For those who know Nol van Fenema and really, after nearly 26 years in the air cargo industry there aren’t many who don’t know him, this is classic Nol. Confident, yet not entirely overbearing with that ever-present, quick, dry wit with only an occasional hint of sarcasm, the Dutchman has endeared himself to an industry which he came to in 1983 bereft of any substantive cargo knowledge.goes back half a dozen years, first bumping into him at various press conferences when I … [Read more...] about The Payload interview
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Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport @ Changi, Singapore’s first on-airport perishables handling centre, in the first quarter of 2010. To be built at a cost of S$12 million (US$8.23 million), Coolport @ Changi will handle terminal and transit perishables cargo within the Free Trade Zone and will have multi-tiered zones, with different temperatures ranging from -28°C to 18°C, to handle a wide range of commodities such as live … [Read more...] about Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited (SATS) has announced plans to launch Coolport @ Changi, Singapore’s first on-airport perishables handling centre, in the first quarter of 2010. To be built at a cost of S$12 million (US$8.23 million), Coolport @ Changi will handle terminal and transit perishables cargo within the Free Trade Zone and will have multi-tiered zones, with diff erent temperatures ranging from -28°C to 18°C, to handle a wide range of commodities such as live … [Read more...] about Changi Airport gets new perishables centre
SATS profits even as aviation business down
Singapore Airports Terminal Services (SATS) has reported a 17 per cent rise in first quarter net profits, even though its aviation business has continued to flounder in line with the global economicdownturn.The ground-handling firm says that its net profit for the three months ended 30 June increased by S$5.9 million (US$4.1 million) to S$40.4 million, buoyed by a 44 per cent increase in group revenues to S$351.7 million.However, the Singapore Airlines subsidiary says that the revenues from its … [Read more...] about SATS profits even as aviation business down
Dubai Airport sees only slight cargo drop
While much of the world is still reeling from the sharp decline in cargo volumes, Dubai International Airport has recorded only a small decline in cargo throughput of 0.76 per cent for the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year. And, it is likely to end the year on the same levels as last year, a senior executive of Dubai Airports said. In the first half of 2009, the airport moved 874,828 tonnes of cargo compared to 2008 when it handled 1.83 million tonnes of cargo … [Read more...] about Dubai Airport sees only slight cargo drop
Alaska forced to cut jobs as business slides
The continued slump in the global air cargo market has taken its toll on Alaska, with the Alaska International Airport System cutting positions at the airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks. “It has gotten to the point where the trimming of positions both inside and outside of the airport are noticeable,†said John Parrott, airport manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. “We have as many as 50 vacancies that we are not refilling due to budgetary … [Read more...] about Alaska forced to cut jobs as business slides
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