With 20 years of experience in the cargo sector, Steven Polmans, former director for cargo & logistics at Brussels Airport, will join Nallian as chief customer officer. He retains the current chairman post with TIACA and will be responsible for expanding the network of cargo communities that operate on Nallian’s Cargo Cloud. Jean Verheyen, CEO of Nallian, said the hiring move follows the new contracts inked with lux-Airport and Dallas Fort Worth, and the recent opening of its office in … [Read more...] about Steven Polmans takes on new role with Nallian
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Kerry Logistics opens hub to boost China’s chemical sector
Kerry Logistics Network has opened a logistics centre in China’s Hebei province as the company aims to capture the market potential in chemical logistics. The logistics centre, to be operated under Kerry IMS Chemical Logistics and will be the base in northern China, was opened and commenced operation on 8 January in the Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone. Located near the Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone, the logistics centre occupies 320,000 square feet, … [Read more...] about Kerry Logistics opens hub to boost China’s chemical sector
Alibaba’s Cainiao launches cargo container booking service
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao launched its container booking service for air and sea freight last week, in response to the global container shortage that had driven up shipping costs to record highs. Cainiao said the service spans over 200 ports in 50 countries, and it would offer 30-40 percent lower cross-border port-to-port shipping fees against the average market rate. The service will cover Chinese ports in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Hangzhou, and Yiwu. A … [Read more...] about Alibaba’s Cainiao launches cargo container booking service
DB Schenker names new chief for Asia Pacific
DB Schenker has named Dr Niklas Wilmking as its chief executive for Asia Pacific, effective 1 January 2021. Dr Wilmking was executive vice president for global airfreight at the company’s head office, where he was responsible for the global airfreight network, flight operations, procurement, revenue management, operational excellence and digitalisation. Also read: DB Schenker opens €101 million warehouse in Singapore He joined the logistics provider in 2002 and held various operational and … [Read more...] about DB Schenker names new chief for Asia Pacific
HKIA: Cargo stays resilient as passenger volume collapses
Hong Kong International Airport’s cargo operations is slowly getting back to the pre-Covid levels as December saw a 0.2 percent year-on-year drop in cargo handled at 443,000 tonnes. HKIA’s total cargo throughput in 2020 remained relatively stable at 4.5 million tonnes, recording a 7 percent year-on-year drop. Cargo imports and exports continued climbed 18 percent and 8 percent, respectively, as the number of cargo flights during the year went up 18.3 percent. Meanwhile, trans-shipments … [Read more...] about HKIA: Cargo stays resilient as passenger volume collapses
Schiphol airport’s cargo volume slips 8 percent in 2020
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s total cargo volume for 2020 declined by 8 percent to 1.44 million tonnes compared to 2019. Last year’s freight volumes were shipped in three categories of flights, the airport noted. Full freighters accounted for 61 percent of total volume, whilst passenger flights with belly space as well as passenger flights with only freight on board (pax-cargo-only) accounted for 29 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Inbound cargo volumes dropped by 4.7 percent to … [Read more...] about Schiphol airport’s cargo volume slips 8 percent in 2020