ACF2010Review
Dutch throw ‘cool’ party at South Pole venue
On the evening of 2 November, as TIACA members gathered for a splendid meal at the Trustee Dinner in an exclusive venue in central Amsterdam, the local air cargo industry had already migrated, in force, to Zuid- pool – the South Pole bar and nightclub – close to the RAI Congress Centre. Around 800 members of the industry found time to
party into the early hours of the morning with plenty of liquid refreshment and food to keep guests warm in a venue that is such a ‘cool’ part of the city’s nightlife that it has an ice bar where drinkers (right) must put on pro- tective thermal clothing before entering.
Jan de Rijk continues to expand
Sebastiaan Scholte, CEO at Amsterdam-based Jan de Rijk Logis- tics, notes that the company is keen to expand.While cargo road feeder servicesmay be its bread and butter, the trucking company does a lotmore – claiming it canmanage all of a customer’s distri- bution-related requirements as an outsourcing partner. Jan deRijk can undertake all the import handling requirements
for a carrier at an offline destination, for example, he pointed out. The trucking company offers a full track-and-trace system for customers to monitor the progress of their freight via a web portal, while Jan de Rijk can also connect to all its freight carrier clients via an EDI system. Furthermore: “We like to think
out of the box,” Scholte said. “And we like to meet with our cus- tomers on an ongoing basis, to establish how we can best help each other.” On the subject of the market, demand out of Asia is stabilising, but it is a littleweaker than expected,
he considers. The low season after Christmas is likely to be espe- cially slow in 2011, Scholte believes. What is more, he is not seeing the improvement in rates that
some other people have been reporting. These remain low, with some competitors in the marketplace continuing to offer what can only be regarded as “unsustainably lowprices”, he complained.
Continental on launch pad
“Being atACF 2010was a great launching point for us,” reveals Tony Randgaard, Continental Airlines Cargo’s manager mar- keting/advertising. With Continental’s merger
with United Airlines having become official on 1 October, the two carriers exhibited jointly and their Air Logistics Network meeting schedule was fully booked for the duration of the show, Randgaard noted. He went on: “ACF is known
for very productive meetings that span the whole gamut from handlers to GSAs, and Amsterdam has brought in the top strategic people from freight forwarders” – and it was the GSAs and the forwarders thatContinentalwasmost keen tomeet during the event. “It was also a chance for the new president of United Cargo,
Randgaard: “ACF is known for very productive meetings”
Robbie Anderson, to meet people and relaunch himself in the new role,” Randgaard added, noting that Anderson was previ- ously vice president at Continental’s Cleveland hub.
Meet us in Munich
A major highlight of the air freight calendar next year is the biennial Air Cargo Europe conference and exhibition in Munich – and the event is accompanied by the ACW World Air Cargo Awards Gala Dinner. Air Cargo Europe 2011
New Munich Trade Fair Centre
10-13 May 2011
will take place between 10 and 13 May, with the Gala Dinner to present the awards being held onWednesday 11May at a top hotel near the exhibition centre. The night will begin with a champagne reception fol-
lowed by dinner with a choice of wines and live musical entertainment to complete the evening. Book NOW to ensure the best seats at this popular event. Details at:
www.aircargoeurope.com
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