DHL Conmemora 40 Años de Facilitar el Comercio Mundial y Se Posiciona para el Crecimiento Futuro
September 28, 2009
— Los innovadores servicios de la empresa juegan un papel activo en el
creciente comercio mundial
— Un fuerte enfoque en el cliente es fundamental para el desarrollo de
soluciones líderes en la industria
— El espíritu de innovación encaminará a la empresa a través de las
siguientes décadas
PLANTATION, Florida, 28 de septiembre /PRNewswire/ — Citando el espíritu
pionero de la empresa, un sólido enfoque en el cliente y un papel fundamental
en la facilitación del comercio exterior, Frank Appel, Director Ejecutivo de
Deutsche Post DHL, narró el secreto del éxito de DHL en el momento en que el
principal proveedor mundial de servicios exprés y de logística celebró su 40º
aniversario el 25 de Septiembre de 2009.
“En 1969, tres hombres se propusieron hacer lo imposible y conquistaron la
luna. Unos cuantos meses después, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom y Robert Lynn
fundaron DHL e hicieron más pequeño al mundo”, apuntó Appel. “DHL fue pionero
en la industria de envíos exprés internacionales, haciendo posible que los
documentos llegaran a los destinatarios de un día para el otro, en lugar de en
unos días”.
La compañía exprés rápidamente creció para abarcar transportación global y
gestión de cadena de suministro, a través de la integración estratégica del
importante transportista Danzas Air & Ocean en 2002 y el experto en cadena de
suministro y logística Exel en 2005. Fue así que DHL pudo ofrecer una
exhaustiva suite de servicios a través de una inigualable red global que
abarca más de 220 países y territorios. Hoy, DHL es el principal proveedor de
la industria en sus varios segmentos: No. 1 en carga aérea y marítima; No. 1
en envíos exprés internacionales; No. 1 en logística de contrato; y No. 2 en
carga terrestre en Europa.
Al ofrecer inicialmente un servicio revolucionario – la entrega
internacional puerta a puerta de documentación sensible al tiempo – DHL
permitió a las empresas y organizaciones alrededor del mundo desarrollar su
negocio y ampliar su impacto, estimulando invariablemente el comercio mundial
y haciendo al mundo más pequeño día con día.
DHL también continuamente reinventó el negocio de la logística a través de
la introducción de novedosos procesos que se han convertido en benchmarks de
la industria, incluyendo el uso de identificación por radio frecuencia para
gestión de inventario y un sistema de rastreo técnicamente avanzado que
monitorea y, de ser necesario, redirige envíos en tiempo real en cualquier
parte del mundo.
DHL también inauguró el Centro de Innovación en 2007, primero en su tipo,
para desarrollar soluciones de logística altamente innovadoras y
comercializables, así como flexibles y ecológicamente responsables. También
estableció las Soluciones Globales para Clientes, las cuales proporcionan
soluciones muy personalizadas a clientes clave para satisfacer globalmente
todas sus necesidades de logística.
La empresa fue la primera en ofrecer a los clientes una opción más
ecológica de envío de paquetes a todo el mundo a través de los Green Services
de DHL, los cuales buscan compensar las emisiones de carbono de los diversos
vehículos de entrega de la empresa. En 2008, DHL se convirtió en la primera
empresa de logística exprés en hacer un firme compromiso público de mejorar su
eficiencia de carbono en un 30 por ciento para 2020.
En el corazón de estos innovadores desarrollos está el infalible enfoque
de la empresa en usar efectivamente la tecnología más moderna para responder a
las necesidades de sus clientes. Señaló Frank Appel: “Muy al principio
reconocimos que el éxito de la empresa radica no solamente en escuchar lo que
nuestros clientes desean sino, más importante, en responder rápida y
efectivamente. Frecuentemente anticipamos lo que nuestros clientes quieren y
respondemos aun antes de que nos lo pidan”.
