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AI’s role in the future of airfreight
AI has already disrupted personal transportation, so what’s in store for air cargo?There have been countless IT-fuelled disruptions of well-established markets. Streaming killed Blockbuster. Digital cameras drove film sales from an estimated 200m rolls in 1999 to only 5m rolls by 2009. The ‘disrupted into oblivion’ list is long and ...
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NewsAir cargo faces up to "huge issue" of greenwashing
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe air cargo sector is facing the huge issue of greenwashing as companies struggle to prove that their environmental initiatives are making a difference.On a panel discussion at this week's Tiaca executive summit, speakers said that companies were being accused of greenwashing even when they were doing ...
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NewsRaft sees the benefit in human-centric technology
Raft was at TIACA's Executive Summit this year. James Coombes is second from the left. Image Source: RaftRaft co-founder and chief executive James Coombes has been at the Executive Summit of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) in Brussels, Belgium, this week.He told delegates there that human-centric technology is key ...
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AI set to play a key role in customs brokerage
Customs brokers will benefit from a shift to Artificial intelligence (AI) for data entry and discrepancy identification, according to logistics platform Raft's chief technology officer Nisarg Mehta.Speaking at the US Northern Border Customs Brokers Association (NBCBA) Fall Conference, Mehta outlined how AI can achieve greater levels of operational efficiency, accuracy ...
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NewsOnBoard Logistics partners with Raft for digital efficiency
Rodrigo Sosa Quiroga, co-founder and vice president, OnBoard Logistics. Photo: OnBoard LogisticsUS-based freight forwarder OnBoard Logistics has partnered with logistics platform Raft to make its operations more efficient and further its digitalisation efforts.OnBoard Logistics now boasts a fully automated warehouse pre-check process, utilising Raft’s platform to optimise the receipt and ...
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NewsRaft strengthens leadership team
Claudio Fiaoni, regional vice president of sales, EMEA; and Kurt Corman, regional vice president of sales, Americas. Photo: RaftIntelligent logistics platform Raft has made two appointments to its commercial leadership team to support the company’s accelerating global growth.Kurt Corman, who has previously held sales and leadership roles with technology platforms ...
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AI logistics platform Raft secures further funding
Online logistics automation platform Raft has raised $30m to be used to develop new services and solutions.The series B funding round was led by global VC investor Eight Roads with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Episode 1, and Dynamo Ventures, as well as Moguntia Capital.The capital infusion will ...
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NewsForwarders told digitalisation key to meeting stricter sustainability requirements
Lionel van der Walt. Spurce: MeantimeFreight forwarders have been told it is imperative they adopt digital solutions to meet stricter sustainability reporting regulations.Speaking at the Multimodal 2023 exhibition and conference in the UK, Lionel van der Walt, chief growth officer at emissions data provider Raft, said that new sustainability reporting ...
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NewsSmart data will revolutionize customs processes says Raft
Nisarg Mehta, Raft chief technology officer.Leveraging smart data will revolutionize customs processes says Nisarg Mehta, co-founder of logistics platform Raft.Automating Customs operations will cut workflow times from days to minutes, Mehta told delegates at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) annual conference in New Orleans.Smart data ...
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NewsRaft appoints Asia Pacific sales talent
Rod Talbot, vice president sales, Asia, Raft. Photo: RaftFreight forwarding platform Raft has appointed Rod Talbot as vice president sales, Asia, to help increase its presence in the Asia Pacific region.Talbot has over 25 years of experience in logistics and supply chain management.He was previously managing director, Asia, at global ...