DHL has announced the appointment of Dennis van der Meijs as managing director of DHL Global Forwarding Malaysia. Van der Meijs, who was a Regional Trade Lane manager in Singapore before becoming acting managing director prior to this appointment, will report to Sam Ang, CEO, Southeast Asia, DHL Global Forwarding. Van der Meijs joined DHL in 1998 and has been in the freight forwarding industry for 20 years. “The Malaysian market presents tremendous growth potential for us and as the … [Read more...] about DHL Global Forwarding
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Transglobal Cargo Centre
Transglobal Cargo Centre Ltd – the major new on-airport perishables handler at Kenya’s Nairobi Airport – has appointed Mark Carroll as its general manager – Sales & Marketing. Carroll has spent his entire 27-year career in the freight industry, holding a variety of sales, operational and management positions with airlines, GSSAs and freight forwarders in the UK, Nairobi and Doha. His most recent post was acting cargo manager UK for Qatar Airways. … [Read more...] about Transglobal Cargo Centre
Coyne Airways
Coyne Airways has appointed Darrin Quern as managing director of its hub operation in Dubai. Quern began his aviation career with Northwest Airlines where he spent 14 years in ground operations, capacity planning, then as manager for Government/Military/ Interline Cargo Sales and manager, Alliances & Charter Sales-Cargo. For the past 12 years prior to joining Coyne Airways, Quern worked for TNT, first as director of TNT Airways and since 1999, as director, Global Networks-Asia. … [Read more...] about Coyne Airways
Toll on a roll as it snaps up M&A opportunities
Toll’s growth from a home-grown domestic Australian transport company to a global logistics player has been nothing less than awe inspiring. Founded in Australia in 1888 by Albert F. Toll as a coal haulage business, using horse and cart transport, the company’s present day form took shape following a management buyout by Paul Little and Peter Rowsthorn in 1986 followed by a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in 1993. From this point onwards a series of mergers … [Read more...] about Toll on a roll as it snaps up M&A opportunities
TSA approves more scanning devices
L-3 Security & Detection Systems announced that six additional X-ray systems for screening both break-bulk cargo and skids have been added to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Air Cargo Qualified Technologies List. These systems help TSA screen air cargo in passenger aircraft. L-3’s air cargo systems support a broad range of tunnel sizes from 640 x 430mm to 3000 x 3500mm. Select models include multiview technology and advanced software algorithms that can … [Read more...] about TSA approves more scanning devices
Boeing gets prelim approval for 787 training
Boeing’s Training & Flight Services subsidiary has been granted provisional approval for its 787 Dreamliner pilot training courses by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With the 787 pilot training courses, pilots can transition to the new airplane in five to 20 days, depending on pilot experience, the company said in a statement adding that Boeing 777 pilots can qualify to fly the 787 in as little as five days, given the high level of commonality between the two … [Read more...] about Boeing gets prelim approval for 787 training
