American Airlines Cargo has called on the airfreight industry to differentiate itself from competitors and potential new market entrants or…
June 28, 2017
FTA says seamless trade and logistics must be priorities as Brexit talks begin
28 / 06 / 2017
Negotiations get underway this morning (Monday June 19 2017) as politicians meet in Brussels to begin setting the terms for…
Freighters World: Astral aiming for the stars
28 / 06 / 2017
THE air cargo industry is often accused of failing to embrace the latest technologies and as a result loses market…
Air cargo industry needs to prepare for big data or face losing out to rivals and disruptors
28 / 06 / 2017
Big data and digitisation are two of the big topics that the air cargo industry is currently grappling with. While…
BIFA joins calls for softer Brexit
28 / 06 / 2017
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling for UK negotiators to push for a deal that keeps Britain in the…
Air cargo innovation: Looking into the future
28 / 06 / 2017
How does the traditional air cargo industry handle digitisation of the supply chain and also compete with start-up logistics companies…
WCS17: Disruptors and Trump on the Abu Dhabi agenda
28 / 06 / 2017
Transform today: shape tomorrow, that is the theme of IATA’s 11th World Cargo Symposium (WCS), which takes place in Abu…
UK logistics body champions AEO status for shippers
28 / 06 / 2017
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is encouraging all companies involved in the supply chain to become…
WCS17: Innovation, building windmills in Abu Dhabi
28 / 06 / 2017
Fasten your cargo seatbelts, we’re heading for a digital tornado as the airfreight industry embraces technological change. That was the…
Forwarders bemoan lack of infrastructure detail in Queen’s speech
28 / 06 / 2017
UK forwarder association BIFA said it was disappointed that the Queen’s speech, which outlines UK government plans for next couple…
WCS17: Optimism but beware potholes the size of a politician’s ego
28 / 06 / 2017
If you need one word to sum up the mood music of the first day of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium…
Low tariffs post-Brexit – just the FTA’s cup of tea
28 / 06 / 2017
The British government’s commitment to securing existing duty free access to UK markets for 48 of the world’s developing nations…
Amazon and Alibaba to put parcels firms under pressure
28 / 06 / 2017
Parcels delivery, spurred on by e-commerce, is one of the fastest growing segments of a global annual logistics and transportation…
Why forwarders have the algorithm & blues
28 / 06 / 2017
Internet start-ups using algorithms to offer airfreight bookings are seen as disruptors for traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ freight forwarders. Air…
FTA warns that the UK’s freight sector could ‘grind to a halt’ without European workers
28 / 06 / 2017
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the country’s freight and logistics sector could "grind to a halt"…
RwandAir appoints Network Airline Services in the UK
28 / 06 / 2017
RwandAir has appointed Network Airline Services as its cargo general sales covering the UK market. The airline offersan Airbus A330…
ICAO: Implement Lomé agreement to capitalise on air cargo
28 / 06 / 2017
The International Civil Aviation Organization has called on African nations to implement the Lomé declaration that aims to ease the…
CEVA achieves CEIV certification in Singapore
28 / 06 / 2017
CEVA Logistics has been awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma status at its facility in Singapore. The logistics operators’s staff in Singapore…
Van de Stadt lands DVB Bank’s global head of aviation role
28 / 06 / 2017
DVB Bank, the specialist in international transport finance, has appointed Eelco van de Stadt as global head of aviation, with effect…
DHL opens new pharma facility in Dublin
28 / 06 / 2017
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new pharmaceutical grade facility in Ireland, located at Horizon Logistics Park by Dublin Airport….