Tigers Ltd has signed a new cooperation agreement with Malaysia’s national postal provider Pos Malaysia to manage its e-commerce facility in Kuala Lumpur.
The Hong Kong-headquartered supply chain specialist will manage Pos Malaysia’s e-commerce fulfilment out of the Cargo Centre using Tigers’ SmartHub technology and warehouse management system, and will handle business to customer (B2C) fulfilment across Malaysia and Asia Pacific, working with Pos Malaysia’s same day and express services on the final mile delivery.
As part of the agreement, Tigers will also handle the returns business throughout the region for customers, managing their online fulfilment out of the Cargo Centre.
“The cooperation agreement enables Tigers to offer its global customers these services using the Pos facilities at Kuala Lumpur,” said Andrew Jillings, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Group Managing Director, Tigers Ltd.
“Customers who opt to sell their product in the Tigers eShop can also opt to have immediate access to 25,000 Pos employees through a direct link from the eShop to Pos Malaysia’s in-house marketplace on their staff website.
“This facility offers a cost-effective solution for e-retailers wanting to be represented in the world’s largest e-commerce market, Asia Pacific.”
The airside Cargo Centre is Customs bonded and, uniquely, Malaysian Customs has its own office at the site.
All duty and goods and services tax (GST) on exports out of Bond will be facilitated on site, including import or export permits.
“Pos Malaysia is excited with this strategic collaboration with Tigers which would strengthen our presence in the regional e-Commerce and cross-border landscape. Our facility is just next to the cargo airstrip which allows speedy inbound and outbound processing. The warehousing area is also more than enough to cater for increasing future demands,” said Dato’ MohdShukrieMohdSalleh, Group Chief Executive Officer, Pos Malaysia.
Online marketplace JUMIA.com is partnering with SEKO Logistics to accelerate the growth of its business, which already trades with over 500,000 local companies in Africa every day.
JUMIA.com – part of the JUMIA Group serving 23 African countries – was founded in 2012 and is already the largest online retailer in Africa in markets such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Egypt. AXA, Goldman Sachs, Orange, CDC, Rocket Internet and MTN support its development.
It has chosen SEKO Logistics as its official logistics partner to operate JUMIA’s Fulfillment Center in China, as well as to provide cross-border shipping services for orders from Chinese merchants. SEKO won the contract on the strength of its extensive experience and expertise in supporting the supply chains of various online marketplaces for cross-border ecommerce orders from Asia Pacific.
Eddie Lee, Director of E-Commerce, Greater China, at SEKO Logistics, said: “The big challenge for online marketplaces is understanding how to ship cross-border B2C orders in terms of process, requirements and rate-level benefits. This is an area where we have proven expertise, backed by our award-winning technology. The team at JUMIA.com recognized our ability to provide B2C export solutions from China as well as our experience in managing Chinese sellers locally on behalf of JUMIA. Our flexibility and innovative approach were other key factors in our success because JUMIA is forecasting substantial growth and needs a partner that can support their cross-border sales into Africa and grow alongside them. We are very excited to be an official 3PL for another big marketplace in a new region following our partnerships with ALIBABA and other marketplaces in Southeast Asia.”
Dubai International (DXB) welcomed more than 7.6 million passengers in April according to the monthly traffic report recently issued by operator Dubai Airports.
Passenger numbers reached 7,622,946 in April, up 9.2 per cent compared to 6,979,063* recorded during the same month in 2016. Following four months of robust growth, the year to date traffic reached 30,119,542 compared to 27,926,958 passengers during the corresponding period last year, an increase of 7.8 per cent.
In terms of percentage growth, South America topped the list during April with traffic on routes to the region growing 38.9 per cent, followed by Eastern Europe (33.9 per cent) and Asia (18.9 per cent). The Indian subcontinent outperformed all regions in terms of volume with 1,694,476 passengers, followed by Western Europe (1,677,144), and the GCC (1,301,785 passengers). London was the top city destination for DXB with 350,015 passengers in April, followed by Doha (290,524), Jeddah (196,673), Bangkok (192,981) and Mumbai (191,183).
Total flight movements reached 35,285 in April compared to 34,945* during the same month in 2016, up 1 per cent. Year to date flight movements totalled 140,611, a marginal increase of 0.3 per cent compared to 140,238 during the first four months of 2016.
During April, the average number of passengers per movement was 225, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to 210 recorded during the same month in 2016.
DXB handled 217,881 tonnes of freight in April compared to 213,790 in the same month last year, an increase of 1.9 per cent. Year to date cargo totalled 854,359, up 3.1 per cent compared to 828,934 tonnes handled during the corresponding period in 2016.
Abu Dhabi Duty Free is celebrating the Ramadan season with various activities and initiatives aimed at spreading the spirit of this holy month throughout the capital’s airport.
Abu Dhabi Duty Free is actively engaging passengers with the essence of Ramadan, educating guests on what this month is all about. Screens across the airport terminals will be showing videos on the habits and traditions strengthened in Ramadan, and several entertaining activities will also be taking place. These include: live weavers, displays of Al Ghadeer traditional UAE crafts and the unique woven products of the local brand Tegaya which is supported by the Khalifa Foundation; a Ramadan themed Souq in Terminal 3; and famous UAE cartoon characters, Hamdoon and Hamda will be in the airport greeting and interacting with young passengers. A traditional photo booth will also be available for all passengers to enjoy, as well as fragrance pop-up shops by local brands, Ajmal and Amouage.
