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NewsMASkargo signs up for new tracking solution
MASkargo has announced it will work with TWC, CORE Transport Technologies and Nordisk Aviation Products to implement a tracking solution for its containers and pallets.Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MAS Kargo chief executive officer, said: “MASkargo is happy to be part of this cooperation with leaders of the industry implementing the latest ...
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CEVA credits high-speed fulfilment centres for business wins
CEVA Logistics believes its investment in high-speed e-commerce fulfilment centres and specific e-commerce transport solutions is helping it win new business around the world.“Our strong IT integration capabilities dovetail logistics with the online world in a way which really works for the customer," said Laurent Binetti, CEVA's chief commercial officer."Speed ...
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SAS Cargo and Unilode launch digitalisation programme
Unilode will begin digitalising SAS Cargo’s container fleet in the next few months as part of its digital transformation programme, which enables ULD tracking and the measurement of temperature, humidity, light and shock in air freight shipments.The two companies began working together in 2011 with the conversion of SAS Cargo's ...
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NewsUnisys calls for real time data to increase visibility and security
The air cargo industry needs to make three fundamental changes to modernise cargo management while increasing security of data and shipments, says Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for Unisys Asia Pacific.He will be presenting his case as a member of the panel in the Cargo Transformation Track at the IATA ...
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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NewsDHL GF: 2018 airfreight volume decline predominantly down to strategy
The world’s largest air forwarder DHL Global Forwarding has said the decline in airfreight volumes recorded in 2018 was largely down to its own strategy and not caused by market conditions.Last year the forwarder saw its air cargo volumes decline by 4.4% year on year to 2.1m tonnes while the ...
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Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office
Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach.The company currently has US offices located in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, with the latter opened in 2018.A spokesperson for Air Partner said that the Port ...
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NewsFraport and 'logistics lab' hope to innovate air cargo
Rachid Touzani, CEO CargoSteps, and Max Philipp Conrady, SVP Cargo at FraportAirport operator Fraport is teaming up with logistics start-up lab HAUS61 to develop new technology for the airfreight industry.From April 2019, up to six recently launched logistics companies will come together in the HAUS61 lab, which will provide a ...
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B&H Worldwide launches FirstTrac
Logistics firm B&H Worldwide has launched FirstTrac, the fully web-based successor to its customer service system, OnTrack.FirstTrac comes with new AOG and critical monitors for customers and will also be used by its global control tower teams to provide "enhanced visibility of shipments".Designed by B&H's in-house IT development division, InTech, ...
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UK flights "protected in no deal Brexit scenario"
UK government sets out detailed plans confirming protection for flights in a no deal scenarioEU no deal aviation regulation also about to be finalised to ensure UK airlines can continue to operate to EuropeContingency measures provide industry and holidaymakers with the certainty they need and ensure flights will continue after ...
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NewsE-commerce boom and trade growth fuel DP DHL Group revenues in 2018
The boom in e-commerce and sustained growth in international trade flows saw Deutsche Post DHL Group’s (DPDHL) 2018 group revenue rise 1.8% to €61.6bn in a “challenging year” or a 6% rise after adjusting for currency effects and portfolio changes.The German logistics giant said that all four divisions – post, ...
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NewsJettainer celebrates 15th anniversary and 60 years of the ULD with a specially designed container
Howdy cupcake: This Jettainer ULD will travel the world to celebrate 60 years of airfreight containersOutsourced ULD management company Jettainer is sending a brightly illustrated container around the world for the 60th anniversary of the airfreight container.Standardized pallets and containers were introduced in 1959 to optimize the loading and unloading ...
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CH Robinson goes into Space with €42m Spanish forwarder acquisition
US freight forwarder CH Robinson acquired Spanish forwarder Space Cargo Group for €42m ($48m) in cash as part of a strategy to expand its global footprint.Space Cargo, headquartered in Madrid, provides international freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and other logistics services in Spain and Colombia.For the fiscal year ending December, 2018, ...
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CHAMP Cargosystems joins Luxembourg Open Innovation Club
Airfreight IT supplier CHAMP Cargosystems has joined the Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (LOIC).CHAMP aims to share and exchange its industry knowledge and expertise to assist the group’s mission to support corporate innovation.Located at the House of Startups, the initiative is dedicated to the broadening of business relations between large accounts, ...
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NewsUK truckers set for temporary EU permit-free access in a no deal Brexit
Some relief for hauliers in EU contingency, says FTAUK hauliers may be able to maintain operations in the European Union (EU) without permits for certain services over a nine month period in the event of a no deal Brexit.A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Member States to allow ...
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China Southern to add two new freighters
China Southern looks set to expand its freighter fleet with an additional two Boeing 777F aircraft.The fast-growing airline announced in late February that it would convert an order for two passenger B777-300ERs into freighter aircraft, with the aircraft due to be delivered in 2020.In an investor announcement, the airline said: ...
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Cathay Pacific confirms takeover talks for Hong Kong Express from HNA Group
Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that it is "in active discussions" about an acquisition involving the low cost carrier Hong Kong Express Airways (HKE) from HNA Group, the Chinese conglomerate.The Hong Kong-base passenger and freighter airline issued a short statement after media reports suggested that Cathay Pacific was in discussions ...
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Panalpina EGM to take place on April 5
Takeover target Panalpina’s board of directors is to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on April 5, which will also support the motion of the shareholder Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF) to implement the One Share – One Vote standard "to further enhance the company’s corporate governance".This would lift the 5% ...
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NewsEmerging markets enthusiasm tempered by ‘crisis’ concern
Logistics industry executives worry about trade tensions, geopolitical threats Logistics industry executives see emerging markets growing at 5% in 2019, but a high number are bracing for a crisis amid US-China trade friction, interest rate and currency volatility, and Brexit uncertainty.The annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry ...
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NewsGIV makes first eDGD declaration using Frankfurt's INFr8
Germany-based dangerous goods specialist GIV has sent its first digital shipment declaration via the eDGD portal INFr8 at Frankfurt Airport.Adem Yurt, managing director and dangerous goods safety advisor at GIV, said that he wanted his company “right from the start” to be involved in the pilot of the INFr8 portal."We ...