Multi-channel fast fashion retailer Missguided is working with Kerry Logistics Network Limited as supply chain partner to support its ongoing global growth.
Kerry Logistics will handle all international air and ocean needs for the UK-based retailer, as well as providing a wide range of value-added services and on-the-ground logistics support through its extensive network across the Greater China region and Asia.
Missguided will make use of Kerry Logistics’ Virtual Buying Office (VBO), a web-platform with supply chain and planning functions designed to provide visibility from Purchase Order (PO) creation through to final delivery, addressing inventory risk whilst further enhancing overall efficiency of its operations.
“It is fundamental to our business strategy that we have a global logistics partner that has the flexibility to react quickly to our demands no matter where the consignment is coming from or going to,” said Brett Young, Operations Director of Missguided.
“Our customers receive market leading options together with a high level of service for a very reasonable price, therefore the initial stock movements are imperative to our overall customer experience.”
“By using proven, forward thinking partners such as Kerry Logistics, we are able to build on new initiatives, continually improve our customer experience, and in turn support our aggressive growth strategy,” added Young.
“Our strengths in Asia, combined with the recent acquisition of Apex Maritime and its affiliated companies in the US, will enable a strong platform to manage the client’s strategic growth and expansion across the globe,” said Emma Rowlands, Sales Director of Kerry Logistics (UK).
Missguided opened its first physical retail space in Westfield, Stratford City, London, in November 2016, and its second, in Bluewater, Kent, is due to open in summer 2017.
Bolloré Logistics has selected CHAMP Cargosystems to comply with the latest Canadian Customs requirements for eManifest Advance Commercial Information (ACI) reporting.
Using CHAMP’s Traxon Global Customs (TGC) service certified by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Bolloré Logistics will be able to file air cargo consignment details prior to arrival in complete compliance with the eManifest regulations for freight forwarders. TGC’s effective management of consignment filing and handling of CBSA responses is critical to facilitate the flow of Bolloré’s Logistics air cargo trade into and through Canada.
VP Global Sales & Marketing at CHAMP, Nicholas Xenocostas explained, ‘We are delighted to welcome Bolloré Logistics to the growing numbers of air cargo traders who trust our TGC service with some of the most critical activities in the air logistics supply chain. This is particularly significant for TGC, as Bolloré Logistics is the first freight forwarder to use our customs service which supports over 110 airlines and handlers for customs border management and compliance.’
Arnaud Fryda, Head of Project Data Management of Bolloré Logistics said, ‘We are extremely happy with the quick adaptation that CHAMP could offer with their well-known solution Traxon Global Customs, to integrate freight forwarders. The solution ensures us smooth customs filing fulfilling Canadian Customs’ requirements.’
CHAMP Cargosystems’ Traxon Global Customs solution offers the air cargo industry an all-in-one solution for Advance Electronic Customs Information (AEI) mandated by more than 45 countries. The solution facilitates fast and efficient business to business electronic data exchange among supply chain and customs offices. TGC’s eManifest service is fully CBSA certified for airlines, handlers and forwarders.
Delta Cargo is introducing DASH Critical & Medical, the first fully GPS-enabled, same-day product offered by a US freight carrier. The new service provides real-time tracking and monitoring of any eligible shipment, and customers can ship items up until 45 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure. DASH Critical & Medical is now available from ten locations nationwide namely Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, LaGuardia (New York), Los Angeles, Memphis, Minneapolis, Rochester and Seattle with service to 89 mainland US destinations and Hawaii.
“We’ve tailored and developed this product around our customer needs with the highest boarding priority of any Delta Cargo product, and the fastest transit times in the logistics industry. No one else offers a comparable service,” said Gareth Joyce, Delta’s Senior Vice President – Delta Cargo. “Through our soft launch at the end of 2016 customers made it clear that our eyes on approach to these shipments gave them great confidence and the fact that the products such as legal documents or organ transplants got to their destination quicker than if taking the product themselves. We are working to expand the program across our domestic and international network as well as make enhancements.”
DASH Critical & Medical shipments have clearly visible, unique pink packaging and include GPS tracking that is proactively monitored by a dedicated team throughout the journey. This helps to ensure that important shipments are in the right place at the right time throughout the shipping process.
