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IBS celebrates 10-year collaboration with Lufthansa Cargo
This month marks 10 years of Lufthansa Cargo’s switch to software-as-a-specialist (SaaS) IBS Software’s iCargo freight management product.The partnership began when Lufthansa Cargo made the decision to replace its core IT platform – a mainframe system called Mosaik – in 2012.Moving away from Mosaik was considered a project of immense ...
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TCS joins WiseTech’s CargoWise Service Partner programme
IT services, consultancy and business provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has joined the CargoWise Service Partner programme of logistics IT provider WiseTech.The CargoWise Service Partner programme is designed to help logistics providers achieve their digital transformation goals.CargoWise enables logistics service providers to centralise their operations on one global database, removing ...
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NewsCargoAi agrees technology partnership with Chain.io
Source: CargoAi/ Chain.ioCargoAi has agreed a strategic partnership Chain.io, a cloud-based integration platform linking players across the global supply chain.A statement by CargoAi, which describes itself as “airfreight’s fastest growing digital enabler”, said that the partnership will “supercharge the freight forwarder experience”.It is expected that the partnership will enable most ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines reaps the benefits of its new cargo management system
Photo: Singapore AirlinesSingapore Airlines (SIA) went live with its new Integrated Cargo Management System (ICMS) on August 1.It is powered by IBS Software's iCargo freight management platform and, according to the software-as-a-service specialist, since SIA went live with the ICMS it has benefited “approximately 1,500 users across sales, operations, and ...
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NewsHong Kong International Airport utilises autonomous tractors for cargo transport
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has introduced an autonomous electric tractor developed by Teksbotics and partners to meet expected cargo demand growth.AAHK and Teksbotics have launched a project to utilise autonomous tractors to perform routine driving works between West Cargo Apron and Cargo Apron Staging Area at Hong Kong International ...
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Air Europa Cargo sees greater efficiency with Wiremind Cargo’s SkyPallet
Air Europa Cargo has improved its operational efficiency with Wiremind Cargo’s end-to-end capacity optimisation product SkyPallet.The airline opted to use SkyPallet earlier this year, with a view to improving its flight planning processes at one of its hubs - specifically within a warehouse and with its Global Handling Agent (GHA).SkyPallet’s ...
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NewsITA Airways adds cargo capacity to cargo.one
Source: cargo.oneITA Airways Cargo will place its capacity on booking portal cargo.one, opening up extra capacity for the Italian market.The move comes as the one-year-old airline has identified digital distribution expansion as a key strategic pillar of its development plan.Cargo.one said that thousands of freight forwarders worldwide would benefit from ...
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Qatar Cargo adds two more booking portals to expand digital offering
Qatar Cargo will add its capacity to two more online booking portals as it continues efforts to expand its digital capabilities.The cargo business will place its capacity on cargo.one and CargoAi.Qatar Airways Cargo’s capacity will be available for booking on CargoAi as of October 10, starting with 10 key European ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo launches "Digital Lounge"
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo is stepping up its digitalisation efforts with a revamped cargo customer portal called Digital Lounge.The Digital Lounge platform offers customers several features such as booking, shipment tracking, account management, reporting, and other services online.It offers instant confirmation for general cargo bookings subject to availability ...
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CargoTech looks to expand membership
Air cargo technology group CargoTech is on the lookout for more members as it aims to expand its offering.Speaking at a press conference at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), Cedric Millet, president of CargoTech explained that one of CargoTech’s aims is to offer a broad range of services that ...
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IATA and CNS roll out updated CASSLink system in the US
IATA and its subsidiary Cargo Network Services (CNS) have deployed the latest version of its CASSLink invoicing and payment system in the US.IATA said the upgraded version features a new user interface; self-service functions to configure data processing, reports and user management; real-time reporting and online dispute resolution; accommodation of ...
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AF KLM starts roll out of capacity on cargo.one
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is to begin offering its capacity on the cargo.one booking portal.The partnership began with an initiation phase in one of AFKLMP’s main markets and will now proceed market-by-market, based on customer demand.The airline group said that it offers online booking through its own platform ...
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InsightsAirbus: Greener skies to drive demand for new widebody freighters
Crawford Hamilton, head of freighter marketing at Airbus, is crystal clear about the environmental challenge facing airfreight: “The quickest route for sustainability in the air cargo industry is to replace the current generation of heavy freighters.”European aircraft framemaker Airbus is now taking orders for the A350F, the next generation production ...
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NewsCargoAi appoint vice president customer success
CargoAi. Photo: CargoAiCargoAi has appointed Frédéric Bazin as vice president of customer success.Having been in the airline industry for twenty years, Bazin has gained airfreight experience within airlines such as Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo.He has previously focused on operational excellence, revenue optimisation and customer satisfaction.The ...
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NewsMore to come from air cargo booking portals
Online booking portals still have many “exciting years of growth” ahead of them despite their rapid emergence over the last couple of years.On an IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) digitalisation panel chaired by Christopher Shawdon, head of business development, CHAMP Cargosystems, speakers agreed that booking portals had experienced rapid growth ...
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NewsAstral Aviation gears digital expansion
Source: e-CargowareKenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation has chosen FR8Manage–Airline and FR8Booking solutions to expand its digital footprint.Nairobi-based Astral has teamed up with e-Cargoware, a UK-based SaaS company providing core and ancillary cloud-based freight management software services for airlines, GSAs, ground handlers, express operators and freight forwarders.The announcement came on the ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds first third-party booking portal partnership
Emirates SkyCargo has added its capacity to a third-party online booking portal for the first time as it looks to expand its digital reach.The Dubai-based airline today announced that it would place its capacity on the WebCargo by Freightos portal.The airline said that the move would give customers "quick and ...
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Wiremind Cargo adds revenue optimisation tool
Wiremind Cargo has added a revenue optimisation system module within its CargoStack cargo management system (CMS) suite.The module, that has been developed under the CargoTech innovation umbrella, is designed to help sales staff and flight controllers in three key aspects of their job.For revenue management, the system recommends an entry ...
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Caribbean Airlines Cargo joins WebCargo
Caribbean Airlines Cargo is the latest of over thirty airlines to now offer real-time air cargo pricing and booking on global freight booking platform WebCargo.This rollout will enable instant e-bookings across Caribbean and North American destinations for over 10,000 freight forwarders using WebCargo’s platform.To date, Caribbean Airlines Cargo rates have ...
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Freight data platform Xeneta raises funding to expand
Sea and airfreight data provider Xeneta has raised $80m in funding that will be used to expand its commercial team and invest in developing the platform.Xeneta, which acquired airfreight data firm CLIVE Data Services in January, said the investment was led by private equity advisory form Apaz, with participation from ...