Air Cargo World articles from August 2002

Air Cargo World archives from August 2002

Secured. (Editor's Note).(Transportation Security Administration head John Magaw resigns)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Whether John Magaw resigned as head of the Transportation Security Administration or was pushed out is probably just a matter of interpretation. But Magaw's departure less than seven months after taking the job is a clear signal that the...

Pumping up the volume. (News Updates).(Air carriers change calculation practices for low-density, high-volume rates)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... With arguments over fuel and security surcharges still echoing through the air cargo industry, the world's airlines and air forwarders are falling into a new dispute over an air carrier proposal to change the way charges for low-density,...

Japan's WOW. (News Updates).(air cargo lines alliance)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Lufthansa Cargo is projecting greater polarization between the freight and passenger wings of the airline industry, and the German carrier is doing its part to fuel the trend by adding like-minded partners to the cargo WOW alliance. Japan...

DHL collision. (News Updates).(Single air traffic control system for Europe proposed)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The mid-air collision of a DHL Worldwide Express 757 freighter and a Russian charter passenger jet over Switzerland is drawing new attention to efforts to bring Europe's crowded skies under a single air traffic control system. The...

Leading Geo. (News Updates).(William Flynn named pres and CEO of GeoLogistics)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The new owners of GeoLogistics didn't wait long to replace Robert Arovas once the global forwarder's president and chief executive officer reached the end of his three-year contract. Arovas left the company the day his management contract...

Cargo, regionally. (News Updates).(Regional Air Cargo Association formed)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Several companies that specialize in regional air freight service plan to set the foundation this month for a new Regional Air Cargo Association that they hope will raise the profile of short-haul operations that are a critical but...

Cool group. (News Updates).(air freight perishable goods organization proposed)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Several specialists in air freight shipping of perishables say they were so pleased by the results of a recent "Fresh Opportunities" conference in Spain that they are forming a trade association targeted toward the subject. Participants...

Profiting UPS. (News Updates).(United Parcel Service's profits reflect growing international business)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... A traffic shift by some American shippers wary of labor controversy apparently did littie to divert profits away from United Parcel Service, which saw sharp gains in international business offset a slip in the stumbling United States domestic...

Billing online. (News Updates).(Citibank plays electronic payment system for international air freight industry)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Citibank, which is working on a large-scale electronic payment system for air freight shipping out of the United States, made a major inroad in the industry by signing Cargolux to use its business-to-business "a-billing" software. The...

Domestic strife: forwarders watching troubled U.S. airlines wonder, what's the alternative to a recovery? (Regional Reports: North America).
August 1, 2002... At one of his many recent speeches on the state of his beleaguered industry, AMR Corp. Chairman Don Carty joked that his own American Airlines and other U.S. carriers are certainly not caught up in the accounting scandals that are rocking some...

Firming up orders for the A380 "superjumbo" it announced last year. (Briefly).(FedEx orders 10 Airbus freighter planes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Firming up orders for the A380 "superjumbo" it announced last year, FedEx signed a deal for 10 firm deliveries of the Airbus freighter starting in 2008 with options for 10 more.

DHL Worldwide Express. (Briefly).(moves sales and marketing office to Plantation, FL)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DHL Worldwide Express will move its sales and marketing office and some operations from its American base in San Francisco to Plantation, Fla., consolidating the offices with its Latin American division headquarters.

United Airlines dedicated its new cargo facility at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... United Airlines dedicated its new cargo facility at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, a $63 million building with automated sorting that can process 100,000 pounds of freight and 7,400 pieces of mail an hour.

FedEx Trade Networks changed the name of its Tower Group forwarding unit to FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... FedEx Trade Networks changed the name of its Tower Group forwarding unit to FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, and created a new subsidiary, FedEx Trade Networks Trade Service, to offer international consulting services and new...

Schenker USA. (Briefly).(freight forwarder opens logistics center in Indianapolis)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Schenker USA opened a 130,000-square-foot logistics center in Indianapolis.

Danzas AEI. (Briefly).(offers brokerage services for Royal Alliance)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Danzas AEI will provide customs brokerage services for Canadian-made home improvement products entering the United States for Royal Alliance.

Jardine Logistics. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Hong Kong-based Jardine Logistics opened a 48,000-square-foot warehouse in Atlanta.

GeoLogistics. (Briefly).(signs warehousing and distribution agreement with Zapf Creation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Doll maker Zapf Creation named GeoLogistics to handle warehousing and distribution throughout the U.S. and Canada.

