All Tiaca articles – Page 6
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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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Vladimir Zubkov is TIACA’s new secretary general
Vladimir Zubkov will be TIACA’s new secretary general, replacing Doug Brittin, who retires at the end of the year.Zubkov has more than 40 years’ experience in the air transport industry, including senior roles with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and, most recently, as vice president of the Volga-Dnepr group ...
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TIACA set to open the Air Cargo Forum 2016
TIACA’s biennial Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Paris will open on October 26 and is expected to welcome more than 3,000 industry decision makers and more than 200 exhibitors to network and discuss current industry trends and challenges.As well as the wide range of exhibitors, the event also features a ...
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Air Cargo Forum: TIACA says cooperation is key to air cargo’s future
Industry and regulators pledged to work more closely to make air cargo safer and more reliable at TIACA's Air Cargo Forum in Paris.TIACA secretary general, Doug Brittin, and his counterparts at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Dr Fang Liu, and the World Customs Organization (WCO), Sergio Mujica, also said ...
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Shippers to be centre stage at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum
Chris Welsh, secretary general, Global Shippers’ Forum, previews Tiaca's Air Cargo Forum event in his regular column for Air Cargo NewsTIACA and the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) have teamed up in an unprecedented way to ensure that shippers’ views are at the centre of discussions at the Air Cargo Forum ...
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Polmans joins TIACA board and urges greater industry collaboration
Brussels Airport head of cargo Steven Polmans has been appointed to TIACA’s board of directors.Polmans pledged to continue encouraging greater collaboration across the supply chain to cope with a rapidly changing industry.“I strongly believe that more cooperation between all stakeholders is to the benefit of our industry,” said Polmans.“We are ...
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TIACA's Brittin to retire at end of 2016
Doug Brittin, TIACA’s secretary general since 2013, is to retire from the air cargo industry association at the end of this year, sparking a search to appoint his successor.TIACA chairman Sanjiv Edward said in a message to members: “Doug has done a great job since joining us, and while we ...
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European Shipper chairman steps up to TIACA board
European Shippers’ Council chairman Denis Choumert is the latest high profile shipper to take a more active role in TIACA.TIACA today announced that Choumert has been appointed to the organisation’s board of directors, following on from the formation of a shipper advisory board earlier this year.Choumert was appointed ESC Chairman ...
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Shipper heavyweights join TIACA advisory committee
Industry association TIACA is expanding its Shippers' Advisory Committee by appointing a cross-section of influential global air cargo customers.Representatives from Chanel Fragrances and Beauté, Ericsson, and Sandvik Machining Solutions will join the committee, which is chaired by Lars Droog, manager of supply chain and general affairs with Tosoh Corp, the ...
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TIACA urges joint action on counterfeit goods
TIACA has called on Customs authorities to bring together rights holders, service providers, and regulators to help solve the problem of counterfeit goods.In a position paper published today, the organisation the air cargo industry plays a vital role in the interdiction of counterfeit shipments and in investigations of illicit trade ...
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Alexey Isaykin enters the TIACA Hall of Fame
Alexey Isaykin, president of Moscow-headquartered freighter operator Volga-Dnepr Group, has been brought into the Hall of Fame of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).He will be formally inducted at TIACA’s Executive Summit in Florida at the end of May. The TIACA Hall of Fame honours air cargo professionals who have ...
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Shippers' airfreight challenges to be debated at TIACA summit
A panel on the challenges facing shippers using airfreight will feature at The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s executive summit in Florida in May.Lars Droog (above), recently appointed to chair TIACA’s new Shippers’ Advisory Committee, will lead the panel debate as part of the three-day conference.Droog will also be the ...
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Emirates Cargo's Nabil Sultan joins TIACA board of directors
Emirates' divisional senior vice president, cargo, Nabil Sultan, has been appointed to air cargo organisation TIACA's board of directors.Sultan has over 20 years’ experience in senior management roles at the airline and was promoted to his current role in 2013.“Air cargo is one of the primary drivers of the global ...
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TIACA to host air cargo workshop at Multimodal show
Logistics exhibition Multimodal has revealed its education programme will take an in-depth look at new legislation affecting all sectors of the supply chain, as well as featuring an intensive professional development course aimed at air cargo professionals.The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) will run its three-day Professional Development Workshop programme ...
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TIACA creates new shipper advisory group
TIACA has created a new Shippers’ Advisory Committee to be chaired by Lars Droog of Tosoh Corporation.The new group aims to make improvements to the air cargo supply chain with the interests of the shipper in mind.“The voice of the shipper is all too often missing from the global conversation ...
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Newman joins TIACA board of directors
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed FedEx Services managing director Frank Newman to its board of directors.Newman has over 35 years’ experience in the aviation industry, including senior roles with McDonnell Douglas and FedEx. He currently manages sales activities for the company’s airline and aerospace customer segment.“TIACA has ...