Sustainability – Page 19
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Shippers and forwarders team-up to drive greener supply chains
European shippers and freight forwarders have teamed up to try and try and improve the logistics sector’s environmental performance.The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) and forwarder group Clecat contributed to the LEARN project on logistics emissions accounting, which kicked off in October 2016 and finished in March 2019.The objective of the ...
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Rhenus' carbon calculator allows airfreight shippers to fly greener
Rhenus Logistics Air and Ocean has launched a free-of-charge airfreight carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programme which allows shippers to choose ‘greener’ aircraft for air cargo shipments.The German forwarder’s worldwide RHEGREEN system calculates rankings for airlines by considering the aircraft types, fuel efficiency and the distances involved.It is based on which ...
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CHAMP Cargosystems launches EmissionsCalculator solution
CHAMP Cargosystems has launched ian EmissionsCalculator to help airlines, shippers and forwarders measure accurately their supply chain emissionsThe calculator leverages information flowing through CHAMP's IT solutions and from third-parties to provide a breakdown of emissions by flight or air waybill number. It reports on the key greenhouse gasses of carbon ...
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UPS in the Loop to reduce single-use packaging
UPS has begun testing Loop, a reusable and returnable packaging product, in Paris and New York as a first step towards full implementation in consumer markets.The US parcels and logistics giant, which has joined forces with recycling leader TerraCycle, said that Loop “eliminates the reliance on single-use packaging for consumer ...
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Whale I never, Cargolux: Shifting to the dock of a bay for a pair of little belugas
Cargolux will sponsor a B747 freighter flight to help relocate two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, 6,000 miles from China to Iceland in the spring of 2019.The complex journey will see the whales move from Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai via land, air and sea to a large ...
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Greener flower power: Schiphol trials sustainable box and pallet for perishables logistics
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is supporting the Holland Flower Alliance (HFA) towards implementing the Ideal Flowerbox, a standardised box and pallet to make the shipment of flowers more efficient and sustainable.The HFA successfully completed a two-month trial from Nairobi in Kenya to Amsterdam, which increased the weight on airline pallets of ...
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Going green with cardboard pallets
Environmental concerns and a drive for lower cost logistics have seen increased demand for airfreight pallets made of recyclable corrugated cardboard.Lufthansa Cargo’s ULD management company, Jettainer, has entered into a sales partnership with German start-up trilatec for its squAIR-timber paper-based product.The ‘paper beams’ using squAIR timber are up to 80% ...
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Schiphol freighter slots may be increased
Freighter services at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport could be increased after the Dutch government reversed its previous rejection of the ‘local rule’ proposal.The rule would give freighter operators priority for the first 25% of any unused slots that are returned for re-allocation and was devised as a way to help overcome ...
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Jettainer to market lightweight pallets that help the environment
Jettainer is to market pallets containing a high proportion of lightweight squAIR-timber, a material which does not sacrifice load-bearing capacity.The outsourced ULD management specialist, a subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, has signed a partnership with German start-up trilatec to use innovative ‘paper beams’.The beams are made of a special cardboard fibre ...
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Softbox launches recycling service for pharma packaging
US-based temperature-control packaging provider Softbox has launched a new Green Recycling Service for its life science customers across the US and Canada.John Hammes, general manager of Softbox, US and Canada, explained: “Softbox is highly committed to supporting its customers and providing cold chain packaging solutions that reduce waste and their ...
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Cargolux continues drive to reduce environmental impact
Last year Luxembourg-based airline Cargolux managed to reduce its carbon footprint by 2.2% following the implementation of several initiatives.The freighter operator said its environmental improvement was ahead of IATA's recommendation of 1.5% per year until 2020.In order to reduce its carbon dioxide output and noise pollution the airline reviewed flight ...
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Frankfurt sets fresh targets to reduce airport CO2 emissions
Frankfurt airport operator Fraport is establishing new climate protection targets to reduce CO2 emissions, not only for Germany's largest airfreight hub but also across the entire group.The goal is to lower CO2 emissions at Fraport’s fully-consolidated group companies by nearly half to about 125,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2030. The ...
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Timber! cardboard cuts out weighty wooden pallets
Germany-based Trilatec has introduced a lightweight, 100% recycled cardboard alternative to traditional heavy timber pallets.“This is a revolution in the airfreight sector“, said Andreas Langemann from Trilatec, inventor and manufacturer of the novel transport system, adding that "initial experiences" with airlines have shown that 1,200 tons can be saved annually.Trilatec ...
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IoT “pivotal” to cut logistics carbon footprint
Research carried out by global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat suggests that the Internet of Things (IoT) has a “pivotal” role in helping the transport and logistics sector to reduce its carbon footprint.With 95% of companies in the sector using IoT technologies as part of their environmental sustainability efforts, the ...
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Airline training targets African hotspots to prevent wildlife trafficking
The campaign to prevent wildlife trafficking from Africa saw two training workshops held in Mozambique and Kenya, with further workshops planned throughout the continent.The USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) partnership delivered a training workshop in Nairobi for airline staff on the key role they play ...
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Hong Kong votes to impose domestic ivory ban by 2021
The Hong Kong Legislative Council has voted to pass a bill that will end local ivory trade in Hong Kong, with no compensation for ivory dealers, and an increase of maximum penalties for wildlife crimes of up to 10 years imprisonment.“Today’s decision is another milestone for the conservation of elephants, ...
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Freight marketplace to include multimodal carbon calculator
The Freightos online marketplace is offering free tools to allow users to select the greenest mode of transport.It incorporates the calculations into freight quote options, for example showing that a 200kg consignment from Shanghai to London will produce 1.1 tonnes of CO2 by air but only 0.02 tonnes (20kg) of ...
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Forwarders call for action to end Heathrow's congestion ‘misery’
The head of the UK’s freight forwarders’ group has called for “action not words” over growing congestion at London Heathrow airport’s cargo terminal.British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general Robert Keen says that congestion at the so-called Horseshoe Road area of Heathrow “is as bad as it has ever been ...
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The full list of Heathrow's ten cargo commandments for staying Green:
Here are the ten steps outlined by Heathrow Airport to make sure that its cargo operations remain environmentally friendly despite the extra volumes driven by a third runway.1. Launch an online load consolidation tool by 2017Starting later this year, hundreds of trucking companies and cargo freight forwarders based around the ...
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Heathrow outlines ten cargo steps for staying Green
Heathrow Airport management has announced a new ten step Blueprint for Sustainable Freight to reduce the impact of freight vehicles around Europe's fourth largest cargo hub.The UK's largest airport, still awaiting a Parliamentary vote next year to approve building of a third runway, set out its plans to ensure that ...