All Technology Articles – Page 13
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NewsMenzies starts to roll out new cargo management system
Source: MenziesGround handler Menzies Aviation has begun the roll out of its new cargo management system (MACH).The new system from software firm Wipro has been put into operation at its facility at Bucharest Otopeni Airport (OTP) in Romania and will initially be deployed at 10 locations.The handler is planning to ...
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NewsPuerto Rico life sciences community adds data dashboard
The Puerto Rico (PR) Life Sciences Air Cargo Community has launched a data and analytics dashboard that provides an overview of the US territory’s air cargo market.The customised dashboard, developed by Rotate, works by aggregating a range of data sources. It is hosted on the community’s new website, prlifesciencehub.org.Analysis includes ...
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NewsHactl adds automated service kiosks
Source: HactlHong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is opening 12 new Automated Service Kiosks (ASKs) to speed up collection of import cargo from its giant SuperTerminal 1 facility.Hactl – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is the first cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong to introduce such a ...
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NewsFive firms scoop a prize at IATA's latest cargo hackathon
Source: Qatar CargoFive teams were awarded prizes for their cargo solutions developed at the latest IATA Hackathon hosted by Qatar Cargo.The hackathon took place in Doha on November 26 and saw 17 teams work over a 28-hour period to create and cargo submit solutions utilising the IATA ONE Record data ...
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Insurance integration for Breeze and Barrington Freight
Barrington Freight has signed up with Breeze's integrated digital insurance platform.Use of the platform removes the need to source insurance separately, which Breeze claims reduces costs by avoiding high premiums charged by third-party insurance providers."Utilising Breeze’s AI-driven platform to optimise quote generation, policy binding, and claims processing, Barrington has significantly ...
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DB Schenker continues to roll out API connections with airlines
DB Schenker is continuing to add direct Application Programming Interface (API) connections with airlines' booking systems.This week, the forwarder announced it had created another API link, this time with American Airlines Cargo.The digitalisation investment is anticipated to streamline, simplify and speed up the air cargo shipment booking process, as well ...
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CCS UK trials digital collection note at Heathrow
Software firm CCS-UK is trialling a new e-collection note that it hopes will replace the paper version that is currently used for the pick up of air cargo shipments at airports.The electronic collection note is downloaded as a QR code by the forwarder, direct to the driver’s pre-registered smartphone through ...
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Booking portal Freightos sees Q3 revenues rise but losses deepen
Freightos continued to record improvements in both revenues and the number of transactions made on its booking portals in the third quarter but losses deepened.The company, which includes airfreight booking portal WebCargo, saw its revenues increase by 8.9% year on year to $5.1m in the third quarter of the year ...
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Wiremind develops capacity optimisation technology for forwarders
Wiremind is developing its capacity optimisation technology to better meet the needs of freight forwarders.The company said it is working closely with a number of forwarders and partners to enhance its SKYPALLET solution to accommodate the specific requirements of freight forwarders.Due to be released next year, SKYPALLET 2.0, will in ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo boosts smart online booking
Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has launched an Instant Offer Rate (IOR) tool to streamline the shipment booking process, provide faster response times and offer improved levels of customer service.Developed in collaboration with IBS Software, Etihad Cargo's IOR solution is designed to enable the carrier to boost efficiency by reducing pricing ...
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NewsIstanbul Airport to implement cargo community system
Source: Ancapital/Shutterstock.comIstanbul Grand Airport (IGA) has selected Kale Logistics Solutions (Kale) to provide a cargo community system to help automate communication between stakeholders.The Airport Kargo Paydaş Platformu (KPP), which will be implemented in collaboration with TroyNet, will provide airlines, cargo agents, handlers, customs and security agencies access to all cargo-related ...
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More digitalisation equals better data for air cargo
Data quality within the air cargo sector is problematic but is anticipated to improve as digitalisation becomes more widespread, according to one speaker at the Air Cargo Southeast Asia event.Addressing how companies working in air cargo and logistics can ensure the quality of data testing in digitalisation, Harald Sieke, department ...
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NewsAwery boss calls for smarter approach to AI in airfreight
Vitaly Smilianets, chief executive of Awery at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit 2023. Photo: Awery via Meantime CommunicationsUser-friendly technology that leverages the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) is vital to ensuring digital solutions are dynamic enough to meet the changing needs of the air cargo industry, according to one ...
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NewsRotate’s Sales Cockpit to hit the market
Ryan Keyrouse, Managing Director of Rotate.jpg Photo Rotate via Lemon QueenNetherlands-based consultancy Rotate, a member of the CargoTech group, will release its Sales Cockpit solution in November 2023.Sales Cockpit digitalises data processes, freeing sales teams to focus on their core task. The tool offers an automated and data-driven way to ...
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NewsAirbus advances A350 freighter production
Airbus is making headway with the production of its A350 freighter.The airframer has announced the arrival of the first components from its manufacturing plants in Stade, Bremen, and Varel.Airbus Aerostructures and Premium Aerotec (PAI) teams have met for the so-called "first metal cuts", said Airbus.Melanie Markgraf, ASA A350F project manager, ...
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NewsCargoAi adds AI functionality to CargoMART
Source: CargoAiCargoAi has added an artificial intelligence-based feature to its flagship platform, CargoMART.CargoCoPilot has been designed to use artificial intelligence to improve efficiency for forwarders using CargoMART."Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and vast data sets to understand, summarize, ...
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NewsHellmann goes Blue to digitize its operations
Martin Bernemann (second from the right), chief technical officer of BlueBox Systems, during the Logistics Summit. Source: BlueBox SystemsHellmann Worldwide Logistics has successfully used tracking specialist BlueBox Systems to digitize its operations, delegates to a summit in Germany learned.The forwarder, which describes itself as “one of the biggest medium-sized logistics ...
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NewsIATA ONE Record in sea-air first
Source: Cathay CargoMilestones for the IATA ONE Record data sharing initiative have been used on a sea-to-air shipment for the first time.Cathay Cargo, IATA, the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) used the milestones on a shipments accepted at the Dongguan Logistics Park in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) that were ...
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NewsEveryone's a winner at the Air Cargo News Awards 2023
Copyright: Telling PhotographyThe prestigious Air Cargo News Awards took place in the UK on Thursday night with 15 companies walking away with a trophy.More than 240 people attended the 39th awards ceremony that was this year presented by writer and comedian Dominic Holland at the Hilton London Syon Park.Companies were ...
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AI set to play a key role in customs brokerage
Customs brokers will benefit from a shift to Artificial intelligence (AI) for data entry and discrepancy identification, according to logistics platform Raft's chief technology officer Nisarg Mehta.Speaking at the US Northern Border Customs Brokers Association (NBCBA) Fall Conference, Mehta outlined how AI can achieve greater levels of operational efficiency, accuracy ...