Delta’s DASH Critical & Medical offers premium domestic service for time-sensitive, small packages such as medical commodities, legal documents, essential machinery parts and aircraft on the ground (AOG) components. FAA Lifeguard/Medevac-designated shipments must ride as DASH Critical & Medical.
If delivery is impacted by irregular operations, such as limited flying due to bad weather, the monitoring team will proactively contact local airports to help coordinate the export, transfer and import of all DASH Critical & Medical shipments. DASH Critical & Medical is available for anyone shipping items less than 16 oz. Shipments up to 100 pounds per piece from companies with TSA Known Shipper status can also be accepted as DASH Critical & Medical.
Unisys Corporation recently announced Air New Zealand has joined Unisys Cargo Portal Services (CPS) to allow the airline’s current and prospective freight forwarder clients to book and track shipments online.
Unisys’ CPS is an online portal that enables freight forwarders to interact with multiple carriers via a single website to view availability, make bookings and track shipments as well as other electronic services such as producing IATA electronic Air Waybills (e-AWB) and interacting with customs systems. As one of the world’s most popular multi-carrier air cargo online booking portals, CPS will broaden Air New Zealand Cargo’s reach to the more than 6,000 forwarders and shippers from 3,750 branch offices of 2,200 companies who are active users of CPS, spanning 330 cities in 105 countries.
Air New Zealand Cargo operates more than 590 international flights per week, serving 32 cities in 18 countries around the globe, using the airline’s passenger schedule. It has three dedicated international cargo terminals in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, as well as a North American hub in Los Angeles, with gateways in Honolulu, Houston, San Francisco and Vancouver. Goods range from high technology and time-sensitive goods to fresh produce and general cargo.
DheerajKohli, vice president and global lead of travel and transportation for Unisys explained, “As Air New Zealand already uses Unisys LMS, we can leverage the data in the cargo operations system to bring them online quickly. And because they pay on a transaction basis, costs relate directly to value. Both of these benefits are clear examples of how cloud-based services are transforming the air cargo industry.
China Airlines has extended its 19-year working relationship with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America with a new cargo handling contract at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
The new contract takes to five the number of locations in the US where WFS provides services for the airline. WFS won its first contract with China Airlines in North America in 1998 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, where it continues to handle some 47 million kilos of cargo a year for the airline. In addition to providing further cargo handling services in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, WFS also manages passenger and ramp operations for China Airlines in Honolulu.
Under the terms of this latest agreement, WFS will handle up to seven direct flights a week connecting Chicago with Taipei, and an estimated 56 million kilos per year. Overall, WFS will now handle more than 130 million kilos of cargo a year for China Airlines in North America.
WFS, which strengthened its presence in North America with the acquisition of Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS) a year ago, now operates 54 stations across North America with an employee base of 8,000 people serving 63 airline customers.
Cargo iQ has partnered with iRIX Software Engineering and Information Builders to help further its Smart Data program, a three-stage project, which will generate a broader scope of measurements, more information on specific milestones, and self-service member access to the group’s reporting platform Module One of the program, which will boost Airport-to-Airport data collection and benchmarking processing, is underway and due for completion in the spring of 2017.
Swiss IT service provider iRIX Software Engineering will implement Module Two, an on-line portal, which members can access to interrogate Cargo iQ data for customized reports on milestones covering individual routes, timeframes, and the performance of their partners.
Full access to the portal will be launched in autumn of this year.
“The Smart Data project will enable members to look at the data in a lot more detail and analyze it more easily so that they can reallocate resources to the areas where it is most needed to improve their processes, and consequently, their quality,” said Ariaen Zimmerman, Executive Director, Cargo iQ.
“We are providing them with enhanced milestone data transparency to drive innovation along the whole Door to Door airfreight supply chain, whilst supporting individual and industry quality and process improvement.”
Basel-based iRIX Software Engineering was selected on the basis of its specialism in Cloud and infrastructure engineering. iRIX will implement Information Builders’ technology, which is a mature and well-proven business intelligence solution.
Cargo iQ has a dedicated Working Group overseeing the implementation of its Smart Data program, which is working on the specification of Module Three which will incorporate Door-to-Door (D2D) data from forwarders and generate an holistic view on the air cargo distribution chain.
Cargo iQ collects an average of ten lines of movement data per Air WayBill, and a total of 110 million lines of data per year are processed by the Cargo iQ reporting system.
