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Emirates SkyCargo notches a new

Dubai hub milestone

SkyCentral Trucks:
A fl eet of 49 trucks
connect the two
Emirates SkyCentral
terminals in DXB and
DWC, eff ectively
making them one
integrated hub.
Emirates SkyCargo has transported the one millionth Unit Loading Device (ULD) through its bonded
corridor trucking service connecting Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central.

EMIRATES SKYCARGO launched the trucking arriving in Dubai often needs to connect from
corridor in April 2014, when the air cargo carrier passenger fl ights to freighters or vice-versa for
fi rst commenced freighter fl ights from Dubai their onward journey.
World Central. A fl eet of 49 trucks, including 12 Over the last four years, the trucking service
refrigerated trucks for temperature sensitive goods, has helped connect more than one million ULDs
link cargo between the two airports on a 24/7 over more than 272,000 trips between the two
basis. airports. A total of over 1.2 million tonnes of cargo
Emirates SkyCargo facilitates global trade has been shuttled by the fl eet of trucks, which
by connecting cargo across 160 international are maintained and operated by Allied Transport
destinations through its hub in Dubai where it has Company, based out of Dubai South, on behalf of
two Emirates SkyCentral cargo terminals. Cargo Emirates SkyCargo. •

DSV acquires S&H Port of PE marine

team rescues vessel

The acquisition will
boost DSV’s e-fulfi lment Quick action by Transnet National Ports
capabilities. Authority (TNPA) marine crew at the Port
of PE ensured the successful safeguarding of
a vessel that was about to be blown adrift
Hans Elshout and Peter
van der Maas sign the from the quayside during gale force winds.
agreement, making the
acquisition of S&H by THE VEHICLE carrier MV
DSV offi cial. Glovis Chorus was berthed at
Berth 100 in the port when
“WE HAVE been on the lookout for a suitable sudden gusts of about
add-on acquisition to boost our capabilities within 80km/hr occurred. The nearly
e-commerce, specifi cally multi-channel fulfi lment. 200m-long, 55,729-ton ship
S&H is a great fi t for DSV, and we are looking was blown metres off the
forward to taking full advantage of S&H’s expertise quayside as a result of the
within this fi eld,” says CEO of the DSV Solutions northerly winds.
division, Brian Ejsing. The vessel master called Port Control for
S&H is based in the Netherlands, holds a assistance as he was concerned the vessel would
leading position in multi-channel fulfi lment in become adrift. There were 23 crewmen onboard.
Europe and off ers a comprehensive range of The Vessel Traffi c Controllers on duty, Patrick
services. Mgudlandlu and Vuyo Seti, quickly deployed a
With the addition of S&H, DSV will be able to marine pilot and two of the port’s new tugs to
off er customers a wider range of services within secure and stabilise the vessel safely alongside. The
the fi elds of both business-to-business and direct- operation took approximately two hours and was
to-consumer multi-channel fulfi lment. • led by marine pilot Andrew Ker-Fox, supported by
tug masters Desmond Basson and Morwe Share. •

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