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Kerry Logistics to offer 'smart sensor' providing 'total supply chain visibility'
Kerry Logistics will offer customers the option of using a 'smart sensor' within their supply chain, which enables total supply chain visibility and improved security.The logistics firm said the smart sensor monitors cargo across ocean, air, and ground transportation around-the-clock and is accepted in over 190 countries. Both consignees and ...
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NewsAtlas Air B767 freighter in crash near Houston, three crew dead
Three crew members died after an Atlas Air 767 freighter operated on behalf of Amazon Air crashed near the city of Anahuac Texas, in the Trinity Bay.Flight 3591 was flying from Miami to Houston when the incident occurred.In a statement, parent company Atlas Air Worldwide said: "Atlas' primary focus is ...
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NewslATAM Cargo continues US expansion with Chicago freighter
Andrés Bianchi (left) and Gabriel OlivaLATAM Cargo has continued its expansion in North America with the addition of a freighter service between Chicago and Campinas that will slash transport times.The Chile-headquartered airline said the twice-weekly B767-300F service, with each flight offering 50 tonnes of capacity, will cut transport times to ...
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NewsCCA gears up for pharma conference
Stavros Evangelakakis, CCA chairmanThe Cool Chain Association (CCA) is to highlight the need for collaborative solutions in the pharmaceutical supply chain, with a focus on innovation and data sharing, at its forthcoming 7th Pharma and Biosciences Conference.The conference is to take place in Paris, France, in September.Drones, automation and digitisation ...
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Turkish Cargo opts for DoKaSch’s Opticooler
Turkish Cargo has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for lease of the latter’s Opticooler containers, designed for the shipment of temperature-sensitive products such as vaccines and other pharmaceuticals by air.Frankfurt, Germany-headquartered DoKaSch will begin supplying its active temperature-controlled Opticooler to the Turkish freight carrier from this ...
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NewsFedEx names Raj Subramaniam as president and chief operating officer
Raj SubramaniamFedEx Corp has announced that Raj Subramaniam will become its president and chief operating officer as of March 1.The appointment of Subramaniam follows incumbent David Bronczek’s decision to retire as president and chief operating officer of the express services giant.Subramaniam, who has been with FedEx for more than 27 ...
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NewsKerry ties up with E-Services Group on e-commerce
Asia-based but globally active 3PL Kerry Logistics has announced that it is to create a joint venture (JV) with Hong Kong-headquartered E-Services Group (ESG), an international e-commerce company active in Asia.The tie-up – Kerry ESG (HK) Company Limited (or, more simply, Kerry ESF) – is expected to go into operation ...
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NewsSEKO customers benefit from Easyship connectivity
SEKO e-commerceSupply chain services provider SEKO Logistics’ partnership with Easyship, a cloud-based shipping platform that helps e-commerce traders to ship worldwide, is benefiting the customers of both businesses, according to the former.The Easyship platform gives its 40,000 retail and etail users quick and easy access to SEKO’s cross-border e-commerce offerings.Shipments ...
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Love is in the air for Turkish Cargo as it shifts 4,000 tons of flowers
Turkish Cargo carried almost 4,000 tons of flowers across the globe as demand ramped up for Valentine's Day.The airline said its flower volumes flourished between January 1 and February 10 as it transported the perishable product to/from various destinations/origins to Stansted, Narita, Maastricht and Riyadh, and from Quito to Amsterdam, ...
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DHL Express hires 300 customs agents as it braces for Brexit
DHL Express has hired an extra 300 customs agents in order to minimise the impact of Brexit.Speaking at the unveiling of its biennial Global Connectedness Index (GCI) report, DHL Express chief executive John Pearson said that the company had been hiring “50 customs agents a week” across Europe as it ...
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LATAM Cargo moves 9,000 tons of flowers for Valentine's Day
LATAM Cargo flew more than 9,000 tons of flowers between January 14 and February 8 for Valentine's Day.The airline said that red and pink roses, mixed bouquets, carnations, chrysanthemums, iris, gypsophila and greenery were the most popular flowers.LATAM Cargo transported flowers from Bogota and Medellin in Colombia and from Quito ...
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Rhenus Logistics awarded CEIV Pharma certification at Schiphol
Rhenus Air & Ocean has achieved IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification for its Amsterdam Airport Schiphol branch.In 2018, Rhenus started the process of obtaining the certification by reviewing its procedures for the handling of temperature-controlled shipments, optimisation of temperature-controlled facilities, training of staff and assessing all logistics processes through independent validators.Frank ...
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B&H Worldwide signs MOU with Compass Forwarding
B&H Worldwide has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US-headquartered Compass Forwarding, a logistics provider specializing in aerospace.This expansion of their existing partnership will enhance global coverage for both parties. B&H has nine strategically located offices in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.Compass provides additional coverage in six locations between its ...
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SF Airlines boosts cargo fleet to 52 freighters
SF Airlines the rapidly-expanding Chinese express operator, has taken delivery of its 52nd freighter, with the arrival of a converted B757-200F earlier this week.It is the second freighter that the division of Chinese parcels giant SF Express has added to its fleet since the beginning of 2019. In late January, ...
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Lufthansa freighters find that Valentine's Day roses grow on EU
Lufthansa Cargo is to transport 900 tonnes of roses to Europe for Valentine’s Day.To serve the especially high import demand around Valentine’s Day, Lufthansa Cargo transport will transport 900 tonnes of the long-stemmed flowers on the Quito–Frankfurt, Bogotá–Frankfurt and Nairobi–Frankfurt routes this year – equivalent to some 10m individual roses.The ...
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Global connections continue to grow
The world continues to grow increasingly connected despite rising anti-globalisation sentiment.The fifth edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (2018) shows that flows of trade, capital, information and people across national borders all increased significantly for the first time since 2007.The report, which was completed by the New York University ...
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B&H lands Apex Aero for aircraft parts logistics
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has signed a three year warehousing deal with UK-headquartered Apex Aero, a specialist in parts supply for Airbus and Boeing aircraft.B&H will handle all forward stocking location (FSL) services for Apex Aero through its climate-controlled warehouse at London Heathrow.From there, the parts will be shipped ...
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Love is in the air for Emirates flower power freighters
Emirates SkyCargo has operated nine extra Boeing 777 freighter 'flower charters', spanning five continents, to meet additional demand ahead of Valentine’s Day.Said a spokesperson for the Middle East carrier: “With each aircraft being capable of transporting up to 100 tonnes of cargo, this translates into the carrier flying close to ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo eyes Tel Aviv daily boost from September
Virgin Atlantic will launch daily Airbus A330-300 flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv later this year with 20 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on each service.An airline spokesperson said that the route, which commences on September 25, “will offer a fast cargo service from Tel Aviv for goods such as ...
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Air Canada Cargo links with GTA dnata in Toronto for pharma shipments
Air Canada Cargo is collaborating with GTA dnata which will handle all the airline’s export and import pharmaceutical shipments at Toronto Pearson International Airport from February 26.GTA dnata’s facility at the north eastern Canadian hub has obtained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification and is “fully equipped for handling temperature sensitive shipments ...