USF Logistics. (Briefly).(opens service center in Phoenix)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... USF Logistics opened a 50,000-square-foot service center in Phoenix.

Trade document experts Aviarc Corp. and adi Management Consultants. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Trade document experts Aviarc Corp. and adi Management Consultants launched an alliance to implement Aviarc's Internet-enabled trade document management and archiving solutions.

Target Logistics. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Forwarder Target Logistics opened a 10,000-square-foot facility next to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.

Danzas North America. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Danzas North America move its corporate headquarters to Newark, N.J. from Darien, Conn.

Selling GSAs: often a cargo sidelight, the general sales agent market is livening up with consolidation, global reach and new competition. (Regional Reports: Europe).
August 1, 2002... So how is your investment portfolio doing these days? Ouch, did we just step on a very sensitive nerve. Yes, you too are probably tired of seeing your stocks head in a seemingly endless downward spiral, particularly when it comes to those...

KLM Cargo. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... KLM Cargo freight traffic grew 5 percent in June despite a 3 percent decline in capacity from the same month a year ago.

Lufthansa Cargo. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Lufthansa Cargo traffic was down 3.6 percent in the first half of 2002, but the average 67.2 percent load factor was 5.2 percentage points better than the first half of 2001.

Airborne Express acquired its former agent in France. (Briefly).(Pagtrans to become Airborne Express France)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Airborne Express acquired its former agent in France, Pagtrans, which will operate as Airborne Express France.

The European Commission cleared TNT Logistics'. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The European Commission cleared TNT Logistics' joint control over Finnish DFDS Transport Logistics with TNT and Danish DSV each taking 50 percent stakes in the Nordic business.

Frans Maas, the Dutch trucker and forwarder, took a 20 percent stake in Moscow-based MBB Trans. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Frans Maas, the Dutch trucker and forwarder, took a 20 percent stake in Moscow-based MBB Trans in a push to expand operations into Central Europe and Russia.

Menzies World Cargo said it will spend $460,000 to install 200 security cameras. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Menzies World Cargo said it will spend $460,000 to install 200 security cameras in its five handling centers at London Heathrow Airport.

El Al Israel Airlines. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Israel set a timetable to privatize El Al Israel Airlines, with the first 49 percent stake to be sold off early next year.

Iberia ordered three A340-600s from Airbus. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Iberia ordered three A340-600s from Airbus and said it would use the largest version of the widebody on routes from Madrid to Mexico and Buenos Aires.

DFDS Transport. (Briefly).($768,000 training program launched)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DFDS Transport launched a $768,000 training program for part of its 1,850-person workforce in the United Kingdom.

Savi Technology is partnering with U.K.-based logistics integrator Microlise. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Savi Technology is partnering with U.K.-based logistics integrator Microlise to build an automated information system for management and security of shipments between Woolworths U.K.'s distribution and retail outlets.

Schenker acquired German logistics firm Anterist & Schneider. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Schenker acquired German logistics firm Anterist & Schneider, which has some $120 million in annual sales that include a specialty in automobile logistics.

TNT. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... TNT won a contract from BMC Software to transport shipments from 21 countries.

Germany's EFW signed an agreement with the Airbus owner EADS. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Germany's EFW signed an agreement with the Airbus owner EADS to convert two A300-600s to freighters for lessor Alize Worldwide.

Switzerland's Unitpool won a two-year deal. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Switzerland's Unitpool won a two-year deal to provide ULD management for the Volare Group.

Panalpina. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Philips Electronics tapped Swiss forwarder Panalpina to handle additional shipments between Europe and the United States and between the Far East and San Diego.

Davies Turner. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Davies Turner's Heathrow and Manchester hubs started offering Customs Freight Simplified Procedures (CFSP), an electronic system which can speed up clearance of non-EU imports.

Kuehne & Nagel. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Kuehne & Nagel won a three-year contract from high-tech services provider Entegris to manage shipments from the United States, Japan, and Malaysia.

Belgium's Demavia Airlines signed Macair Cargo. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Belgium's Demavia Airlines signed Macair Cargo as its general sales agent in the United Kingdom and Ireland for DC-8 freighter service between Africa and Liege, Belgium.

