CEVA Logistics has announced the appointment of Hakan Bicil as chief commercial officer, where he will be responsible for leading the company’s global sales organisation. He reports to CEVA chief executive officer, Xavier Urbain, and is a member of the company’s Executive Board. Bicil joins CEVA from Panalpina where he was head of strategic business development. Prior to that role he was managing director, EMEA for Toll Global Forwarding. Before that role he held … [Read more...] about CEVA appoints Hakan Bicil as CCO
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ABC adds third German station at MUC
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has added Munich to its growing network with the weekly service starting from 9 May between MUC and Moscow Sheremetyevo. Munich is the third destination in Germany served by the airline, after Frankfurt and Leipzig/Halle, with the latter being commenced only one week prior to the first MUC flight. “Parallel to strengthen our presence at our hubs Frankfurt and Amsterdam it is our strategy to increasingly offer the market point-point services between Moscow and places … [Read more...] about ABC adds third German station at MUC
Oz Post goes Saturday, Amazon does Sunday
Australia Post has announced that it will deliver parcels on Saturdays and extend guaranteed next day Express Post letter and satchel delivery to households six days a week from the end of 2014. In addition, Australia Post corporate outlets will also open on Saturdays across Australia. Meanwhile Amazon has announced that customers in 15 US cities are eligible for Sunday delivery in addition to the Los Angeles and New York metro areas where Sunday delivery launched in November … [Read more...] about Oz Post goes Saturday, Amazon does Sunday
National brings DWC’s first horse charter
Intradco Cargo Services and operator National Air Cargo have successfully managed a high-profile project to fly 47 horses from Dubai World Central Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) as part of the world-famous Cavalia equestrian tour. The charter on a B747-428(BCF) aircraft was the inaugural flight to make use of the newly-constructed horse loading ramp at DWC, a unique facility designed to allow for the increased import and export of live animal cargo. Livestock and bloodstock … [Read more...] about National brings DWC’s first horse charter
JAL introduces new light weight ULDs
JAL Cargo announced that it has started to use 480 new light-weight cargo containers on its international routes. The new ULDs weigh 58 kg, 41 kg less than the old aluminum containers. They are made of synthetic resin in a honeycomb structure which gives them greater strength and flexibility than the old design. A maximum of 44 containers can be loaded on B777-300ER and with this load the aircraft is 1,804 kg lighter than it would be with aluminium cargo containers. Fuel consumption can be … [Read more...] about JAL introduces new light weight ULDs
Emirates posts 26th year of profits, up 43%
In a tale of contrasting fortunes with much of the industry, Emirates Airline reported a 43 per cent jump in 2013 net profit helped by higher revenue and lower fuel costs. The Dubai-based carrier posted a profit of AED3.3 billion (US$898.4 million) for the year to March 31 up from AED2.3 billion a year earlier. Revenue grew 13 per cent at both the airline and group level, to AED82.6 billion and Dhs87.8 billion, respectively. “It’s been a good year. There was growth in our … [Read more...] about Emirates posts 26th year of profits, up 43%
