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Plane breakdowns keep U-Freight busy


U-Freight has found a niche market in keeping planes flying after they break down in remote parts of the world. Bill Rauld, sales manager,


Latin America at U-Freight says that while there has been a downturn in movements of aircraft spares, engines, stabilizers, landing gear, electronics


and parts for


repairs, its project activity for airline repair companies has been holding up. Sometimes, aircraft will


break down (’go technical’), or they may even be involved in relatively minor accidents such as a runway overshoot or heavy landing. Very often, there won’t be any alternative to repairing the plane in situ, and this can involve a major logistics operation, says Rauld. He explains: “We might have


to send over portable hangars in, perhaps,


three seafreight containers, all the tools and


so on in order to carry out the repair.” There are a couple of


companies that keep U-Freight reasonably busy in this sub- segment of the market, in places including Mozambique, Turkey and Surinam. Meanwhile, with the global


airline industry in the grip of the Covid-19 crisis, the future for


the aerospace market


generally is “uncertain at best” explains Rauld. However, many companies


are using this time to update their avionics and do regular maintenance. “There are still opportunities,


but they are


becoming rarer and more competitive. The aerospace business has become “very limited and


niche”, says Rauld,


who, speaking in early May, estimated that U-Freight’s traffic in this area is down by perhaps 70-80%.


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The Multimodal 2020 show and


conference postponed again,


has to


been 23-25


March, 2021, at the Birmingham NEC. The move follows advice from Public Health England and the UK government. The event was originally


planned for June 2020 and was then postponed to November


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Multimodal moves to March next year


2020, due to the Covid crisis. Organiser Clarion Events


is meanwhile planning some online seminars to maintain continuity and bridge the gap between now and next spring. The first will be ‘Accelerating eCommerce fulfilment: capacity, compliance and profitability’ will be held on 15


July in partnership with the organisers of the eDelivery Expo. Multimodal has also


launched a 30Under30 initiative in association with Freight Business Journal. This is an opportunity for individuals under the age of 30 who are working in any


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now and can be made on the Multimodal website: https://www.multimodal.org. uk/30under30


CEVA Logistics is launching a three-part expansion plan for in Africa and aims to a leading, continent-wide market player, following its acquisition of AMI Worldwide with an extensive network in the east and south of the continent. The AMI Worldwide


offi ce


network in 12 countries and almost 1,000 employees joined the CEVA global network from 1 July and will provide a platform for further investment and expansion. Three Inland Services


intermodal sites belong to Ceva’s parent company, CMA CGM are also joining CEVA’s network in Mali, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, off ering freight forwarding and inland solutions such as reefer management services and container stuffi ng and de-stuffi ng. In total, CEVA Logistics in


Africa will have a presence in 41 countries through 79 offi ces, 1,300 staff members,


19 full-service


warehouses providing 135,000sq m capacity and a fl eet of 1,500 trucks.


ALS and Norsea set up wind logistics specialist


Hull-based heavyliſt transport


operator Abnormal Load Services and sister company within the Wilhelmsen Group, Norsea are launching a new logistics company, Elevon, focusing solely on the wind industry. It will


provide project advisory


services, logistics management and solutions, as well as technical services. ALS says that while transporting large and delicate structures for


wind projects demands focus, dedication and a high level of expertise, until now, logistics in the sector has not received the attention it deserves. Knut Magne Johannessen


(Norsea) has been appointed chief executive of the new joint venture, Andrew Civil (ALS, UK) as chief operating offi cer, Ian LaPointe (Norsea) as chief commercial offi cer and Wouter Jacquemyn (ALS, Belgium) as projects director.


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