b'22American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comDSV Global and Huntsville International Airport For DSV Global, Alabamas uncongested and efficient Hunts-ville International Airport (HIA) offers a solution to cargo rout-ing that is hard to match.By Chris Barnett, AJOT HuntsvilleInternationalAirporttons of parts a week, he adds.(HSV) serves as an epicenter for DSVRavn declines to identify DSVs Global Transportation and Logisticscustomers in Brazil other than to say aircharternetwork,spanningfourthere are several and one large one continents and partnering with somewhousethecargoesforassembly of the worlds largest all-cargo airlinesand spare parts. The program is run-operating from northern Alabama. ning very smoothly, he adds, and HSV was chosen as the US anchorthats what the customers appreciate. airport for the strategies because of itsBybringingtheoutboundcargoes efficiencies, says Mads Ravn, globalcloser to Huntsville and not feedingMIA accounts for approximately two-thirds or 67% for all US air perishables imports.executive vice president, head of Aireverythingdowntoabottleneckin Freight Procurement, DSV, a full-ser- Miami, we saved time and trucking. (LIFTcontinued from page 20) added accessing cargo facilities.vice worldwide logistics company. Meantime, Ravn says DSV is notcargo airlines and 43 freighter airlines.Additionally,MIAisworking AtHuntsville,werelocatedcommitted to a backhaul out of Brazil,The split between belly and freighterwith a private sector concern to build onthetarmac.Thearrivaldockishowever, on a seasonal basis, we doservice at MIA is quite unique com- a vertically integrated cargo commu-200 feet from the plane. Were doingcarryflowers,perishablesincludingpared with other airports, says Jimmynitymulti-leveled that is expected everythinginoneplaceinvoicing,seafood. Nares, section chief, aviation market- to double the airports cargo capac-Cubiscanning(cq)thedimensions,TheDSVexecutivegiveshighing, Miami Dade Aviation Department.ity. No timetable has been established weighing, palletizing, loading the pal- praise to Huntsville International Air- More than 80% is carried by freight- for completion. lets on the aircraft and processing allport. They are very accommodatingers and less than 20% is belly cargo.So far in 2023, MIA has added the paperwork. DSV has adopted aand thats why we are still there. TheyIts the reverse at many airports. newservicefromSanSalvadorvia program that has been in place thereare a hub for DSV and for many yearsVolarisElSalvador Airlines,Norse foryears.Essentially,ittransportsto come. We consider them partners. Atlantic Airways linking Miami with highvalueautomobileandagricul- London, Oslo, Paris, and Berlin and, turalmachinerypartsmanufacturedlataM 767 f reighters laterthisyear,withPorter Airlines in the Midwest and Southeastern USDSVhasalsoteamedupwiththatservesToronto.SaysNares: directlyto Viracopas AirportinSaoLATAM on a new 767 freighter serviceTheseairlineswillundoubtedly Paulo, Brazil via Huntsville Interna- from Huntsville to Viracopas, Brazil.transport additional perishable belly tional Airport. The return flight is routed from Vira- cargoes.Meantime,headds,the copas through Bogota and Miami. Miami airport has unparalleled con-t hes outha MeriCanr outing DSVhasgrownitsairfreightnectivity to the Latin American and Actually, the program was launchedcompetencies and volumes over the lastCaribbean region with direct service 27yearsagobyPanalpina,thehugeyears and we continue to build on ourtoapproximately80marketswith air cargo-driven logistics company thatstrongandgrowingcharternetwork,almost 1300 weekly departures.DSV acquired in 2019, Ravn says. Thesaid Ravn in a press release. The recentAmajorperishablesshipper, original strategy called for the cargoesHuntsville-BrazilserviceisanotherFloridaBeautyFloraTransporta-to be trucked to HSV, loaded on a plane,add-on which expands the DSV Chartertion,whichhas300,000squarefeet and flown to Miami International Air- Network to the resurging Latin Ameri- ofcoolerfacilitiesonpremisesfive port, the busy but traditional gateway tocan region from the uncongested Hunts- Jimmy Nares, section chief, aviation