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Issue 2 2014 Freight Business Journal


Qantas and Air New Zealand to move to dnata City


Australian carrier Qantas is moving its UK freight handling and offices to the new dnata City centre at London Heathrow under a long-term agreement to manage freight handling on its twice-daily A380 services to Heathrow. A few days later on 27 February,


that Air New Zealand Cargo announced that it would also shiſt its Heathrow operations to dnata City. The flag carrier has moved into unit 3 of the purpose- built cargo logistics centre, where it expects to move an average of 1.4 million kilos a month. Air New


Zealand will also have access to dnata City’s purpose-built pets reception centre. The dnata City project


comprises a 20-acre cargo complex based on five warehouses, a transport facility and yard for airside operations enclosed in a security-fenced area. Other features include fully automated cargo handling, a


dedicated AVI handling


room, chiller rooms and valuable handling facilities. The development will also encompass the existing 140,000


We must have night flights, says Shipper’s Council


The British Shippers’ Council


said it was vital that there was capacity to expand night flights from Heathrow,


Gatwick and


Stansted Airports in its response to the Department for Transport’s second stage consultation, which sets out proposals for October 2014 to October 2017. Not to do so would damage the UK international supply chain, it argued. The British Shippers’ Council,


part of the Freight Transport Association, welcomed the consultation’s proposal that night flights should not be further restricted, but was disappointed that there was no flexibility around restriction deadlines to


ensure essential flights get away during bad weather, for example. Companies involved in


pharmaceuticals and advanced manufacturing need to move their time-critical or high-value goods quickly and efficiently if they are to compete with firms based on the Continent, BSC pointed out. A case study of an FTA member


revealed that pharma products oſten needed to be delivered to hospitals in Europe next day. Moreover, if express and


other operators were to relocate more operations outside the UK, businesses would be compelled to use services out of Continental airports, which would increase costs and delays.


square foot Cargo Point and West Point buildings. The Heathrow development is


one of a chain of handling facilities operated by Dubai-owned dnata


across the UK, which also include recently opened cargo points at London Gatwick, Birmingham, East Midlands, Newcastle and Glasgow.


Airfreight leadership training is lacking


Managers in the airfreight industry need training in ‘higher- skills’ including leadership, team-building and market and financial analysis techniques, warns a new report. It is the result of a two year research project


by The International


Air Cargo Association (TIACA) with active participation from the International Air Transport Association


(IATA)


International Federation of Freight Forwarder Associations (FIATA). While there are programmes


and the


to teach more basic skills, higher- level air cargo-focused training opportunities are limited, the report adds. It suggests creating a certificated and preferably accredited programme. Without it, the industry may struggle to attract qualified talent to successfully lead the industry in future.


UPS buys UK pharma specialist


UPS has completed the purchase of UK-based temperature- sensitive pharmaceutical specialist Polar Speed. It specialises in active temperature- controlled deliveries to hospitals,


pharmacies, wholesalers, surgery centres and even direct to patients. It operates a fleet of 118 actively monitored temperature-controlled vehicles for transporting both 2-8°C and 15-25°C products under Medicines Products


and Healthcare Regulatory Agency


guidelines. Vehicles have on- board


temperature recorders


and alarms to alert drivers of potential temperature excursions as well as the PolarTrack online portal linked to a satellite navigation system allowing customers to access real-time delivery status and temperature conditions of their products. The acquisition also adds


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three facilitises with advanced warehousing management systems, full quality assurance services, and an experienced workforce to UPS’s existing global healthcare network, now totalling 45 healthcare facilities.


Cargolux’s senior vice president sales and marketing of 14 years and member of the executive committee Robert van de Weg announced his resignation on 24 January. The all-cargo carrier said there had been differences with the board regarding Cargolux’s strategy for the future. Senior vice president legal affairs and compliance, Henning zur Hausen, will take over his roleon an interim basis. Then, on 28 January, senior vice president and chief operating officer Peter van de Pas said he would also leave the Luxembourg-based carrier at the end of March.


UPS is launching a Proactive Response Secure product in key European markets to combat product spoilage and protect revenue for high-value, time- and temperature-sensitive shipments. The new service helps critical shipments reach their destinations even if unexpected events occur and covers potential losses if products are damaged or spoiled. It is available to, from and within the UK and Ireland, other European countries, the US and Puerto Rico.


///NEWS NEWS ROUNDUP AIRFREIGHT & EXPRESS


Etihad Cargo has signed a space-sharing deal with DHL on its A300- 600 freighter services between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, Bagram, Lahore and Karachi. The DHL Abu Dhabi service started in January 2014 and has improved transit times for cargo coming to the UAE from cities in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America.


Emirates SkyCargo has signed a trucking contract with Allied Transport in readiness for the move of its freighter fleet from the existing Dubai International to the new Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum Airport (DWC). Allied Transport will provide road feeder services between the two airports for the carrier, operating a fleet of up to 45 trucks in the first year. From 1 May, Emirates’ freighters will be handled exclusively from DWC while passenger belly cargo operations will continue to operate from Dubai International Airport.


Emirates will introduce a daily service from Dubai to Abuja and Kano in Nigeria from 1 August . The carrier has flown to Lagos, the main commercial city, for over ten years. The Kano route will be served by an Airbus A340-500 offering over 200 tonnes of capacity per week.


IAG is to replace three Boeing 747-400 flights on its daily London Heathrow-Singapore service with an Airbus A380 from 28 October. The new plane will offer temperature-controlled capability.


IAG Cargo will offer three extra flights between London Heathrow and Cape Town from 1 May, bringing the total number of weekly frequencies to 10. The new flights will be serviced by a 777-200ER. Over the next ten years, IAG Cargo will completely modernise its fleet with 24 Boeing 787s, 12 A380s and six Boeing 777-300ERs. It has also ordered 18 A350-1000s and plans to convert options on a further 18 787s, both subject to shareholder approval.


IAG Cargo is increasing its London Heathrow/Mexico City services from five to six from 27 April. Like the existing flights, the additional service will be operated by a Boeing 747.


US-based allcargo operator Kalitta Air is launching twice weekly B747-400F freighter services between Amsterdam Schiphol and New York JFK from 9 March. The flights are scheduled to depart JFK on Thursday and Sunday at 01:00 (all local times) arriving Schiphol at 14:15, with the return flights departing on Friday at 09:15 and on Sunday at 17:00. Eastbound UK sales are handled by East Midlands-based HAE Group and westbound UK sales by IAS Group.


IAG Cargo has launched its new service from London Heathrow to Austin, Texas.- the airport’s first ever regular transatlantic service, providing a direct air link between the hi-tech Texan Hub and Europe. The route will be serviced by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has been optimised for bellyhold with air conditioning in the forward hold. IAG Cargo will initially offer five flights a week to Austin before moving to daily flights from 3 May.


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