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Issue 5 2019 - Freight Business Journal


///FREIGHTER AIRCRAFT It’s all up in the air


Freighter aircraſt – chartered or scheduled – are an important part of many companies’ supply chains. And flying is not just for emergencies – it can be a very cost-effective way of moving cargo around the world.


Freighters still the preferred choice for Rhenus


This may be an age of ample bellyhold capacity, but freighter aircraft are usually the preferred choice when it comes to moving cargo, says André Delarue, product manager airfreight Asia, Rhenus Air & Ocean. He explains: “On passenger


flights, air cargo always has a lower priority after fuel or excess luggage. While offloads are not a daily norm, there is always a risk of cargo being left behind, because a pilot might have to decide to carry more fuel on their plane for example. Additionally, certain types of dangerous goods can only be transported via cargo aircraft. Belly capacity also means more restrictions when it comes to weight and dimensions of


cargo.” Some


types of transports


or industry products favour the freighter aircraft, such as consolidations into gateways. His colleague, Peter Pasman


- product manager airfreight Europe - adds: “The role of the freighter aircraft is changing. It is more expensive than using bellyhold capacity, but we see a trend that freighters are now offered as a ‘premium’ and are sold as a separate product.” Freighter aircraft are


necessary when speed or the type of product plays a vital role in the transport decision, he says. Rhenus may advise a


customer to use a freighter aircraft based on, for example, the size and type of the goods


or the timeframe within which they must arrive at a destination. Chartering a freighter aircraft


is not always horrendously expensive, continues Pasman. “Chartering


can indeed be


expensive unless you are able to plan the freighter well in advance. For example, when a peak season on a particular leg is expected, you can schedule a freighter for that peak season and are thus able to achieve a competitive pricing which you can offer to your customers.” Delarue says: “At Rhenus


we always consult with our preferred charter broker Fliteline. Here, as with many things in our business, supply and demand, the routing as well as the time needed to plan in advance can drive the price up or down.” Pasman confirms: “It helps contact


to an experienced


company like Fliteline for the chartering of freighters. Hiring a freighter is usually the last option, but it can have its own advantages.” Delarue adds: “It is always


important to make sure the customer confirms the payment for the charter before ordering. Make sure you understand what is covered in the charter price.”


Freighter operators first to offer online booking


Freighter airlines AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) have signed a global partnership with air cargo booking platform cargo.one to become the first all-cargo airlines to make their capacities available for digital booking with instant confirmation. ABC and CLA will be able to


market their global capacities to cargo.one’s customer base of hundreds of freight forwarding companies digitally. Forwarders of all sizes will in turn be able to search for, compare and book offers from the two carriers. The offering is planned to


go live later this summer after completion of the integration of the carriers’ in-house systems with cargo.one. Robert van de Weg,


vice president for sales and marketing at Volga-


Dnepr Group - ABC’s parent company - commented: “Offering our capacities on cargo.one enables us to meet customers’ growing demand for digital solutions and to give forwarders of all sizes access to our large global freighter network.” Being better able to reach and


small medium-sized


forwarders through cargo.one will also help increase short- term capacity sales and thus load factors,


to grow even


more sustainably,” added CLA chief executive, David Kerr. Forwarders also welcomed


the move. Hauke Langert, airfreight chief executive at Skyline Express International, commented:


“Gaining faster


and more efficient access to freighter capacities is a real game-changer. Cargo.one now allows us to have 24/7 access to CLA and ABC capacities


roll out connected containers


ABC and Unilode AirBridgeCargo Airlines and


Unilode Aviation Solutions rolled out what they describe as the


world’s first digitised main deck containers. The AMA/AMD fire- resistant containers, manufactured


and enables us to serve our customers and partners based on real-time rates.” And Steffen Löbert, managing director at CS4 Logistics added: “We highly welcome the partnership and looking forward to expand our relationship with ABC and CLA because of the much easier access now.” Moritz Claussen, managing


director and founder of cargo. one concluded: “We are very excited to enable this industry-first. ABC and CLA are spearheading innovation for all-cargo airlines to become more digital and thus customer-centric. And, they are now able to access the untapped market of smaller and medium-sized forwarders that were previously not able to book with them. This will help them to further up their sales and load factors across their networks.”


by Nordisk Aviation Products, are equipped with a Transmitting Portable Electronic Device based on Unilode’s Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 5.0) technology. They can track the location of the unit and the cargo being carried in the container, and transmit status updates on various parameters such as temperature, humidity, shock and light.


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