Fast freight firm becomes Coventry handler
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Coventry Airport has appointed resident time critical logistics specialist BDA (Bespoke Distribution Aviation) as its official handling agent
to process all
inbound and outbound cargo. The company, which is licensed to process all air cargo at the airport to meet aviation security regulations, including explosives and dangerous goods, will make the airport more accessible to businesses moving freight and its staff have undergone extensive training in order for it to become a handling agent. Following its acquisition of
German company NightExpress in 2013, BDA can now screen its own outbound freight to Ireland, as well
as scanning inbound
and outbound freight to its hubs in Frankfurt and Maastricht. It can also now process all freight coming in and out of Coventry Airport
on behalf of other
distributors too. The company serves brands such as Suzuki,
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Bringing it all back home – Panalpina partners to offer return logistics service
Toshiba, CLAAS, Jungheinrich, and GE Healthcare. The agreement comes as a £106
million redevelopment project on the site’s surrounding road infrastructure nears completion. BDA managing director, Kevin Turner, said that this had allowed the company to move into new markets and provide a complete and end-to-end logistics solution collecting, flying and delivering freight throughout Europe from Coventry.
Turner said: “The Midlands
has always been seen as central to the country’s road network but Coventry Airport is now even more ideally placed to service the regional powerhouses developing all over the country, and indeed, across Europe. It provides an ideal location from which we can transport and handle freight quickly to anywhere in the UK. And it’s no surprise that it is home to some of the leading distribution companies.”
Logwin cracks Krakow
Logistics service provider Logwin has opened a sales office in Krakow, following the setting up of operations there in July. It says that the south Poland city is also taking on increasing importance for the logistics sector with investment in infrastructure and special funding packages creating incentives for many foreign companies to establish operations there. Logwin’s customers in Poland include companies from the automotive, electronics, cosmetics, fashion and textile sectors.
DSV polishes up its Polish service
DSV can now offer direct services to all parts of Poland, following the introduction of new routes to Gdansk and Poznan. The operator already serves Warsaw, Wroclaw and Łódź. Following the acquisition of Frans Maas in 2006 and its merger with ABX in 2008, DSV says it has grown into one of the region’s leading logistics
services providers. Divisional general manager
for the Eastern Europe region at DSV Road in the UK, Michael Morberg Madsen, said: “Over the past
few years, DSV has
experienced growth in our trade lines from Poland, especially with products like windows, doors, furniture, machinery, car parts, packaging
materials and food products. We’ve established that there is demand for direct departures to and from Poland to speed up delivery time. Alongside the fact that Poland has one of the fastest growing economies in the EU, DSV feels that the expansion of our already extensive services from this region is a timely, tactical investment.”
Panalpina has signed a strategic alliance with Hong Kong-based Spread Logistics to offer a return logistics service for faulty consumer electronics. It will pick up the goods, carry out failure analyses and – if need be – return them to the original manufacturer in mainland China. The customer has visibility of all return materials in the supply chain and can make decisions on the reuse, repair, disposal or even redesign of its products. According to Panalpina, under
international regulations, any smart device produced in China that has a manufacturing defect or
requires major repair work
needs to be returned there for repair if it is still under warranty, but this has been seen as difficult, says global head of logistics, Mike Wilson. “The faulty products
need to be sorted by fault code and correctly repackaged in their original form to meet Chinese customs demands before they can be sent back to their original manufacturer.” Panalpina says that Spread
Logistics is one of only a few companies that can manage the return of electronic consumer goods to Mainland China and a large proportion of smart devices re-imported to China for repair go through its hands. Panalpina is setting up four
regional consolidation points and the first in Dubai is already
operational; the others will follow in the coming months. They carry out first-level failure analysis to determine the goods’ condition and clarify problems, if any are found. If Panalpina can easily repair or refurbish broken equipment, it will do so, and
put products back into the supply chain as quickly as possible so that they can be reused, which improves the cash flow of its customers. Products that cannot
immediately be reintroduced into the supply chain are forwarded to Spread Logistics for second-level analysis (checking at component level) and repackaging – the latter is crucial to meet Chinese customs demands and the products must be complete with original box, documentation and accessories.
Airlines still have a case to answer
A New York judge has ruled that the remaining airlines in an air cargo anti trust case still have a case to answer and that a trial will take place on 25 January. The carriers – Atlasair subsidiary Polar Air Cargo, Air China Cargo, Air India, and Air New Zealand – are accused of manipulating surcharges paid by freight forwarders. In a separate case involving
shippers and freight forwarders, settlements were reached
with a further 19 defendants. The US Eastern District of New York
court case - Precision
Associates v. Panalpina World Transport – involved price fixing of a number of charges and surcharges between 2001 and 2015. The forwarders that have reached settlement include ABX Logistics, EGL Eagle Global Logistics, Expeditors International, Kuehne + Nagel, Nishi-Nippon, Schenker (including Deutsche Bahn and
Bax Global), Morrison Express, United Aircargo Consolidators, UTi Worldwide, Vantec, Toll Global Forwarding (USA), Panalpina, Geodis, DSV, Jet- Speed Logistics, SDV, Agility, Dachser and DHL (including a number of its subsidiaries). Settlements were previously
reached with ten other defendants. The lawsuit is continuing against Hellmann and DHL for non-Japanese claims only.
Doncaster races ahead
Doncaster Sheffield Airport transported more cargo between January to June 2015 than it did throughout the whole of 2014. Airport operator Anglo World Cargo has managed consignments to or from destinations including Nepal, Kenya, Venezuela, US, Greece and France. Airport cargo manager Dayle
Hauxwell said: “The growth of the business in recent months has
been excellent and is continued evidence that the airport and its cargo terminal is enhancing its reputation around the world for hassle free cargo operations. The amount of
freight being
transported has and continues to increase significantly and this can only be positive news for the Airport and the regional economy.” Gary Winterman, managing
director of Anglo World Cargo, added: “It’s great to see the work being put in by the Airport coming to
fruition with these latest
figures.” Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s
cargo terminal has 12,000sqſt of operational space facilities capable of handling any aircraſt. The 2,893m runway can handle the largest cargo aircraſt, such as the Antonov-225.
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