Jan de Rijk Logistics transported a very special shipment; namely a 66 million year old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Jan de Rijk Logistics, working on behalf of KLM, was tasked to move the dinosaur from Schiphol airport to the city of Leiden. "This kind of request we do not get every day. We are very proud to be part of this great event," says Tim Roos, manager aerospace & special projects of Jan de Rijk Logistics. Employees of the Naturalis Museum in Leiden were surprised when … [Read more...] about Jan de Rijk Logistics goes big with a T-Rex
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FRA turns 80: From grass airstrip to global aviation hub
Some 80 years ago – on 8 July 1936 – Frankfurt Airport (FRA) was officially opened at its current location, when a Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft made its firstlanding at FRA. Over time, Frankfurt Airport has become one of the world’s most important air transportation hubs, in part due to its favourable location in the heart of Europe. To celebrate the 80th anniversary, Fraport – the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport – is looking back at the successful development of its home-base … [Read more...] about FRA turns 80: From grass airstrip to global aviation hub
SriLankan Airlines: Searching for serendipity
The Sri Lankan government’s recent request for Expressions of Interests (EOI) from third parties interested in forming a strategic partnership with its loss-making carriers Sri Lankan Airlines and/or Mihin Lanka, for a badly needed restructuring, solicited only a handful of proposals. The deadline for submissions is 24 August with a decision due by late September. The advertisement itself was a curious understatement, titled as it was an, “invitation for expression of interest for the … [Read more...] about SriLankan Airlines: Searching for serendipity
The votes have been cast!
As this issue of Payload Asia closes the voting in our annual annual Payload Asia Awards has closed, with a record number of votes cast this year. The industry judges too have wrapped up their assessments and both sets of data have been passed to the auditing firm for verification and confirmation that the process was clean and transparent. We are very excited here at Payload as the annual event never fails to bring some much needed excitement, recognition and pride to the industry. And let’s … [Read more...] about The votes have been cast!
Southco sticks with DHL Global Forwarding as sole global logistics provider
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced that Southco, a global source for engineered access hardware solutions, has chosen DHL once again as its sole global logistics provider. The company renewed their existing contract with DHL for another four years for a combination of air, ocean, domestic and customs brokerage services on various trade lanes. Southco currently uses DHL Global Forwarding to ship a variety of its latches, hinges … [Read more...] about Southco sticks with DHL Global Forwarding as sole global logistics provider
Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) pioneers RFID technology on ULDs in HK
Hong Kong’s Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has announced it has pioneered Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) ULD Tags for the pre-packed cargo in Hong Kong from 25 July 2016, with the benefit of greater speed and accuracy. AAT said the cargo acceptance process is streamlined through the use of the RFID tags to achieve higher operational efficiency and time-saving benefits. Previously, AAT’s cargo acceptance of prepacked shipments required two levels of manual data entry at the truck dock … [Read more...] about Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) pioneers RFID technology on ULDs in HK
