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The cost of modal shift
MODAL SHIFT to ocean and other surface freight has cost the air cargo industry almost two percentage points of annual growth since 2000.The problem is set to continue at a moderate pace, says a report conducted by research firm Seabury Group and IATA.It reveals that airfreight’s share of total global ...
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IATA cargo boss Des Vertannes stepping down in June
DES VERTANNES, head of cargo at IATA, is retiring from his position in June.A universally popular and hard-working professional, Vertannes is stepping down to spend more time with his family.Under his leadership, IATA’s cargo division has been responsible for numerous significant advancements, including the widespread adoption of new security regimes, ...
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CHAMP: A man with all the right connections
THE PAST year has been a busy one for CHAMP Cargo-systems and the next one looks to be no less busy. For a business that is continually urging modernisation and change on others, one cannot accuse the IT company of shirking it itself.Successful ticks on the 2013 to-do list of ...
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Glyn Hughes new IATA cargo chief
IATA has appointed Glyn Hughes as its global head of cargo, replacing the retiring Des Vertannes.Hughes joined IATA in 1991 to enhance and expand the Cargo Accounts Settlement Service (CASS), growing it from 35 to nearly 100 operations, while maintaining very low levels of agency default and decreasing overall operating ...
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IATA: Speaking out for air cargo’s global image
IT BEGGARS belief that an industry vital to international trade remains so invisible to the rest of the world, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.This may be one of the reasons why the air cargo industry has been allowed to operate in a technological time-warp for so long, while other industry ...
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More forwarders sign IATA’s e-AWB agreement
A TOTAL of 1,205 forwarders have now signed the International Air Transportation Association’s (IATA) ground-breaking multilateral e-AWB agreement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The single standard document allows shipments information to be exchanged electronically, rather than being accompanied by paper airwaybills.The number of airlines who have signed the agreement remains at ...
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More than 1,300 forwarders sign IATA’s e-AWB agreement
A TOTAL of 1,316 forwarders have now signed the International Air Transportation Association’s (IATA) multilateral e-AWB agreement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The single standard document allows shipment information to be exchanged electronically, rather than being accompanied by paper airwaybills.But the number of airlines signed up to the agreement remains at ...
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Is shipment consolidation the big barrier to cutting transit times?
DOING the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome is a clear sign of madness, it is said. Exposure to the air cargo industry’s disjointed processes only endorses that aphorism, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.With the industry’s golden era long gone, and despite the e-commerce boom, ...
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eAWB take-up hits its stride
August set the record for the fastest month for e-AWB growth, at 2% globally. Adoption speed is now four times that of the same period last year. There are now 20 airlines that have achieved over 20% e-AWB penetration, compared with only seven at the start of the year. Airports ...
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Top five sign roadmap to combat cybercrime
Five major international aviation organisations have agreed a “common roadmap” to combat attacks from hackers and other cyber criminals.The group is made up of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International ...
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Support grows for Hong Kong's self-funded third runway
Cathay Pacific Airways has reiterated its “unequivocal support” for a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the world's top cargo hub, believing that the project can be self-funded.Cathay Pacific chief executive Ivan Chu said: “There is an urgent need to move ahead with the third runway project as ...
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Is that email really from IATA?
The problem of fraudulent IATA emails has resurfaced again, reports the British International Freight Association.Criminals send emails seeking payment for products, services, or other outstanding amounts due, often using names similar or identical to those of IATA officials.Worryingly, says BIFA, the fraudsters now seem to have mastered the art of ...
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CASS cashes in
The Cargo Account Settlement Systems (CASS) airfreight payment scheme hit a record number of transactions in 2014.CASS, operated by IATA, improved on its 2013 figure by 3.6 per cent to reach 18.2m transactions during the year, as against 17.6m in 2013. November also saw the highest ever single month with ...
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IAG out in front with e-AWBs
IAG Cargo claims that it has the highest e-air waybill (e-AWB) penetration in Europe.As of January, its e-AWB penetration was 34 per cent, well above the industry average of 25 per cent, said the freight arm of British Airways and Iberia.IAG Cargo has made e-AWBs available in more than 160 ...
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Rising space keeps loads factors down
Freight and passenger loads fell in January compared to December, reflecting the fall in volumes and continued growth in international market capacity, said IATA in its latest Airlines Financial Monitor for January-February.Airfreight capacity increased slightly in January, but more moderately than at the end of 2014. Most of the slowdown ...
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CHEP wins $20,000 innovation award
Floris Kleijn, IT director and project leader at CHEP Aerospace Solutions, said he was “humbled” to top the delegate poll in IATA’s inaugural Air Cargo Innovation Awards, presented during the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Shanghai.CHEP receives $20,000 for its CanTrack ULD tracker, which incorporates a solar panel to solve ...
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Pharma audit "really taking off"
Tom Windmuller, IATA’s senior VP airports, passenger, cargo and security, presented Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Jan de Rijk Logistics and chairman of the Cool Chain Association, with a framed Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certificate during the World Cargo Symposium (WCS).The ceremony marked the company’s successful ...
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WCS: Air cargo industry needs to modernise
Airlines may be transporting goods worth $6.4trn each year, but the air cargo industry is in “desperate need” of modernisation if it is to capitalise on the international e-commerce opportunity, according to Liu Shaoyong, president of China Eastern.In a welcome address representing the host airline for the IATA World Cargo ...
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WCS: Self service freight boosts Qantas
Qantas Freight is seeing major efficiency benefits after adopting a “self service” system for import collections, writes Martin Roebuck.Bob Labrun, head of operations, told the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) that truck drivers are able to input import collection notifications online at the carrier’s cargo terminals in under a minute, removing ...
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WCS: Shippers slam poor service
If the air cargo community was under any illusion that its efforts to speed up door-to-door delivery and eliminate paper documents are winning over shippers, it may have to think again, writes Martin Roebuck.Two major shippers tore into the industry for its poor service quality and communication in a no-holds-barred ...