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Issue 9 2019 - FBJNA >> 9 g o v ernin g The rules


the allocation of new slots are currently being reviewed by the Government. Virgin Atlantic warns that the new take-off and landing slots must be allocated in a way that enables the development of a second flag carrier with the necessary scale to compete effectively with IAG. Ministers are being urged to grasp this once in a generation opportunity to shake up the Heathrow market so that British passengers and businesses can benefit from two flag carriers competing hard for their custom. IAG currently dominates


Heathrow Airport, controlling more than half of the total capacity. A new report published last week found one in four passengers flying from the airport – 18.5million people – have no choice but to fly with that airline group. The report also


concluded that these


passengers may be paying up to 10% more in air fares as a consequence. Cargo customers face a similar lack of choice. As things currently stand,


IAG holds more than 55% of all the take-off and landing slots at Heathrow, with no other airline holding more than 5% of the remaining slots. IAG and its joint venture partners operate 77 monopoly routes, which forces customers to fly on their planes as no rival direct services exist. Virgin Atlantic intends to compete on 25 routes where there is an IAG monopoly. Virgin Atlantic’s plans


address the urgent need for strong, effective competition at the UK’s only hub airport and will reduce the cost of flying for millions of British business and leisure passengers for whom Heathrow is the gateway to the world, and enable freight forwarders, exporters and importers to also benefit from


greater competition and choice. Shai Weiss,


CEO Virgin


Atlantic, commented: “Never has the need for effective competition and choice at Heathrow Airport been more evident than during this summer of disruption, which has brought misery for tens thousands


of travelers and


impacted cargo supply chains. Britain, and those who travel and trade with it, deserve better than this. Air passengers and cargo customers need a choice and Virgin Atlantic is ready to deliver when Heathrow expands. “Heathrow has been


dominated by one airline group for far too long. The third runway is a once in a lifetime opportunity to change the status quo and create a second flag carrier. This would lower fares and give real choice to passengers, as well as giving Britain a real opportunity to boost its trade and investment


links around the world. Changing the way take-off and landing slots are allocated for this unique and vital increase in capacity at the nation’s hub airport will create the right conditions for competition and innovation to thrive.” 2019 has been a year of


significant growth for Virgin Atlantic which includes the announcement of three new routes from Heathrow to Tel Aviv, Mumbai and São Paulo. It also formed part of the Connect Airways consortium that recently acquired Flybe and will launch its expanded joint venture with Air France, KLM and Delta by the end of the year. The latest addition to the airline’s fleet, the Airbus A350, took to the skies this month and follows its announcement in June that it will purchase 14 A330-900neos, meaning that by 2024 Virgin Atlantic will have one of the youngest, cleanest, greenest fleets in the sky.


News Roundup Environment


///NEWS Transport


The Port of Corpus Christi will receive ISO 14001 recertification, following an exemplary external audit of environmental performance. The third-party auditor identified zero non-conformances and lauded the Port of Corpus Christi as a model of across-the-board employee engagement with environmental management. From committing to collectively minimize the use of disposables to encouraging accountability partners, the Port of Corpus Christi implemented several initiatives that successfully increased environmental awareness.


The Port of Los Angeles continues to make progress cutting emissions from ships, trains, trucks, harbor craſt and cargo handling equipment since 2005, according to its 2018 Inventory of Air Emissions Report. Additionally, the report shows the Port is meeting and exceeding all 2023 targets for reducing primary pollutants while cargo volumes continue to rise.


Clean cargo-handling operations at the Port of Los Angeles are taking a giant leap forward with the demonstration of the world’s first zero-emissions top handlers. Joined by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in celebration of California Clean Air Day, the Port today showcased two pre-commercial battery-electric top handlers that will be tested at the Everport Container Terminal.


DHL Express recently


announced a concession agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corporation to implement its largest investment in South Korea to-date - a €131 million expansion plan for its gateway in South Korea. “Our quality and speed are


crucial for our customers and the main pillars of our growth around the world,” said John Pearson, CEO, DHL Express. “Our new investment, the largest one for South Korea so far, helps to connect the world even more and to further improve transit time of global trade and on the trade lanes to Asia.” Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express


Asia Pacific added: “Our Incheon Gateway occupies a vital strategic position along key routes between South Korea and countries like Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China – all of which are amongst our top ten inbound and outbound markets by express delivery volume. With online retail sales in Asia Pacific expected to reach US$2.5 trillion by 2023, our latest investments in the Incheon Gateway will align our infrastructure to what Asia’s e-commerce generation needs for now and tomorrow.”


