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Issue 2 2018 - Freight Business Journal


New forwarder drops anchor in Fulham


New privately-owned freight forwarder FSC Oceans has started trading from headquarters in Fulham High Street, West London. Managing director Shatha Aziz, who moved to the UK from Iraq in 2016, believes that there is a there is a gap in the market, and says the new company will work across a range of industries including automotive, FMCG, industrial, oil & gas, high tech, retail, drinks logistics and marine logistics. Commercial director is Alan


Hewitt, operations manager Steve Tumber, general manager Salem Haifi and


relationships and setting up exclusive contracts with the world’s leading air, sea and road carriers thanks to our exceptional contacts and the long standing relationships we have across the globe.” Hewitt


previously worked


account supervisor Soraya Benouda. Aziz said: “Our culturally


diverse make-up is one of our key strengths and between us


Samskip to sail between Hull and Amsterdam


Samskip is to add a new three times a week service between Amsterdam and Hull from mid- March. It departs the Netherlands port on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will complement the operator’s existing Rotterdam- Hull and Tilbury-Grangemouth


routes. It follows the agreement between


Samskip and TMA Logistics for vessel calls at the Holland Cargo Terminal, which features three 750m


length intermodal rail


tracks directly on the sea terminal , avoiding any transfer cost.


we have worked across a broad spectrum of industry sectors. “We will work with customers


in these sectors, of all sizes and complexity, building long-term


for Kuehne + Nagel and RH Freight. He said: “A major part of our skill set and expertise at FSC Oceans is our shared experience of tried and tested methods of evaluating and streamlining supply chains, with the end goal of providing each customer with a dedicated, value-drive solution.”


HMM to offer its own Asia/Europe service


South Korean carrier HMM is to launch a new Asia-North Europe Express (AEX) service in April, independent of its existing space-sharing agreement with the 2M alliance. It will deploy ten Panamax (4,600teu) vessels


calling at Pusan,


Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Shenzhen, Singapore, Colombo,


north-west Europe including Southampton and return to Singapore, Hong Kong, and Pusan. HMM said it also plans to


order new eco-friendly mega containerships in the first half of 2018 which would be positively considered for its Europe service.


P&O set to hit high note as it trebles in Tilbury


P&O Ferries has signed a deal with Forth Ports to build a £150 million river berth at Tilbury which will treble its freight capacity to 600,000 units a year by 2020. The new terminal is subject


to planning permission. An application for a development consent order for Tilbury2 was submitted in October 2017 for a 152 acre site which was part of the former Tilbury Power Station and will include a new deep water jetty in the river Thames. P&O Ferries chief executive,


Janette Bell, said: “This new facility will enable P&O Ferries to offer customers exporting to or from London and the South East genuine alternatives, whether they choose to move their


loads in self-drive vehicles or as unaccompanied freight.” She added that the river berth


would cut crossing time by one hour to seven hours and, with


discharge an hour earlier at 5am, customers would be able to avoid the morning rush hour on the M25. Punctuality and reliability will be further enhanced by no


longer having to negotiate a lock to exit the port. The planned new terminal will


be linked directly to the A13 via a new road and a bespoke layout will contribute to a 30 minute gate to gate turnaround.


News Roundup


The UK Government liſted a ban on air cargo on direct flights from Dhaka on 19 February. It said it followed cooperation with the Bangladesh government on aviation security at Dhaka International Airport. The UK government also said it would continue to work with Bangladesh to support improvement in standards for all aspects of aviation security.


Delta Cargo has added more destinations to its Pharma 4 program - Bogota, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Sydney, Sao Paolo, Frankfurt and Seoul., bringing total stations around the world to 49, in addition to nine approved facilities across Europe that the airline operates in conjunction with its partners. One of four temperature-sensitive shipping options that Delta offers, Pharma 4 is for products that need to be shipped at room temperature, such as prescription drugs and some biotechnology products.


Delta says it will soon become the first US passenger airline to provide, real-time tracking for cargo unit load devices (ULDs). The technology will replace manual tracking for all shipping containers, while real- time tracking information will also allow Delta’s cargo control center to more accurately monitor and reroute shipments that are delayed by, for example, inclement weather. When implemented, the new tracking system will also enable Delta to produce electronic unit control receipts, making Delta the first airline to offer a fully automated solution for customer transactions.


China’s Hainan Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to fly between Changsha and London three times a week from March 2018; Beijing–Edinburgh–Dublin twice weekly from June; and Guangzhou–Manchester three times a week from December. It follows the signing of a deal between China and the UK to boost the number of flights between the two countries.


UPS has expanded its International Special Commodities program to 51 further countries, bringing the total to over 100. It moves biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities and shipments using dry ice for biopharmaceutical manufacturers, diagnostics companies, laboratories, distributors and care providers.


CargoLogicAir chief executive, Dmitry Grishin has now handed over his responsibilities to David Kerr, as previously announced by the UK all-freight carrier. Grishin led the establishment and launch of CargoLogicAir as well as its initial network development. Kerr will now focus on developing CargoLogicAir through further fleet expansion and network development.


Seko Logistics has appointed Shawn Richard to the newly-created post of vice president global airfreight He will be responsible for driving international air procurement and maximising air carrier utilisation globally. He was lately northeast regional sales manager for Delta Airlines Cargo.


Emirates SkyCargo has gained Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status in the UAE following validation by Dubai Customs. The carrier said it would gain a number of advantages including faster processing times for cargo in Dubai and in other countries with which the UAE has mutual recognition for the AEO programme.


Arctic could be China’s link to Europe


Finland and Norway say they will push forward with plans for an ‘Arctic Corridor’ which they say could offer the shortest route between Asia


and Europe, according to press reports. Ships from Asia will off-load in Kirkenes or other northern Norwegian ports with goods transported by rail


thereafter via Finland, through a new tunnel to Estonia and from there to central Europe. The scheme would involve


building 500km of new rail line, together with the new tunnel between Helsinki and Tallinn. According to the reports, the


scheme could be funded by the Chinese as part of the Belt and Road initiative to improve the country’s trading links.


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