The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), under Department of
Revenue, India’s Ministry of Finance, has issued a circular announcing
extension of 24x7 Customs clearance facility at 13 more airports in
respect of all export goods and at 14 more sea ports in respect of
specified import and export goods.
“Board has
decided that with effect from 31.12.2014 the facility of 24x7 Customs
clearance for specified imports viz goods covered by ‘facilitated’ Bills
of Entry and specified exports viz factory stuffed containers and goods
exported under free Shipping Bills will be made available, at 18 sea
ports,” CBEC said in its circular.
The sea ports
are: Chennai, Cochin, Ennore, Gopalpur, JNPT, Kakinada, Kandla,
Kolkata, Mumbai, New Mangalore, Marmagoa, Mundra, Okha, Paradeep,
Pipavav, Sikka, Tuticorin, and Vishakapatnam.
“Board has also decided that with effect from 31.12.2014 the facility of
24x7 Customs clearance for specified imports viz goods covered by
facilitated Bills of Entry and all exports viz goods covered by all
Shipping Bills will be made available, at 17 air cargo complexes,” the
circular said.
The 17 complexes are: Ahmedabad,
Amritsar, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cochin, Calicut, Delhi, Goa,
Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nashik, Thiruanantapuram,
and Vishakapatnam.
CBEC said related issues such
as availability of required personnel, keeping open the delivery gates
24x7 at air cargo complexes etc have been resolved.
“It is expected that an effective 24x7 Customs clearance facility will
greatly facilitate trade and reduce transaction cost,” the circular
said.
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
China has permitted three new overseas courier firms to offer domestic delivery services, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as part of government pledges to further open up the fast-growing market.
The State Post Bureau has approved Yamato (China) Transport Co Ltd, the China unit of Yamato Holdings Co Ltd, OCS Overseas Courier Service (Shanghai) Co Ltd and Kerry Logistics Co Ltd, Xinhua said.
The government said in September it would ease restrictions on foreign couriers seeking to deliver packages nationwide.
Express parcel delivery is booming in China, thanks to a surge in e-commerce. The Chinese market, however, is highly fragmented and competition is stiff.
There are currently more than 35,000 express delivery companies operating in the country. Some can ship packages for hundreds of miles as quickly as within the same day, and for as little as 2 yuan (32 US cents), compared to the U.S. Postal Service, which on average charges at least $10 for a domestic delivery.
FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service Inc already operate express parcel delivery services in China.
Source : http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/01/china-freight-idUSL3N0UG0U420150101
Canada is to ban transporting lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger flights.
Earlier this year, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a ban on the shipment of lithium metal batteries as cargo aboard passenger aircraft after growing concern that if ignited, they can cause any nearby batteries to overheat and catch fire.
While most passenger airlines in Canada have already voluntarily banned lithium metal batteries as cargo, the ban comes into effect on January 1, 2015, to comply with the ICAO ban. It will apply to all shipments of lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft within Canada.
It does not apply to batteries already contained in or packed with equipment, but only to those packaged and shipped separately. The ban will not affect travellers’ personal devices such as laptops and smartphones, which use lithium ion batteries.
The United States has already banned the transportation of lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger flights.
Source : http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/12/federal-government-bans-shipments-of-lithium-metal-batteries-on-passenger-flights/
Earlier this year, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a ban on the shipment of lithium metal batteries as cargo aboard passenger aircraft after growing concern that if ignited, they can cause any nearby batteries to overheat and catch fire.
While most passenger airlines in Canada have already voluntarily banned lithium metal batteries as cargo, the ban comes into effect on January 1, 2015, to comply with the ICAO ban. It will apply to all shipments of lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft within Canada.
It does not apply to batteries already contained in or packed with equipment, but only to those packaged and shipped separately. The ban will not affect travellers’ personal devices such as laptops and smartphones, which use lithium ion batteries.
The United States has already banned the transportation of lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger flights.
