Description of AZFreight.com RSS FEED http://www.azfreight.com Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:22 +0100 Adoption of e-Freight was front and centre at this year's TIACA Executive Summit in Dallas/Fort Worth, US. It was also clear that patience is running out for forwarders to embrace the programme. Sometimes, to get people to change, you need to put a gun to their head, says Ram Menen, Emirates SkyCargo's head of cargo. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Time-to-overcome-fear_4742.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Time-to-overcome-fear_4742.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Lined with ports, the Eastern seaboard is a traditional entry point to the US. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Eastern-Seaboard-considers-future_4787.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Eastern-Seaboard-considers-future_4787.html Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A plane carrying humanitarian aid to Syria was forced to land at Baghdad International Airport last week, amid concerns it was carrying arms destined for the forces of Syrian president Bashar Assad.  http://www.azfreight.com/news/Syria-bound-aid-plane-forced-to-land-by-Iraq_4740.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Syria-bound-aid-plane-forced-to-land-by-Iraq_4740.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:47:10 +0100 March witnessed a dip of 7.8 percent in the amount of airfreight and mail processed at the Portuguese airports operated by the ANA group, according to results released by the company.  http://www.azfreight.com/news/Portuguese-airports-see-freight-drop_4739.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Portuguese-airports-see-freight-drop_4739.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:46:16 +0100 Sweden's competition authority (SCA) has raided 10 logistics companies for suspected price fixing. The SCA seized computers, invoice books, company records and banking documents. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Sweden-mounts-logistics-investigation_4735.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Sweden-mounts-logistics-investigation_4735.html Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Building on the launch of its recent joint venture launch with DHL in March, Oman Air is considering starting its own full cargo operations. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Oman-Air-warms-to-cargo_4731.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Oman-Air-warms-to-cargo_4731.html Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:58:35 +0100 Africa's growing economy continues to promote cargo operators to, from and, increasingly, within the continent. http://www.azfreight.com/news/African-cargo-dangers-and-gold-aplenty_4684.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/African-cargo-dangers-and-gold-aplenty_4684.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Africa holds massive potential for Western ground handlers, says Barry Nassberg, COO of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). http://www.azfreight.com/news/Handling-Africa-_4685.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Handling-Africa-_4685.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Last year was Astral Aviation's strongest since it started operations in 2001, achieving a growth rate of 25 per cent over 2011. Sanjeev Gadhia, the owner of the purely freight airline, believes this is due to the growing intra-African market. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Riches-from-Apples-and-Blackberries_4686.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Riches-from-Apples-and-Blackberries_4686.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 WESTERN EUROPE is a tough market: competition is high and legislation heavy. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Tough-times-still-ahead_4687.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Tough-times-still-ahead_4687.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Brussels Airport has been dealing with both highs and lows recently. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Brussels-makes-a-comeback_4688.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Brussels-makes-a-comeback_4688.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 chateauroux-deol Marcel dassault airport has capacity to handle 200,000 tonnes of freight annually, yet at present it is only seeing 15,000 pass through its gates. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Drawing-the-airlines-in-at-Chateauroux_4690.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Drawing-the-airlines-in-at-Chateauroux_4690.html Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Merging simply made sense, asserts Timothy Pfeil, vice president of sales and airline relations at Platinum Air Cargo USA. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Platinum-ATC-Group-merger-highlights-trend_4677.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Platinum-ATC-Group-merger-highlights-trend_4677.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 2013 has kicked-off with good-tidings for Turkey-based general sales and service agent (GSSA) Kargosistem following an increase in DHL's freighter capacity. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Kargosistem-pledges-additional-cargo-capacity-for-Turkish-market_4678.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Kargosistem-pledges-additional-cargo-capacity-for-Turkish-market_4678.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Us Airways Cargo managing director Todd Anderson says the carrier's recent appointment of ECS Group subsidiary EFIS Air as its cargo GSSA in France will do more than boost freight volumes; it will significantly improve US Airways Cargo's revenue performance in France.In the past, US Airways Cargo had adequate representation in Paris and other larger French cities, he says . http://www.azfreight.com/news/US-extols-appointment_4679.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/US-extols-appointment_4679.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 pegasus Cargo, which operates Boeing 737-800 flights to Iraq's Erbil Airport, Dubai International Airport and Iran's Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, has appointed Dubai-based Leisure Cargo FZCO as its cargo GSSA for the Middle East, Africa and the Indian subcontinent. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Pegasus,-Leisure-CargoFZCO-link-up_4680.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Pegasus,-Leisure-CargoFZCO-link-up_4680.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 ingo rossler, chief commercial officer at EDI is pleased with the performance of his company over the last 12 months. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Continuing-growth-for-EDI_4681.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Continuing-growth-for-EDI_4681.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Opportunities are waiting for German mid-size freight forwarders to exploit them, says Charly Schlueter, Bellville Rodair's airfreight director of Europe. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Opportunity-knocks-for-German-forwarders_4682.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Opportunity-knocks-for-German-forwarders_4682.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 No, the airfreight market has not entered an unstoppable decline, says Markus Heinelt, director of traffic development at Munich Airport when quizzed by Air Cargo Week on the viability of airfreight. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Airfreight-is-not-nearing-the-end_4683.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Airfreight-is-not-nearing-the-end_4683.html Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Keku Gazder, regional director of cargo, for the Indian subcontinent at Saudi Cargo, reveals that the company has singled out India as a key region for growth. http://www.azfreight.com/news/India-is-key-to-Saudi-Cargo-growth_4668.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/India-is-key-to-Saudi-Cargo-growth_4668.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 ECS launched its pure general sales agent operation in India 13 months ago. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Success-in-India-for-ECS_4669.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Success-in-India-for-ECS_4669.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 india has long been criticised for its poor logistics infrastructure. Shabana Khan, senior director of airfreight at DHL Global Forwarding India, knows changing public opinion is no small task, but believes it's a worthy battle. http://www.azfreight.com/news/DHL-invests-in-India_4670.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/DHL-invests-in-India_4670.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000  A senior official at the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has revealed that the Indian government may outsource Chennai International Airport's airfreight operations as part of the proposed second phase of the airport's modernisation plan. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Chennai-mulls-outsourcing_4671.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Chennai-mulls-outsourcing_4671.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Shippers' switching from air cargo to ocean and land freight is not just a temporary, but a permanent shift, says Robert Mellin, head of distribution logistics at Ericsson. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Abandoning-air-cargo_4672.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Abandoning-air-cargo_4672.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Envirotainer has announced a strategic partnership with OnAsset Intelligence in an attempt to advance its RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Envirotainer-forges--OnAsset-alliance_4673.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Envirotainer-forges--OnAsset-alliance_4673.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 NORDISK AVIATION experienced a relatively stable 2012. We are pretty happy about this considering the ongoing economic instability, says Peter Grauer vice president, sales and marketing. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Nordisk-strives-on_4674.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Nordisk-strives-on_4674.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Orebro airport's cargo business suffered a 20 percent drop in 2012, according to director of marketing and sales Hakan Nilsson. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Orebro-hit-with-20-percent-profit-drop_4675.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Orebro-hit-with-20-percent-profit-drop_4675.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 last year saw Aircontact celebrate its 50th year in operation. Previously, the Norway-based outfit offered dual facilities as both a cargo general sales agent (GSA) and a charter broker. However, it has stripped down its cargo business to now focus on chartering. http://www.azfreight.com/news/Another-50-for--Aircontact_4676.html http://www.azfreight.com/news/Another-50-for--Aircontact_4676.html Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000