Impulsado por este principio, durante la Guerra Fría DHL estableció rutas
comerciales a países como Rusia y China. Cuando la cortina de hierro cayó, DHL
pudo proporcionar de manera instantánea apoyo masivo a un sinnúmero de
empresas que entraban a estos “nuevos” mercados a través de su profundo
conocimiento y capacidades logísticas. Las empresas locales también se
beneficiaron, ya que potenciaron nuevas rutas comerciales para exportar sus
productos a un mercado global.
DHL continúa abriendo nuevos caminos al establecer claras posiciones de
liderazgo de mercado en varios mercados emergentes tales como las economías
BRIC – Brasil, Rusia, India y China – las cuales se consideran detonadores del
futuro crecimiento del desarrollo comercial.
Appel concluye: “Nuestros empleados y clientes han llevado a DHL a donde
está hoy en día. A través de ellos, estamos determinado a sostener nuestro
espíritu pionero, el cual por muchos años nos ha permitido ofrecer soluciones
que ayudan a nuestros clientes a alcanzar sus metas. Al fomentar proactiva y
continuamente un innovador pensamiento práctico, confiamos que podremos
sobreponernos a la actual situación económica y que estamos bien posicionados
para sostener nuestro liderazgo mundial del mercado, ahora y durante muchas
décadas por venir”.
MNG orders two more Airbus A330-200 Freighter aircraft
September 25, 2009
More Airbus freighters ordered for future expansion
MNG Airlines, the largest Turkish all-cargo operator, has placed a follow-on order with Airbus for two more A330-200Fs to support its expanding cargo operations. These aircraft are in addition to the two firm orders for the A330-200F which the carrier placed in 2007, bringing its total orders for the type now to four aircraft and reaffirming its confidence in the type to expand its network as the freighter market gradually rebounds.
Established in February 1996, MNG Airlines initially began to provide scheduled cargo services in November 1997 to Hahn (Germany) and Stansted (UK). Today, MNG Airlines has a fleet which includes nine Airbus A300Fs. Moreover, the new A330-200Fs will enable MNG Airlines to supplement its A300s while expanding operations on its trunk routes with lower cost-per-tonne, not only within Europe, but also to Middle East, Asia, China and USA.
“We are pleased to add to our previous order for the A330-200F, so we can start implementing our growth strategy when the worldwide freighter market recovers from the recession,” said Mehmet Nazif Günal, founder and Chairman of MNG Companies Group. “We are fully convinced that the A330-200 Freighter aircraft, the newest member of the A330/A340 family, is the right aircraft to contribute to achieving our goals, and allow us to operate the most modern and efficient fleet of cargo aircraft in Turkey.”
Airbus Chief Operating Officer – Customers, John Leahy said, “The A330-200F is the right aircraft at the right time. We are at the eve of a market recovery, and now is the time for airlines to prepare for future freight growth.”
With a superior payload than initially anticipated, the A330-200F offers two operational configurations depending on the planned mission. The aircraft can carry up to 64 metric tonnes over 4,000 nautical miles / 7,400 km, or more than 69 metric tonnes up to 3,200 nautical miles / 5,930 km – non-stop. These range and payload capabilities will enable operators to grow their business by opening up or extending cargo routes they currently operate. Thanks to an optimized fuselage cross-section, it has the interior flexibility to carry a wide variety of pallet and container sizes for maximum interlining capability, offering 30 per cent more volume than any freighter in its class.
Boeing and FedEx Express Celebrate Carrier’s First 777 Freighter Delivery
September 23, 2009
New twinjet freighter to improve operational and environmental performance
EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and FedEx Express today celebrated the delivery of the world’s largest air cargo carrier’s first 777 Freighter. The world’s largest and most capable twinjet freighter will help FedEx Express deliver more cargo even faster, allowing the carrier to offer customers greater flexibility.
This is Boeing’s ninth 777 Freighter delivery and marks the first 777 Freighter to enter service with a U.S.-based global freight carrier.