The expansion of Gateway,


located next to Incheon International


Airport –


currently the world’s fourth busiest cargo handler, brings DHL Express’ commitment for this strategic hub to approximately €161 million in total. Since the opening of its Gateway in 2008, DHL Express has seen a growth of over 45% in shipment volume, indicative of the growing role which the Gateway plays in global and intra-regional trade. The multi- year investment is expected to further support demand growth up to 2032. The expanded facility will have a gross floor area of 58,700 square meters from the current 20,000 square meters – an increase of almost 200%. It will also be equipped with the latest technology for faster, more secure and efficient delivery handling processes. ByungKoo Han, Country


Manager of DHL Express Korea said, “The expansion plan is an important milestone for us and testifies to our long-term commitment to South Korea. With one of the world’s highest rates of online shopping[3], and its trajectory to become the world’s third-largest e-commerce market aſter China and the United States by


2023. This Gateway expansion will create the foundation for e-commerce businesses to expand both locally and across the Asia Pacific region.” This investment also


covers technical upgrades including fully-automated X-ray inspection machines, a four-kilometer conveyor belt,


automated sorters,


magnetic speed controllers and full CCTV coverage. The new technology will increase the Incheon Gateway’s total handling volume of parcels and documents by over 150% – equipping it to service demand from some of the region’s


fastest-growing economies. Aligned to Deutsche Post DHL Group’s mission of net zero logistics-related carbon emissions by 2050, the facility will also incorporate a range of ‘green’ features such as the use of solar power and energy- efficient lighting systems to achieve CO2 reduction of up to 1,500 tons per year. When completed in Q2 2022,


the Incheon Gateway will be DHL Express’s largest gateway in Asia Pacific. Alongside more than 160 customer touch points in the country, DHL Express is well-poised to meet customers’ needs in Korea.


Port Manatee breaks fiscal year cargo records again


Port Manatee has again broken multiple fiscal year cargo records, including topping 10 million tons of total annual throughput for the first time in its 50-year history and enjoying a year-over-year increase of nearly 50% in containerized cargo activity. In its fiscal year ended Sept.


30, the diverse Southwest Florida Gulf Coast port established new highs in total tonnage, containerized cargo


units and tons and liquid and dry bulk tonnage, according to figures reported on Oct. 15. The recently ended 12-month period is the sixth consecutive fiscal year in which the port has set a new total cargo tonnage record. “Port Manatee’s continuing


outstanding record growth demonstrates that our diversified approach is succeeding in generating b ur g eo nin g volumes


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DFDS Logistics, Ltd. has enhanced its environmental profile by purchasing 50 Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE® units, which are the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based container refrigeration system. The NaturaLINE units use carbon dioxide, also known as R-744, a non-ozone depleting refrigerant with an ultra-low global warming potential (GWP) of 1. Its GWP ranks lowest among all current container system refrigerants, which have GWPs ranging from hundreds to thousands of times greater. DFDS considers deployment of the NaturaLINE unit complementary to its corporate social responsibility initiatives, which call for limiting the impact of its activities on the environment.


Kimberly-Clark earned the SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. EPA for leadership in environmentally responsible shipping. The 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award marks the tenth time Kimberly-Clark has been ranked amongst the top 2% of all SmartWay shippers who meet or exceed the emissions and carrier selection standards EPA outlines for clean, efficient transportation. The company announced that it had exceeded its global GHG reduction goals four years early and would double its goals by 2022.


Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) and Total have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement to strengthen their partnership and contribute to the implementation of their global business ambitions. Both companies will explore and develop concrete projects alongside their daily business operations and core expertise, including multi-energy offers, sustainable mobility, new solutions for fleet management as well as contract logistics, global freight forwarding, added value supply chain solutions, road freight and express services.


DHL Express has been honored with a SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. EPA Agency. This is the company’s sixth award, which recognizes its companies’ initiatives and efforts to reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions within DHL operations.


Designed to meet the demands of an increasingly connected and sustainable society, ABB showcases its DC Wallbox and Terra 54 that offer an output range of up to 920 V, ensuring they can support all existing 500 V battery EVs, plus the next generation of high- voltage electric vehicles. ABB’s DC Wallbox provides a solution for the charging of EVs at offices, dealerships and public parking places. The compact DC Wallbox* benefits from a maximum current of 60 A delivering 24 kW peak power directly to the vehicle’s battery, allowing for a shorter charging time than the typical on-board converters, usually rated between 3 to 7 kW.


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