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| Vol. 21 No. 46 | Thursday
December 8,
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Pumping Traffic For December 8, 2022 |
 Kuehne+Nagel
has entered into a long-term agreement for a new airside facility located
in the airport zone of OR Tambo International
airport, Johannesburg, South Africa. This agreement, customers
logistics solutions, including warehousing, transportation, customs brokerage,
supply chain management, and airside support to project-specific charter
in- and outbound shipments. Core to this offering is a comprehensive cold
chain solution, ensuring around-the-clock temperature-control to safeguard
the integrity of highly sensitive pharma products, which is crucial to support
Africa’s aim to become more self-reliant in healthcare operations.
South Africa, Nigeria, and Algeria are leading the manufacturing charge
in sub-Saharan Africa, while imports from Europe, North America, India and
China remain crucial to meeting Africa’s demand for medicines and
basic healthcare. To support its healthcare customers – both importers
and manufacturers – in executing their strategic growth plans for
Africa, Kuehne+Nagel’s new facility is designed with healthcare and
 pharmaceuticals
in mind . . . Mediterranean
Shipping Company took delivery of the first MSC-branded
aircraft, built by Boeing
and operated by Atlas Air.
The B777-200 Freighter will fly on routes between China, the US, Mexico
and Europe. Jannie Davel,
Senior Vice President Air Cargo at MSC, said: “Our customers need
the option of air solutions, which is why we’re integrating this transportation
mode to complement our extensive maritime and land cargo operations. The
delivery of this first aircraft marks the start of our long-term investment
in air cargo.” . . . Virgin
Atlantic has announced the purchase of 10m USG per annum
of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc.
and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta
Air Lines. The agreement with Delta builds on the existing
long-term partnership between Delta and Gevo and increases the use of SAF
from the U.S. West Coast. Virgin Atlantic has been pioneering sustainability
leadership for over 15-years and operates a 70% next generation fleet, making
it one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient in the skies. This has contributed
to a reduction in Virgin Atlantic’s total carbon emissions of 36%
over the last decade. This new SAF agreement with Delta represents 20% of
Virgin Atlantic’s 2030 SAF target and is equivalent to fuelling more
than 500 flights across the transatlantic from Los Angeles
. . . Kale Logistics Solutions
(Kale) and Dagang NeXchange Berhad (DNeX),
through wholly-owned subsidiary Dagang Net
Technologies Sdn Bhd (Dagang Net), have signed a partnership
agreement to introduce the Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) platform
in Malaysia. Under the  agreement,
both parties will conduct a study on the implementation of the first of
its kind digital platform, connecting airport stakeholders at Kuala
Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) an initiative that will
improve the competitive position of Malaysian airport communities. “We
are very excited about this development, which presents a powerful case
that Cargo Community platforms need to integrate to bring greater value
to the entire nation. Together with Dagang Net, we wish to create a global
network of smart logistics hubs, starting here in Malaysia,” said
Vineet Malhotra, Co Founder
& Director, Kale Logistics Solutions
. . . China Southern Airlines,
the largest cargo airline in China and tenth largest in the world by volume,
has begun allowing freight forwarders to book shipments and make payments
on WebCargo, a Freightos
marketplace connecting air and ocean carriers with logistics companies that
arrange freight transportation. This partnership, which initially is limited
to imports into China marks Freightos’ entry into the large China
market. China Southern Air is the first airline in China to participate
in a digital freight marketplace. More than 3,500 freight forwarders using
Freightos will now have access to China Southern’s  capacity
. . . Captain Lee Moak
and Steve Alterman have been
appointed to Relieable Robotics’ advisory
board. Moak and Alterman have a combined 90-plus years of aviation industry
experience, and both have served on the FAA’s Management Advisory
Council (MAC) overseeing management, policy, spending and regulatory affairs
for the agency. Moak and Alterman join as Reliable Robotics achieves a major
certification milestone with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acceptance
of its G-1 issue paper, defining the certificationbasis for the company’s
Supplemental Type Certificate on the Cessna
208 Caravan cargo aircraft
. . . IATA
is expecting airlines to return to profit next year after three years of
losses due to the outbreak of Covid but cargo volumes, yields and profits
are set to decline. IATA said that in 2023 it expects airlines to post a
“small” net profit of $4.7bn, which equates to a 0.6% net profit
margin and will be the first profit since 2019 when the industry made $26.4bn.The
improved profits stem from improved yields and cost control in the face
of rising fuel prices. IATA said that air cargo revenues had played a key
role in cutting losses with revenues this  year
expected to reach $201.4bn, which is in line with 2021, and more than double
the $100.8bn earned in 2019. In 2023 cargo markets are expected to come
under increased pressure. As belly capacity grows in line with the recovery
in passenger markets, yields are expected to take a significant step back,
IATA said . . . Amerijet
CEO Tim Strauss hopes to double
the size of the carrier’s fleet in the coming five years. The airline
has grown its fleet from eight aircraft at the start of 2020 to operating
22 today – 16 B767s and six B757s. The airline has expanded into Europe
and Asia and diversified its customer base recently with a partnership with
AP Moller Maersk. Amerijet
will be operating Maersk’s three new 767-300 freighters
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