Recognition of Dutch Air Cargo Industry

The Dutch government presented on 15 May the draft Luchtvaartnota 2020-2050, titled Verantwoord vliegen naar 2050 (Flying Responsibly towards 2050). It was good to learn that the importance of air cargo for the Netherlands was clearly recognised in this civil …


Guy Driebeek: Smart Logistics and Access

Mr Driebeek thinks the current situation has made the benefits of an ICT infrastructure for all cargo-related traffic irrefutable. “Structural planning not only provides handling agents with an opportunity to organise their processes more effectively, perhaps even allocating specific slots …



Dick Meijaard: X-ray Screening of Air Freight

Dick Meijaard of PMT Cargo Security discusses the options and obstacles of scanning airfreight by X-ray machine, and his plans to launch his company’s own research project into the most effective methods.

When screening airfreight packed in barrels, we face …


CargoMagazine: Customs Schiphol Cargo

The Netherlands is a trading nation. In terms of distribution, it is the Gateway to Europe. Huge quantities of goods pass through the Netherlands every day. Dutch customs is responsible for supervising all cross-border movements of goods. Last year, Dutch …



MILAN JOINS VIRGIN ATLANTIC’S CARGO-ONLY NETWORK IN SEPTEMBER

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is extending its cargo-only network to Italy, launching twice-weekly services connecting London Heathrow and Milan.

Starting with the first flight on Saturday 12 th September, the airline will subsequently commence Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 flights from …


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DACHSER breidt zijn logistiek centrum in Hof uit

Hof/Waddinxveen, 28 januari, 2019. Logistiek dienstverlener DACHSER bouwt een nieuw warehouse in de regio Opper-Franken, Duitsland, en breidt hiermee zijn contractlogistiek activiteiten uit. De nieuwe loods zal ruimte bieden voor ongeveer 39.000 pallets en beschikken over 47 laad- en losdocks.


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Lufthansa vernieuwt Business Class in Airbus A380's

Lufthansa gaat haar Airbus A380-vloot voorzien van een vernieuwde Business Class. Het programma draagt de naam ‘Mike-Charly’. De Duitse luchtvaartmaatschappij beschikt momenteel over acht Superjumbo’s.

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International Posts


IMPOST supplements declaration procedure via ATLAS

Low-value consignments of goods must be declared to Customs using the new IMPOST application as of 2022

Duesseldorf/Meerbusch – The starting signal for the ATLAS-IMPOST procedure was already given on 01.07.2021 with the resolution of the VAT digital package. It …



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IAG Cargo adopts IATA DG AutoCheck system

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IAG Cargo digitalises its dangerous goods acceptance checks with the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck)

DG AutoCheck facilitates the verification of the packages’ marks and labels on dangerous goods consignments

The DG AutoCheck …



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