuador, different kinds of perishables. SkyFresh Ventilated Cool Dolly. meat from Australia, mangoes from The basic solution, Emirates SkyFresh, Emirates SkyFresh Active will offer the the Indian subcontinent, wine and is geared towards temperature highest protection for perishables that cheese from France. tolerant fruits and vegetables and will cannot withstand any temperature Emirates SkyCargo is an important offer quick ramp transportation and d e v i a t i o n u s i n g s p e c i a l i z e d facilitator of global trade in perishables thermal protection through Emirates temperature controlled containers and helps make an important SkyCargo's White Cover blanket. during transportation. contribution to local exports. CEVA opens multi-user distribution facility at iPort as being adjacent to a 35 acre rail terminal, offers parking bays for 110 HGV in its 55 meter yard. Operating the facility on behalf of a number of consumer and retail customers, CEVA, one of the world's largest supply chain management companies, is able to provide warehousing, planning, transport, administration, customized value-added services and cross-docking functions from iPort.