“The 777F is a game changer,” said Michael L. Ducker, president, International, FedEx Express. “Its operational efficiencies and environmental benefits alone are impressive, but combine those advantages with the service improvements it delivers and FedEx Express will be able to take international shipping to another level. Our customers around the world will benefit from more point-to-point routes and the shorter flight times, increasing their competitiveness in the global marketplace.”
With the 777 Freighter, transit times from points in Asia to the FedEx hub in Memphis, Tenn., for example, will drop by one to three hours compared with the MD-11 Freighter. This will allow FedEx to accept packages from its customers later in the day and still deliver them on time.
“The 777 Freighter will have a unique role for FedEx Express, providing exceptional range that brings new efficiency to the airline and its customers,” said Kevin Schemm, vice president, North America Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The 777 Freighter will allow FedEx Express to operate point-to-point routes that save valuable flying time, coupled with outstanding fuel efficiency and environmental responsibility.”
In the FedEx Express operation, the 777 Freighter can fly 5,800 nautical miles (6,675 statute miles, 10,740 km), an increase of 2,100 nautical miles (2,410 statute miles, 3,890 km) versus the airline’s MD-11 Freighter fleet. The FedEx 777 Freighter has a revenue payload capacity of 215,000 pounds (97.5 metric tons), a 37,000-pound (16.7-metric-ton) increase over the MD-11 Freighter.
The 777 Freighter uses 18 percent less fuel than the MD-11 Freighter on comparable FedEx Express routes, reduces maintenance cost and provides quieter takeoffs and landings that meet airport noise standards.
Some 58 customers have ordered more than 1,100 777s, including 71 777 Freighters.
Air Transport Association Says TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program Key to Meeting Air Cargo Security Mandate
September 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, in a letter to air cargo shippers regarding the congressionally mandated August 2010 deadline for 100 percent screening of all cargo on passenger planes, outlined its support of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Certified Cargo Screening Program (CSSP) and urged those shippers to immediately contact TSA to learn more about the benefits available to participants.
Air carriers are working closely with their partners in the shipping and forwarding sectors to ensure that service levels remain high and the integrity of shipments is protected as the new screening mandate is implemented. CSSP benefits shippers because it enables cargo to be screened before individual cartons are secured to shipping pallets with banding or shrink-wrap. This is critical, because TSA-certified screening methods available to forwarders and airlines significantly restrict the size of cargo that can be screened, and there is no TSA-certified technology capable of screening large airfreight skids and pallets. For certain types of pharmaceuticals, electronics and fresh produce, CSSP allows screening to be performed as an integral part of the normal sealing and packaging process. Expansion of CSSP to manufacturers, shippers and freight forwarders that ship large cargo skids and pallets is critical to meeting the 100 percent screening mandate.
“Airlines met the deadline to screen 50 percent of all cargo, but meeting the requirements to screen 100 percent of all cargo will be substantially more challenging,” said ATA President and CEO James C. May. “We believe that CSSP offers our customers the best solution to meeting the 100 percent screening mandate, providing maximum security with minimal disruption to the supply chain.”
Brazil’s Azul launches cargo operation
September 2, 2009
The LCC is launching Azul Cargo this week which will handle lower deck cargo on its fleet of ERJs. According to the airline, the regional jets can carry up to 1,760 pounds of cargo in the lower deck and it plans to expand within Brazil and offer air cargo services in a number of markets that don’t presently have the service. The airline currently has 40 ERJs on order from Embraer and options for 36.
Towne Air Freight Acquires Texas Land and Air
August 18, 2009
NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Towne Holdings, Inc. (“Towne” or the “Company”), a portfolio company of Charterhouse Group, Inc., today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Texas Land and Air (“TX L&A”), further strengthening Towne’s position as the nation’s largest privately held provider of premium air cargo ground logistics solutions.
Towne provides a wide range of freight services through a national network of sixty-one terminals throughout the United States, including nine new service terminals in the Texas market as a result of the TX L&A acquisition. Based in Dallas, TX L&A is a leading regional provider of air and ocean cargo land transportation solutions to international airlines and freight forwarders in the U.S. and Canadian markets.
