CARGOLUX TRANSFERS HANDLING
AT DUBAI TO EMIRATES
C
argolux has transferred all of the handling for its
freighters at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport
to Emirates SkyCargo, as part of the two carriers’ cargo
partnership agreement.
According to Cargolux, its customers now benefit from
state-of-the-art infrastructure which will be particularly
beneficial for the pharma sector. Emirates’ facility, called
SkyCentral, offers dedicated temperature-controlled areas,
cold storage rooms, cool cells and pharmaceutical storage
rooms, enabling Cargolux to provide customers with fast and
efficient services with high connectivity. Emirates SkyCargo
also operates a specially commissioned fleet of trucks
connect DWC to other airports in the UAE.
Both airlines have signed interline agreements that
further strengthen the cooperation and give customers a
wider range of services and destinations, and the handling
cooperation at both hubs allows for the seamless movement
of cargo between the two operators.
Cargolux and Emirates SkyCargo signed a strategic
operational partnership agreement in May 2017, covering
shared capacity, block space and interline agreements, hub
connectivity and shared handling. SkyCargo launched a
weekly freighter service connecting Dubai and Luxembourg
with a Boeing 777F in June 2017, handled by Cargolux’s
partner Luxair Cargo.JETTAINER TO OFFER TEMPERATURE-
CONTROLLED ULDS
J
ettainer has expanded
its product portfolio
to include the leasing,
management, positioning
and monitoring of
temperature-controlled
ULDs. According to Jettainer,
the new service is called
Cool Management and can
be booked in a variety of
models with differing scopes.
“We are transferring our
long-standing know how of
worldwide ULD management
to our new Cool Management service in the area of temperature-sensitive
transports,” said Martin Kraemer, head of marketing and PR at Jettainer. “This
way, we are serving our customers’ need for an easy, reliable organization of
these transports and are simultaneously closing the gap in the management
of complete ULD fleets.”
The product was launched at the Air Cargo Handling Conference in
Budapest.CARGO IQ LAUNCHES AIR CARGO
INTELLIGENCE HUB
I
ATA interest group Cargo iQ has launched its Air Cargo Intelligence Hub,
an online platform giving members self-service access to real-time data
on performance. According to Cargo iQ, the new hub gives members access
to data on any given route and produces customized reports, allowing them
to compare their own performance against Cargo iQ standards, and that of
the Cargo iQ community overall.
“Our members can now analyze their data and see it in an easy to
understand, meaningful way; giving them the tools to focus their resources
to where they need to improve processes, and supporting them to optimize
their products and requirements both for their industry partners and of
course, our customers, the shippers,” said Ariaen Zimmerman, executive
director of Cargo iQ.
“Cargo iQ members are focused on quality in the air cargo industry and
our new hub will help demonstrate the value that air freight brings to the
global logistics market. Members will be better able to explain to current
and potential customers exactly what it is they are paying for, and offer them
a choice of products – something new and refreshing for the somewhat
traditional air freight sector.”
Cargo iQ members work with shared shipment planning based on the
master operating plan, which measures each individual cargo journey from
shipper to consignee against 16 milestones. Through analysis of the data
generated by these measurements, members can work with their customers
and suppliers to improve performance, develop new products and drive
quality in the air cargo industry.CARGO SECTION
AVIATION UPDATE 2017 OCTOBER 27