Abu Dhabi-based Maximus Air has donated one of its Ilyushin aircraft to support a regional humanitarian campaign launched by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan earlier this month. The campaign will focus on providing urgent relief to the hundreds of thousands of refugees in the Levant region, where heavy rain, snowfall and sub-zero temperatures are forecast to follow the arrival of winter storm, Huda. The campaign, named Tarahuma, has received widespread praise … [Read more...] about Maximus donates aircraft to Huda relief efforts
Logistics
Jettainer awarded ISO 14001 certification
Jettainer has passed its first environmental audit and has been certified according to the ISO 14001 environmental management standards. The ULD specialist has provided evidence of the environmental awareness of its employees during everyday business operations and has also proven that the development of environmentally sustainable technologies and therefore the use of innovative products are a high priority at Jettainer. “It’s extremely important for us to meet the needs … [Read more...] about Jettainer awarded ISO 14001 certification
Sodexi opens express freight hub at CDG
France-based express package handler Sodexi, a joint venture of Air France-KLM (65 per cent) and Geopost (35 per cent), began operation of a new 7,600 sq m (818,000 sq ft) express freight terminal at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport last week. The €22 million (approx. US$25.94 million) facility, owned and developed by Aéroports de Paris, but financed by Sodexi, has an annual capacity of up to 55,000 tonnes of express freight. Jérôme Balbi, managing director of … [Read more...] about Sodexi opens express freight hub at CDG
DHL receives Green Freight Asia label
DHL Supply Chain today became one of the first organizations in Asia to receive independent accreditation for its efforts in developing sustainable road transport operations in Singapore by Green Freight Asia (GFA). GFA, a programme akin to Green Freight Europe, is a non-profit organisation established in 2013 to facilitate reduced CO2 emissions and lower shipping costs across entire supply chains by decreasing fuel consumption. This is driven primarily by the GFA Label programme, which … [Read more...] about DHL receives Green Freight Asia label
Positive outlook for K+N’s perishable business
Kuehne + Nagel is one of LAN CARGO’s key customers and, within northern South America, the most important shipper of flowers. The two companies share a long commercial relationship that has strengthened over time. Pablo Canales, executive director of LAN CARGO Colombia, interviewed Chistian Lüchau, regional perishables manager for Central and South America at Kuehne + Nagel, about the challenges the industry faces in the region, the companies’ commercial relationship as … [Read more...] about Positive outlook for K+N’s perishable business
UPS expands worldwide express freight in Asia
UPS has expanded its UPS Worldwide Express Freight service in 12 new origin and nine new destination countries globally for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavyweight shipments. UPS now offers the service, which is ideal for product launches, inventory shortages or equipment failure replacement parts, to 50 origin and 51 destination countries and territories throughout the world. In the Asia-Pacific region, UPS Worldwide Express Freight has been extended as an origin and … [Read more...] about UPS expands worldwide express freight in Asia
