All Technology Articles – Page 18
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Dronamics secures $40m in funding as it looks to the Middle East
Middle-mile drone firm Dronamics has raised $40m in funding that will in part go towards adding a presence in the Middle East.The pre-Series A funding came from venture capital funds and angel investors from 12 countries, including Founders Factory, Speedinvest, Eleven Capital, and most recently the Strategic Development Fund (SDF), ...
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NewsMenzies implements truck slot booking at LAX
Source: NallianCargo handler Menzies Aviation has implemented a truck slot booking system at LAX as it looks to reduce truck waiting times.The handler opted for Nallian's Truck Visit Management Solution which allows forwarders and trucking firms to book an arrival slot.The system gives the handler an overview of when a ...
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China Airlines to use IBS Software's iCargo solution
China Airlines will use IBS Software's iCargo solution as its new cargo management system as part of its digitalisation efforts.Using the IBS Software platform, China Airlines will transition from its existing cargo system to a new single platform which includes sales, import and export operations, airmail handling and revenue accounting ...
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NewsChallenge Group partners with EXSYN on data migration project
Source: Challenge GroupChallenge Group has partnered with software company EXSYN to help it safeguard data during a move to a new technology platform that will enable it to digitalise aircraft maintenance procedures.EXSYN’s aircraft data management solution, NEXUS, will play a vital role in managing the complex aircraft data flows as ...
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NewsAwery adds advisory expertise
Awery Aviation Software has appointed Arnaud Lambert, Ariaen Zimmerman, and Pascal Morvan to its advisory board.Lambert has 25 years of air cargo and IT experience in senior management roles with Cargolux Airlines and, most recently, CHAMP Cargosystems, where he was chief executive.Arnaud Lambert. Photo: AweryMorvan has 31 years’ experience in ...
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CharterSync enables real-time tracking capabilities
CharterSync has said its clients can now accurately track aircraft via its personalised all-in-one dashboard thanks to the addition of "first-of-its-kind" real-time tracking capabilities.The digital air cargo charter firm said the addition of flight tracking to the active booking dashboard enables freight forwarders to monitor an aircraft’s position across any ...
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CargoAi highlights benefits of strategic investors over venture capital
Strategic investors allow companies to adopt a more long-term outlook than venture capital (VC) which can encourage short-term thinking, according to online booking portal CargoAi.The portal last year secured investment from CargoTech, an investment company backed by the ECS Group that also includes cargo optimisation firm Wiremind Cargo, ECS’s Cargo ...
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NewsPortal cargo.one makes cuts as it realigns to economic conditions
Online booking portal cargo.one has announced the loss of 16 members of staff as it adopts a more cautious strategy in light of a weakening macroeconomic environment.Moritz Claussen, founder and co-chief executive of cargo.one, said that the company remained incredibly grateful to the members of staff that were leaving and ...
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NewsLödige Industries joins Cargo iQ
Lothar Moehle. Photo: Cargo iQAirfreight quality standards group Cargo iQ has welcomed air cargo terminal systems provider Lödige Industries to its ranks.Germany-headquartered Lödige will, said a statement from Cargo iQ, “lend its experience as a provider of logistics systems and material handling solutions to the global airport, warehouse, and production ...
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NewsTopo Solutions expands in Hong Kong to meet rising demand
Topo Solutions Hong Kong office. Photo: Topo SolutionsHong Kong-headquartered software as a service (SaaS) provider Topo Solutions has expanded its available office space in Hong Kong’s Central Business District Two.It has been at that location for over a year, though it has been in business for a decade.It required the ...
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NewsLödige to supply automated handling system for Cainiao
Cainiao Smart Gateway. Photo: AlibabaGerman logistics systems supplier Lödige Industries is to deliver an automated air cargo handling system for the new Cainiao Smart Gateway.What will be the third-largest logistics centre in Hong Kong is scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year, and the Lödige handling system ...
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Elbit Systems joins Boeing freighter supply chain
Israeli technology company Elbit Systems will supply large main deck cargo doors for Boeing's B777 and B777-8 freighters.Elbit Systems' subsidiary, Elbit Systems-Cyclone, has been awarded a contract for the supply of aero-structure assemblies to Boeing.The contract includes production and supply of the largest Main Deck Cargo Door (MDCD) for the ...
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Fleet Enable expands into air cargo with last mile automation platform
Logistics technology creator Fleet Enable is expanding into the air cargo market with a logistics software platform designed to automate all aspects of the final mile delivery market for air shipments.Texas, US-based Fleet Enable said it would enter the market with its namesake software this spring.According to Fleet Enable, its ...
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NewsSave the date: Air Cargo News Awards 2023
This year's Air Cargo News Awards will take place on Thursday, October 12 at the London Syon Park Hilton close to Heathrow Airport.The awards are in their 39th year and honour those companies who have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.This event celebrates excellence in ...
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Freightos and WebCargo report rapid rise in online bookings in 2022
Online booking portal Freightos has seen a rapid increase in the number of bookings it has registered as the platform has continued to add airlines and the industry has continued to adapt to a digital environment.Freightos recorded a 154.3% year-on-year increase in transactions to 668,185 in 2022, while in the ...
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Challenge Group to digitalise maintenance procedures
Air cargo firm Challenge Group is implementing new software that will allow its three airlines to digitalise aircraft maintenance procedures.The AMOS software will be used by group airlines Challenge Airlines BE, Challenge Airlines IL and Challenge Airlines MT, as well as its maintenance business Challenge Technic.The AMOS Airline Edition will ...
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NewsFreightos and IAG Cargo drive digitalisation
IAG Cargo and Freightos are stepping into 2023 with an ongoing digitalisation partnership that has seen customer accessibility and useability go from strength to strength.In June 2019, cargo booking platform WebCargo by Freightos became the first live user of IAG Cargo’s digital APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).The partnership provides freight forwarder ...
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NewsCoyne Airways lists freighter capacity with Airblox
Larry Coyne, founder and chief executive, Coyne Airways. Photo: AirbloxLondon-based cargo airline Coyne Airways has started listing freighter capacity with online air cargo capacity trading platform Airblox.Online marketplace Airblox enables brokers, freight forwarders, and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic Block Space Agreements (eBSAs).The ...
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CargoAi takes aim at carbon reduction
TV character Kermit the frog once sang ‘it’s not easy being green’, a sentiment that CargoAi chief executive Matthew Perot can relate to after launching a range of carbon reduction services over the last 18 months.Speaking at the recent Tiaca Air Cargo Forum event in Miami, Petot says that each ...
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DB Schenker and Cargolux launch direct API connection
Cargolux and DB Schenker have added a direct API interface to their respective IT systems that will allow the forwarder to book capacity on the freighter operator's aircraft.The carrier said that the connection would provide a direct interface between both companies’ systems to "generate tailored and immediate, bookable quotes".Cargolux’s Austria, ...