July 2017

Swissport Cargo USA opens new Chicago O’Hare warehouse

Swissport Cargo USA has opened a new warehouse at Chicago O’Hare Airport, featuring an automated material handling system. The new…

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BRUcloud app smooths the export flow at Brussels

Freight forwarders within Brussels airport’s BRUcargo community are saving air waybill (AWB) processing time by accessing the new Customs Export…

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A new book on ULD handling and safety

ULD CARE, a not-for-profit Canadian corporation, has published a new book, ULD Explained, aimed at promoting the correct handling of unit…

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Worldwide Flight Services adds three LA ground handler deals

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los Angeles International Airport. China Southern selected…

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Manchester kicks-off airport transformation programme

Manchester Airport has started work on its £1bn 10-year Transformation Programme that it hopes will help increase the number of…

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UK launches aviation strategy consultation

The UK government has launched plans to develop a new aviation strategy to “help shape the future of the aviation…

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LUG lands Emirates handling contract at Frankfurt

Ground handler LUG Aircargo has won an airfreight contract to handle Emirates’ cargo operations for passenger and freighter aircraft at Frankfurt…

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European air cargo monthly: Fidget spinners help IAG to double-digit growth

Air cargo demand at some of Europe’s major airlines continued to grow at a high level in June, with double-digit…

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UPS experiments with drone delivery option

Express services giant UPS has taken another step down the road towards the delivery of packages and other small shipments…

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DHL and Huawei announce ‘internet of things’ partnership

Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) and communications giant Huawei Technologies have announced a new partnership that aims to develop supply…

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UPS supersizes in Salt Lake City

UPS is to build one of its largest packaging processing hubs to date at Salt Lake City as part of…

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WCS17: How air cargo can fight back to profitability

Air cargo can improve profitability levels by encouraging adherence to contracts, offering transparent pricing, developing joint global solutions, moving to…

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How smart ULDs and better data can help the cargo terminal of the future

Cargo warehouses of the future will have smart devices, smart people and technology-driven ULDs transformed from “dumb boxes” to interactive…

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SATS opens e-commerce hub at Changi

Singapore ground handler SATS has unveiled its new eCommerce AirHub at a Changi airport.  The S$21m, 6,000 sq m facility,…

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Robots are DHL’s automatic choice

DHL Supply Chain has kicked of its robotics deployment programme in the UK and Ireland with the purchase of four…

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Bolloré to open state-of-the-art Singapore site

Bolloré Logistics Singapore has revealed plans for a $10 million automated logistics facility in cooperation with the LVMH French luxury…

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Online portal Freightos expands services to the UK

Online forwarder portal Freightos is expanding internationally with the addition of services for the UK market. The online freight marketplace…

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Healthcare supply chains to digitise and automate, says new report

The automation and digitisation of healthcare supply chains will drive the development of future pharmaceutical supply chains, according to a…

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Celebi goes live with Kale cargo management system at Delhi airport

Ground handler Celebi has gone live with IT provider Kale’s Galaxy (domestic module) cargo management system at its Delhi cargo…

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Online quotes increase AMI’s express imports business

Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI UK has seen a 10% rise in traffic during the first three months of its trade-only online…

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