All air cargo digitisation articles
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Smart move by Lufthansa Cargo
A new smartBooking feature provides Lufthansa Cargo customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. It contains the available routes, capacities and prices, and automatically executes all relevant checks.The application programming interface (API) will be available to direct customers and will also be used by ...
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How to streamline air cargo processing with Fintech
In the third of our ‘How To’ series, Lionel van der Walt, chief executive and president of the Americas at PayCargo, explores the benefits of utilising Fintech in the air cargo industryUntil fairly recently, the payment process in the air cargo industry was paper-based with manual processes and lengthy transaction ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo applies Unilode's digital tracking solution to ULD fleet
LATAM Cargo is now using Unilode Aviations' digital tracking solution across its untire ULD fleet.Andrés Bianchi, chief executive of LATAM Cargo, commented: “At LATAM we are focusing on reinforcing LATAM Cargo’s competitiveness in order to maintain our leadership in Latin America."Unilode's digitalisation programme will provide LATAM with opportunities to enhance ...
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Sinotrans to offer shippers air cargo booking through Freightos
Chinese forwarder Sinotrans has launched a direct-to-customer air cargo booking platform through a partnership with Freightos.The platform, which is offered through Sinoair, will allow shippers to pull global contract rates, get dynamic pricing or request ad-hoc prices and receive instant booking confirmation from over 10 airlines integrated with Freightos."With this ...
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Forwarder Murphy Global Logistics adopts blockchain technology
Commodity forwarder Murphy Global Logistics has implemented bloc chain technology to improve visibility of cargo as it moves through the supply chain.The forwarder is using a blockchain-as-a-service platform from Houston-based GumboNet to "streamline smart contracts for the oil and gas industry".David Johns, president of Murphy Global Logistics, said: “We manage ...
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NewsKuehne+Nagel and Air France KLM in 'industry first' system connection
KLM 747-400ERF SchipholFreight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and airline group Air France KLM have directly connected their space booking systems in what they claim is an industry first.The two companies said that by connecting their systems shippers would be able to gain direct access to Air France KLM capacity through K+N."Customers ...
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Oman Air Cargo adds mobile app
Oman Air Cargo has successfully launched a mobile app as it continues its drive towards digitisation.The airline said the app, which is available to download on both Apple and Android stores, is the first step on its "journey to 100% digitally transform [our] business" and follows on from the deployment ...
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NewsHow to embrace disruption in logistics in the digital age
Andrew JillingsIn the first of our 'How To' series, Tigers chief executive Andrew Jillings says that logistics companies should embrace disruption in the digital ageE-commerce logistics is a hot topic in the world of technology startups as digitalisation introduces opportunities for newcomers to enter the industry.For many traditional freight forwarders ...
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Forwarders sign up for IATA's new rate platform
DB Schenker, Agility Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have signed up to IATA's new air cargo rates platform, IATA Net Rates.IATA Net Rates aims to digitise the process of airlines and GSAs distributing rate sheets to forwarders using Excel spreadsheets and email, which the airline group said is "labor-intensive and ...
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NewsAir cargo rate platform targets accelerator event
Air cargo pricing and booking platform SpotRates has been selected to participate in Switzerland’s 2019 accelerator programme, The Mass Challenge.SpotRates was one of over 900 startups to apply for the accelerator event and one of 76 companies to make it into the second stage.The selected startups will have access to ...
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NewsAir cargo braces for an innovation tornado
Ashish PradhanAn “innovation tornado” promises to sweep away outdated air cargo processes but there are still potential obstacles in the path of digital progress.A presentation at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) from Ashish Pradhan global head, airlines, at IT services and consulting company Wipro, gave a progress update on ...