New airline audit rules – time is running out warns TIACA


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The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) says that much work remains to be done on the new EU regulations on air cargo security, although it welcomed the European


Commission’s


recent meetings with industry stakeholders. TIACA is also concerned that the industry goal of a common, unified approach to global security standards is still a long way off – but the new regulations will take effect on 1 July, 2014. Under the new rules, all carriers


wishing to transport cargo or mail into the EU or EFTA from an airport from outside must ensure that an EU aviation security validation of their cargo and mail operations has been carried out, at each such airport, by an independent expert. Carriers’ non- EU airport operations will then be designated as an ‘Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from a Third Country Airport’ (ACC3) and airlines that have not obtained the necessary validation before the deadline will not be


TIACA boss Oliver Evans said: “There was no consistency among EU member states”


allowed to continue transporting cargo or mail into the EU. TIACA chairman, Oliver Evans,


said: there were “significant challenges” to implementing the new rules so quickly. “There


is still little consistency among member states regarding the implementation process, and significantly more outreach is needed between the EU and non- EU civil aviation authorities.


Transport Security Expo – a reminder


The Transport Security Expo will take place at London Olympia on 13-14 November. The annual gathering of industry professionals - now in its 11th consecutive year and widely recognised as the ‘go to’ event for professionals within the field


- Transport Security Expo will deliver “a forensic examination” of freight and cargo security in an extensive conference and workshop programme, supported by one of the world’s largest annual dedicated technology exhibitions.


It brings together the world’s


leading experts from government, military, law enforcement and security services face to face with the aviation, maritime and public transport


where necessary, recommend alternate strategies to deal with these threats. For further details contact


industries, to assess


the threat level, examine the countermeasures in place and,


Charlotte Ashurst at cashurst@ nineteen-events.com and +44 (0) 208 947 9177 or visit: http://www. transec.com/fj


EU waters down aviation emission plan


The EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) will only apply to flights operating within the airspace of the European Economic Area (the 28 EU member states plus Norway and Iceland) for a transiaitonal period in 2014-20, under the latest European


Commission proposal. The rule would apply to both EU and non- EU carriers. Its move follows the call by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for market- based mechanisms to reduce aviation emissions.


Intermediate distances – over


third countries or sea areas between EEA member state territories that exceed 400 nautical miles – will not be included and would apply to only 12 nautical miles beyond the coastlines of the UK, Ireland, France,


Spain and Portugal. Flights to and from the EEA


operated by airlines from developing


countries and low-


income countries with less than 1% of the international aviation market would also be exempted.


Change at the top for skills body


Skills for Logistics chief executive Mick Jackson is stepping down from Skills for Logistics and will be replaced by his deputy, Ross Moloney, whilst the board looks


for a permanent successor. It is part of the sector council’s plan to become a more commercial organisation over the next five years.


Delamode acquires


International logistics and freight forwarding provider Delamode has completed the acquisition of John Shirley Limited, a specialist freight forwarder for the West Balkan regions. Operating from Dover, John Shirley moves freight between the UK and every country in the region. Currently, Delamode has


John Shirley Herzegovina, and Albania. It added that John Shirley


customers will benefit from its broad range of services while Delamode would be able to use its expertise in the West Balkan regions and the charity and humanitarian


aid sectors, both


operations in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuanian, Moldova, Romania, Serbia and the UK and has more recently begun operating in Montenegro. Plans are also in place to extend further its presence within the West Balkans through the opening of offices in Macedonia, Bosnia and


areas that the Delamode Group is expanding in. Mark Wraight, deputy managing


director of Delamode said the founder of the newly acquired company, John Shirley, would bring a wealth of experience and would be heavily involved in the business. He speaks many languages, including Serb-Croat, French and Spanish - and is learning Albanian.


Jackson said: “We have


transformed SfL from a poorly performing SSC to one of the best- funded. However in discussions with the board I felt that there


was a need for someone to be able to commit strongly to the new strategy for the next five years and I didn’t feel that was appropriate for me.”