Source : http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2014/12/federal-government-bans-shipments-of-lithium-metal-batteries-on-passenger-flights/
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Airlines are targeting premium products to claw back lost revenue from the recession. Foremost of those is the cool chain for fresh produce and pharmaceuticals.
But, according to Steef Van Amersfoort, chairman of the air transport at the Dutch Shippers Council and veteran pharmaceutical-logistics executive, there is a massive difference between what pharma shippers need and expect, and what the airlines actually deliver.
“To be honest, there aren’t a lot of airlines offering time and temperature sensitive (T&TS) shipping services that I am confident of,” he says.
“I don’t want to be told ‘don’t worry’ about my shipment. I need to know everything about the service. I need to know about the hardware, but also about its organisational processes, so I can see it is properly a part of the company.
“I often see that the airlines control the service themselves at the origin and during transit,” he adds, “but at the destination they rely on handling companies that either do not offer the same service or offer one that the airline is not willing to pay a premium for.
“Even within the airline, not everyone always knows about the specifications of the service. If you offer a service you have to ensure it can be delivered to every part of your network at the same level of quality and reliability.”
Van Amersfoort says that there have been encouraging developments lately, but that there is still far to go.
“With so much pharma now being sent by ship, that should be a wake-up call for airlines to start investing into a reliable air cargo supply chain for pharma,” he warns.
“IATA implementing a T&TS label was a nice first step, as was the task force, but there is still a huge gap between the premium we pay and the premium service we get.
“Carriers need to recognise that becoming a pharma specialist requires more than just saying you’re one. It requires training of operational people and an obligation to invest in airport facilities.”
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/pharma-defection-to-ocean-is-wake-up-call-to-airfreight.html
Monday, December 29, 2014
Henrik Ambak has joined Emirates SkyCargo as senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide.
Ambak, a Danish national, joins the freight division of Emirates with 27 years of experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for companies such as Novia, CSLux and Cargolux Airlines.
He started his career as a freight forwarder, and then moved into ground and cargo handling, before joining Cargolux to oversee cargo and ground handling, trucking, standards and procedures, network delivery, ground safety, ULD management, Customs and e-Business, as well as IT systems used by the commercial division.
Ambak will be responsible for the management of all Emirates SkyCargo’s operations at its Dubai hub, comprising the Cargo Mega Terminal at Dubai International Airport and Emirates SkyCentral at Dubai World Central, as well as the operations at the more than 140 outstations across the world.
Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, said: “Henrik has vast experience in the air cargo industry and this will make him a great addition to our team.
“He joins us at an exciting time when we are experiencing good growth, particularly with the recent start of freighter operations at Emirates SkyCentral and the expansion of our current facilities at Dubai International.”
Said Ambak: “I am proud to be joining a market leader with a strong vision of growth for the future. I look forward to being a part of the Emirates SkyCargo team and contributing to its continued success.”
Emirates SkyCargo operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 777Fs and two Boeing 747-400ERFs.
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/ambak-joins-emirates-skycargo.html
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Exelsius has launched a pharmaceutical qualification programme (PQP) for companies involved in the handling and transportation of pharmaceutical & life science products.
The UK-based international cold chain management consultancy says that its programme allows airports, freight forwarders and logistics service providers to become certified to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards.
The PQP has been developed specifically for those involved in the air cargo cool chain and allows participants to demonstrate that they are compliant to the latest GDP regulations issued by the airlines, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the European Union and the US Food and Drugs Administration.
Exelsius chief executive Tony Wright says: “With over half of the value of healthcare products being moved by air, shippers will be seeking only the most compliant GDP logistics providers.
“This programme will be of initial importance in the UK where the MHRA have taken a lead in requiring airport ground handling companies, airlines and forwarders holding pharmaceuticals to have applied for a Wholesale Dealers Authorisation (WDA).
“With the Exelsius pharmaceutical qualification programme, organisations involved in good distribution practice can be ready to meet those requirements.
