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Dimerco's cargo venture linking Vatry to Pudong
MOVING 100 tonnes of cargo from a French regional exporter to a consignee in distant China is clearly a job for a specialist.Dimerco Express Group, the Taiwan-based global logistics service provider, has successfully completed what it describes as ‘a remarkable cargo charter project’, linking France’s Vatry Airport to Shanghai’s Pudong ...
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Cargo Champion – Hernani Araujo
HERNANI ARAUJO truly embodies two of Confucius’ most quoted philosophical sayings: ‘Wherever you go, go with all your heart’ and ‘Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life’.The 65-year-old is among the lucky few who can declare, hand on heart, that ...
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DSV launches express service
GLOBAL transport and logistics company DSV Air & Sea has launched its own courier and express service that will enable UK customers to use just one company for all their logistics needs.Online pricing enquiries, bookings, track and trace, point of delivery and electronic invoicing put DSV XPress among the technological ...
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Cargo Champion – Dieter Haltmayer
AT THE HELM of one of Germany’s most prosperous medium-sized logistics businesses is Dieter Haltmayer, founder of Quick-Cargo Service (QCS).The Air Cargo News Lifetime Achievement Award winner (2010) is one of the most well-respected and admired operators in the industry, and for many good reasons.Passion, foresight, ambition and determination are ...
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American Airlines Cargo's new forwarders deal
AMERICAN Airlines (AA) Cargo has improved its sales reach with a novel tie-up with a forwarder network.In a move designed to further extend its sales activities – with as broad a range of customers as possible – AA Cargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Global Logistics Network (GLN), ...
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The Sanity Clause
STATISTICS prove that the greatest air cargo logistician of all time is undoubtedly Santa Claus.Better than FedEx, Lufthansa Cargo, or even DHL, Santa sets the trend for fast, precise air cargo deliveries, with not a single security lapse, no airwaybills and absolutely no charges-collect. Here is an analysis of his ...
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e-freight goes live in China
TIANJIN Binhai International Airport has become China’s first airport to implement the international e-freight standard, with China Cargo Airlines the first Chinese carrier to accept an international shipment using it.e-freight eliminates the need to send 12 core paper documents with air cargo shipments, hence streamlining processes, improving speed and reliability ...
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Glauco Martinelli
AT 74 Glauco Martinelli is still a legend in the world of GSAs.He founded ATC in 1979 – which was probably the first GSA in Italy and proceeded to build a company that has been voted top GSA there for last 10 years running.Before that he had a long career ...
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American Airlines Cargo appoints GSSA
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo (AAC) has appointed a GSSA to boost its opportunities in Central America.FlyUs, based in San Jose (Costa Rica) will be responsible for cargo sales, on behalf of the carrier, across eight cities in seven countries.Managing director Carlo de Haas (pictured), who has enjoyed a long-standing professional relationship ...
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Cargo Champion - Enno Osinga
ENNO OSINGA loves to play golf but that does not mean he is a soft corporate man - as the stereotype goes.In fact colleagues recall eccentric yet productive meetings not just on the fairway but also in a Bedouin tent in the middle of a sandstorm.While Osinga says he may ...
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Cargo Champion - Ton Smulders
TON Smulders thinks of himself as the silver fox of air cargo.An old head in a new industry Smulders started working in airfreight aged 25 at a time when the industry was very different.He had his first taste of air cargo while working at Holland America Line in 1976 and ...
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Cargo Champion - Chris Leach
THERE is photographic evidence, which would scupper Chris Leach’s reputation in air cargo.Luckily for all the young trainees and students he has taken under his wing into the industry in the past 42 years the picture is lost.The incriminating black and white shot is of a young Chris underneath a ...
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Dimerco plants flag in LA
TAIWAN based Dimerco Express Group is set to open new offices in Los Angeles.A spokesman said the move will help it better serve their US customers and will be “a giant step forward in its global strategic plan”.The new LA base will consist of two customs brokerage offices and comes ...
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Cargo champion - Lilian Chan
DO not be fooled by the pretty outfit, Lilian Chan is a tough and tireless operator.“Extremely exhausting” is how Hong Kong’s air cargo boss describes trying to keep up with his executive director.Inspired by magazine articles and her self-confessed lack of sports ability Chan’s passion for air cargo knows few ...
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Cargo Champion
CHRIS Foyle is best known in the industry for bringing the Antonov AN124 out from behind the Iron Curtain.It was a dramatic and memorable coup, which was made possible by Foyle’s patient hard work and an eye for detail rather than a taste for the theatrical.His was the perfect mindset ...
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Cargo Champion - Peter Quantrill
A LOVE of jazz is not the usual path to a passion for air cargo but that is how Peter Quantrill joined the industry.With a career spanning 30 years Quantrill is currently director general of BIFA (British International Freight Association) where he draws upon his experience both sides of the ...
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Southern Air has a future - McHugh
Southern Air executives have pledged to rebuild the ailing carrier.Chief executive Dan McHugh says he can reduce two-thirds of US$285m of debt while the airline is under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.Critics have pointed to previous attempts to resolve Southern Air’s financial position under Chapter 11 protection and questioned the failure ...
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Emerging markets tempt DSV
LOGISTICS giant DSV is to move decisively into emerging markets with the acquisition of the Swift Freight Group.Dubai based Swift Freight is a regional freight forwarder, with 36 offices spread across 15 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.The purchase agreement includes ownership of the companies in the UAE, ...
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Cargo Champion - Neil Hansford
RELIVING your youth is many people’s dream but if Neil Hansford is right it might also be the air cargo industry’s path to salvation.Last edition we spoke to a newly minted cargo president in the shape of Kenji Hashimoto at American Airlines – his career in cargo is in front ...
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Flying humanitarian cargo 'challenging'
A CHARTER specialist that evacuated 12,000 people within six weeks during the ‘Arab Spring’ has spoken about the challenges of organising humanitarian effort in the wake of the Syrian crisis.Air Partner’s emergency planning team, which provides a 24-hour air evacuation planning and implementation service, was also involved in flying aid ...