US firm buys out Britain’s Bellville Rodair


Bellville International, the holding company for UK-based forwarder, Bellville Rodair has been bought out by Portland, Oregon-based transport and supply chain company, OIA Global. CEO of OIA Global, Charlie Hornecker, said the acquisition of Bellville Rodair, which also has operations in Europe, the US, China and Brazil would expand OIA’s global network by 22 company-owned offices and 14 additional countries. This, he said, “positions OIA to better serve our growing international client base, particularly in Europe where Bellville has a strong presence.” Chairman of the Bellville Rodair


Group, Terry Walpole, added: “As part of the growing OIA Global family, our clients will also benefit greatly from the acquisition. OIA’s well-established global network and suite of transportation, warehousing, distribution and global packaging solutions, combined with our particular expertise in energy, automotive and fashion logistics, is a win/win for both OIA and Bellville clients alike,” he said. Bellville managing director


David Ower said that Bellville’s senior management team would become part of OIA’s executive team.


Issue 7 2013 Freight Business Journal


///NEWS


NEWS ROUNDUP SHIPPING


Brittany Ferries is to end its weekend Poole-Santander freighter service due to weakness in the cross-Channel freight market, from the end of September. The ship operating the service will probably be chartered out. A spokesman for the company said that the move had been forced on Britanny, not so much by weakness in the UK/Spain market but the soſtness of the French market, which had made fill-in mid-week services to Cherbourg unviable. Britanny still offers freight capacity on its remaining multi-purpose vessels from Portsmouth, Poole and Plymouth to Santander and Bilbao and to France.


John Good Shipping has been appointed UK agent for Grieg Star owners and operators of one of the world’s largest open hatch fleets. It provides shipping solutions for a wide variety of cargoes such as specifically oil & gas, wind energy, generators, turbines and transformers to and from Europe, the US East/West Coast, Gulf and British Columbia. Scheduled calls include Altamira, Houston, Mobile, San Diego, Los Angeles, Stockton and New Westminster.


MACS - Maritime Carrier Shipping of Hamburg - has added four new multi-purpose ships to its Europe to Southern Africa conventional service. It sails every 12 days from Immingham (all cargoes) and Tilbury (containers) to Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Durban and Richard’s Bay. John Good Shipping are UK agents.


London Gateway handled its largest ever ship on 13 September when the 10,000teu Zim Rotterdam deviated from its scheduled call in Felixstowe for essential repair work following last month’s fire in the Red Sea. As a result of an unplanned delay, the DP World-owned port agreed to accommodate the vessel at very short notice to allow the vessel to continue promptly on its way. Container haulier Wincanton later claimed to be the first company to move boxes off the quay at the new London port, on 16 September.


Port of Dover acting chief executive Tim Waggott has been permanently appointed to the post. He joined Dover from the port of Shoreham in April 2007 and became acting chief executive in June aſter Bob Goldfield stepped down aſter 11 years in the role.


Thanet council is to appoint consultants to help find a ferry operator for its port of Ramsgate, following the collapse of previous operator, Transeuropa in May. It says it aims to start a service by next summer or possibly earlier.


Associated British Ports officially opened its new Grimsby River Terminal on 20 September – although the facility actually handled its first vessel, the MV Ems Highway, on 1 August. GRT is a £26 million investment and can berth two vessels simultaneously, each carrying up to 3000 cars.


The G6 Asia/Europe container shipping alliance is to cut five Asia- North Europe and three Asia-Mediterranean sailings from late October 2013 to February 2014, due to expected low winter demand. All five of the void sailings were due to call in Southampton. MSC is also cutting two sailings each in October/November on its Lion and Swan services from the Far East to Felixstowe and Southampton respectively.


Schenker Limited has appointed Michael Sims as its new ocean freight director. He replaces Glen Boyce who has taken up a full-time role within the group as head of ocean freight, region Europe North, at DB Schenker Logistics.


Damco CEO Rolf Habben-Jansen is to become the next CEO of Hapag- Lloyd. He will stay with the AP Moller Maersk Group forwarder until the end of March 2014 at the latest, to ensure continuity and to allow time for a thorough handover to his successor, who will be announced in due course. He became Damco CEO in January 2009.


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