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NewsCargoTech grows with its fourth member
Digital air cargo project CargoTech is growing with the addition of new Netherlands-based data intelligence company Rotate.Founded on June 1, Rotate was established to provide air cargo data as well as support and training.By adding Rotate to its portfolio of companies, CargoTech said it gains an increasingly important niche focus, ...
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NewsReliable Robotics and Astral team up on autonomous flying
Reliable Robotics uncrewed Cessna 172. Source: Reliable RoboticsAutonomous aircraft firm Reliable Robotics and Kenya-based airline Astral Aviation have launched a new partnership they hope will increase the use of drones in sub-Saharan Africa.The two companies said that through the partnership they will work together to develop operational, regulatory, and business ...
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American Airlines Cargo expands WebCargo presence
American Airlines Cargo has expanded its presence on booking portal WebCargo with the addition of flights from 28 more countries.The carrier said the extra countries are spread across Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada."Following Europe and the US, this regional rollout onto WebCargo now includes a significant portion of the ...
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NewsChicago Rockford adds cargo community system as volumes surge
Amar More, Kale Info Solutions (L) and Zach Oakley, Chicago Rockford. Source: KaleChicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) will implement Kale Info Solutions' (Kale) Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) as it looks to automate processes and meet growth.The system will allow cargo handlers to receive real-time updates on estimated cargo arrival ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo implements new CRM system
Etihad Cargo Contact Centre. Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has implemented a new customer relationship management (CRM) system as the latest step in its digitalisation drive.The cargo business said that it would now use the Microsoft Dynamics 365-driven Pulse CRM system, which will provide customer service agents with more customer-focused data.The ...
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Finnair Cargo and WiseTech Global partner to improve air cargo digitalisation
Finnair Cargo and WiseTech Global have partnered to enable freight forwarders to efficiently choose, book, confirm and change shipments, in real-time from within WiseTech Global’s CargoWise platform.The global direct data connection with Finnair Cargo’s operational system, SkyChain, uses custom APIs to allow CargoWise customers direct access to Finnair Cargo’s flight ...
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Airbus and IonQ collaborate on cargo loading efficiency project
Airbus is working with quantum computing firm IonQ to explore how quantum computing could make cargo loading more efficient.The 12-month Quantum Aircraft Loading Optimisation & Quantum Machine Learning project is expected to be the first step towards developing smarter algorithms based on quantum computers that can potentially lead to cost ...
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NewsCaribbean Airlines Cargo now live on CargoAi
Source: CargoAiCaribbean Airlines Cargo is now live on air cargo digital solution platform CargoAi and offers capacity to and from the Caribbean.The partnership means that freight forwarders worldwide can now access and use www.cargoai.co for e-quotes and e-bookings for all destinations served by Caribbean Airlines Cargo worldwide, including, but not ...
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NewsCathay Pacific Cargo adopts Cargo iQ warehouse tracking milestones for airfreight handling efficiency
Frosti Lau, general manager cargo service delivery, Cathay Pacific. Photo: Cathay PacificCargo iQ’s Freight into Warehouse control (FIW) and Freight out of Warehouse control (FOW) freight planning and monitoring milestones have been implemented by Cathay Pacific Cargo in Hong Kong to bring enhanced visibility of cargo during warehouse and ramp ...
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ICAO takes aim at air cargo digitalisation with proposed task force
An International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) paper championed by India has proposed the creation of a task force to help drive efforts to increase digitalisation in air cargo.The United Nations (UN) organisation's working paper urges the creation of an Air Cargo Multidisciplinary Digitalisation Task Force to develop a strategy covering ...
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Freightos sees strong platform growth in Q2 2022
New business from airlines investing in digitalisation has helped global freight booking and payment platform Freightos achieve strong growth in the second quarter of 2022.Freightos recorded 150,000 platform transactions, resulting in growth of 163% year-over-year in the second quarter.Gross Booking Value (GBV) was $155m – up 137% year over year, ...
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Smart software helps cut air cargo emissions
Wiremind Cargo’s chief executive Nathanaël de Tarade explains why utilising smart software should be considered alongside sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the race to reduce the air cargo industry’s carbon emissions.Much of the air cargo industry's focus on reducing carbon emissions centres on airlines' use of SAF.However, other players in ...
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NewsAirblox grows trading platform with the addition of HPW Cargo
Edip Pektas, founder, Airblox. Photo: AirbloxVietnamese freight forwarder HPW Cargo has become the first Southeast Asian company to join online air cargo capacity trading platform Airblox.Airblox is an online marketplace that enables brokers, freight forwarders, and airlines to trade air cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic block space ...
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NewsJAL Cargo joins cargo.one portal
Hiroo Iwakoshi, Japan Airlines (L) and Moritz Claussen, cargo.one (R). Source: cargo.oneJapan Airlines Cargo (JAL Cargo) will place its capacity on online booking portal cargo.one as it looks to expand its reach.The agreement means that freight forwarders will be able to search, book, amend and track the carrier's capacity in ...
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NewsKale extends digitalisation partnership with CHI Aviation Handling by five years
Dominik Misskampf, managing director, CHI Aviation Handling. Photo: CHI Aviation HandlingKale Logistics Solutions (Kale) has signed a contract to extend its digitalisation partnership with longstanding customer CHI Aviation Handling (CHI) by a further five years.Frankfurt-based air cargo services provider CHI said it has boosted the efficiency and productivity of its ...
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NewsCurtiss-Wright to provide Airbus A350F cargo door technology
Copyright: Airbus - rendering by MMSAviation manufacturing company Curtiss-Wright has been selected by Airbus to provide custom electric actuation technology for the maindeck cargo door on the Airbus A350F freighter aircraft.Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will provide Airbus with an electro-mechanical actuation solution that features rotary and linear actuators, alongside control ...
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NewsSwissport tests unmanned AGV at Frankfurt cargo facility
Source: SwissportCargo handler Swissport is testing an unmanned, automated guided vehicle (AGV) at its new cargo centre at Frankfurt Airport to reduce manual handling.The Loedige industries' AGV measures 10 ft and has a load capacity of 6,800 kg.It can transport a variety of ULDs, including 15 ft containers.Swissport said the ...
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NewsPortal cargo.one launches in Japan to boost air cargo digitalisation
Source: cargo.oneOnline booking portal cargo.one is launching in Japan allowing forwarders in the country to search, compare, book and track air cargo capacity on the platform.The booking platform offers Japanese users capacity from ANA Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo and Finnair Cargo, with more airlines to be added in the coming weeks.Forwarders ...
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American Airlines Cargo includes US network in WebCargo and 7L Freight bookings
American Airlines Cargo has started offering customers full access to its US network when booking on WebCargo and 7L Freight platforms.The airline, which operates more than 5,000 daily departures from the US, said it now provides a larger network for flights in and out of the US on WebCargo than ...
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NewsWFS deploys Champ’s Cargospot solution across France
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has transitioned 15 of its air cargo handling stations in France to CHAMP’s Cargospot Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution.WFS signed a contract with CHAMP last year to implement Cargospot as the core cargo management system for its Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia operations.This latest ...