June 28, 2017

AA Cargo’s Butler: differentiate and improve visibility or risk losing business

American Airlines Cargo has called on the airfreight industry to differentiate itself from competitors and potential new market entrants or…

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FTA says seamless trade and logistics must be priorities as Brexit talks begin

Negotiations get underway this morning (Monday June 19 2017) as politicians meet in Brussels to begin setting the terms for…

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Freighters World: Astral aiming for the stars

THE air cargo industry is often accused of failing to embrace the latest technologies and as a result loses market…

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Air cargo industry needs to prepare for big data or face losing out to rivals and disruptors

Big data and digitisation are two of the big topics that the air cargo industry is currently grappling with. While…

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BIFA joins calls for softer Brexit

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling for UK negotiators to push for a deal that keeps Britain in the…

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Air cargo innovation: Looking into the future

How does the traditional air cargo industry handle digitisation of the supply chain and also compete with start-up logistics companies…

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WCS17: Disruptors and Trump on the Abu Dhabi agenda

Transform today: shape tomorrow, that is the theme of IATA’s 11th World Cargo Symposium (WCS), which takes place in Abu…

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UK logistics body champions AEO status for shippers

The UK’s Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is encouraging all companies involved in the supply chain to become…

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WCS17: Innovation, building windmills in Abu Dhabi

Fasten your cargo seatbelts, we’re heading for a digital tornado as the airfreight industry embraces technological change. That was the…

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Forwarders bemoan lack of infrastructure detail in Queen’s speech

UK forwarder association BIFA said it was disappointed that the Queen’s speech, which outlines UK government plans for next couple…

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WCS17: Optimism but beware potholes the size of a politician’s ego

If you need one word to sum up the mood music of the first day of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium…

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Low tariffs post-Brexit – just the FTA’s cup of tea

The British government’s commitment to securing existing duty free access to UK markets for 48 of the world’s developing nations…

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Amazon and Alibaba to put parcels firms under pressure

Parcels delivery, spurred on by e-commerce, is one of the fastest growing segments of a global annual logistics and transportation…

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Why forwarders have the algorithm & blues

Internet start-ups using algorithms to offer airfreight bookings are seen as disruptors for traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ freight forwarders. Air…

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FTA warns that the UK’s freight sector could ‘grind to a halt’ without European workers

The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that the country’s freight and logistics sector could "grind to a halt"…

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RwandAir appoints Network Airline Services in the UK

RwandAir has appointed Network Airline Services as its cargo general sales covering the UK market. The airline offersan Airbus A330…

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ICAO: Implement Lomé agreement to capitalise on air cargo

The International Civil Aviation Organization has called on African nations to implement the Lomé declaration that aims to ease the…

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CEVA achieves CEIV certification in Singapore

CEVA Logistics has been awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma status at its facility in Singapore. The logistics operators’s staff in Singapore…

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Van de Stadt lands DVB Bank’s global head of aviation role

DVB Bank, the specialist in international transport finance, has appointed Eelco van de Stadt as global head of aviation, with effect…

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DHL opens new pharma facility in Dublin

DHL Supply Chain has opened a new pharmaceutical grade facility in Ireland, located at Horizon Logistics Park by Dublin Airport….

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