Hong Kong, beyond: with an eye toward China's growth, Hong Kong may be prepared to open its doors wider to U.S. carriers. (Regional Reports: Pacific).
August 1, 2002... Towards the end of May the Hong Kong government launched a multimillion dollar campaign with the slogan "Hong Kong Asia's World City." Evidently the authorities believed the international business community needed reminding of the territory's...

Korean Air Cargo. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Korean Air Cargo introduced Equation-Heavy, an airport-to-airport express service for medium to large urgent shipments.

EVA Air. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... EVA Air introduced twice weekly MD-11 freighter service to Milan as part of a Taipei-Sharjah-Brussels-Milan-Bombay-Taipei route.

Sydney International Airport. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sydney International Airport of Australia was sold for US$3.18 billion to a private consortium that included German airport operator Hoclitief AirPort.

Dragonair. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Dragonair reported cargo increased 59.1 percent between January and April compared to the same period a year ago.

Distribution facilities provider ProLogis formed a joint venture for its Japanese property fund with GIC Real Estate. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Distribution facilities provider ProLogis formed a joint venture for its Japanese property fund with GIC Real Estate, part of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp., to develop and acquire properties across Japan with a focus on Tokyo,...

Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific, were reportedly looking at strategic stakes in Chinese. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Several international airlines, including Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific, were reportedly looking at strategic stakes in Chinese carriers after China opened its aviation sector to foreign investment starting this month.

Air New Zealand. (Briefly).(buys aircraft)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Shifting its strategic direction on international service to short-haul routes, Air New Zealand bought 15 narrowbody A320 aircraft that will replace aircraft including widebody 767s.

South Korean customs officials at Incheon International Airport confiscated 134 pounds of gold. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... South Korean customs officials at Incheon International Airport confiscated 134 pounds of gold that was being smuggled in a steel box aboard an Asiana Airlines jet.

International freight services group U-Freight opened a branch of its affiliated company. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... International freight services group U-Freight opened a branch of its affiliated company, Shanghai Rijin International Freight, in Wuhan.

Emery Forwarding. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Emery Forwarding launched a partnership with Transimex-Saigon in Vietnam.

Programmable logic supplier Xilinx and UPS Logistics Group. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Programmable logic supplier Xilinx and UPS Logistics Group announced the opening of a new distribution and order fulfillment center at UE Tech Park in Singapore.

Ariana Airlines. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Afghanistan's reviving Ariana Airlines will operate two flights weekly from Kabul to New Delhi.

Panalpina. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ST Microelectronics, the world's third-largest semiconductor maker, gave the Singapore office of Panalpina double logistic supplier awards.

China's government. (Briefly).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... China's government is considering building a second international airport outside Beijing.

Grounding air cargo: for air freight operators, evidence of the economic downturn is right on the surface. (Region Focus: North America).
August 1, 2002... Now that it's generally accepted that truckers are taking away air shipments in the U.S. domestic market, surface operators are sending a new and more aggressive message to air specialists: they plan to keep the shipments. In quick succession...

Recovery off-center: airports in the Central United States wonder about cargo growth without bigger bellies. (Feature Focus: Central Airports).
August 1, 2002... It may be a sign of the times that some of the proudest talk about a new cargo facility at an airport in the Central United States comes from Kansas City International Airport, where a developer broke ground on a trucking facility this summer....

New freight dimensions: for shippers, finding the real cost of a shipment shouldn't be a matter of weight and see. (Industry Focus: Handling/Weighing).
August 1, 2002... Ever since laser, infrared and ultrasound technology replaced the ruler and scale back in the 1980s, cubing, also known as dimensioning, has been more of a science than an art. Shippers and carriers find common cause in efficient supply chain...

Choosing logistics: integrating a supply chain has to start in a shipper's own business, at the senior level. (Feature Focus: Forwarders).(Column)
August 1, 2002... Global transportation has undergone a revolution in technique, methods and function during the past decade. Moving freight once was a rather uncomplicated task of transporting shipments from Point A to Point B. This simple world of...

Obituary.(Everette Webb)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2002... Everette Webb, who helped revolutionize the aviation industry as one of the designers of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, died last month in Renton, Wash. Mr. Webb, 80, had congestive heart failure. His 46-year career at Boeing included design and...

Airlines. (People).
August 1, 2002... Raymond Smith was appointed regional sales manager for the Dutch airline in Los Angeles and will be responsible for southwest United States cargo sales. Smith has more than 11 years experience in the transportation industry most recently as...