The PQP programme includes a full facility assessment, compliance plans, quality management system & SOP development, vendor assessment, route qualification and a fully integrated and certificated training plan.
The PQP requires participants to demonstrate compliance with all aspects of an initial gap analysis and training programme before certification will be granted. Re‐assessment will take place within two years.
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/exelsius-launches-pharma-programme.html
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
IAG Cargo has received GDP (Good Distribution Practice) certification for pharmaceutical transport.
The carrier, bringing together the cargo divisions of British Airways and Iberia, says that it is the first airline to be awarded GDP certification by a national government health agency in meeting the premier standard for pharma transport.
IAG Cargo received the award following an inspection by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. The carrier has been granted Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) for medicines intended for both human and veterinary use.
Alan Dorling, global head of pharmaceuticals & life sciences at IAG Cargo, commented: “The authorisation is testament to the significant investments we have made in our dedicated people and our temperature controlled infrastructure facilities and capabilities, in addition to continuous product development and training to improve our customer experience.
“It is welcome third party recognition that IAG Cargo has become the diamond standard for the transportation of medicines worldwide and underscores our global leadership in this fast-growing market.”
IAG Cargo has made significant investment in its Constant Climate product for specialist service for time-and-temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, and is now available in more than 100 stations worldwide.
Loranne Vella Zahra, global quality assurance manager at IAG Cargo, said: “GDP is a complex area that requires all areas of our supply chain to adhere to the highest standards. Our network ensures that only authorised pharmaceutical products are distributed safely, and their strength, stability, purity, potency and integrity are maintained throughout.
“Achieving full GDP status and being granted a WDA is testament to the strong quality system we have in place and the investment we have put in people, equipment, facilities and processes.”
To ensure the integrity of shipments, accredited GDP/WDA shippers are likely to select those carriers that have a GDP/WDA licence.
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/iag-cargo-gains-pharma-certificate.html
Cathay Pacific Cargo has signed a master agreement to rent DoKaSch
Temperature Solutions' RKN and RAP Opticooler active containers.
The containers, to be rolled out across the Hong Kong-based airline’s network in the first quarter of 2015, are aimed at the shipment of temperature-sensitive goods and pharmaceutical products,.
“Cathay Pacific Cargo is pleased to be the first Asian carrier offering our customers an alternative solution for their temperature-sensitive air cargo shipments,” said Mark Sutch, Cathay Pacific’s general manager cargo sales & marketing.
“In a growing market, and in Asia in particular, we can provide the entire range of active containers, enabling us to offer our customers the best possible air-cargo solution to meet their needs.”
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/cathay-signs-up-dokasch-pharma-containers.html
The containers, to be rolled out across the Hong Kong-based airline’s network in the first quarter of 2015, are aimed at the shipment of temperature-sensitive goods and pharmaceutical products,.
“Cathay Pacific Cargo is pleased to be the first Asian carrier offering our customers an alternative solution for their temperature-sensitive air cargo shipments,” said Mark Sutch, Cathay Pacific’s general manager cargo sales & marketing.
“In a growing market, and in Asia in particular, we can provide the entire range of active containers, enabling us to offer our customers the best possible air-cargo solution to meet their needs.”
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/cathay-signs-up-dokasch-pharma-containers.html
Monday, December 22, 2014
Air France-KLM is introducing new aluminum pallets that are 17kg lighter than standard pallets but just as strong.
The new 83kg pallets will gradually replace all the current standard stock - each weighing 100kg - in the airline’s fleet.
Said a spokesperson: “Air France-KLM is fully committed to reducing the company’s CO2 footprint, and weight reduction on board the aircraft is an important part of that effort.
“After the successful introduction of lightweight pallet nets last year, another big step is now being taken with the introduction of lightweight pallets.”
