Geodis India has appointed Martijn Tasma as its national sales manager, with responsibility for sales and the market development of its freight forwarding and logistics business in the country. Tasma's main priorities in his new role will be to strengthen and increase the company's trade lane activities, particularly with a focus on Brazil, China and the USA. He brings over 14 years of experience in the industry to his new position, and has worked for Geodis since 2006. Managing director … [Read more...] about Geodis appoints Indian sales head
Freight Forwarders
Panalpina and Atlas Air renew partnership
Panalpina and Atlas Air are strengthening their long-standing partnership in the air freight industry. As a cornerstone of a new five-year agreement, Panalpina will switch one of its wet-leased aircraft to more than 200 scheduled charters per year, thereby expanding its air freight network. “The new long-term agreement with Atlas Air will intensify our cooperation and increase our joint business,” says Lucas Kuehner, global head of Air Freight at Panalpina. “The switch from … [Read more...] about Panalpina and Atlas Air renew partnership
CEVA expands Vancouver facility
CEVA Logistics is expanding its market presence in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The new location for the company’s operations, in Richmond, BC, is positioned near Vancouver International Airport, the Port of Vancouver – Canada’s largest port – and major road arteries. CEVA will occupy the facility, which totals 53,189 sq. ft. (4,941 sq m), on 1 March 2015. The new facility is located at 18233 Blundell Road and – in addition to more square footage – … [Read more...] about CEVA expands Vancouver facility
IATA scam is back again
BIFA has received information from a number of members concerning, so called, payment demands from IATA sent by email. Even more worrying is that the e-mail suffices (domain name) appear to clone the genuine IATA suffix (@iata.org). Fortunately, BIFA has observed that there are still ‘tell-tale’ signs to look out for, for example poor spelling is common, which a recent sample received by a BIFA member demonstrated, as it was from ‘[email protected]’. There are many … [Read more...] about IATA scam is back again
Record freight results from Dubai World Central
Freight volumes and passenger traffic at Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) reached record levels in 2014, according to the fourth quarter and year-end traffic report released today by operator Dubai Airports. Freight volumes at DWC surged 262.5 per cent to 758,371 tonnes in 2014 compared to 209,209 tonnes in 2013, due to the completion of the shift of all freighter operators from DXB to DWC by May 2014. The airport registered … [Read more...] about Record freight results from Dubai World Central
Heathrow sees 3.3% cargo growth in January
Cargo at London Heathrow airport grew 3.3 per cent to 115,847 tonnes in January, compared with the same month in 2014. The January results included increases of 54.0 per cent to Mexico, 28.6 per cent to Brazil, 11.3 per cent to India and 11.2 per cent to Turkey. In the 12 months from February 2014 to January 2015, cargo was up 5.2 per cent to just over 1.5m tonnes. … [Read more...] about Heathrow sees 3.3% cargo growth in January
