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NewsMSC Air Cargo benefits from for Descartes’ Air Messaging Solution
Source: MSCSoftware-as-a-service provider to the logistics industry Descartes Systems Group is providing its Descartes Air Messaging™ to MSC Air Cargo, the cargo airline operated by container shipping line MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).Geneva, Switzerland MSC uses the technology the solution to better manage its air freight shipments, Descartes Air Messaging ...
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NewsWestJet extends deal with Jettainer
Canadian freight carrier WestJet Cargo has agreed a long-term extension to its deal with Germany-based ULD management services provider Jettainer. The partnership between the two dates back to 2015.The contract extension was announced at the air cargo Europe exhibition being held this week in Munich.Over the coming years, Jettainer will ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo improves shipment visibility with Bluetooth Low Energy
Source: JettainerEtihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics division of UAE flag-carrier Etihad Airways, has opted to use logistics software system specialist Descartes’s Bluetooth Low Energy container monitoring system to offer greater visibility of conditions of air cargo during the shipping process as well as insight into ULD handling processes.Descartes’ Internet ...
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SEKO Logistics streamlines cross-border commerce with Descartes technology
SEKO Logistics has streamlined international cross-border e-commerce for more than 10m parcels worldwide each month.The supply chain specialist, which in January launched e-commerce business unit Seko ECommerce, is using Descartes’ solutions for air cargo and e-commerce security filings, speeding the customs clearance processing time.David Emerson, global VP, e-commerce solutions at ...
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NewsAir cargo continues to tackle transpacific ULD shortage
Credit: ShutterstockThere are a variety of reasons for the ongoing ULD shortage and it is "extremely difficult" to predict how long it will persist, according to Frank Hung, vice president of sales and marketing for Descartes' CORE Transport Technologies.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Hung said the shortage is worst ...
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Handler WFS deploys Descartes Bluetooth ULD readers
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is deploying Descartes' Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) readers across its operations to increase shipment visibility.The readers are already live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York and Houston and will be introduced at other international stations in the ...
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Descartes rolls out Bluetooth ULD readers at Menzies Aviation facilities
Descartes is rolling out is core Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers at Menzies Aviation's facilities worldwide.The deal enables ground handler Menzies Aviation to enhance its cargo-tracking capabilities, as well as enabling Descartes to expand its BLE network, which is "used to track international mail, parcel and cargo shipments in real-time".Descartes ...
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Dnata rolls out Descartes' Bluetooth readers for ULD tracking
Cargo handler dnata is deploying Descartes' Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers to enable the tracking of cargo across its network.Descartes Core BLE readers capture the movement of ULDs that have been equipped with either a Descartes or third-party BLE tag.Shipments can be tracked with the Descartes core ULD tracking solution, ...
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Descartes Core ULD tracking solution used to track Covid-19 cargo
Descartes Systems Group's Bluetooth-enabled Core ULD tracking devices are being used by ULD leasing firm innoAviation for the tracking of Covid-19-related personal protective equipment (PPE) shipments.InnoAviation is leasing its ULDs, which have been equipped with Descartes Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tags and use Descartes CORE ULD tracking tool, to air ...
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NewsAll Swissport warehouses to install ULD tracking
Swissport plans to equip all of its warehouses with Unilode and Descartes Bluetooth technology by the end of the year. The readers in the 115 warehouses will track and monitor digitally-tagged unit load devices (ULD) to increase transparency for customers.Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport’s vice president global operations-cargo, says geolocation of ULD ...
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EgyptAir Cargo streamlines air mail with digital Descartes solution
Descartes Systems Group, which provides software for logistics-led businesses, has announced that EgyptAir Cargo is using its Descartes Velocity Mail (vMail) solution to streamline its air mail distribution.vMail is a cloud-based system that simplifies operational processes and improves efficiency for air carriers, ground handlers and postal authorities.vMail enables mail handlers ...
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NewsinnoAviation signs up for Bluetooth ULD tracking with Descartes
innoAviation Limited has entered into a strategic technology partnership with CORE Solutions at Descartes to enable its customers to better manage their shipments through innovative ULD tracking solutions.Spencer Kwan, innoAviation managing director, says the partnership with Descartes gave it access to “the world’s largest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network in ...
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NewsDescartes improves ULD tracking and Air NZ signs up
Descartes has upgraded is ULD tracking service to what it says is an “industry-leading, Bluetooth-enabled solution” to automatically monitor the real-time location of international mail, parcel and cargo shipments, whether they are on the ground or in the air.Descartes Core ULD Tracking “helps air carriers automate freight tracking, increase operating ...
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NewsAir cargo set to speed up and increase visibility over the coming years
Digital Cargo session at IATA WCS 2019Over the coming years air cargo supply chains are expected to speed up, information will be shared more widely and transport operations will become more efficient, according to speakers at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium.During the digital cargo session, panellists from cargo software providers were ...