Emirates Skycargo brings benefits to Japanese shippers

Emirates’ non-stop flights between Dubai and Osaka, starting from October 1, will provide the first direct air link between the Gulf and the world’s second largest economy. 
Japanese shippers, already aware of the Emirates SkyCargo-a three-times-winner of Air Cargo News UK’s ‘Cargo Airline of the Year’ title, will be able to take advantage of services such as SkyChain, the airline’s advanced logistics management system, and its philosophy of personal service tailored to customers’ needs.

The flights will operate between Dubai and Kansai, Osaka’s international airport, with a Boeing 777-200 and provide between 12 and 15 tonnes of cargo capacity in each direction. Peter Sedgley, Emirates’ General Manager Cargo Commercial Operations, said: “We look forward to establishing good working relationships that will benefit all parties.” 
 

“Japan is a promising market for us. Though it’s a new destination, Emirates SkyCargo already has brand recognition among the cargo community there,” Sedgley added.

Shipments out of Japan, where Emirates is represented by Air System Inc, are mainly manufactured goods while those going into the country comprise mainly perishables and sea produce, especially tuna. Currently, they are transported on Japanese carriers such as Nippon Cargo Airlines and transferred on to Emirates flights in either Hong Kong or Singapore.

Osaka will be the last of five new destinations joining Emirates’ network this year, following new services to Casablanca, Khartoum, Perth and Mauritius. Together, services to these new points will boost the airline’s cargo operations with around 250 extra tonnes of capacity in total each week.

Frico Int’l : Customer service at its best

Frico International, a subsidiary of the “Trico Group” based in Colombo, Sri Lanka––provides comprehensive airfreight services to all emirates of the U.A.E. Frico has state of the art bonded warehousing facilities in the Dubai Cargo Village, Jebel Ali Free Zone, and in the Al Quz industrial area. The main bulk of Frico’s business lies in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines. In Indonesia and the Philippines, Frico provides door-to-door service. Distribution of shipments from U.A.E. to Bahrain, Doha, Muscat, and Kuwait airports is by road.

According to Vimal Perera, Manager Freight Operations, majority of the cargo from and to Colombo is shipped across but Frico also picks up 14 tons of airfreight a month to Phillipines, and around 4 to 5 tons to Colombo. Dubai is used as a hub for cargo from agencies across Bangladesh, and from Trico offices in Jakarta and Colombo while Manila stands at a number one on Frico’s list. The company plans to open up a franchise in Jakarta and is also looking for joint ventures in Philippines. Apart from this, Frico is into packing and removal in a big way. The company forwards perishables by air from the Sri Lankan grocery shops and has a temperature controlled facility at the Jebel Ali Free Zone for perishable goods.

Frico International has been considered as the top agent by Emirates Airlines, Abu Dhabi since the last six years. One of the household names in the Emirates, Frico International is also well known for transporting household goods. Over the years, Frico has fully understood the individual needs of clients and fulfills these by providing reliable and cost-effective solutions. The aim of the company is to attain maximum customer satisfaction with the management exhorting each and every employee to provide customer service at its best.

Panalpina Gulf’s new service into central Asia and Macau

Panalpina Gulf LLC, in cooperation with Panalpina World Transport’s ASB-Air, and MIRAS Air LLP (100% Kazakh airline), has started, its weekly scheduled flights, using a Boeing 747-200, full freighter aircraft from Dubai to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and onwards to Macau from the 18th of June 2002. This flight operation is the only service operating from the UAE, offering scheduled services with main-deck capacity, based on palletized cargoes. From Bishkek, Panalpina in cooperation with Miras Air LLP-serves destinations within Central Asia, such as Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Aktau, Uralsk, Almaty (Kazakhstan) and in the near future, Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Kabul (Afghanistan). At destination points, Panalpina offices will receive the cargoes and arrange for the clearance and delivery to the customers.

Panalpina Gulf LLC decided to commence the aforesaid operation in order to meet the increasing demands of the various customers operating in the oil & gas industries as well as the multinational customers offering their products to these fast growing economies.