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NewsChanging cargo trends keep Wallenborn busy
Jason BreakwellOnly a few months of 2021 has passed, but the year is already showing positive signs for road feeder services (RFS) business Wallenborn.Looking back on 2020, commercial director Jason Breakwell says volumes from March to December were around 10% higher than the previous two years. “This year has been ...
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NewsATRAN Airlines and Volga-Trucks complete multi-modal delivery of spare parts
ATRAN Airlines (ATRAN), a Volga-Dnepr Group carrier, has teamed up with SIS Logistik to carry transport spare parts from Frankfurt (Germany) to Perm (Russia).ATRAN said the delivery was "complex" and made use of a range of transportation modes.First, the equipment was trucked from Frankfurt to Köln. next, it was loaded ...
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NewsRFS firms see spike in demand with bellyhold operations grounded
Road Feeder Service (RFS) providers have reported a spike in demand during the coronavirus outbreak as a result of the grounding of passenger operations and subsequent loss of bellyhold capacity.Luxembourg-based Wallenborn's commercial director, Jason Breakwell, told Air Cargo News that the pandemic resulted in the company’s trucks travelling 19% more ...
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NewsCartwright launches airfreight fridge trailer
Cartwright Europe has launched a new fridge trailer specifically designed for the air cargo market in continental Europe.Cartwright said its engineers have been developing the new air cargo fridge trailer over the past nine months with the aim that it will provide an alternative option to the air cargo industry ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo renews Gulf road feeder contract with MICCO
Etihad Cargo has again selected MICCO as its road feeder services (RFS) provider in a multi-year agreement, continuing a decade-long partnership between the two Abu Dhabi-based logistics players.The RFS network connects major air and sea gateways in the Emirates of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, as well as key Gulf ...
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Sebastiaan Scholte to leave Jan de Rijk in July
Jan de Rijk Logistics chief executive Sebastiaan Scholte is to leave the European trucker in July, to pursue new opportunities."We appreciate Sebastiaan's contributions in helping to grow the company in a profitable way during his nine-year tenure”, said Jan and Jacqueline de Rijk, owners of the Netherlands-based air cargo road ...
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NewsUK truckers set for temporary EU permit-free access in a no deal Brexit
Some relief for hauliers in EU contingency, says FTAUK hauliers may be able to maintain operations in the European Union (EU) without permits for certain services over a nine month period in the event of a no deal Brexit.A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Member States to allow ...
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Regulatory headache for European road feeder operators
European Commission regulations on drivers’ pay and rest breaks are causing significant cost and network capacity problems for air cargo’s road feeder services (RFS) sector, say two major truck operators.The regulations mean that drivers resting overnight in certain European Union (EU) countries have to stay in a hotel rather than ...
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Jan de Rijk Logistics reports improved results in 2016
European trucker Jan de Rijk Logistics recorded a near 10% rise in its 2016 operating result and remains “modestly optimistic” for 2017 despite challenges from labour costs, capacity shortages and regulatory changes.The road feeder services and logistics specialist booked a total combined turnover of €208m in 2016, and an operating ...
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Schiphol’s pharma efforts rewarded
IATA presented a certificate of recognition for the airport community’s pharma efforts at the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi.IATA senior vice president, airport, passenger, cargo and security, Nick Careen, handed over the certificate to Schiphol cargo director to Jonas van Stekelenburg in recognition of Schiphol’s support for its Center ...
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Lufthansa honours road feeder partners
Lufthansa Cargo has presented 12 of its most important road feeder service (RFS) providers with a premium road partner award.The German carrier said that the award recognises “good, reliable cooperation” including flexibility, while “punctuality was also a key criterion in the selection process”.Some 600,000 tonnes of cargo are transported via ...
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TIACA encourages tomorrow’s airfreight leaders
Young professionals from six logistics companies in the Netherlands have taken part in a new programme aimed at developing talent and improving collaboration across the airfreight supply chain.Each of them – from Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, Jan De Rijk Logistics, Tosoh Corporation, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Agility and Swissport – ...
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VIDEO: Trucker Jan de Rijk bones up on T-Rex transport
Jan de Rijk Logistics has transported the 66m year old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.Airline KLM asked the Netherlands-based road feeder services provider to move the dinosaur, affectionately known as 'Trix', from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to the Naturalis Museum in the Dutch city of Leiden."We do not get his kind ...
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China Eastern looks to Jan de Rijk for trucking in Prague and Amsterdam
China Eastern Airlines has inked a road feeder service (RFS) deal covering Prague and Amsterdam with Netherlands-headquartered trucking giant Jan de Rijk Logistics.China Eastern Airlines starts three times a week services from Shanghai to Prague on 23 June.Then, on 26 June, the carrier will launch its first passenger flights between ...
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AF-KLM renews Jan de Rijk road feeders for Scandinavia
Air France-KLM Cargo has renewed its road feeder service contract with Jan de Rijk Logistics for trucking services in Scandinavia.Jan de Rijk Logistics will connect AF-KLM’s Amsterdam hub with airline stations within Denmark and Sweden, and will operate daily less than truck (LTL) overnight services in both directions.Robert Kleppers, senior ...
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Jan de Rijk acquires automotive logistics specialist De Rooy
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk has made another acquisition, this time taking over truck and tractor transport specialist De Rooy for an undisclosed sum.Jan de Rijk said its latest acquisition was a specialist in transport, warehousing and value added logistics for the parts and the automotive industry, ...
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Norwegian Cargo signs up Jan de Rijk for European RFS
Fast-expanding Norwegian Cargo has granted a new road feeder service contract to Jan de Rijk Logistics, extending the airline’s delivery network to more than 50 airports around Europe.The deal will see Jan de Rijk provide a daily road feeder operation for the low-cost carrier’s services from the US to London ...
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Jan de Rijk swoops on pharma specialist Omega Logistics
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk Logistics has acquired Omega Logistics as it looks to expand its temperature control operation.The deal sees Jan de Rijk take 100% control of the Dutch logistics company, which offers a temperature controlled distribution network to pharmacies, hospitals, patients and other healthcare facilities, ...
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Delhi's Edward and Scholte of Jan de Rijk to lead TIACA
Sanjiv Edward, head of cargo business at Delhi International Airport, has been named as the next chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Jan de Rijk Logistics, named vice chairman.The pair will formally take over this month from Oliver Evans and Enno Osinga ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo strikes road feeder deal with Jan de Rijk
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a new three-year road feeder services contract to Jan de Rijk Logistics and extended its delivery network to over 50 airports in Europe.Most Virgin Atlantic cargo arriving in London for onward connection in Europe is destined for Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt and Paris, served by next ...