NEWS\\\


Council-owned Portsmouth International Port told a meeting on 2 February that it will not progress building a live animal facility, citing a lack of government support. Council leader Gerald Vernon-


Jackson told the Cabinet: “It is with regret we are unable to continue building the live animal facility. We want to do our bit to support British farming, but a local authority cannot be expected to foot the bill for government required


infrastructure, which


they should be responsible for funding,” he said. But he added: “We will continue lobby and support British farming in their


eff orts to secure a UK facility.” Councillors heard from the


National Farmers’ Union chief livestock advisor John Royle, who said: “Currently there is no facility in the UK available to British farmers to export and import of livestock from the EU. We are looking for a reciprocal facility both in the UK and Europe to enable the inward and outward route for breeding animals to the EU.


“We understand that a


number of EU ports are facing wider challenges so have not considered BCP facilities for live animals thus far; we are already facing


a backlog for


exports. We had hoped to use Portsmouth as an alternative and complementary crossing to the short straits due to facilities available at the Normandy ports. “As it stands there are no


options for British farmers for import of high value trade to meet changes coming into force from July.” Port director Mike Sellers,


added: “There is sympathy in government for the requirement of a facility, it is appreciated we are a strategically important port. “However, with funding not


even covering the costs for the main border control post, we sadly cannot continue with other


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projects, including the live animal facility. “We are not alone. The ports


industry has highlighted the overall shortfall in funding for essential government infrastructure. There are concerns about the viability for ports to be ready by July and


we are asking for a period of transition and an agreement to reduce our project scope.” Portsmouth stevedore and


customs agency Portico, has agreed a 34-year lease extension with Portsmouth City Council, owners of the port. It said it would allow it to build on future plans


for the next 20 years as well as off er current and new businesses longer term contracts, helping to stabilise the business well into the future. The new deal also simplifi es a patchwork of previous agreements into one new all-encompassing lease for the entire site.


Shipping line takes to the air


Global shipping line CMA CGM is to set up its own airfreight arm and acquire four Airbus A330-200F freighter aircraſt . CMA CGM Air Cargo will operate as a specialised air freight division of the French-based company, which also includes the forwarding and logistics arm Ceva in its stable. It will be marketed by French-based airfreight general sales agency, ECS Group. The four aircraſt will off er a


DSV is in the process of adding three new intercontinental routes to its existing freighter network to make up for a lack of capacity on scheduled carriers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Airports around the world


are facing significant cargo congestion, and customers are facing a frustrating lack of capacity, said head of


global


air freight procurement Mads Ravn. The DSV Air Charter Network is managed fully in-house and its offer includes road freight to and from the airport, document handling, freight handling and


planning for loading air freight units (ULDs). A weekly direct route from


Luxembourg to Guarulhos (São Paulo, Brazil) started on 21 February with 100 tons of capacity. A four


loses chief to Aer Lingus


IAG cargo


International Airlines Group has appointed its cargo chief executive Lynne Embleton as chief executive of its Irish airline, Aer Lingus from 6 April. She replaces Donal Moriarty who has been interim chief executive since October 2020 and who will resume his role as the airline’s chief corporate aff airs offi cer. Asked what arrangements


were being made for a successor at IAG Cargo, the airline said: “We have no further comments on


the announcement.” On 25 February, IAG


Cargo reported commercial revenues of €1,306 million in 2020, an increase of 18.5 % on 2019 at constant currency. Overall yields for the year were up 94.6% but sold tonnes were down 34.9%. Lynne Embleton said: “Our


top priority was to maintain a broad network and product proposition for cargo customers despite the pandemic. Without a freighter fl eet, we adapted


times a week return service between


Luxembourg and


Johannesburg will follow on 1 April. A weekly round trip between


Chicago and Shanghai starts on 1 March.


our operations and quickly established a comprehensive network of scheduled cargo- only fl ying using the group’s passenger aircraſt . We identifi ed markets most in need of air cargo supply, where the demand could support the yields required to cover the costs of cargo-only- services.” In March IAG Cargo assembled


a charter team to develop dedicated capacity which during the year operated over 1,000 charters and removed the seats from fi ve passenger aircraſt to create more capacity. Revenue for the Constant


Climate cold chain service for temperature sensitive pharmaceutical increased by more than 10% on 2019 and the fi rst doses of Covid-19 vaccines were fl own in December.


payload of 60 tonnes each and connect Europe with the rest of the world, says CMA CGM. Their operation is entrusted to a European airline. The fi rst regular service


operated from Liege, Belgium to Chicago and was due to be followed in mid-March by a second US service. The Belgian airport will be


the operating base of the four aircraſt .


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Rodolphe Saadé, added: “In response to the growing demand from our customers for agile logistics solutions, we are creating a new division within the CMA CGM Group dedicated to air transport. This division will launch with four Airbus A330- 200F aircraſt and will leverage commercial partnerships with airlines in order to deliver global coverage. This is a major milestone in the development of our logistics services.”


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