100 percent screening of air cargois perfectly feasible and would be amore sensible system than the currentKnown Shipper system, according toOlivier Bijaoui, president and CEO ofWorldwide Flight Services (WFS), theworld's largest cargo handler. Speaking in response to the 10January vote in the US Congress thatmandated screening for all belly cargowithin three years, Bijaoui insists that itwould present WFS, which has handlingoperations at many US airports, withno particular problem. 'We … [Read more...] about 100% screening feasible, says handler
SLFFA to build logistics academy
Identifying a critical need of thelogistics and the trading community,the Sri Lanka Freight ForwardersAssociation (SLFFA) has come forwardto set the first academy to build capacityin international trade and transportationin Sri Lanka, a press release said. This is the first time a transport servicesector association has stepped into aventure that will offer new opportunitiesto the school leavers and industryemployees to get practical experienceand knowledge through working withthe industry and … [Read more...] about SLFFA to build logistics academy
INFA strives to have more IATA accredited members
The low number of IATA accreditedcargo agents in Indonesia has promptedthe Indonesian Freight Forwarders' Association(INFA) and the InternationalAir Transport Association (IATA) toincrease their collaboration and takethe necessary measures to improve theair cargo industry in the country. INFA chairman, Soekarno HattaArman Yahya said that every effortfor the betterment of the industry iscounted. Though there are several parties involvedin the industry, the airlines andcargo agents have the … [Read more...] about INFA strives to have more IATA accredited members
SLFFA disturbed by new DMS standards
The freight forwarding industry andshippers in Sri Lanka have expressedserious concerns about the attemptsby the Director of Merchant Shipping,(DMS) to regulate the industry usinglow standards and hastily drafted legislation. Freight forwarders in Sri Lanka,whose representative body, the SriLanka Freight Forwarders Association(SLFFA) completed 25 years ofexistence this year, have played aninfluential role in making Sri Lankaa leading logistics and freight hub inSouth Asia. Unlike shipping … [Read more...] about SLFFA disturbed by new DMS standards
Chinese ground handler looks to SE Asia for expansion
CAH, which holds 60 percent in thejoint venture with SATS controllingthe remaining 40 percent, has becomea leading airport group in MainlandChina by taking over several domesticairports. In line with CAH's strategy to makeBGS a leading provider of groundhandling services in China, the groundhandler meanwhile has set up facilitiesat airports in Chongqing, Hubei,Guizhou, Tianjin, Jiangxi, Jilin as wellas Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang. From the start in 1995, the companyhas been providing … [Read more...] about Chinese ground handler looks to SE Asia for expansion
Emirates joins DHL partnership
Emirates Group Security and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Strategic Air Cargo Security Partnership, a DHL Global Forwarding initiative. As one of DHL's preferred air carriers, Emirates is one of the first airline partners to join this programme. The aim of this security partnership programme is to work together and to agree on standard operating procedures(SOP) for high-value and high-risk air cargo, to share best practices and information on crime … [Read more...] about Emirates joins DHL partnership