“This acquisition fits very well with Towne’s build-up strategy and was sourced on a proprietary basis by Towne’s senior management, representing Towne’s third successful acquisition under Charterhouse’s ownership,” said William Landuyt, a Senior Partner at Charterhouse. “The Board of Towne, which includes Charterhouse Entrepreneurs Roger Gibson and Mike Wysocki, supports Towne’s plan to further expand upon its geographic footprint and service offerings to better meet the needs of the Company’s international customer base.”
“We are excited to extend Towne services to the Texas market and we welcome the Texas Land and Air associates and customers to the Towne family,” said Tom Downey, Towne’s President and CEO. “Our overlapping values of Customer Care leave a clear path to incorporating Towne’s nationwide Airport-to-Airport, local cartage, exclusive use trucking and warehouse services into the Texas market.”
Since January 2007, Towne has successfully acquired and integrated Synergy Cargo Logistics, a full service logistics company concentrated in the U.S. Southwest, and Complete Transport, a company operating full-service terminals in the U.S. Midwest.
About Towne Air Freight
Towne Air Freight is a Charterhouse portfolio company headquartered in South Bend, IN, providing a wide range of air and ocean freight services through seventy terminal locations across the United States. The Company operates Towne Network Solutions and Rocket Expedited Services. Towne Network Solutions manages air freight trucking in North America for airlines and air freight forwarders and Rocket Expedited services offers expedited trucking, dedicated vehicles, reefers and other specialized trucking. Charterhouse and management together created the Towne platform in November 2005. For more information, please visit www.towneair.com.
About Texas Land and Air
Texas Land and Air is the leading provider of expedited air freight trucking for all Texas gateways, serving every major market in Texas. TX L&A offers air freight trucking for airlines and air freight forwarders, including statewide airport-to-airport service, time definite truckloads and local cartage. Through the intermodal division, TX L&A is a UIIA approved carrier providing expertise and knowledge of port and rail facilities in Texas, local and regional drayage in Houston and Dallas and CFS stations. For more information, please visit www.texaslandandair.com.
About Charterhouse Group
Charterhouse Group, Inc. is a private equity firm with over three and a half decades of experience in building leading middle-market companies. Established in 1973, Charterhouse has invested in excess of $2.0 billion in equity and established over 100 platform companies with a focus in the Business Services, Healthcare Services and Consumer Products and Services sectors.
Air Charter International is Ready for Expected Rise in World Air Cargo Traffic
August 11, 2009
DUBAI, UAE, August 11 /PRNewswire/ — According to the Boeing Company’s World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), “rising jet fuel prices and distress in the financial sector dampened world air cargo growth in 2007 and 2008. However, over the next 20 years, world air cargo traffic will triple compared to current levels.”
The report goes on to say that “World air cargo traffic will expand at an average annual rate of 5.8% for the next two decades, tripling current traffic levels. Markets connecting developing economies to established economies will either approximate or exceed the average world growth rate.”
Companies in various industry sectors will be looking to penetrate these emerging markets, many of which are located in high-risk or remote areas, such as: Libya, former Soviet Republics, the Arctic, Alaska, Africa and the Americas and will require a variety of logistical cargo project services and cargo air charters .
Logistical projects require global shipments with particular requirements, such as: heavy transports, outsized cargo, and cargo with time sensitive or security constraints to remote and difficult to access locations; will consequently contribute to the estimated growth in air cargo traffic. Stuart Wheeler, CEO of Air Charter International says; “Sound planning is the backbone of every such project and with our extensive experience, Air Charter International, can source the ideal aircraft to fit the job in time critical situations, as well as overall supervision of loading and discharge operations.”
Air Charter International has experience in assisting governments and affiliated agencies with delivery of heavy-lift goods and infrastructure components into crisis areas or reconstruction zones.
In mining, oil and gas sectors, industries that are directly influenced by the growth of developing countries, transportation of specialized chemicals and capital equipment (mining processing plants, rigs pipelines, cooling towers and generators and spare parts) have been the main stay of Air Charter International’s air logistics solutions.