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/cargo-pallets-go-on-a-diet.html
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Air freight rates continued to climb through November on the back of strong peak season demand and conversions from ocean freight as a result of US supply chain bottlenecks.
Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Price Index rose a further 5.3 points in November to reach an all-time peak of 120.8 points, exceeding the record high of 117.4 achieved in November 2013 by a comfortable margin of 3.4 points.
The UK-based consultancy expects air freight pricing to recede in the near term, as the peak season concludes and lower jet fuel costs start to feed into reduced fuel surcharges.
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/air-cargo-rates-gain-on-us-port-congestion.html
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair cargo and mail traffic has continued to show strong year-on-year growth according to the carrier’s latest results with the carrier getting a big boost with shipments of Beaujolais wine to the Far East.
The two airlines carried 165,102 tonnes of cargo and mail in November 2014, up 12% from the same period last year.
There was good news too on load factor totals with cargo and mail load factor up 4.7% to 68.4%. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose by 5.3% while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown were up by 13.1%.
In cumulative terms for the year to the end of November, overall tonnage rose by 11.9% while capacity was up 10.7% and RTKs increased by 14.8%.
Cathay Pacific General Manager Cargo Sales & Marketing Mark Sutch said: “Our business was helped by the bottlenecks in seaports on the West Coast of the USA, leading to more shipments being moved by air,” said Cathay Cargo boss Mark Sutch. “Intra-Asian traffic remained robust in November, and it was a better month for our cargo business in Europe, helped by big shipments of the new-release Beaujolais out of France. We carried close to 2,000 tonnes of the wine in total, most of it bound for Japan.”
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/cathay-cargo-boosted-by-beaujolais.html
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The logistics industry will probably be one of the first testing grounds
for automated vehicles, according to a study from package delivery
giant DHL.
Shipping companies will likely adopt the technology faster than other sectors, since moving cargo in non-public areas like storage facilities and warehouses provides a safer venue to test such devices, according to a study published this week by DHL, the freight and express arm of Deutsche Post AG.
Eventually vehicles might bring packages to a pick-up station where a consumer could find them, the study said.
DHL plans to “maintain pole position in the world of self-driving vehicles,” wrote Matthias Heutger and Markus Kueckelhaus, the authors of the study. "The question is no longer ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ autonomous vehicles will drive onto our streets and highways."
Source : http://www.cargobusinessnews.com/news/techwire/news2.html
Shipping companies will likely adopt the technology faster than other sectors, since moving cargo in non-public areas like storage facilities and warehouses provides a safer venue to test such devices, according to a study published this week by DHL, the freight and express arm of Deutsche Post AG.
Eventually vehicles might bring packages to a pick-up station where a consumer could find them, the study said.
DHL plans to “maintain pole position in the world of self-driving vehicles,” wrote Matthias Heutger and Markus Kueckelhaus, the authors of the study. "The question is no longer ‘if’ but rather ‘when’ autonomous vehicles will drive onto our streets and highways."
Source : http://www.cargobusinessnews.com/news/techwire/news2.html
Monday, December 15, 2014
A Dubai cargo surge helped global air freight traffic maintain an upward trend in volumes with a year-over-year growth rate of five per cent for October, reports Airports Council International (ACI).
Overall worldwide accumulated volumes for the last twelve months rose by 4.6 per cent. International freight volumes jumped up by 5.6 per cent, whereas domestic volumes increased by 3.4 per cent.
Global air freight is set to grow by over four per cent this year compared with 2013, said the association of 591 member airport authorities, which operate 1,861 airports in 177 countries,
The Middle East posted the greatest increase in freight volumes at 13.7 per cent year-over-year for October. Dubai World Central (DWC) is now “a major contributor to overall increases in freight volumes for the region,” said ACI, adding: “Air freight volumes at DWC have increased by over 331 per cent as compared to the previous year.”
Part of the reason for the massive uptick is that DWC has benefited from a switch of freighter operations from Dubai International Airport.
