Speaking to Payload Asia CHEP’s president Ludwig Bertsch, noted the dichotomy that the troubled market presents: “The downturn in cargo traffic has had an effect on everyone, including us, and it was sad to see one of our valued customers, Air Cargo Germany, go into chapter 11. Nevertheless we managed to grow our topline year-on-year by nearly 50 per cent, mainly due to the diverse range of services which has helped us to continue our growth story even in a difficult climate.” … [Read more...] about CHEP sees dichotomy in the current market
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A post e-freight world
The other day I came across an interesting blog post on the future of data exchange. Written by Scott Sangster, the VP of Global Logistics at Descartes he looks at the question of what information will be required to be exchanged in the future. A key question he highlights, is who should be driving the future? Should IATA and Cargo 2000 be dictating the terms of reference to lead the way in terms of messaging, or should it be the tech companies? For Sangster it’s not an either/or … [Read more...] about A post e-freight world
Over our dead bodies!
Over our dead bodies! (our first apology and you’ll see why in a minute) You can accuse us of many things here at Belly Ache Central, most of which are probably true, but we have to say in our own defence that there are indeed some things we have, ummm... trouble with... but never-the-less soldier on! Take for example this ‘lovely’ little item that garnered a bit of international media attention after some, apparently bored journalist spied it on eBay. He or she was probably … [Read more...] about Over our dead bodies!
China+++
While rummaging around in my virtual repository of information and ideas for something to focus on in this space, one thing occurred to me. I see, hear and consequently, write a lot less about China than I did a few years ago. I remember back in 2007 when I first took over as editor of this magazine it was all about China. Since then it has moved from the fabled golden land of air cargo to an important but less ‘shiny’ market as it was once was viewed. Other markets have now taken on … [Read more...] about China+++
Cold comfort?
As the air cargo industry continues along its level plain there appears an ever brighter light of optimism among many industry players. While there’s no cause for outright celebration yet, there are positive signs that the sector is gradually recovering. The problem, as Swiss WorldCargo’s Oliver Evans clearly points out – “we don’t have a demand crisis in the industry, we have a supply issue”. Most in the industry would concur that the massive influx of … [Read more...] about Cold comfort?
The ‘F’ word. Here
The ‘F’ word. Here at Belly Ache we tend to be a bit fascist about language usage. While we sometimes slips up makes mistake wid our Engerish, we du strived to presents the bestest possibre, glammatically koreck Engerish. Of course, making our living off of language it has a tendency to spill over to our everyday lives. We know for a fact we’ve annoyed (to put it mildly) our partners, our kids, our friends and even our neighbours for correcting their language. It’s a bad … [Read more...] about The ‘F’ word. Here
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