Air Cargo Handling Operation

Air Cargo Handling Operation entails the preparation, processing of cargo shipments, loading and unloading of aircraft, and the transfer of cargo between storage facilities and land transport.

Price Fixing Scandal: Air Cargo Carriers Battle Freight Forwarder

Handy Shipping Guide - Some of the airlines named in the air cargo carrier price fixing lawsuit brought by Schenker, the freight forwarding and logistics arm of Deutsche Bahn, have filed motions to dismiss the action, one on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired and the other arguing that the suit is not for the jurisdiction of the US Court, alleging that the corporation was ‘forum shopping’... Read More

Participants in Air Freight Business in Nigeria

Cargo airliners and handling companies are the major players in the industry. They are responsible for cargo operations and movement in and out of airport cargo terminals. Cargo airline operators can be categorized majorly into two:
a)     Combination carriers: These are airlines that operate passengers transport but provide cargo services at the lower deck as well (e.g; Lufthansa, Emirates, Air France, Qatar, British Airways..).
b)     All-cargo carriers: These group of operators are also called pure freighters. The airline carriers provide dedicated cargo services with specialized aircrafts (e.g; Cargolux, Nippon, Emirate cargo, Polar Express, Cargojet..). The airplanes have the capacity of transporting up to 130 tons of cargo.
Some airline operators offer cargo services to other airlines on a contract basis. They can be classified as Contract Freighters Operators. More so, the Integrators (e.g; DHL, FedEx and UPS..) combine air cargo aircraft operations with freight forwarder operations, road service, pick-up and delivery, and supply chain management. Some foreign cargo airliners are often represented at local terminals by cargo agents as General Sales Agents (GSA).

Tips for Choosing a Freight Forwarder

1. Choose a freight forwarder with experience...

2. Research the services the freight forwarder offers...

3.  Make sure the freight forwarder has industry certifications...

4. Good customer service is key...

5. Trade associations and networks provide additional support... [SCACLI]

Definitions and Terms in Carriage of Dangerous goods by Air

Consignment— One or more packages of dangerous goods accepted by an operator from one shipper at one time and at one address, receipted for in one lot and moving to one consignee at one destination address.

Dangerous Goods— Articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and which are shown in the list of dangerous goods in the Technical Instructions or which are classified according to those Instructions.

Nigeria Customs Service Import Prohibition List

1. Furniture but excluding baby walkers, laboratory cabinets such as microscope table, fume cupboards, laboratory benches, stadium chairs, height adjustments device, base sledge, seat frames and control mechanism, arm guide and headguides.

Definitions in Air Cargo

-  Account consignor: An entity who originates cargo and whose security procedures have been assessed by a Regulated Agent or air carrier, as being sufficient to allow carriage of that cargo on an all-cargo aircraft without further screening.

Terminologies in Air Cargo Security

- Secure cargo: It is IATA policy that cargo should always be secure before being loaded onto a commercial aircraft.

Nigeria Export Prohibition List, Procedure and Documentations

The following items are prohibited from Export in Nigeria:

• Raw hides and skin (including Wet Blue and all unfinished leather)
• Wildlife animals classified as endangered species and their products e.g. Crocodile; Elephant, Lizard, Eagle, Monkey, Zebra, Lion etc.

Human Resources And Industrial Relations In Air Cargo Industry In Nigeria

Air cargo industry is very volatile as regards labour and industrial relations matters due to its complexity and specialty of skills required of individuals working in that context. Human resources personnel in the industry are often faced with the challenges of staffing, retention, development , adjustment and managing change.

Air Cargo Marketing in Nigeria

This involve the market process and methodology in air cargo business. Embodied in this process are market elements which include structure, conduct and performance.