Tao started her career in the freight
industry as an operations executive with
RENSHA in 1995, and was promoted to lead
the company’s operations team just three
years later.
Logistics provider GEODIS has
Sub-Regional Managing Director, ASEAN.
Volker Dunkake, who has been with ATC since
2014, has been made Group Manager Charter and
Solutions.
announced the appointment of Tomy
Sofhian as the Managing Director of
Indonesia from May 2020. Sofhian
will report to Rene Bach-Larsen,
Road feeder app aids
airport co-ordination
Nallian has extended its Landside
Management Suite for airports with
the Road Feeder Management app,
empowering trucking companies and
ground handlers to co-ordinate
airport-to-airport pick-ups and
deliveries.
The application is an extension
to Nallian’s proven Slot Booking app
and is integrated with Be-Mobile’s
mobile app for truck drivers,
Truckmeister. The Road Feeder
Management app enables
trucking companies providing
Road Feeder Services and their
associated ground handlers to
also enjoy the benefi ts of Slot
Booking, such as zero waiting
time and accurate planning of
resources; it also facilitates
co-ordination through real-time
updates of the estimated
arrival times and communication with
drivers on the road.
Following recent successful
testing, in a fi rst phase the app was
used by handlers WFS and Aviapartner
and by trucking companies H Essers,
Ninatrans and Jan De Rijk Logistics:
this got underway in July.
Circumventing COVID-19
Because of the growing demand
for international pharmaceutical
transportation to Latin America in
the midst of the current crisis, LATAM
Cargo has extended its PHARMA
coverage. This care option, which is CEIV
Pharma certifi ed, is part of the company’s
product portfolio and offers specialised
transportation for these sensitive and
delicate shipments.
The pandemic that is currently
affecting Latin America has triggered
closed-border policies and passenger fl ight
restrictions worldwide. This in turn has
led the Latin American carrier to adopt
various measures to modify its itinerary
and strengthen its operation in order to
mitigate the effects on its clients. The
reactions have actually allowed LATAM
Cargo to maintain a constant service
throughout the crisis period.
One of the most important
modifi cations has been that of the
expansion of PHARMA’s network in order
to satisfy its clients’ growing interest in
transporting products from Europe to
more Latin American markets. During
the last three months, the company has
implemented four transit stations to
IN BRIEF
Because of an ongoing dispute
with Alaska Central Express, which
uses the ACE acronym, Liège-based
cargo airline ACE Belgium Freighters
has changed its name to that of
Challenge Airlines.
The forwarder, Maurice Ward
Group, which has a presence across
Europe, has expanded its network
by opening a new office in Antwerp,
Belgium.
The new facility will be led by branch
office manager Nancy Verstraeten,
who is new to the Maurice Ward Group
team.
Amazon has announced shipping
services to sellers in the UK, offering
premium shipping services at
competitive prices. A seven-daya
week service is mooted on the
company’s website and the global
e-tailer is not restricting the service
to Amazon orders.
A shipping carrier that is also a
shipper gives an insight into where
Amazon is now heading.
expand coverage, namely Miami, Santiago
and Buenos Aires, as well as a second
entry point in Sao Paulo.
The recently launched transit stations
provide access to Puerto Rico, New
Zealand, Ecuador and Paraguay and
allow LATAM Cargo to offer more routes.
This way, the company strengthens its
coverage and provides its clients with
more alternatives.
Other strategies have also been
deployed. One of them includes
complementing the capacity offered
in freighter fl ights by using passenger
aircraft bellies exclusively for cargo
transportation. Additionally, and
in response to clients’ requests, the
company has provided transportation to
destinations that were not originally part
of the PHARMA network.
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