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World Cargo Solutions signs up for Champ Cargosystems' suite
Logistics provider World Cargo Solutions (WCS) has signed a multi-year contract for use of Champ Cargosystems' suite of cargo management applications.The application suite includes Cargospot Airline, Handling, GSA, and Revenue Accounting.WCS has also signed up for to use Champ’s regulatory compliance services, Traxon Global Customs and Traxon Global Security, which ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo adds US capacity to booking platform WebCargo
Qatar Airways Cargo is continuing the roll out of its capacity on the WebCargo booking platform with the addition of the US.From July 19, forwarders in the US will be able to conduct e-bookings with access to live rates and available capacity on the WebCargo platform.Bookings will be able to ...
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Etihad Cargo continues digital drive with CargoAi partnership
Etihad Cargo has continued to expand its online offering by placing its capacity on digital booking platform CargoAi.The Abu Dhabi-based cargo business said that forwarders that use CargoAi will be able to start checking prices, schedules and quotes, and booking space on its flights through the platform from the start ...
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NewsWebCargo expects air cargo's move to digital booking to continue beyond Covid
Online booking portal WebCargo is expecting the airfreight sector’s rapid push towards digitalistion to continue beyond the Covid-19 pandemic.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Manel Galindo, chief executive of WebCargo, said the supply chain disruption caused by the outbreak had helped speed up air cargo’s use of digital technology, such as ...
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FIATA and PayCargo launch Freight-Pay platform for members
FIATA and PayCargo have teamed up to develop and launch Freight-Pay, a digital platform that enables FIATA members to carry out online transactions.Freight-Pay allows FIATA members to send and receive money to and from other members who have joined the platform.Benefits for members using the platform include: reduced transaction fees, ...
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Cathay Cargo enables real-time shipment tracking with Ultra Track solution
Cathay Pacific Cargo is rolling out its Ultra Track data-logging solution at 29 airports in its global network.The carrier said the solution is the first internet of things (IoT) application that enables remote connection to shipments.Ultra Track uses Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) network, tags and readers to enable ...
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NewsFlexport names general manager Germany
Freight forwarder Flexport has appointed Stefan Böhler as general manager Germany, effective from August 1.Böhler brings logistics and software expertise from having previously worked at CEVA Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker in various management positions. Additionally, his most recent role was vice president of operations EMEA at Crane Worldwide Logistics.Böhler ...
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Qatar Cargo continues to roll out capacity on WebCargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has made available its capacity to more countries on online booking portal WebCargo.The airline said that from June 30 all countries in its Europe region - excluding Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia - would be able to use the online booking platform to book ...
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Cloudleaf and OnAsset team up on cargo tracking
Software provider Cloudleaf and monitoring device firm OnAsset Intelligence have partnered on cargo tracking.The partnership will combine Cloudleaf’s supply chain visibility software platform with OnAsset’s suite of monitoring devices, so users can monitor location, condition and security details of shipments from their computers.“The benefits of this partnership are significant for ...
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WebCargo launches a branded booking portal for forwarders
Air cargo booking platform Webcargo has launched a new tool that allows forwarders to offer customers online booking on their own website.WebCargo Vista provides forwarders forwarders with a branded sales portal that is connected directly to their rate management systems and that can then be offered customers an online booking ...
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Sata signs up to Champ's community platform
Portugal-based carrier Sata Air Açores has signed up to join Champ’s Traxon cargoHUB community as well as its mobile handling app.By signing up to the community platform, the airline will be able to connect with other companies using the system to help avoid format/protocol connectivity issues.Sata also signed up to ...
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NewsDB Schenker and Volocopter exhibit heavy lift cargo drone
Left to right: Stefan Klocke, chairman of the board of Volocopter; Andreas Scheuer, German Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure; Patric Hoffmann, head of News Business Models at DB Schenker; Christian Bauer, chief commercial officer of VolocopterDB Schenker and heavylift drone firm Volocopter have teamed up with the aim ...
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American Airlines targets Europe with cargo.one deal
American Airlines has signed an agreement to expand its capacity on the e-booking platform, cargo.one.Starting in Europe, forwarders will be able to access the carrier’s space in real-time and book with instant confirmation. The service will later be expanded worldwide.The US carrier says that demand for digital booking is increasing ...
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NewsCargo iQ names new board members and shares key objectives
Cargo iQ has added two new board members, has re-elected its chair and vice-chair, and has unveiled its key strategies for the future.Fedor Novikov, marketing director at Volga-Dnepr Group, and Clark Fritzsch, global head of business process management for airfreight at forwarder at Hellmann, have been admitted to the board ...
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Cargologic moves to Champ’s SaaS system
Swiss ground handler Cargologic has completed the migration of its cargo management system to Champ’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of Cargospot.Cargologic has used Champ’s Cargospot Handling application on an in-house licensed basis for over 13 years but will now move to a fully managed service, hosted by the software provider’s data ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo goes live on CargoAi
Finnair Cargo is now offering e-quotes and e-bookings for its airfreight capacity to forwarders through the CargoAi online platform.The largest air cargo carrier in the Nordic and Baltic region, Finnair Cargo said the move will "guarantee visibility" and is in line with its sales digitalisation strategy.Head of revenue and pricing ...
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Ostend Airport, Port of Zeebrugge and Versluys to develop air-sea logistics platform
Belgium's Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Port of Zeebrugge, and warehousing firm Versluys Logistics, have teamed up to develop a digital freight platform for air and sea logistics.The platform will offer solutions across the air-sea supply chain and will enhance Belgium's freight capabilities as a gateway to and from Europe.Versluys Logistics is ...
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NewsRocket Cargo: Airfreight but not as we know it
The US Department of the Air Force (DAF) has revealed a new project where it will examine whether it can use rockets to transport cargo.As part of its Vanguard research programme, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will lead a science and technology effort to determine the viability and utility ...
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Handler dnata and Kale Logistics develop e-commerce platform for UAE
Ground handler dnata has teamed up with Kale Logistics Solutions to develop an e-commerce platform for the cargo community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The new e-commerce platform will see dnata's existing platform, Calogi, enhanced by the two companies to provide "one-stop services", including appointment and customs management.Calogi was launched ...
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Handler dnata continues digital drive in Singapore
Ground handler dnata Singapore has started using Hermes Logistics Technologies' New Generation (NG) cloud-based cargo 'ecosystem' for its cargo operations at Changi Airport.The ground handler processes more than 6,000 tonnes of cargo each week at its 32,000 m sq facility at Changi Airport.Hermes' NG cloud ecosystem, which includes the Hermes ...