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The emerging risk for


businesses is due to the distortion of their supply chains; blanked sailings, ships not calling at all ports, short term shiſt to rail from China-to- Europe - either due to less air and sea capacity or excessive air cargo rates, and shiſts from scheduled to charter freighter flights. The result is that many shipments are moving along


Issue 5 2020 - FBJNA


unfamiliar routes and through different hubs and cross-docks where risks might not be fully known or assessed, and transit times are longer. Congestion at hubs is also generating risks, for example truck drivers oſten don’t have time to get to safe parking places because they waited so long to load. Supply chains are being stretched, traceability is more challenging, and there is a greater risk of


cybercrime as a consequence of more home-based employees and greater systems exposure.” Even though the Association


says the majority of attacks and losses are still not reported to its Incident Information Service, in 2019 it still recorded 8,548 cargo theſts in 48 countries across EMEA, the highest total in TAPA’s 23-year history, and up 114.7% year-on-year. These crimes alone produced a combined


Jessica Tyler to lead American Airlines as President of Cargo


American Airlines announced that Jessica Tyler has been named President of Cargo and Vice President of Airport Excellence, leading the teams responsible for the success of the cargo business


and delivering operational and customer service excellence for both airports and cargo. This new appointment and


role are part of American’s recent right-sizing of its management


and support staff as the company rebounds from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As the company navigates the next several years, this new


loss for the manufacturers and LSPs targeted of more than €137 million, while the daily loss value of cargo products across the whole year stood at €378,058. Thorsten Neumann added:


“Companies should expect to see a spike in cargo crimes impacting every mode of transport over the rest of 2020 as cargo thieves get back to business.


organization will retain separate airport and cargo functions but also benefit from the blending of the talent and expertise of the two teams in multiple areas, including


strategy, policy and


procedures, training, automation, and innovation. Tyler will report directly to Jim


Butler, Senior Vice President of Airport Operations and Cargo.


Port of Oakland bet on ‘cool cargo’ paying off


Midst a devastating pandemic that’s crippling


economies


worldwide, here’s a Port of Oakland bright spot: meat exports


to Asia. Port


representatives reported that its meat exports jumped 26% in the first quarter of 2020 over Q1 2019. They said that Oakland it


now controls 42% of the market for meat exports leaving US West Coast ports. Its nearest competitor, the Port of Long Beach, has 31% of the market. Officials said it’s too soon to


Amidst the changes in the industry over the last few months due to the coronavirus pandemic, American Airlines Cargo has remained dedicated to its ongoing modernization journey – the single largest investment to-date


for the


Cargo division. The new features include the ability to make allotment bookings online, a flight schedule search capability that doesn’t require a log-in, and an online interactive claims form. The entire technology


transition began more than three years ago and involves more than 8,000 team members in Cargo and


Airport Operations, and more than 30,000 customers. With more team members working from home in the last few months and limited to virtual interactions, the team of more than 700 people across 300 locations globally and more than 150 business, technology, and vendor partners have had to adapt to keep the project on target. “The pandemic has made this hard, particularly on a project of this size and which requires this much collaboration. Thankfully, we were already committed to a mindset of adaptation and innovation, which


is


what has allowed us to navigate changing world circumstances and continue to make progress,” said Angela Hudson, Head of Transformation for American Airlines Cargo. “Our new technology


platform allows for a better experience for our customers, enables them to make bookings at their convenience and offers more flexibility and efficiencies behind the scenes for our team members.” The latest new tools will


both streamline and advance business through reduced paper use and an increasingly more touchless system. This


type of efficient foundation


allows for greater flexibility and speed to market for new products and


continue to provide the best in customer service. The entire technology


overhaul replaces the majority of American’s legacy technology, reducing 90 systems down to less than 10. Not only do the new tools bring an upgraded customer experience, the evolution of the investment is part of a broader initiative to modernize the entire business. The project is on track to complete by the end of the summer.


AAL Shipping transports 38 yachts from US to Europe in single sailing


Multipurpose (MPP) and project heavy liſt carrier AAL Shipping, in partnership with Peters & May, has successfully transported 38 private yachts – the largest of which was 32 m long – on deck in a single sailing from Fort Lauderdale, US, to Southampton, UK, and Antwerp, Belgium. The cargo covered an area of


2,500 m2 – about half the size of a soccer pitch – and was carried aboard the ‘mega size’ 31,000 dwt AAL Melbourne, with her 39,500 cbm intake capacity and


weather deck space of 3,000 m2. “Only a few months ago,


we transported an 86m long aluminum superyacht hull from China to Australia, the largest single floating cargo piece that we have ever carried,” said Marc Willim, General Manager, f AAL’s Chartering Department. “Similarly, 38 yachts with an average length of 16m on deck requires well-planned stowage engineering and lashing, a first- class crew and a very special ship.”


solutions to


know if it can sustain bullish growth while coronavirus rattles global markets. But anything resembling Q1 performance would reaffirm Oakland’s big bet this decade on refrigerated exports. The port and business partners invested millions on facilities that handle refrigerated shipments, known as “cool cargo.” The payoff: Oakland exported the equivalent of 15,000 20-foot containers of meat in Q1. “That’s a gratifying number


in the middle of a pandemic,” said Port of Oakland Acting Maritime Director Delphine Prevost.


“But there’s still


uncertainty about the implications of this health crisis on our business. We are monitoring our business closely.” Oakland’s total cargo


volume is down 5% in 2020 due to coronavirus. Exports,


At a time when the global


shipping community is concerned about the ability of MPP carriers to deliver service and schedule integrity, this sailing examples AAL’s own boosted frequency through the United States. “In a boost to the region’s shippers, in June we


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up 3.7%, have helped soften the blow. Meat shipments – beef, pork and poultry - now account for 10% of total export volume.


Oakland listed


three reasons for its booming business in shipping refrigerated cargo overseas: • Asian demand: As middle- class economies


spread


throughout Asia, the desire for high-quality U.S. products, especially farm goods, grows. • Location: Oakland is the


closest export gateway for California Central Valley growers and connects by rail to Midwest producers. • Ship schedules: Container


ships headed to Asia stop first in Southern California, then in Oakland before crossing the Pacific. Exporters prefer to load perishables at the last possible moment in Oakland to extend shelf life. The Port said it has


increased meat export volume 51% in the past three years. The biggest growth markets: China, Taiwan, Australia, South Korea and Japan.


China trade benefited


from a tariff cease-fire with the U.S. early this year, the Port pointed out. It was also spurred by pork shortages in China. The Port said that the coronavirus impact on U.S. meat production has not been as severe as originally anticipated.


smoothly. We are now looking forward to our next transatlantic voyage,” said Dave Holley, CEO, Peters & May. The AAL Melbourne recently


have


multiple MPP vessels calling US West Coast, Gulf and East Coast Ports and ready to serve market needs,” added Willim. “Moving these many yachts


How A-boat that! AAL Shipping transports 38 yachts from US to Europe in single sailing. (AAL Shipping photo.)


in one go is always full of challenges. “AAL provided us with


a


timely solution and the whole operation went extremely


transported two giant jib cranes, each weighing 900 metric tonnes from Taicang, China, to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. AAL, which celebrates its


25th anniversary this year, has launched a new initiative called ‘Get Onboard!’ offering cargo transport, free of freight charge, to registered charities worldwide needing to transport vital goods and equipment internationally and suffering the financial effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic.


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