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Issue 7 2015 - Freight Business Journal News Roundup


IAG Cargo will launch a new daily route from London Heathrow to San Jose, California on 4 May 2016, operating daily with a British Airways B787-9 aircraſt. Capacity will be seven pallets and up to 16 tonnes of liſt on each flight in a fully air-conditioned hold.


Air Ceva slashes US transit times


Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has signed a cargo domain agreement with China Southern Cargo, giving its customers access to the latter’s cargo network in the Asia Pacific region. The Chinese carrier will similarly benefit from AF-KLM’s network in Europe, Africa and the trans-Atlantic regions. AF-KLM will now be able to serve main cities in Australia and supply main-deck capacity to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh from the hub at Guangzhou. Use of each other’s ground handling facilities at their hubs will enable a faster and seamless transfer process.


WestJet Airlines is to launch services between London Gatwick and Canada from May next year. The new routes, which will be operated by three 767-300ERs and a 737, will comprise a daily service to and from Toronto, six times weekly to and from Vancouver, twice weekly to and from Edmonton and weekly flight to and from Winnipeg. There will also be a daily 737 link with St John’s in Newfoundland. Westjet has already operated flights between Halifax and Glasgow as well as between Canada and Ireland.


TNT is strengthening its express services to the Nordic region with improved air connections to Sweden and Finland and additional last-mile delivery capacity in large business centres. It can now serve 15% more post codes and 34% more businesses in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland by noon the next business day.


Airfreight trucking specialist Jan de Rijk Logistics has acquired Netherlands-based Omega Logistics. Omega Logistics is a niche player with a temperature controlled distribution network to pharmacies, hospitals, patients and other healthcare facilities.


Emirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of its 13th 777 freighter aircraſt, bringing the total number of dedicated cargo aircraſt in its fleet to 15, including two Boeing 747-400Fs. The new plane leſt the Boeing Manufacturing Facility in Everett, Washington and flew its first mission to Hong Kong.


Singapore Post – SingPost – has signed a joint development deal with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) for a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or drone. It follows a successful last mile mail delivery trial between Lorong Halus and Pulau Ubin using a machine built by IDA Labs - the first time in the world a postal service has successfully used a UAV for point-to-point recipient- authenticated mail delivery.


News Roundup Forwarding & Logistics


Freight forwarder Panalpina has opened its own office in Myanmar, in the largest city, Yangon. It can handle ocean and air freight shipments, both imports and exports. Myanmar had been isolated from international trade for decades until 2011, when a new civilian government was elected. As economic sanctions have eased, international trade has escalated, especially imports and new direct shipping services having been started between Shanghai and Yangon.


Allport Cargo Services has appointed Alan Kenning as executive director of its Supply Chain Management division. He has held a variety of customer and supply chain management roles within the AP Moller Group and joins ACS from its forwarding subsidiary, Damco, where he was head of key account and strategic sales. He has also worked for Deloitte Consulting as a senior consultant, in supply chain management.


CEVA Logistics says it can save UK shippers up to 12 days on its new less than containerload services compared with its competitors. As well as nearly doubling its own container freight stations network, from 26 to 48 locations, replacing a number of outsourced locations, it has switched collections and port transfers from rail to its own road vehicle operation, CEVA Ground. CEVA now has total control


over all LCL freight shipments from their origin in any US zip


code, to its loading facilities at the ports of New York, Miami and Los Angeles. Typical time savings to the


UK include 12 days from San Francisco, seven days from Dallas or Detroit or four days from Boston or Baltimore. CEVA’s global LCL director,


Greg Scott (right) said: “We have expanded from 26 to 48 receiving and rating warehouses in the USA for LCL exports. These 48 warehouses are all CEVA


facilities, and all movement from those warehouses to the CEVA port loading locations is via an all-motor, CEVA owned-and- operated truck network. “The industry normally uses


the railroads to move cargo to the ports. But assembling and loading trains takes time, trains leave when traffic volumes justify, and they move more slowly. Our truck network is the opposite – fast and reliable. It’s our major differentiator; we’re providing


Boom time for Kent air firm


The widespread disruption caused by Operation


increasing requests to deliver Stack


proved to be a welcome bonus for one Kent company. Light aircraſt operator World Executive Airways (WEA), based at London Ashford Airport in Lydd, said its business had soared as customers sought alternatives to rail and ferry services. Aircraſt movements were up 45% in the past year. The biggest growth in demand


has come from the automotive industry says managing director, Jonathan Gordon. “We’re getting


urgently-needed car parts to production lines, with customers including BMW Mini, Honda and Porsche. We’re also seeing rising demand from airlines, such as Air France and British Airways, for aircraſt spares in order to service aircraſt that are grounded.” WEA’s fleet, which includes turbo-prop and


jet, piston-


type aircraſt seating up to nine passengers, also have wide access doors and can be quickly reconfigured to take small packages or medium-sized freight shipments.


Menlo and Love Stories: a match made in heaven


Menlo Logistics is bringing its high-end fashion expertise to Dutch retailer of intimate apparel, LoveStories. Menlo, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way – which itself is now a takeover target by fellow US logistics giant, XPO - will receive inbound merchandise from suppliers around the world, including Italy, Turkey, China and other parts of Asia. Value-


added services provided at Menlo’s Eersel facility near Eindhoven include labelling/ re-labelling, price tagging, packaging and document inserting. Menlo then provides global distribution to wholesale and retail outlets as well as reverse logistics. LoveStories produces designer lingerie


created by Dutch fashion designer Marloes Hoedeman, who said: “The market for


designer fashion items is relatively small but demanding and is growing throughout Europe. In addition to a top-quality product, the key to our success in this competitive field is a high performance delivery service and efficient supply chain management. Menlo Logistics fulfils our requirements in this regard to the highest standard.”


Biggest ever intake for apprentice scheme


UK independent freight forwarder Davies Turner has recruited a record 13 graduate and A-Level apprentices this year – its sixth annual intake since it started its national apprenticeship and trainee programme in 2010. They will have the opportunity


to be trained in all Davies Turner’s different departments, before agreeing with their managers and mentors which department or section best suits both the company and the trainee in the longer term. They will then be


offered a permanent role on completion of the two-year stint. Trainees will be based at the


main Davies Turner hubs and branches throughout the UK, and will undertake an 18 month long training period, followed


by a BIFA-accredited in-house multimodal course. Group chairman Philip


Stephenson (fourth from right) explained: “As ever, the quality and commitment of the youngsters are impressive. So are


their keenness and willingness to learn about the industry. I am sure they will enjoy their time learning these valuable skills and will be enabled to play an important role in the company.” He adds: “Being part of a wide


ranging multimodal freight and logistics company, the Davies Turner apprenticeship provides a comprehensive grounding in key aspects of forwarding and international trade. I hope that we will be setting a few more people off on a long and rewarding career in our industry.”


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faster service, but still at market- level prices.”


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