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UK aerospace calls for "refresh" on Brexit strategy
Britain’s £32bn turnover aerospace industry, second in size only to the US, has called for a “refresh” of the UK government’s Brexit strategy as talks on terms for leaving the European Union (EU) begin in earnest next week.The UK’s Aerospace Defence Security (ADS) trade organisation has also repeated “serious doubts” ...
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NewsAir 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 offering shippers an app-based business-to-consumer service?Those were two of the questions posed at the ‘What’s next in logistics innovation?’ panel session at the Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab conference, hosted ...
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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 an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), in order to ensure that Britain operates "frictionless borders" after it leaves the European Union (EU) or 'Brexit'.Following the EU Referendum in the UK last ...
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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 of years, lacked any mention of pre-election pledges to invest in transport infrastructure.BIFA said it was no surprise that the speech, which took place earlier today, was dominated by bills ...
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Siemens' rotor to Kuwait is project managed by Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed the urgent delivery of a 57-tonne generator rotor to Kuwait on behalf of energy shipper Siemens.Siemens asked Volga-Dnepr to project manage the shipment using one of the Russian airline’s An-124-100 freighters to ensure that the 11-metre long cargo reached its destination on-time from the manufacturing site ...
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Shippers want progress on air cargo digitisation
A new position paper from TIACA’s Shippers’ Advisory Committee (SAC) has urged the air cargo industry to work together to drive adoption of new technology to improve data flow and create greater transparency.The paper, which is supported by the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and the European Shippers' Council (ESC), identifies ...
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NewsClick, click, click: US online shoppers trending towards international retailers
More statistical evidence has emerged of a growing crossborder e-commerce market.A study of US online shoppers indicates a strong trend towards purchases from international retailers.The sixth annual UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper study found that nearly half (47%) of “avid US online shoppers” bought items from international retailers compared ...
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Airfreight rates continue to rise in April
Airfreight rates improved again in April led by improvements on services from Asia to North America.The latest Sea and Air Shipper Insight report from Drewry, which uses a weighted average of buy rates across 21 trade lanes, showed that average east-west airfreight prices increased by 7.9% year on year in ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo explains move away from all-in rates
Emirates SkyCargo has said that customer demand is behind its decision to scrap all-in rates after just two years.The Dubai-headquartered airline told Air Cargo News that it was increasingly hearing from customers that the transparency it had hoped to deliver through the ‘all-in’ mechanism "hasn’t worked as it was intended" ...
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Pharma.Aero organisation doubles membership
Air cargo pharma group Pharma.Aero has doubled its membership, adding new shippers and forwarders.The organisation, which was started by Brussels and Miami airports six months ago, has added eight new members: shippers Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme and DHL Temperature Management Solutions, Expeditors, EuroAirport Basel, 4Advice and ...
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K+N announces MoU with Alibaba.com to offer global logistics services
Global freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alibaba.com, the B2B business arm of China's Alibaba Group, to offer global logistics services.Under the MoU, K+N’s global logistics network will combine with Alibaba’s expertise in B2B e-commerce, to offer China-based shippers e-commerce logistics solutions.In January ...
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Carriers see Europe-Asia demand surge as box lines feel a capacity pinch
A surge in airfreight demand on the Europe-Asia trade has seen IAG Cargo suggest that a capacity crunch in ocean shipping is forcing shippers and forwarders to switch transport modes.IAG Cargo said that it had seen a boom in demand on key routes from Europe into Asia over the first ...
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Cargo iQ: Air cargo should focus on reliability not speed
Cargo iQ has called on the air cargo industry to stop focusing on speeding up transport times and to instead concentrate on differentiating products based on the level of reliability on offer.Cargo iQ executive director Ariaen Zimmerman said that the industry has spent too long trying to speed up transport ...
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Cross-border e-commerce set to outpace domestic online orders
Cross-border e-commerce is predicted to grow at twice the rate of domestic online retail, with an estimated 25% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) until 2020 worth $900bn, according to a new survey.Ken Allen, chief executive of research sponsor DHL Express, said: “Going global and going premium is an opportunity for ...
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Mumbai airport joins the Pharma.Aero initiative
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) has joined the Pharma.Aero initiative, becoming the first Indian airport to embark on a community approach for IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification.Brussels Airport and MIAL announced their partnership in Pharma.Aero at the Pharma Logistics Summit in Mumbai, inking a Memorandum of ...
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Pharma firms continue drive to seafreight
Pharma shippers are likely to continue to try to move away from a reliance on airfreight but will also look to outsource more of their supply chain operations.Speaking at the Temperature Controlled Logistics event in London, pharmaceutical company Teva’s senior director, logistics Europe, Val Petursson, said that he viewed using ...
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WCA and alibaba.com collaborate on cross-border e-commerce shipments
Logistics network WCA and e-tailer Alibaba.com have signed a co-operation agreement that will see approved WCA member companies integrated into the Alibaba.com logistics platform for cross-border e-commerce shipments.WCA, the independent freight forwarder alliance, will provide its professional support in “vetting and approving” international logistics providers for the customers of Alibaba.com.Approved ...
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Freightos launches freight rate calculator
Freightos, the online freight marketplace, has launched its Freight Rate Calculator for international multimodal logistics that includes air cargo.The calculator is currently being launched as a public beta.Hong Kong-based Freightos said that the calculator allows retailers, exporters, distributors and wholesalers to access “immediate freight rate estimates for ocean, air, and ...
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UPS to buy pharma logistics specialist Marken
UPS will strengthen its presence in healthcare logistics with the purchase of Marken, a global supply chain specialist serving the pharmaceutical and life science industries.The US-based parcels and logistics giant has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Marken, subject to regulatory approval, which will operate as a wholly ...
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GEFCO lands €8bn logistics contract with car maker PSA
Car maker PSA of France has signed a new €8bn "exclusivity" agreement with fourth party logistics (4PL) provider GEFCO to manage and optimise the automaker’s entire global manufacturing supply chain.The five year agreement, which includes airfreight in a multimodal supply chain solution, will take effect from January 2017.GEFCO will design ...