The Smart Data program is part of a series of initiatives aimed at improving the value Cargo iQ delivers to its members and to the industry as a whole.
As part of this, the Group will appoint a new independent auditor to certify members’ Quality Management Systems later in the year and is embarking on a program to recruit small and medium forwarders to join as members.
Malaysia Airlines has reinforced its commitment to the Australian market off the back of a very successful third quarter with the appointment of Donna Jones to the position of Sales Executive for Western Australia, Michaela Kemp as Sales Executive South Australia and the Northern Territory, and Melinda Voon as Brand and Communication Manager.
With a combined 28 years’ experience, Ms Jones and Ms Kemp will manage and develop all sales channels within their regions and build strong relationships with key trade partners. Jones has held similar positions at Flight Centre and Trafalgar Western Australia while Kemp was previously at Garuda Indonesia and Air Paradise.
Melinda Voon also brings a rich background in tourism, communications and marketing to Malaysia Airlines, having worked in the industry for 18 years. Most recently, she oversaw marketing and communications for Tourism Malaysia Sydney.
Malaysia Airlines Regional Manager for Australia, New Zealand and South West Pacific, Bennet Stephens, said the airline is thrilled to further expand its team in Australia, its most important market outside of Malaysia.
“We are continuing to see strong loyalty from passengers across the country resulting in excellent load factors,” Mr. Stephens said.
“We have a number of exciting developments taking place across Australia in 2017 and know that Melinda, Michaela and Donna, with their wealth of industry knowledge, will make a valuable contribution to our business,” he said.
Biggin Hill-based private jet operator, Interflight, has appointed Paul Cantillon as Commercial Manager.
Paul holds six years operational experience in business aviation, including International JetClub Ltd and Optimum Aviation, with management of Bombardier and Gulfstream aircraft. Paul has extensive knowledge of aircraft types and national authorities, as well as both private and public operations.
In his new role, Paul is responsible for driving the commercial development of the business through aircraft management contracts, whilst managing client relationships.
Interflight has 40 years’ experience in private aviation, specialising in air charter and aircraft management, as well as a separate aircraft maintenance division. Cantillon’s appointment follows recent senior management appointments of Trevor Jones as Accountable Manager and Andy Howel as Director of Flight Operations.
Speaking on the appointment, Accountable Manager Jones commented “Aircraft Management is a key focus in our strategy to move the business forward into a world class leader in VIP aviation, and Paul will be pivotal in driving this side of the business”
The Federal Government has appointed three new Directors and a General Manager for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). A statement signed by FAAN’s Acting General Manager, Mr Henrietta Yakubu, disclosed this recently in Abuja.
Yakubu said the newly appointed directors are Group Captain USASadiq, Director of Security Services (DSS); Mr RabiuYadudu, Director of Airport Operations (DAO) and Mr Salisu Daura, Director of Maintenance and Engineering.
He added that Mr AniefiokUmoh was also appointed as General Manager, Finance. According to him, the management and staff of FAAN welcomes the new directors and General Manager and looks forward to a good working relationship that will add value to the system. The federal government had in October 2016 sacked all the directors except one and 21 general managers over irregular appointment. Also in another major shakeup, the Federal Government had terminated the appointments of all 11 directors in the Nigerian civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) recently.
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has recently announced the appointment of Ross Barnett as Cargo Manager in the UK.
Ross, who will now be based in London, has over 30 years’ experience in the cargo industry. He joined Emirates in 1995, holding a number of positions in the company, most recently Cargo Manager for Northern England and Scotland where he was responsible for over 20 staff based in the region.
In his new role, Ross will oversee the 45 staff that Emirates SkyCargo employs in the UK, as his remit expands to encapsulate the whole of the UK, driving sales growth and ensuring operational excellence. He will oversee the cargo operations for the 18 daily passenger flights that travel between the UK and Dubai each day, alongside the two additional freighter services from Heathrow.
In order to cater for the ever-increasing demand for its operations, Emirates SkyCargo has recently developed a number of specialised offerings for its business verticals. Developments include launching Emirates SkyPharma, a specialised offering for temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals, and Emirates SkyWheels, for the transportation of luxury cars. Emirates SkyCargo is also the first cargo airline in the world that has obtained GDP certification for its hub operations covering two airports, Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC), and the 24/7 bonded trucking service that connects cargo between them.
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