All Shipper Articles – Page 8
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TAC airfreight rate index expands into Europe
TAC Index, the provider of air cargo price trend indices on major routes, is to start publishing airfreight data from Germany.After launching earlier this year in Hong Kong, the TAC Index is now expanding, with its first indices in Europe.The index providers will start publishing data from Monday October 31, ...
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The Range is at home with DHL
DHL Global Forwarding has been working with homeware retailer The Range to enhance its import supply chain. Based in the UK, The Range has enjoyed rapid growth in demand for its 65,000 product lines and has asked the forwarding arm of the Deutsche Post group to develop a robust, scalable, ...
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Air Cargo Forum: Shippers and airlines pledge to raise air cargo’s game
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) signed a memorandum of understanding with IATA interest group Cargo iQ to improve quality in the industry at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum in Paris.The two partners pledged to implement the Cargo iQ quality management system and promote sustainability in airfreight.The MoU outlines six areas where ...
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Business leaders welcome Heathrow runway verdict
UK employers’ organisation the CBI has responded enthusiastically to the UK government's approval of a third runway at Heathrow Airport .President Paul Drechsler, said it came “as an enormous relief to firms in every corner of the country.” He described the plan as “fantastic news”, especially as the country had ...
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UK shippers' thumbs-up for Heathrow expansion
The decision to increase capacity at Heathrow Airport is “the right choice for the UK economy, the freight industry and the nation,” according to the UK-based Freight Transport Association (FTA).The shipper organisation has mounted a detailed campaign highlighting the “vital importance of airfreight” to the UK economy and why a ...
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E-tailers told: not so fast but more control over where, when and how you deliver
Online customers are more concerned about where, when and how they receive their ordered goods rather than the speed of delivery, a new e-commerce survey has found.The study, conducted by DHL, suggests that e-tailers will remain competitive only if they give customers greater control over their deliveries.“Speed isn’t everything,” said ...
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GSF says aviation needs global climate change deal
The aviation sector must agree a global deal to tackle climate change says the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) in its new Aviation Emissions Policy Statement.The sector – a key enabler of economic growth and social development – currently represents 2% of global carbon emissions. However, its projected growth means emissions ...
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Shippers strive for greater role in creation of air cargo regulations
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) is developing a closer relationship with ICAO in order to give the UN organisation a wider view of the impact its regulations have on the whole air cargo supply chain.GSF secretary general Chris Welsh told Air Cargo News that ICAO attended its recent annual meeting ...
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Tighten up enforcement or face battery ban, says freight industry
Freight industry and manufacturing groups have written to governments worldwide to demand stricter enforcement of international regulations on the transport of lithium batteries.The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), together with the US Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA), the European ...
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Shape of things to come: Panalpina and Shapeways in strategic partnership for 3D printing
Panalpina and US-based 3D printing company Shapeways have entered into a strategic partnership to expand globally their digital manufacturing capabilities.Switzerland-based logistics giant Panalpina sees digital manufacturing and 3D printing specifically as “a perfect complement to its Logistics Manufacturing Services (LMS) offering, giving customers the possibility to customise products and bring ...
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Amazon and UK cooperate in trials to make drone deliveries "a reality"
Amazon is partnering with the UK Government to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality, allowing Amazon to trial new methods of testing its delivery systems.A cross-Government team supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has provided Amazon with permissions to ...
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Shippers gather in Sri Lanka
Shippers’ representatives from Asia, Africa and Europe will meet in Sri Lanka this week to discuss key issues affecting air cargo, including air transport emissions.The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) holds its annual meeting on 28 and 29 July in Colombo, where a packed agenda will also cover pressing topics in ...
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Airport capacity – FTA says Britain needs connections with the world post Brexit
UK shippers have warned that the British government's further delay on a decision for new runway capacity in the south east of England "is bad news for the economy and will further erode confidence in Britain’s ability to compete in global markets".The assessment came from Freight Transport Association (FTA), which ...
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NewsAmazon faces $350,000 fine from FAA for alleged air cargo hazmat infringement
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $350,000 civil penalty against Amazon.com for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.In its website posting, the FAA alleges that on October 15, 2014, Amazon offered to United Parcel Service (UPS) a package containing a one-gallon container of 'Amazing! LIQUID FIRE,' which the ...
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Cleaner and greener: DHL launches carbon calculator
DHL has launched a carbon calculator to predict transport-related emissions for almost all shipment sizes and modes of transport.The calculation, free of charge to customers, is carried out online, based on “intelligent algorithms” said the logistics operator, part of the German Deutsche Post group.Kathrin Brost, vice president, green strategy and ...
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Shipper heavyweights join TIACA advisory committee
Industry association TIACA is expanding its Shippers' Advisory Committee by appointing a cross-section of influential global air cargo customers.Representatives from Chanel Fragrances and Beauté, Ericsson, and Sandvik Machining Solutions will join the committee, which is chaired by Lars Droog, manager of supply chain and general affairs with Tosoh Corp, the ...
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NewsBrussels and Miami airports launch global pharma organisation
Brussels and Miami airports are to set up a global organisation focused on improved pharmaceuticals handling and quality in the air cargo supply chain.Pharma.aero will focus on airport communities that "embrace" IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharma (CEIV Pharma) programme and are looking to further build on the ...
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Freight Transport Association backs Heathrow expansion call
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) says that a call by the Transport Committee to stop putting off the decision to expand Heathrow Airport echoes a request it made 12 months ago.In a report published today, the committee backed expansion at Heathrow, following on from a similar call by the ...
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Speculation grows around Amazon interest in Frankfurt-Hahn airport
Germany's up for sale Frankfurt-Hahn airport (HHN) is at the centre of industry rumours that e-tailer Amazon is considering taking a stake in the European cargo hub.A spokesperson for the airport said: "We cannot confirm that this speculation around Amazon/HHN is true."Loss-making Frankfurt-Hahn has been subject to a tender process ...
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Shippers' airfreight challenges to be debated at TIACA summit
A panel on the challenges facing shippers using airfreight will feature at The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s executive summit in Florida in May.Lars Droog (above), recently appointed to chair TIACA’s new Shippers’ Advisory Committee, will lead the panel debate as part of the three-day conference.Droog will also be the ...