Mr. Wheeler concludes, “Air Charter International’s strong position in assisting these industry requirements is due to the combined expertise of its employees and the unique operating capability and extensive operator base capable of facilitating outsize loads on behalf of our customers.”
First Boeing 747-8 Freighter Takes Shape
July 21, 2009
EVERETT, Wash., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) took a major step closer this week toward completing the assembly of the first 747-8 Freighter as mechanics at the factory in Everett, Wash. loaded the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing and center section.
“It is exciting to see this airplane taking shape,” said Mo Yahyavi, vice president and general manager of the 747 Program. “The 747-8 is the largest commercial jet airplane we have assembled. This final body join provides us the first real look at the size of the 747-8 Freighter.”
The 747-8 Freighter is 250 feet, 2 inches (76.3 m) long, which is 18 feet and 4 inches (5.6 m) longer than the 747-400 Freighter. The stretch provides customers with 16 percent more revenue cargo volume compared to its predecessor. That translates to four additional main-deck pallets and three additional lower-hold pallets.
The 747-8 Freighter is the new high-capacity 747 that will give cargo operators the lowest operating costs and best economics of any freighter airplane while providing enhanced environmental performance. Boeing has secured 78 orders from leading cargo operators for the new 747-8 Freighter. Cargolux, Nippon Cargo Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Atlas Air, Cathay Pacific, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Emirates SkyCargo, Guggenheim and Korean Air all have placed orders for the airplane.
First Airbus A330 Ready for Conversion to U.K.’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft
July 15, 2009
ARLINGTON, VA–(Marketwire – July 15, 2009) – The first Airbus A330 aircraft platform slated for the United Kingdom’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) program has arrived ahead of schedule to begin its conversion into a Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) at Airbus Military facilities in Madrid, Spain.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) tanker uses the same basic airframe as Northrop Grumman’s KC-45, which is proposed for the U.S. Air Force’s tanker fleet modernization. EADS North America is a principal subcontractor with responsibility for delivering the KC-45 aircraft platform, which will be produced at a new aviation center of excellence to be built in Mobile, Ala.
“This early delivery once again underscores EADS’ ability to provide the most capable platforms to meet the most demanding aerial refueling and airlift requirements of military services worldwide,” said Ralph D. Crosby, Jr., EADS North America’s Chairman and CEO.
The United Kingdom’s FSTA program involves the acquisition of 14 A330 MRTT-based tanker/transports for the RAF. With a service entry planned for 2011, the new aircraft will progressively replace the country’s fleet of aging VC-10 and TriStar refueling aircraft.
In addition to its selection for the United Kingdom’s tanker requirement, the A330 MRTT has been chosen by the air forces of Australia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Three A330 MRTTs currently are in the military certification or conversion process for the Royal Australian Air Force. Australia is acquiring five of the aircraft, which will extend the range and endurance of its fighters with aerial refueling support, and provide long-range airlift for transportation of troops and cargo. The Royal Australian Air Force is to begin operational service in 2010 with the aircraft, which will be designated the KC-30 Tanker.
LAN CargoColombia (LANCO) expanding
July 13, 2009
A few months after beginning operations in Colombia, the new cargo affiliate of the LAN network, LANCO, has significantly increased its all-cargo operations in Colombia. Starting in March of 2009 with flights between Miami and Bogota and Medellin, it has added flights to Manaos, Sao Paulo, Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires in addition to its domestic network in Colombia. In the next few months it plans to connect flights from Ecuador and Colombia to Europe, which will be the first all cargo service between Colombia and Europe. The Colombian cargo affiliate will introduce the B777F on these and possibly other long haul routes, According to the airline’s cargo specialist, David Mejia: “The B777F is a valuable addition to provide all cargo service to markets in North and South America, with which we expect to increase demand for our clients.” The airline has also operated a number of all cargo charter flights including flights from Havana to Canada contracted by Chapman Freeborn Airchartering.
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