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Issue 1 2017 - Freight Business Journal


Antonov appoints UK sales team


Following the ending of the joint venture Ruslan International with Volga-Dnepr at the end


225 and AN-22 aircraft. Based at Antonov’s new offices in Stansted Airport’s


Graham Witton, who first began working with Antonov Airlines in 1999, and once again teams up with Michael Goodisman, who commenced his


career


with the company in 1996. They are joined by Paul


Bingley, who comes with 30 years of aviation experience, the last 12 of which have been spent working with the An-124- 100, and Martin Banns, who has spent his entire career in the aviation industry, the last eight of with the An-124-100. Antonov Company vice


president, Oleg Orlov, said of the


appointments: “We are


extremely excited to present Antonov’s


new UK sales


of 2016, Antonov Airlines has appointed a UK-based team to lead the global sales activities for its fleet of AN-124-100s, AN-


Diamond Hangar, the sales team includes Paul Furlonger who has spent the past 26 years working with the carrier’s fleet,


team to the cargo charter world. Its breadth and depth of experience means that Antonov’s customers will not only benefit from an unparalleled knowledge, but also the seamless transition we promised.”


Delamode sees positive developments


Specialist forwarder Delamode is far from downhearted about the future of the market to Russia. Delamode Group chief


executive for freight forwarding, Shaun Godfrey says that despite ongoing sanctions that were extended for


gateways in Vilnius and Tallinn and Sofia in Bulgaria. It uses the Vilnius hub for Moscow and most of the CIS region, Tallinn for St Petersburg and Sofia for the Caucasus region. There are consolidation


six more months by EU


leaders in mid-December, he is optimistic about freight levels with Russia. He says: “Russia has always been a very important market for


the Baltic States, acting


as a gateway for European shipments and as a bilateral trading partner.” Trading levels have though


fallen significantly since 2014, which has led to a large number of local freight forwarders focusing on the Russian market significantly cutting back their resources and services. But, he points out: “Price is now a main factor for Russian buyers and European exporters and as we operate primarily with Europe we have been able to maintain a low-cost profile into the Baltic States and therefore offer a competitive end to end product to Russia.” Delamode operates


consolidation and part load services to Russia, via Baltic


services from most West European countries, including the UK, into these hubs with transhipment on to scheduled trailer departures


to the CIS


regions. Services from the UK are twice weekly to the Baltics and to Bulgaria. There are also twice weekly consolidation services from the Baltics to St Petersburg and Moscow and one per week from Sofia to the Caucus region. They carry a mixture of


products and the three largest commodities are plastics and plastic products, industrial equipment and paper and cardboard. From the UK, Delamode


operates twice weekly services to the Baltics, the main gateway. While the end to end service to Russia is quite strong, due to the economic challenges with Russia during the past few years, there would appear to be reduced interest and also evidence of payment concerns by UK exporters. Due to the complex


bureaucracy, Delamode generally delivers to nominated customs terminals. Shaun Godfrey explains: “Staff in the Baltic offices speak Russian and we engage with the consignees to ensure that all consignor instructions are agreed and if necessary implement any special ones before shipments leave the EU. This may involve changing a customs point, using a specific border crossing and checking that


all documents are in


order. The latter is particularly important as even very minor documentary errors can delay trucks and incur significant costs to remedy.” Delamode works with a


partner in Moscow who offers support when necessary and who can also collect freight charges in local currency if required. Customs and red tape


have always been a difficult area and the sanctions with Russia have not helped this situation. Godfrey adds: “To avoid issues, paperwork has to be exactly right and it is important


to ensure that the


customs documents exiting the EU are carefully prepared and the importer engaged to avoid surprises.”


the two countries following an agreement signed by their respective chief executives, Frank Appel and Dmitry Strashnov, in mid-November. It comes in response to the boom in international e-commerce. From now on, DHL parcels destined for Russia will be


DHL while Russian Post can better utilize its network with the growing volumes from Germany. Frank Appel stated:


“Through the expansion of our cooperation with Russian Post, our customers will benefit from even better quality and greater


shipments through its Moscow Sheremetyevo hub. The carrier completed its


preparation in just four months before passing the IATA audit and also delivered specialist pharma training to 200 employees. ABC sees transport of temperature sensitive pharma


storage solutions. ABC general director, Sergey


Lazarev, said: “Good health is one of our core corporate values so we clearly understand the importance of this certification. IATA CEIV is a confirmation that our quality procedures for the transportation of pharma products, including


///RUSSIA


ABC boosts its medical qualifications


Russian carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has become the first airline in Russia - and the seventh in the world - to gain IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) certification for pharmaceutical


shipments as one of the fastest- growing air cargo markets. Leading pharma companies need to work with high quality air cargo service providers that can ensure the integrity of their products through the quality of their delivery, handling and


temperature sensitive goods, fully comply with IATA’s standards. Every player in the


pharma supply chain


must follow strict procedures to ensure products reach consumers in good time and in perfect condition.” He added that confirmation ABC’s competency


of and


expertise would help it increase volumes of pharma products across its international route network, including imports and exports to/from Russia as well as help attract additional transit cargo via Sheremetyevo airport on the Europe-Asia trade lane, including new business from customers that currently use ground transport. CEIV certification is


going hand in hand with a development program at Sheremetyevo, including a new 47,000sq m automated cargo terminal due to be commissioned in 2017. The $85 million terminal will initially be capable of handling up to 380,000 tons a year but could expand to 1 million tons a year, making it the largest cargo hub in Europe said airport chief executive, Mikhail Vasilenko.


Russian and German posties sign deal to speed e-commerce


Deutsche Post DHL Group and state-owned Russian Post are to increase their cooperation for international parcel shipments between


handed over in Berlin to


Russian Post, which will then transport them to Russia for delivery. It simplifies operations for Deutsche Post


reliability with regard to delivery times. We are thereby meeting the key requirements of the international mail- order business and further enhancing our position as market


leader in the high-


growth e-commerce segment.” General director of


FSUE Russian Post Dmitry Strashnov pointed out that the development of e-commerce demands new logistic solutions. ”The cooperation between the Russian Post and Deutsche Post DHL brings the logistics of cross-border trade in Europe to a new level. It reduces the delivery time and the quality of the service for the end consumer“, added Mr. Strashnov. In addition to the


cooperation on parcel deliveries, the companies are also planning to collaborate on the international shipment of letters and mailed advertising material.


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