NewsWeek Industry participation ‘critical’


THE Global Air Cargo Advi- sory Group (GACAG) has urged regulators to work more closely with the air freight industry to develop rules and regulations pertaining to the implementation of advance electronic information. The organisation also called


for industry participation in the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot cur- rently under way in the US. Michael Steen, Chairman


of GACAG, said: “We are a global industry and it is critical that we work with regulators to develop a global, har- monised approach in this area. “We believe there will be great value from our industry


members’ participation in the ACAS pilot in the US, and on drawing lessons from that pilot towards a globalised and harmonised outcome.” He added: “There has been


a recent significant increase in the number of countries seek- ing to implement advance electronic information but as some countries may not be fol- lowing the advance electronic information standards pub- lished in the WCO (World Customs Organization) SAFE Framework, it is creating con- fusion and additional costs to the aviation sector.” He went on: “In their


respective efforts to further secure the air cargo supply chain, some countries have been releasing ad hoc direc- tives – including consideration of advance electronic informa- tion prior to loading –without adequate time for discussion, resulting in regulations that the industry may be unable to fulfil.” GACAG is making several recommendations, such as


Steen: “great value”


regulations must recognise dif- ferent segments of the air cargo industry, allowing mul- tiple filings based on the availability of information while limiting duplication. The association also sug-


gests that importers, exporters or their agents should provide goods declarations as early as possible for security risk assess- ment, and that authorities should provide electronic noti-


fication of security concerns. n Security Review, pages 8-9


Agent makes Sri Lankan deal


NORBERT Dentressangle, the French supply chain man- agement specialist, is set to acquire the multimodal freight forwarding operations of Sri Lankan conglomerate John Keells Group. The deal will allow Norbert


Dentressangle to strengthen its freight forwarding footprint in the Asian market, with the lat- est acquisition giving it access to six Indian offices and a fur- ther two in Sri Lanka. The deal follows the com-


pany’s purchase last year of APC Beijing International – a


China-based freight forward- ing concern. A statement from Norbert


Dentressangle said that “the acquisition of a reliable, recog- nised major Indian and Sri Lankan freight forwarding player means the Asian conti- nent is now well served by the Group’s operations”. The transaction is due to be


finalised by the end of August 2012, at which time Norbert Dentressangle will offer a freight forwarding network of 50 offices operating in 12 countries.


ST Aerospace: a busy three months


ST AEROSPACE enjoyed a busy second quarter this year. As well as securing around


S$370 million (US$292 mil- lion) worth of new contracts between April and June, the company redelivered six con- verted freighters to several customers. Also during the second


quarter, an agreement was reached for the A330 freighter


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conversion programme to pro- ceed as a partnership between Airbus, EADS and ST Aerospace. In addition, its US-based


affiliate VT Aerospace received approval for the acquisition of certain assets of Pemco World Air Services, including that company’s B737 freighter conversion supplemental type certificates.


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