All WCS19 articles
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No bellyache for freighters, the backbone of air cargo
Freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role in air cargo supply chains, despite the growth in big bellied passenger aircraft fleets, and will maintain a 50-50 market share versus below deck cargo.Tom Crabtree, regional director, Boeing Commercial Airplanes market analysis-air cargo, told an audience at IATA’s World Cargo ...
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NewsE-commerce and specialist products can 'cushion' air cargo in economic downturns
Glyn HughesGrowing e-commerce volumes and specialist high value products such as pharma and perishables provide a “cushion” and “in-built resilience” for air cargo in times of global economic downturns.IATA Cargo boss Glyn Hughes, speaking after the three-day World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Singapore, said that there was a mood of ...
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NewsAsian air cargo faces short-term turbulence
IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019The Asian air cargo industry faces turbulence over the coming months, with predictions of further demand declines.Speaking at the World Cargo Symposium, IATA chief economist Brian Pearce painted a bleak picture for air cargo in Asia over the next few months.He said the US-China trade war ...
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CCN and Microsoft launch air cargo blockchain first
Singapore’s Cargo Community Network (CCN) and Microsoft have launched the world’s first blockchain-based air cargo billing, costing and reconciliation system.Announced at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the system was developed following a hackathon organised by CCN and Microsoft and a two-month proof-of-concept that involved partners such as Singapore Airlines, SATS, ...
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NewsE-commerce: A gift from heaven for air cargo but challenges ahead
E-commerce session at WCS 2019E-commerce is a "gift from heaven" for the air cargo sector but it faces several challenges if the industry is to capitalise on the opportunity it presents, according to speakers at the World Cargo Symposium.Ludwig Hausmann, partner at McKinsey & Company, said that e-commerce had grown ...
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NewsCutting the paper chain in dangerous goods declarations
L-R Simon Linder of Dakosy, Philipp Billion of Lufthansa Cargo, Vincent Koh of CAA Singapore, Emyln Arrocha of Expeditors, with panel moderator Paul Horner, DG manager at IATAElectronic-Dangerous Goods Declarations (e-DGDs) offer the prospect of shorter consignment cut-off times for shippers and of reducing the number of dangerous goods (DG) ...
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NewsFresh approach for Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the first airport community in the world to be certified as an IATA CEIV Fresh Partner Airport.Perishable cargo volumes grew about 12% at the airport last year and are expected to keep growing. Perishables make up about 8% of total air cargo volume.Two of ...
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NewsAir France KLM Cargo signs up for IATA’s new DG AutoCheck
Marcel de Nooijer, executive vice president, Air France KLM Cargo (left) and Alexandre de Juniac, IATA director general and CEOAir France KLM Cargo (AFKL Cargo) has become the first airline group to adopt IATA’s Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments.“DG AutoCheck provides a digital ...
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NewsSome 40% of shippers unaware of dangerous goods regulations
IATA head of cargo Glyn Hughes at the IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019 in SingaporeA large number of shippers, some 40%, admitted to being unaware of the dangerous goods regulations governing airfreight.That statistic, drawn from the latest IATA shipper survey, was described as “a very alarming figure” by IATA’s head ...
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NewsFirst companies awarded IATA Fresh certification
IATA and the Hong Kong cargo community celebrate the first CEIV Fresh certificationThe first companies have passed IATA's CEIV Fresh certification programme for the handling of perishable cargo.At the IATA World Cargo Symposium, IATA revealed that Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL) and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) are ...
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Finnair Cargo signs up to cargo.one booking platform
Finnair Cargo has become the latest airline to sign up to offer its capacity through booking portal cargo.one.The portal will allow the airline's freight forwarder customers to digitally book spot market capacities at live prices and with direct booking confirmation. The deal was announced at IATA's World Cargo Symposium.Fredrik Wildtgrube, ...
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IATA downgrades air cargo growth forecast to 2%
IATA has slashed its outlook for cargo growth over the coming 12 months as the US-China tariff dispute took more of a toll on performance than expected.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Singapore, the organisation’s chief economist Brian Pearce lowered its growth projection for freight tonne kms (FTK) ...
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Only connect: Supply chain collaboration call at WCS
Greater digital collaboration across air cargo’s supply chain and a need to speed up the digitisation process were two key themes raised in the opening session of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium in Singapore.Singapore Airlines’ chief executive Goh Choon Phong called for “pushing the pace” of digitisation in air cargo and ...
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IATA sets three priorities at WCS opening
IATA has called on governments and the air cargo industry to focus on three priorities to accommodate the expanding demand for air cargo and ensure the economic and social benefits of aviation can be maximized.The three priorities are: Accelerating the speed of process modernization, implementing and enforcing global standards, and ...
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NewsInflatable ULD launched at WCS 2019
VRR will present the concept model of its inflatable AKE container concept at World Cargo Symposium in Singapore today (Tuesday).The Dutch aviation engineering and manufacturing company says the product, named Air5, is the first ever inflatable solution for ULDs (Unit Load Devices) on the market and could help reduce costs ...
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Brussels Airport signs up to quality rating tool
Brussels has become the first European airport to sign up to TIACA’s Cargo Service Quality (CSQ) tool which allows forwarders to rate handlers via a comprehensive questionnaire developed by a TIACA taskforce.The online rating tool covers every aspect of air cargo processing, including physical and document handling, technology, facilities, regulators ...
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NewsUnisys calls for real time data to increase visibility and security
The air cargo industry needs to make three fundamental changes to modernise cargo management while increasing security of data and shipments, says Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for Unisys Asia Pacific.He will be presenting his case as a member of the panel in the Cargo Transformation Track at the IATA ...
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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Unilode to install digital Bluetooth pallet tags
Unilode, Safran and OnAsset have completed their joint development of digital Bluetooth pallet tags. The project provides a corner piece and attachment method for the digital enablement of aviation pallets.The three parties started their collaboration less than a year ago to develop a unique design for a Bluetooth 5 digital ...
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NewsNallian to launch new pharma tracking platform
Data sharing platform Nallian will launch its Global Pharma Tracker portal at next week’s World Cargo Symposium.The Global Pharma Tracker platform integrates logistics, temperature and quality data from across the supply chain into a single, real-time portal.Nallian said this would give all stakeholders access to “an enhanced data stream, providing ...