Latest news – Page 124
-
NewsCCA looks at ways of minimising food loss during shipment
Source: CCAThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) has reported that a second trial involving the tracking of perishables during shipping undertaken on its behalf by the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) has identified significant areas where action can be taken to reduce food loss.The Cool Chain Association (CCA) is a ...
-
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 ...
-
NewsEnvirotainer names Delphine Perridy Boile as CSO
Source: EnvirotainerEnvirotainer, a specialist in cold-chain pharma shipping containers, has named Delphine Perridy Boile as its new chief sales officer (CSO).Boile will lead all the company’s sales and marketing activity, taking responsibility for meeting growth targets.Reporting to the firm’s CEO, Peter Gisel-Ekdahlhe, she will also be a member of the ...
-
News
CharterSync unveils new booking management system
Air cargo charter broker CharterSync has, it said, become the first such service provider anywhere in the world to offer a fully integrated digital end-to-end booking process and management system for freight forwarders.CharterSync is debuting its updated booking system at the air cargo Europe 2023 exhibition currently under way in ...
-
NewsLufthansa Cargo to boost e-commerce handling capability at Frankfurt hub
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo, the freight wing of the German flag-carrier, has presented its ambitions for Frankfurt Airport to become one of the world’s most important e-commerce hubs.It outlined these ambitions at the air cargo Europe exhibition in Munich that started today (May 9).Working closely with two subsidiaries – logistics ...
-
NewsCMA CGM commits to acquiring Bolloré’s transport and logistics operations
Credit: CMA CGMMarseilles, France-headquartered ocean shipping and supply chain services provider CMA CGM Group has committed to acquiring the transport and logistics operations of Bolloré Logistics.Final completion of the transaction remains subject to examination by employee representation, and then to the required regulatory approvals.Should the acquisition go ahead, it would ...
-
News
Emirates SkyCargo launches new pharma services
Emirates SkyCargo, the airfreight division of Dubai-based carrier Emirates, has launched two new bespoke services for the global healthcare industry.Emirates Vital and Emirates Medical Devices will be available under the freight carrier’s rebranded Life Sciences and Healthcare product range, which also encompasses its pre-existing pharmaceutical transport offerings.Emirates Vital and Emirates ...
-
NewsFourKites offers new capabilities in quest for global airfreight transparency
Source: FourKitesFourKites, a specialist in enabling visibility of international supply chains its freight platform, has introduced several new capabilities to its offering.New features include dashboards and what it regards as “unique views” into carrier events, split shipments and booking details. The Carrier Events View on the FourKites platform allows shippers ...
-
NewsSilk Way West opts for cargo.one booking platform
Credit: Silk Way West and cargo.oneBaku, Azerbaijan-headquartered freighter operator Silk Way West Airlines has chosen cargo.one as its preferred booking platform to offer the airline’s freighter capacity to the forwarder market.From this coming autumn, cargo agents will be able to book Silk Way West Airlines’ capacity using cargo.one.The “global partnership” ...
-
NewsFreightos Terminal goes live
Credit: FreightosFreightos, the international freight booking and payment platform, has released Freightos Terminal, a one-stop dashboard that provides users with the latest market data and insights on global shipping.Freightos Terminal provides a suite of “powerful data, analysis and news tools”, the company believes.It offers, for instance, market intelligence reports with ...
-
News
New air cargo spot rate assessments go on trial
TAC Index, which offers “live actionable market intelligence to the airfreight industry, is – in collaboration with the Baltic Exchange – trialling spot rate only assessments for air freight flying from India and Vietnam to Europe.Additional trial routes will be added shortly, all of which will, TAC Index said, “pave ...
-
News
Air Canada Cargo launches updated website
Air Canada Cargo has launched a revamped website at aircanadacargo.com that is said to offer, “new tools that will improve the customer experience and an updated design to better reflect the Air Canada Cargo brand”.The improvement is part of what the freight carrier describes as an ongoing transformation of Air ...
-
NewsSummer capacity boom hits airfreight rates
Source: XenetaWith the start of Northern Hemisphere airline summer schedules at the start of April, the addition of additional services has meant the addition of significantly more bellyhold capacity in the market.In fact, industry analyst CLIVE Data Services, part of Xeneta, has reported that “a flood of summer bellyhold capacity ...
-
NewsDHL Express airline launches SAF service to cut shipment emissions
Photo: DHLDHL Aviation, the in-house airline of DHL Express, is launching a new GoGreen Plus service that allows customers to reduce the carbon emissions associated with their air cargo shipments using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).From June, air cargo customers of DHL globally can choose the GoGreen Plus service for their ...
-
News
GlobalX prepares for another Airbus A321P2F
Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX) is due to receive another Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion aircraft shortly.The Miami-based airline said in a LinkedIn post on May 7 that the aircraft is due to become operational at the end of May."Our next A321 freighter- N411 GX- the "Spirit of Liberty" has now ...
-
NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds two 747-400Fs and plans to double capacity
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo has added two Boeing 747-400Fs to its freighter fleet and expects to double its existing capacity over the next decade.The cargo division of Emirates is expecting 15 more freighters to join its fleet from announced orders and its freighter conversion programme, plus a boost in bellyhold ...
-
NewsCardinal Global Logistics invests in automated cargo insurance
Eyal Goldberg, chief executive and founder, Breeze. Photo: Breeze via MeantimeDigital cargo insurance firm Breeze has partnered with logistics software provider Ceedbox and freight forwarder Cardinal Global Logistics to develop a solution that aims to deliver seamless and instant all-risk cargo insurance, tackling the prevalent, global issue of underinsured freight.Cardinal ...
-
News
Video: What are air cargo's biggest opportunities?
At last week’s IATA World Cargo Symposium in Istanbul, the Air Cargo News team spoke to a variety of attendees to find out what they see as the main opportunities for the air cargo industry. IATA global head of cargo Brendan Sullivan, Awery Aviation customer success manager Phaedra den Hertog ...
-
NewsAir France KLM sees cargo revenues slide in Q1
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) saw revenues and demand decline in the first quarter of the year as the market slowdown affected performance.The Franco-Dutch airline group saw first-quarter cargo revenues decline by 26.1% year on year to €672m, while cargo traffic was down 11.8% on a year earlier to ...
-
NewsMaastricht Aachen Airport starts runway renovations to support cargo flow
Photo: Maastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht Aachen Airport has started renovation work on its runway as part of an infrastructure investment plan of up to €100m over the next few years.The Dutch airport is investing €35.3m in its runway upgrade between May and June in anticipation of a project to extend its ...