NEWS FROM FREIGHT
HANDLERS GLOBALLY CARGO SHORTS
Worldwide Flight
Services (WFS) and
Swiss WorldCargo have
opened New York’s first
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(GDP) compliant
pharma facility with the
certification of its Building
66 at JFK airport.
Michael Simpson,
WFS’s executive vice
president Americas,
said: “We will continue
to expand our network
of certified facilities,
adding to our current
list of JFK and Miami
in the Americas
as well as multiple locations
in Europe.”
The GDP certification
confirms WFS’ compliance
with World
Health Organization
(WHO), IATA, and
Parenteral Drug Association
(PDA) quality
standards for handling
pharmaceutical
and life science products,
as well as with
Service Level Agreements
signed with individual
airline customers
in New York.
Michael Ganz of Swiss
WorldCargo said. “The
certification of our
boutique-like singleairline
facility in New
York further strengthens
our position as a
global quality leader.”
Swiss Worldcargo hods
received a global CEIV
certification as well.
Cargo Thefts. In a recent
report by Cargo Net,
some interesting cargo
theft points: cargo theft
win first quarter of 2019
down from same in 2018;
pilferages are increasing;
over 40% involved
a stolen vehicle; fictitious
pick-ups; food and
beverage (non-alcoholic)
are the most stolen commodities
with household
(tools, lawn care and major
appliances) and electronics
(computers, TVs)
behind these; California
is the most targeted
state; NY not mentioned
as a favorite theft location.
The average cargo
value per theft event was
$145,772, for a total estimated
loss of $12.8 million
across the U.S. and
Canada in this analysis
period.
Caribbean Airlines
Cargo has formed an
alliance with ground
transport handlers Forward
Air, to facilitate
the trucking of large
volume cargo from New
York and Fort Lauderdale
to the airline’s
Cargo Hub in Miami,
for shipments into the
Caribbean. Commenting
on the alliance,
Chief Executive Officer
Garvin Medera
said customers shipping
cargo to the Caribbean
out of New York
and Fort Lauderdale
can now do so at one flat
rate with no capacity
restrictions.
Worldwide Flight
Services. WFS recently
seized a Jet Airways
Boeing 777 at Amsterdam
Schiphol Airport
because of unpaid fees.
This is more bad news
for Jet Airways after
crippling financial setbacks.
The aircraft had
been due to depart Schiphol
on its way to Mumbai,
but the flight had
yet to take-off because
of the aircraft seizure.In
a statement, WFS said:
“A Jet Airways passenger
aircraft was seized
at Amsterdam Schiphol
Airport today following
a court order issued by
Haarlem Court in favor
of Worldwide Flight Services
in relation to the
outstanding payment of
handling fees.
WFS has teamed up
with Swiss WorldCargo.
See story in this issue.
Unilode tags,
Unilode, Safran and
OnAsset have completed
their joint development
of digital Bluetooth
pallet tags.The
companies developed
a unique design for a
Bluetooth Low Energy
(BLE v.5.0) digital tag
for tracking and sensing
devices. These sensors
will be mounted
to ULDs ,and possible
other equipment, supplied
and managed by
Unilode to prevent mishandling
and location
issues, Unilodes team is
working at JFK to begin
integration of its technology
with ground handlers
and airlines.
Lugtrack is another
high tech product that is
finding its way into the
cargo world. This Bluetooth
enabled device is
attached to whatever
kind of equipment a company
wishes to track.
With the phone app, the
company looking for an
item refers to the Lug-
Track app and can see
it’s list of equipment,
where it is and if there
has been any tampering.
Its founders are introducing
their peoduct
to the airports communities
to bring real time
equipment tracking for
efficient and reliable location.
Saudi Cargo announces
FLY ANIMAL.
a specialized service
for transporting pets or
wild anumals providing
complete care for any
animals with methods
fully compliant with the
regulations set by IATA
and international animal
care organizations.
Saudi advises all shippers
to carefully review
rues and regulations on
shipping animals to endure
safety and comfort.
The FLY ANIMAL is one
of ten specialized services
provided by this
airline. See their website
for more info: www.saudicargo.
com
Air France KLM
Martinair Cargo makes
a new step forward to
be the Pharma Leader
WorldWide.
AFKLMP is proud to
be the first company to
achieve to have 7 stations
at EXPERT Level
into this Program :
AMS, CDG, ATL, BRU,
FRA, FCO, PVG.
The Qualified Envirotainer
Provider
Training and Quality
Program (QEP)
recognizes transport
service providers who
demonstrate their ability
to properly manage
Envirotainer container
shipments in accordance
with industry Good Distribution
Practices.
Air France KLM
Martinair Cargo and
Freightos-owned booking
portal WebCargo
have partnered to bring
a convenient and fast
digital interface that
will bring dynamic
pricing to air cargo.
They say that customers
will use the Web-
Cargo portal to see in
real time live rates, assess
capacity availability,
and secure cargo
bookings on specific
flights for more than
1400 forwarders. “This
will ensure improved
transit times and significant
cost savings
for airlines, forwarders
and shippers, as well as
improved capacity utilization,”
AF KLMP and
WebCargo said.
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