FEBRUARY 2013 GROUND HANDLING INTERNATIONAL
Cloud application a boon to freight forwarding
Towards the end of 2012 UPS announced enhancements to its global ocean and air freight forwarding product, UPS Supplier Management, with the introduction of UPS Order Watch: this is a cloud-based technology platform that allows customers to more efficiently collaborate with international suppliers and better manage their inbound supply chains.
Enhancements to the service include added capabilities to enable greater accuracy and timeliness of overseas vendor bookings; improved processing and management of suppliers; automated exception management; near real-time shipment status and detailed line-level visibility of in- transit inventory; improved internal operational processes; and facilitation of purchase order consolidation, along with optimised shipping plans. The enhancements, together with highly- refined logistics processes stemming from decades of experience, are now available to current customers. The UPS
Order Watch platform will be available to new customers early this year.
Cathay: cargo situation still weak despite promise
Cathay Pacific Airways has said that freight traffic resumed an upward trend towards the end of 2012, thanks to Christmas orders, but that volumes were still below the peak levels witnessed in 2010. Hong Kong’s principal airline, which reported its first meaningful growth in 18 months in September 2012, continued to post small year-on-year improvements in freight volume, said Cathay’s Chief Operating Officer. No comment was given on whether the cargo division would post a profit for 2012.
Manchester gets permission for freight project
Late in 2012, Manchester airport received outline planning approval for a £100m development project that has been dubbed the World Logistics Hub. The initiative will see the creation
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of around 130,000 square metres of new logistics space at the airport. The airport’s parent company, that of Manchester Airports Group, believes that the scheme will help revitalise the currently depressed UK freight market. Cargo throughput at Manchester over 2011 was 107,000 tonnes, which was around 8% lower than 2010 totals. If all goes according to plan, the new development, which will include small and medium-sized warehouses, ranging from 700 to 20,000 square metres, will more than triple the area of Manchester airport’s existing World Freight Terminal.
New warehouse at Nahco
Nahcoaviance recently commissioned its highly automated facilities warehouse, the largest in sub Sahara Africa, which has a capacity to handle 230,000 tonnes of cargo. The warehouse also boasts a world-class cold room, freezers and a comprehensive security system, which includes a dual view scanning machine and an explosive device detection machine.
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