The food and beverage outlets will also be supporting the Ramadan theme by offering special Iftar menus at discounted prices, and water and dates will be distributed at the time of fast breaking. Special Ramadan gift boxes will be handed out by Choco Dates, Petit Gourmet and Zadina Dates.
Saoud Al Shamsi, SVP Commercial at Abu Dhabi Airports, commented: “Ramadan is a great season to reflect on the values and traditions embedded in the UAE culture and to allow our international mix of passenger to get a taste of the authenticity it brings. Our goal is to continue to develop the airport environment by not only offering our guests irresistible shopping deals, but also giving them the opportunity to experience what Abu Dhabi as a destination has on offer, whether in hospitality, luxury, or entertainment.”
Qatar Airways Cargo recently announced the addition of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Dublin, Republic of Ireland to its extensive Pharma Network, bringing the cargo carrier’s pharmaceutical transport network to 73 destinations globally. Colombo was added to its Pharma Network on 15 May, while Dublin’s pharma operation begins on 12 June 2017, when Qatar Airways commences its B787 Dreamliner flights to the capital city of the Republic of Ireland.
The Republic of Ireland has become one of the leading global hubs for the pharmaceutical industry, with nine of the top ten largest pharmaceutical companies operating in the country. Sri Lanka, while also an importer of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, expects future earnings from pharmaceutical exports to surpass tea export revenue, following the launch of a pharmaceutical manufacturing project at the country’s Export Processing Zone last year.
Qatar Airways’ Chief Officer Cargo, Mr. Ulrich Ogiermann said, “We are experiencing consistent growth each year in the air freight of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products globally. The expansion of our pharma network to these destinations gives us the opportunity to support expanding pharma businesses in Sri Lanka, the Republic of Ireland and globally. Customers stand to benefit from a seamless cool chain as well as uncompromised service standards. Qatar Airways Cargo customers in the Republic of Ireland will also greatly benefit in terms of time and cost savings, as they will no longer have to truck their freight from the Republic of Ireland to United Kingdom.”
The addition of Colombo and Dublin to the pharma network will enable Qatar Airways Cargo to offer its specialist pharmaceuticals transport solution, ‘QR Pharma’ to an expanding global customer base. QR Pharma is the cargo airline’s specialist product developed for pharmaceuticals and healthcare cargo. It offers active solutions to maintain a consistent temperature throughout the transportation chain, as well as passive solutions, which keep the pharmaceuticals within a defined temperature band during all stages of the journey. As an industry leader, the cargo carrier ensures the fastest transfer at Doha through its unique Quick Ramp Transfer (QRT). Qatar Airways Cargo is the only cargo carrier in the Middle East to offer refrigerated or ‘reefer’ truck services for ramp transfers at its home hub.
Qatar Airways Cargo has invested considerably in quality handling, infrastructure, facilities, people and procedures at each of its pharma stations, as well as implementing a complete quality audit and stringent training modules, ensuring the high operating standards are met for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.
Expertly trained staff are on hand at every pharma destination to ensure the cool chain is unbroken. The significant investments in the cool chain and expansion of its pharma network is part of the cargo carrier’s strategy and commitment to improve and enhance its product offering for the benefit of the pharmaceutical industry globally.
Emirates has launched its ‘Together’ initiative in collaboration with key partners: Dubai Customs, Dubai General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), Dubai Police and Dubai Airports.
The initiative aims to improve traveller experience at the airline’s Dubai International airport hub, focusing on innovative and practical solutions that will be based on the ‘6s’ – Smart, Speed, Saving, Service, Safety, Security. The first two meetings, held at Emirates Headquarters, have successfully concluded, where representatives from each partner organisation reviewed field data on travellers’ key touch points and evaluated a suite of recommendations for implementation in the short and medium term. Matters discussed ranged from simplifying passenger check-in processes, simplifying baggage drop-off and tracking, to using advanced technology throughout the passenger journey within the terminal.
Using a collaborative and action-oriented approach, the team comprising of senior representatives from each partner organisation will now conduct a series of workshops to agree priorities and a working plan, geared towards incremental implementation in four-week sprints. In parallel, the working group will also look at goal posts further into the future, in line with Dubai’s 10X programme to generate innovations that will put the city 10 years ahead of other global cities.
The critically endangered black rhino has returned to the wilds of Rwanda with the help of Etihad Cargo and animal transport specialist Intradco Global.
On behalf of African Parks, a conservation non-profit that manages national parks and protected areas on behalf of governments across the continent, Intradco chartered two Etihad Boeing 777 freighters to transport the 19 black rhinos from Johannesburg to the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Upon touching down in Kigali International Airport (KGL), the rhinos were carefully transferred to trucks to continue the final leg of their journey by road, under police escort.
Ten rhinos travelled on the first flight, and nine on the second, along with the three vets and two attendants who accompanied them for the duration of their entire journey from Johannesburg to Akagera.
The rhinos, which can weigh up to 2,500 kg each, were transported in special pallets which also contained their feed for the journey. The temperature on the aircraft is specified by the vet to ensure the animals do not overheat or become stressed.
The project to return the rhinos took place over the first two weeks of May, and represents an historical moment for the country after the species disappeared in 2007 following decades of wide spread poaching.
The complex logistics involved in this remarkable homecoming required the expertise of Intradco’s specialists who spent more than a year planning the journey with Etihad Cargo who operated the flights.
Intradco worked closely with African Parks and the Akegara team to ensure all permits and clearances were in place including valid CITES documentation (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) – a requirement when transporting listed species such as black rhino.
Tom Lamb, Intradco project manager, accompanied the animals on both flights and travelled with the team for the five-hour drive to Akegara National Park where they were successfully released.
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