In this week’s PLA Global Wrap, we feature the industry’s response to the ongoing health crisis in India, as well as the recent passing of an Airbus pioneer. We also feature Lufthansa’s latest solution, inspired by our finned friends from the deep, to reduce carbon emissions, as well as the B2B and company updates from Liege Airport, FedEx, DSV and CEVA Logistics. SpiceJet airlifts more oxygen supply to India In its most recent airlift, SpiceJet’s cargo arm SpiceXpress carrierd another 9,600 … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 18
Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo volume slips despite more freighter flights
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s total cargo volume slipped 14.5 percent to 655,942 tonnes, compared to the same period in 2019, as an increase in full freighter cargo did not make up for the decline in belly traffic. Not immune to the heavy impact of Covid-19, Schiphol attributed the decline in passenger aircraft to the decrease in belly volumes, saying that the extra belly capacity on intercontinental routes helps the air cargo market in Amsterdam to better serve its customers. Full … [Read more...] about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s cargo volume slips despite more freighter flights
China-EU trade lane pilot boosts trade between China and Schiphol
The first shipment to land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as part of a pilot programme to streamline and secure Customs procedures between China and the European Union (EU) has arrived from Shanghai. The WCO Customs to Customs pilot project, called Smart and Secure Trade Lanes (SSTL) aims to reduce lead times and Customs procedures, and increase security in the supply chain through data sharing between Customs. Schiphol is the only European airport chosen to take part in the pilot, … [Read more...] about China-EU trade lane pilot boosts trade between China and Schiphol
KLM Cargo’s new and innovative sorting system
KLM Cargo has officially launched a new and innovative sorting system that can handle more than 2,000 items per hour, bound for more than 70 destinations. The system was built in cooperation with Lödige Industries and Vanderlande. The innovative sorter allows for faster handling of all post, express and pharmaceutical consignments. Bertholt Leeftink, director - general Enterprise and Innovation of the ministry of Economic Affairs and Kajsa Ollongren, alderman of the municipality of … [Read more...] about KLM Cargo’s new and innovative sorting system
New declaration speeds e-commerce at Schiphol
Dutch Customs has teamed up with the Schiphol cargo community to launch a new simplified e-commerce declaration called VENUE. The new declaration has been designed to help shippers import and export items that are being purchased via e-commerce platforms - such as fashion, personal care, and homeware - throughout the Union Customs Code transition period, which ends in January 2021. “Together with Dutch Customs we are engaged in cooperating with stakeholders at the airport to find new ways of … [Read more...] about New declaration speeds e-commerce at Schiphol
Jan de Rijk Logistics goes big with a T-Rex
Jan de Rijk Logistics transported a very special shipment; namely a 66 million year old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Jan de Rijk Logistics, working on behalf of KLM, was tasked to move the dinosaur from Schiphol airport to the city of Leiden. "This kind of request we do not get every day. We are very proud to be part of this great event," says Tim Roos, manager aerospace & special projects of Jan de Rijk Logistics. Employees of the Naturalis Museum in Leiden were surprised when … [Read more...] about Jan de Rijk Logistics goes big with a T-Rex