marketing,minutes from the airport, says it has a Latin America. There it was offloadedville International Airport. Miami Dade Aviation Department.very good relationship with MIAandreloadedaboardanotherfreighterInearlySeptember,DSVinau- theyareverycooperative,accord-and flown to Brazil. gurated a partnership with Qatar Air- However,MIA,asthemaining to General Manager Assaf Koubi. DSVsdecisionwastostream- ways Cargo that connects Huntsvilleentry point for air perishables in theThe 40-year-old firm which blankets line the logistics strategy by eliminat- InternationalwiththeMiddleEast.US, accounts for approximately two- Latin America,usescarriersserving ing Miami International to save time,The route for the new scheduled char- thirds or 67% for all US air perish- the airport but also charters freighters moneyandhandlingandairfreight- ter, called Gateway Star, originates inablesimports,headds,notingthattomovefruits,vegetables,flowers ingthepartsdirectlyfromHunts- Mexico City, connects in Huntsvilletenants of MIAs cargo facilities (air- oranythingtemperature-controlled. ville to Sao Paulo for sub distributionand Luxembourg to Doha, Qatar. Thelinesandgroundhandlers)haveaFloridaBeautyhasitsownfleetof throughout Brazil and South Americaaircraft flown is a 747 freighter. combinationof466,000squarefeetstateoftheartrefrigeratedtrucks, as needed.Ravn, in a press statement, saidof on-airport refrigerated cooler, moreKoubi notes.Today, Ravn says DSV uses twothe partnership signifies a remarkablethan any other US airport. Plus, the scheduled chartered freighters to exe- step forward which will give DSVslogistics community just off airportp hiladelphiai nternationala irportcute its strategy three times a week.customersunparalleledconnectivityand the City of Doral have signifi- (phl) l ookf ore xpansions oonOne day, a LATAM A-330 freighterand seamless access to the Middle Eastcant refrigeration capacity. PHLhasalwaysmarchedtoits flies nonstop from Huntsville to Saoand the oil and gas industry.MIAsfivebusiestairlinesinowndrummerwhenitcomestoair Paulo.Theothertwodaysaweek, At the moment, DSV, with 75,0002022,measuredbytonnagelanded,cargo, but the sixth largest US city is DSV loads the automotive and agri- employees in over 80 countries, oper- wereallfreightersledby Atlas Airabout to throttle forward with a deeper culturalmachinerypartsaboardanates 12 freighter flights weekly out ofFreight (with a total 434,345 US tons)pushintoperishables.JimTyrrell, Atlas 747 that flies transpacific fromHuntsville, the executive vice presi- followed by UPS, Tampa Cargo Air- chief revenue officer, concedes PHL Hong Kong, stops in Huntsville, anddent points out. A target commoditylines,LATAMAirlinesGroupandcontinues to underperform compared goes on to Sao Paulo. With the threefor the firm now is perishables, par- AmerijetInternational,accordingtotoothermajoraircargogateways. freighterflights,weremoving180ticularly pharmaceuticals.Nares. The top five markets for per- WhileairexportvolumeinPHLs ishablesimportsincludeColombiacatchmentisvaluedat$53billion, forflowers,Chileforseafoodandover 90 percent of it moves through salmon, Ecuador for flowers, Peru forotherairportsinitssix-stateregion. asparagus and Costa Rica for flowersDue to insufficient cargo infrastruc-and seafood. ture, PHL only handled 9 percent of MIA is gearing up for more growth.the volume, he told AJOT.NarestoldtheAmericanJournalofButPHLhasasolution.Focus Transportationinanexclusiveinter- not just on physical capacity improve-view that Miami-Dade County Boardments but on technological advance-ofCountyCommissionersrecentlyment,operationalproceduresand adoptedacapitalimprovementpro- managementsystems,Tyrrelland gram,fundingupto$6.8billionofhis team spelled out in a new Cargo airportwidemodernizationovertheDevelopment Strategy report. Iden-next five to 15 years. Cargo buildingstify short term opportunities that drive atMIAwillbeexpanded,modern- cargo within existing facilities while izedordemolished,runwayswillbeestablishingrelationshipswithkey Huntsville International Airport serves as an epicenter for DSV Global air charter network. expanded, and parking stands will be(LIFTcontinued on page 24)'