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Issue 8 2017 - FBJNA


///NEWS


Qatar Airways Cargo’s 1st charter freighter arrives in Columbus, Ohio


Qatar Airways Cargo touched down at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio on September 13 loaded with garments for fashion retailer, L Brands. The mid September arrival marked Qatar Airways Cargo’s first charter freighter service. The cargo carrier is providing bespoke airfreight


solutions to


transport products for American fashion retailer, L Brands. The first flight earlier this month,


saw over 100 tonnes of garments in collaboration with one of its major customers, Expo Freight (EFL), headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. “We appreciate the trust that EFL has placed in us to deliver this special air charter. Our extensive cargo


network, young and


modern fleet of 20 freighters and our expertise in freight charters are the competitive advantages that enable us to customize our connectivity and services to most of the airports in the world,” said Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo, Ulrich Ogiermann. The garments were flown on a Boeing 777 Freighter from


Colombo to LCK for L Brands, formerly known as Limited Brands. “As


a customer centric


company, we are honored to have collaborated with Qatar Airways Cargo on this special charter service for L Brands,” said Hanif Yusoof, Founder and Chairman at EFL. “This serves as a great example of logistic providers and airlines working together to tailor solutions that benefit supply chain customers. We look forward to increasing our engagement with carriers and customers, developing


more customized solutions that are both timely and effective.” The apparel industry is the significant


most and dynamic


contributor to Sri Lanka’s economy and is the primary foreign exchange earner, accounting for 40 per cent of the country’s total exports. The industry has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past four decades. The majority of apparel exports, including sportswear, lingerie, loungewear, bridal wear, workwear, swimwear and children’s wear, are destined


to the US and Europe, regions where Qatar Airways Cargo has an extensive network. Through its twice weekly Airbus


A330 freighters and five times daily flights out of Colombo, the cargo carrier offers customers over 460 tonnes of cargo capacity from Sri Lanka each week, connecting local production companies to major import markets in Europe and the Americas, via the state-of-the-art hub in Doha. The


Boeing 777 freighter


shipment marks Qatar Airways Cargo’s first charter service to LCK and demonstrates how the carrier’s world-wide network opens global connection opportunities for other businesses in the region.


15,000-TEU


container ship will be delivered to HL


Another large container ship will be added to Hapag-Lloyd’s fleet. The “Al Jmeliyah” will be handed over to Hapag-Lloyd September 29 at the shipyard of Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) in South Korea. With a capacity of 15,000 TEU, the ship is classed as an ultra-large container vessel (ULCV). The “Al Jmeliyah” is the last in a series of 17 newbuilds contracted to HSHI by UASC in the summer of 2013. The series comprised eleven


15,000-TEU and six 19,900-TEU ships, the first of which was delivered in 2015. Following the merger with Hapag-Lloyd at the end of May this year, these units are now all part of the Hapag- Lloyd fleet, which currently consists of 219 ships. This makes Hapag-Lloyd the fiſth-largest liner shipping company in the world. “With this newbuild, our fleet


– one of the youngest and most modern in the industry with an average age of just 7.1 years – is


now complete,” said Anthony Firmin, Hapag-Lloyd COO, referring to the delivery. “We have no plans to order any more newbuilds in the foreseeable future.” The “Al Jmeliyah” will begin


operating this weekend on the FE4 service of THE Alliance between Asia and Northern Europe, just like its predecessor, the “Afif”, which was delivered in July. These new ships are setting the highest standards in environmental protection and have particularly low consumption and emission values


thanks to innovative


technologies on board. For example, they have a sophisticated waste heat recovery system and a connection for shore-based power, and they are certified as LNG-ready. The “Al Jmeliyah” is 368 metres long, 51 metres wide and has a maximum load rating of 153,148 tonnes. Its name means “the beautiful one” in Arabic.


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