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Luc Nadal: GEFCO’s purchase of IJS not just a takeover
19 / 06 / 2017
The news in September that French logistics company GEFCO was buying Dutch freight forwarder IJS Global might have surprised those…
Dan March: How WCA is backing the independents
19 / 06 / 2017
Just keeping up with all the activities of WCA can leave one a little dizzy. Its founder and outright owner…
Boeing’s Jim Edgar – the history man
19 / 06 / 2017
Jim Edgar, who retired as regional director marketing, commercial airplanes for Boeing in December after an air transport career of…
Schiphol’s Jonas van Stekelenburg: Only connect
19 / 06 / 2017
When you are already one of the world’s busiest cargo airports, and arguably the one best known throughout the industry…
Preetham Philip: Quikjet’s need for speed
19 / 06 / 2017
India-based all-cargo carrier Quikjet Cargo Airlines certainly seems to be a big believer in the theory that slow and steady…
Lars Droog: TIACA’s shipper committee chairman says we need to talk
19 / 06 / 2017
A lot is said in the air cargo industry about the importance of understanding shippers’ needs, but how closely have…
AF-KLM’s Bram Gräber says premium products won’t save you
19 / 06 / 2017
The strong air cargo growth of the three decades to 2008 will not return and premium products are not going…
Naomi Landman: Pharma game changers
19 / 06 / 2017
All specialist product areas have their particular regulations and jargon, but they seem to proliferate in pharmaceuticals more than in…
Nick Platts: Heathrow’s man with a plan
19 / 06 / 2017
Heathrow Airport’s cargo chief, Nick Platts, is experienced in rescuing “errant English-men” from his ten years as a Southern Ocean…