10 CARGO NEWS
New warehouse for Nahcoaviance
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 included a dual view scanning machine and an explosive device detection machine.
GROUND HANDLING INTERNATIONAL APRIL 2013
its support for the air cargo sector in the face of continuing crisis within the airfreight business. For the first six months of 2013, rebates for landing fees at Changi airport will be raised to 50% for all scheduled freighter flights. This additional initiative, which will amount to S$4.5m, will bring CAG’s total support for the air cargo sector to close to S$20m since the start of 2012/13 financial year. In March last year CAG announced a S$15m cargo support package for 2012/13, consisting of a 20% landing fee rebate for freighter flights and partnership funding support for new cargo development initiatives, as well as up to 20% rental rebates for cargo tenants leasing CAG cargo facilities at the Changi Airfreight Centre.
ULD partnership arrangement is reaffirmed in Asia
AirAsia X, the Malaysia-based long haul, low cost airline affiliate of the AirAsia Group, and CHEP Aerospace Solutions have agreed to extend their unit load device outsourcing and management partnership until 2018. The terms of the renewed agreement also include the transition of AirAsia X’s entire baggage container fleet to lightweight composite containers for its growing fleet of A330 and forthcoming A350 aircraft. CHEP Aerospace Solutions, a leading independent provider of outsourced ULD and galley cart repair, maintenance and management services, in turn will integrate the new lightweight units with AirAsia X’s network over the coming months. AirAsia X’s Head of Cargo, Sathis Manoharen, commented on the arrangement: “We have decided to renew our ULD management agreement with CHEP Aerospace Solutions based on the excellent service and performance received since the beginning of our partnership in 2007. The financial and operational advantages of outsourcing our ULD management to CHEP have been proven during the previous five years, and we expect additional benefits resulting from the switch to lightweight containers, which weigh 17 kilogrammes less than traditional aluminium containers. In addition to achieving significant fuel burn cost savings, we also demonstrate our environmental responsibility and commitment, as we will be able to greatly reduce our carbon emissions. We look forward to our continued partnership with CHEP.”
Bolstering the case for cargo handling at Changi
The Changi Airport Group has increased
Decline in volumes: is this the ongoing trend?
Montreal-based Airports Council International reports that while some of the world’s top airfreight hubs have increased volumes during 2012 (such as Hong Kong, up by 2.2%, and Memphis with 2.5%), for 57% of the top 30 airfreight airports volumes have declined. “Airfreight had mixed results
throughout 2012, with some months posting modest gains while other months posted declines,” said Rafael Echevarne, ACI’s World Economic Director. “Amid the significant downside risks in the Euro area and the fiscal deadlock in the US throughout the year, growth in airfreight came to an overall halt in 2012. As the global economy and international trade picks up steam, we are optimistic of seeing higher growth rates for both passenger and freight traffic in 2013.” Preliminary results point to an overall
increase of some 3.9% in global passenger traffic in 2012 when compared to 2011. Although the world’s top international airports in the US and Europe posted more modest gains in passenger traffic, air transport markets in emerging economies continue to show buoyant activity. Double-digit growth rates in passenger traffic were observed in Istanbul (20.2%), Jakarta (14.4%), Dubai (13.2%) and Bangkok (10.6%) in 2012.
Cargolux selects new station in Africa for service
Cargolux has revealed that it is adding Port Harcourt, in Nigeria, as a new destination within its African network. The inaugural service, CV7122, was due to begin operation on March 5 2013 with Cargolux’s Boeing 747 freighter. Port Harcourt fits perfectly into Cargolux’s network as it has strong oil and gas traffic. Given the geo-political location, the oil and gas industry in the region
increasingly demand more direct flights for its equipment and support-related items. Flying heavy and outsized goods for these industries on its nose-door equipped freighters is one of Cargolux’s specialties and customers have long relied on the company’s expertise in this field. In addition to the heavy freight, Cargolux carries a range of consumer goods for the local consumer market. The new service also connects Lagos, Kinshasa and Nairobi with Europe and offers convenient and efficient onward connections to and from all Cargolux destinations worldwide.
Lufthansa in Mexico
On March 2, Lufthansa Cargo began laying on new MD-11 freighter services to Guadalajara, in Mexico. This will allow the cargo airline to connect the metropolis in the Mexican highlands with its Frankfurt hub. The twice-weekly flights from Frankfurt are routed via Chicago and Mexico City and operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The return flights (also with a stopover in the US), are on Thursdays and Sundays.
Guadalajara has evolved into a major business centre, one that is especially interesting for high-tech companies in the electronics and information technology sector. Over the past ten years, more than 600 companies from the high-tech sector have established bases in the region. The automotive industry has also found the region around Guadalajara an ideal location for production plants. Agriculture is a key factor in the export business in the city, which is some 500 kilometres west of Mexico City. In fact, more than half the farm produce in Mexico stems from the northwest of the country. “Industry in the Guadalajara region
has grown tremendously in the past few years,” notes Lufthansa Cargo Board Member (Product & Sales), Dr Andreas Otto. “With the new services, we are strengthening our presence in the Mexican growth market and making our global route network even more attractive to our customers.” For the summer flight schedule, beginning on March 31, Lufthansa Cargo will be offering connections to 317 destinations in 106 countries. A total of 48 cities, mostly in Asia, will be served with freighter flights. In Asia, Lufthansa Cargo will be offering freighter connections to 25 destinations. Eight cities in North America will be served by freighters whilst nine in Latin America will benefit. Included in the Lufthansa Cargo timetable are also four freighter destinations in Africa.
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