Africa also achieved double digit growth of 10.7 per cent for the month of October. Johannesburg (JNB), Africa's largest freight hub, moved up by 7.6 per cent in terms of freight volumes.
Asia-Pacific posted increases in volumes of 4.8 per cent in of October, which is slightly below the twelve-month growth trend of 5.7 per cent: “Nevertheless, the region's largest freight hubs continue to report gains in volumes. Hong Kong (HKG), Shanghai (PVG) and Incheon (ICN) saw volumes increase by 4.3 per cent, 7.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent respectively for the month.”
North America also experienced growth of over four per cent following a weakened air freight market in 2013. Memphis (MEM), North America's busiest freight airport and FedEx hub, and Louisville (SDF), the UPS hub, grew by 2.2 per cent and 4.2 per cent during October.
Europe experienced “more moderate growth” of 3.6 per cent year-over-year. However, results were mixed across airports in the region.
Frankfurt (FRA) grew only slightly (0.7 per cent), while Paris (CDG) had a decline of one per cent. Amsterdam (AMS) and London (LHR) grew by 7.7 per cent and 8.3 per cent respectively.
With ongoing weakness in the Brazilian and Argentinian economies, freight volumes in Latin-America-Caribbean increased only slightly, by 1.7 per cent for October.
ACI world economics director Rafael Echevarne said: "Although there has been improvement in the US economy, coupled with greater momentum in international trade volumes in Asia-Pacific, downside risks continue to persist in other regions, particularly in the Euro area."
Echevarne continued: “The German economy has experienced weak industrial production and export growth, which may translate into weakness across its economy. Japan, Russia and Brazil are also stagnating. Many of these factors combined may adversely affect air transport demand."
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/dubai-drives-octobers-cargo-surge.html
Friday, December 12, 2014
A top level management reshuffle at Australian carrier Qantas has seen Gareth Evans appointed chief executive of Qantas International and Freight.
Evans, currently chief financial officer for the Qantas Group, has been a senior executive at Qantas for 15 years and brings experience from previous roles that spanned network, pricing, scheduling and operations.
Said Qantas: “Using his airline and finance background, and building on the key role he has played in the transformation of the group as a whole, Gareth will be focused on completing the turnaround of Qantas International.”
Qantas Freight has a network of 21 specialist cargo handling terminals in 15 major gateway ports across Australia and in a dedicated terminal in Los Angeles.
It operates a fleet of 11 freighter aircraft to supplement capacity to key import and export destinations in Australia and around the world.
The aircraft operate a mix of scheduled and charter services, including seven weekly services from Australia to China, five weekly services between China and the USs and 37 nightly inter-capital Australian domestic services.
The wider group changes see the revised management team put under the leadership of Qantas Group chief executive Alan Joyce.
As a result of the new structure the current chief executive of Qantas International, Simon Hickey, and chief executive of Qantas Domestic, Lyell Strambi, have decided to leave the airline.
Said the national flag carrier: “This represents a flatter structure for the broader Qantas Group executive team, with the positions of deputy CFO, QantasLink CEO and Qantas Airways chief operating officer not being replaced.
“Transition to the new structure will begin in the New Year, with changes finalised by March 2015. The last major restructure of the Qantas Executive Committee was in May 2012.”
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/qantas-management-reshuffle.html
Thursday, December 11, 2014
A surge in cargo to Mexico, Brazil, India and Turkey helped London-Heathrow airport freight volumes rise 2.3 per cent in November to 136,400 tonnes, compared with like month 2013.
For the 11 months in the year to date, the UK’s top air cargo hub registered an overall 5.3 per cent increase in volumes to 1.37m tonnes versus prior year.
Heathrow saw a number cargo tonnage increases during November, including a 41.3 per cent rise in cargo to Mexico, a 37.6 per cent increase to Brazil, 20.0 per cent to India and 13.3 per cent to Turkey.
Source : http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/heathrow-volumes-rise-in-november.html
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