Third-parties. (People).
August 1, 2002... Peter Kreiser, a former director of cargo sales and marketing at United Airlines, joined the California-based online freight business as director of marketing. Kreiser spent 10 years at United and led the marketing office while the airline ran...

Technology. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The information technology services and solutions company appointed H. Clayton "Clay" Foushee Jr. to lead its transportation security practice. A 23-year veteran of the transportation industry, Foushee most recently was vice president of...

Ground services. (People).(John O'Brien )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The United Kingdom-based cargo handler appointed John O'Brien operations director. O'Brien previously served as cargo director at Servisair, a handler he joined in 1997 as general manager at London Heathrow Airport.

Trucking. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The regional less-than-truckload carrier promoted Douglas Stotlar chief operating officer, adding to his existing title of executive vice president. Stotlar joined the company in 1985 as a freight operations supervisor for Con-Way Central...

Airports. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Miami-Dade Aviation Department named Mark Forare, a lieutenant in the Miami-Dade Police Department, assistant aviation director for security. A 26-year police veteran, Forare had been assigned to MIA for the last six years. He is a licensed...

Manufacturers/Equipment. (People).(Mark Paolucci)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The manufacturer of regional and feeder aircraft named Mark Paolucci to the new position of vice president of Citation sales. Paolucci has held numerous positions at Cessna, most recently as vice president of international sales.

Associations. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The International Air Cargo Association is seeking nominations for its Hall of Fame for those air cargo professionals who have contributed to the growth and progress of the air logistics industry. Nomination criteria are available on TIACA's...

RubbAir Door Division. (Products: Security).
August 1, 2002... The Ayer, Mass.-based manufacturer offers Steel-lite traffic doors where facility security is a vital concern. The door's large vision panels are double-glazed, 1/8-inch thick and UL listed as burglary resistant. Optional features include...

Shockwatch. (Products: Ground Handling/Equipment).(Shockswitch ID safety device)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Dallas-based manufacturer developed the Shockswitch ID safety device that controls access to who may operate fork lift trucks. It records information for 400 operation events -- including driver log-in, log-off or excessive impacts -- to an...

MegaStar Systems. (Products: Ground Handling/Equipment).(MegaStar Systems Cart)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The Marietta, Ohio-based manufacturer developed the MegaStar Systems Cart as an ergonomically efficient method of moving materials stored in its MegaLift Vertical Lift Module in a variety of transportation and distribution applications. Made of...

MegaStar Systems. (Products: Ground Handling/Equipment).
August 1, 2002... The manufacturer says it has improved records storage and retrieval productivity with its MediaStation Electric Lateral File, an automated system that meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act for transportation and...

Interroll. (Products: Ground Handling/Equipment).(gearbox)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The North Carolina-based manufacturer developed a three-stage gearbox for parcel and package materials handling applications. The company says the fully enclosed, self-lubricating pulley offers a safer, lower maintenance alternative to exposed...

Infotek Consulting. (Products: Technology).(Web Freight Pro)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2002... The Fort Mill, S.C.-based information technology and consulting software development firm released the Web Freight Pro freight management application that allows customers, vendors and sales staff to track the shipment as it moves through the...

FastPic Systems. (Products: Technology).(inventory management software)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Maine-based manufacturer of inventory management systems developed FastPic Parts PL software to give operators of automated storage and retrieval systems the capability to enter a part number into the system and have the stored items...

Protecta-Pack Systems. (Products: Packaging/Labeling).(Pro-Rap Series D shipping container)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Minneapolis-based manufacturer released the Pro-RAP Series D shipping container, a 100 percent recyclable, 12-pound corrugated pallet that serves as an alternative to the 43-pound wood pallet. For information, call (800) 722-1442 or visit:...

The bottom line.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... The Bottom Line Importing America Total freight from the top 20 countries importing to the United States in the 12 months ending March 2001 and percent change from the same period in 2000. (traffic in tons) COUNTRY ...

Terror: terror threats demand collective cargo industry responses. (Forwarders Forum).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Not since the days of airline deregulation has there been such anxiety about the future of aviation in the United States. In fact, to my recollection the air freight industry has never experienced such uncertainty, much of it stemming from...

Events.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sept. 4-11 Chicago: IMTEC 2002, "The New Manufacturing Age," the Society of Manufacturing Engineers meeting includes tracks on supply chain and resource management. For information, call (313) 271-1500 ext. 2119 or e-mail: mcdalau@sme.org....