Teesport wins new short-sea link 10 Sweden


PD Ports has gained a new weekly MacAndrews Iberia,


route to and Poland.


following the CMA CGM short sea subsidiary’s decision to add the north-east port to its existing Scan-Baltic service. Frans Calje, PD Ports’ managing


director unitised, said Teesport had already handled the first two 800teu vessels, adding: “The arrival of MacAndrews and this new weekly call into Teesport greatly enhances the network of services which we can offer to the region’s importers and


exporters. We very much look forward to further developing this service as market demand strengthens.” Geoff Smith, managing


director of MacAndrews, added: “This is in line with MacAndrews business goals to continue to expand


and offer dynamic


services to the market, giving alternatives for greener logistics and cost competitive solutions for our customers.


Calling at


Teesport further enhances our existing Iberian, Scandinavian, Baltic and Russian network.”


The nation of shopkeepers looks abroad


Davies Turner has developed a complete support package for British fashion retailers


setting


up operations abroad. Head of retail development, Dave O’Brien says that the forwarder and logistics specialist has recently been inundated with requests for rates and schedules from UK retailers joining the rush to open stores across Europe and beyond, for replenishing stock in their international stores. With the home market flat –


apart from internet sales - many UK retailers are now looking to the Continent or further afield for meaningful growth. Although some have a long history of overseas operations – Marks & Spencer for example - the move overseas has picked up pace in recent years and virtually all the big names of the High Street are contemplating setting up foreign operations if they have not already done so. Most of the retailers that have made the move are in the fashion sector. Nor is the move confined to


Western Europe. Many of the new shops are in Russia, or the Ukraine; the former country will soon have more retail space than the UK. Davies Turner has been at the


forefront of the trend and has been helping retailers set up suitable


supply chains, says O’Brien. He explains: “We now have a system in place that can deliver from a supplier’s UK distribution centre directly to the shop overseas, without passing through another distribution hub. This is especially important when fashion retailers move out of their comfort zone to develop new markets and sales channels.” Many retailers deliver from UK


distribution centres either direct to store or to a local DC, oſten in little more time than a domestic replenishment would take, says O’Brien. There are daily shuttle services to many countries and these can be supplemented by express vans if there is a sudden rush. “A sprinter van could leave the UK tonight and deliver to the centre of Paris by next morning,” he explains. He says that the move to open


stores overseas, as well as channel proliferation, is adding pressure to the already hyper-competitive apparel market with its seasonal merchandising, short cycles, fickle consumers, and fierce price wars. Davies Turner offers a full of multimodal


range freight


services covering both full loads and worldwide groupage consolidations, with regional warehousing hubs, plus internet


order-sorting and fulfilment where required. This is combined with the company’s own P2D supply chain management system from purchase order to final delivery. Davies Turner is also part


of System Alliance Europe (SAE) grouping of independent forwarders who have similar expertise in the mechanics of delivering to town centre locations throughout the Continent where there may be emissions limits, permits and local regulations to contend with. “Knowing where your product


is, whether it is moving in the most cost-efficient manner and, if it will be available to ship from a distribution centre on time and to be delivered into store on time is key to handling multiple sales channels,” O’Brien explains. “Bespoke systems, designed in house and tailored to individual


apparel customer requirements are part of our service which is proving indispensable to managing the supply chains of stores overseas. All companies using our services to replenish their export outlets get prior notification of the transit and lead times for delivery.” O’Brien says that while Davies


Turner can and does provide direct international store replenishment from the UK it is not all clients’ preference and it can also offer local distribution centres at each destination where a client can keep stock for the best selling lines for next-day replenishment if needed. Retailers are also getting a


lot more adventurous in how they manage their stock. It is not unknown now for a company to import goods from the Far East via Turkey and supply Europe via the latter country.


Unifeeder to buy UFS


Unifeeder is to acquire United Feeder Services (UFS) and will combine the two operators’ networks in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean, creating the largest pan-European operator of its kind, it says. Unifeeder and UFS will continue to trade as separate


companies and with separate organisations but combine their capabilities to improve services and operations. Unifeeder chief executive officer, The transaction is expected


to close at the end of October, subject to approval by the relevant authorities.


Issue 7 2013 Freight Business Journal


///NEWS NEWS ROUNDUP AIRFREIGHT & EXPRESS


Emirates will launch its first flight to Afghanistan, between Dubai and Kabul’s Khwaja Rawash Airport, Kabul from 4 December. The route will be operated by an Airbus A340-500 departing Dubai daily at 09.55 and returning from Kabul at 15.30.


Etihad Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo are to exchange capacity on their services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow and Frankfurt. Etihad will offer capacity to Singapore Airlines Cargo on one of its weekly freighter services from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt and on its cargo network to the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. Singapore Airlines will in turn offer cargo capacity on its freighter services to London Heathrow via Abu Dhabi.


IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways and Iberia will increase flights from six to seven a week between London Heathrow and Hyderabad (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport) from 27 October. Capacity will also be boosted by introduction of the larger B777-200.


DSV Air & Sea has expanded its Everyday airfreight service from the UK to include major US destinations. The Everyday service was launched last year between the UK and China/Hong Kong. It offers assured capacity on flights with premium carriers and has also negotiated some of the most competitive rates in the industry, says DSV with a simplified door-to-door rate structure from $1.50 per kilo.


Trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler AMI has introduced nationwide ‘drop-in’ points in the UK for its pan-European Express Road services. Agent customers can now drop their shipments at any one of over 50 stations throughout the UK, operated by either AMI or DHL. This new facility complements the ‘collected’ option launched in June 2012.


Cathay Pacific’s new Hong Kong Cargo Terminal has gone into full operation. To ensure a smooth transition for its launch customer airlines - Cathay Pacific Airways, Dragonair and Air Hong Kong - a phased approach was adopted for the opening of the HK$5.9 billion facility, from February this year. The final cutover for the entire cargo operations of the three airlines was completed in early October.


FedEx Express is expanding in central Germany with three new stations in Dresden, Leipizig, and Sohnstedt near Erfurt. The company has more than doubled the number of stations in Germany to over 50 since 2012 and has hired over 300 new employees.


Luſthansa Cargo is adding the Peruvian capital Lima to the schedule of its MD-11 freighter service on Mondays and Fridays from Frankfurt via Dakar (Senegal) and Manaus (Brazil) from 27 October. The return journey to Frankfurt will include stops in Quito, Ecuador and Aguadilla in Puerto Rico. The German carrier is also negotiating with the Chinese authorities to restore its service from Frankfurt to Chongqing from the end of October.


Luſthansa Cargo has earmarked Atlanta, Chicago, New York as the first three scheduled destinations for its new 777 freighter aircraſt when it goes into service in November 2013. The new plane can fly for 10½ hours with a payload of 103 tons while meeting the latest noise protection standards in international civil aviation.


Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Air France KLM Cargo, Cargosafe, AAA (Amsterdam Airport Area) and logistics service provider IJS Global are sponsoring this year’s Life Sciences Supply Chain Summit, which takes place in Amsterdam on 20-21 November. Schiphol Cargo’s resident pharma and lifescience logistics expert, Bart Pouwels, is also among the Elite Speaker Faculty for the event - which will cover the shipping of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and healthcare products. http://events.eyefortransport.com/healthcareeu


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