provide the best quality news and featured content available in this sector. Around 30,000 freight professionals chose
to visit the IFW website last month – let’s give that some context: imagine filling an entire half of a Premiership football stadium and communicating with each and every individual about something they are interested in, interested enough to take time out of their day to pay attention. Still at the core of IFW is high-quality
exclusive content, produced by a team of journalists immersed in this dynamic sector, with extensive contacts that give them a unique perspective on the issues that count. And as it progresses towards its 50th
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The head of SNCF’s rail freight division, Luc Nadal, is stepping down only four months after the announcement of a €1bn recovery plan for Fret SNCF, the division’s largest subsidiary. The move appears to be a consequence
of the decision by SNCF’s transport and logistics supremo, Pierre Blayau, to take direct responsibility for implementation of the recovery plan Blayau said: “This is nothing to do
with a clash of personalities, and nor does it reflect a change in strategy. I simply want to take a hands-on role in order to facilitate the execution of my recovery plan.” He thanked Nadal for his efforts in
turning round SNCF’s intermodal arm, Naviland Cargo, and re-launching the group’s combined transport offering. Nadal will be replaced as the head of
rail freight activities by Sylvie Charles, currently the director of SNCF’s finished vehicles logistics specialist, STVA. Meanwhile, SNCF’s main labour
union, the CGT, has called a one-day strike for 3 February, largely in protest over job cuts. Union sources claim that SNCF is plan-
ning to shed almost 19% of its total workforce of 2,600 employees in the freight division this year, largely as a result of drastic cutbacks in its single-
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Chapman Freeborn said it had co-
New options for delivering aid cargo to Haiti were opening up as IFWwent to press, with the first containers being unloaded at Port au Prince and a second airfield being opened by the US military to ease the bottleneck at Port au Prince International (PAP). But despite restrictions at PAP, air
cargo operators and brokers were con- tinuing to find ways to get freight in. Dennis Gliznoutsa, commercial
director for Volga-Dnepr Airlines, told IFW four of its six Haiti flights using IL-76s, had been able to land at PAP, while the others had been diverted to air- ports, such as Puerto Plata – close to Santo Domingo – (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic. Although slots at PAP were restricted,
and airlines had to bring in their own fuel, Gliznoutsa said these were familiar conditions for airlines involved in mercy flights.
ordinated more than 50 charter opera- tions for aid agencies, including L-100 Hercules, IL-76 and B747 freighters into PAP. And Air Charter Service (ACS) had organised more than 30 into SDQ and PAP. ACS’s James Leach, based at SDQ
since 13 January, said: “The devastation appears to be on a par with what I saw in Banda Aceh after the tsunami in December 2004.” He said there was no sign yet of when
the air phase of the relief operation would wind down. Gliznoutsa said there had been no
need so far for the airline’s largest freighter type, the AN-124, although these were expected to be used in the next phase to fly in large reconstruction- related equipment. “But because of Haiti’s proximity to
the US, we would expect most of that type of equipment to go in by sea,” he said.
The first ships carrying relief supplies
began arriving by the middle of last week at Port au Prince, as the US military began to repair damaged port infrastruc- ture. Crimson Shipping’s ro-ro vessel
Crimson Cloverwas the first to dock at the Haitian port’s only remaining pier, carrying 2,200 tonnes of food from the US, according to IFW’s sister publication, Lloyd’s List. Only around one-third of the port’s
berth space can be used and the remaining pier is so weak it can only support one truck at a time. Investigators believe the damaged pier
can be repaired, although it will take at least a month. Other vessels were going into Rio
Haina and Caucedo, in the Dominican Republic, for transfer to Port au Prince by road. Meanwhile, Crowley Maritime Corpo-
ration was due on Friday to start a trial “lightering” operation at Port au Prince,
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Last week saw the first gongs of 2010 handed out as the British International Freight Association (BIFA) held its annual awards in London. BIFA’s 21st awards were hosted by
author and broadcaster Frances Edmonds, and BIFA director general Peter Quantrill said: “This year, 30 final- ists vied for the eight category trophies and the standard of submissions was extremely high. “The achievements of the winners
included the conversion of prime cargo from sea freight to air freight, provision of niche logistics services to the motor- cycle industry, developing services to the publishing industry, as well as training and IT enhancements.” A full list of the winners can be found
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