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Delta Cargo facilitates airfreight bookings with API interface
Delta Cargo has launched its new, free application progamme interface (API) that enables its cargo customers to connect their own operating platforms to book and track shipments.With the Delta Cargo API, customers can view available capacity and rates, create and manage bookings 24/7, and receive real-time updates on active shipments ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo continues to invest in digitalisation
Turkish Cargo has continued with the digitalisation of its operations with the integration of Robotic Process Automations (RPA) to minimise error rates on information entry and for spot rate approval.The airline said that RPAs would reduce error rates and costs while improving employee productivity and the speed of operation. The ...
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GEFCO hit by cyber attack
Freight forwarder GEFCO has confirmed that it came under an external cyberattack last Sunday “designed to disrupt our business” but that its air business has not been affected.Few details have been released by the France-based logistics company about the attack although Luc Nadal, GEFCO chief executive and chairman of the ...
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Air Cargo Belgium and CHAMP team up
Air Cargo Belgium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CHAMP Cargosystems on the future testing of technology.The cargo organisation said that the purpose of the MoU is to develop an innovation roadmap of the air cargo industry, with CHAMP the preferred partner in the roll-out and testing of ...
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NewsFedEx prepares for vaccine distribution with launch of precise tracking sensor
FedEx has launched a lightweight, sensor-based logistics device called SenseAware ID that enables the highly precise tracking of shipments.FedEx said that the launch of SenseAware ID is "well-timed", as it continues to move pharma and medical supplies around the US. In addition, it expects SenseAware ID to be used in ...
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Forwarder a. hartrodt to roll out CargoWise platform
Freight forwarder a. hartrodt will roll out the CargoWise platform across its network of more than 100 locations and more than 2,000 logistics team members.The CargoWise system will be implemented to support freight forwarding, customs, warehousing and order management operations. The global rollout in Asia, South and North America, Oceania ...
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CCS-UK trials IATA One Record technology
London Heathrow Airport’s air cargo community has ompleted its first trial of IATA’s ONE Record technologies, which aim to replace the legacy Cargo-Imp and XML standards.US application development and data management specialist Nexshore built a ONE Record server based in the UK, to control the storage and transmission of the ...
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Handler Cargologic renews with CHAMP
Swiss ground handler Cargologic has extended its partnership with CHAMP Cargosystems through a new ten-year agreement.Cargologic has been using CHAMP’s Cargospot Handling, a digital cargo management tool, for more than 13 years.The new agreement will see Cargologic using CHAMP’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model to transition its current system to a service ...
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Cargo Flash appoints new head of revenue management services
Software firm Cargo Flash has appointed Suresh Nair as head of revenue management services.The company said that Nair has worked in the air cargo market for 22 years in various roles covering, sales, marketing, revenue management, operations and more.In the past he has worked with airlines such as Swiss Air ...
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VIDEO: DSV Canada adds second drone delivery route
Freight forwarder DSV Canada has successfully launched its second cargo drone route with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC).The route will allow DSV to deliver various types of cargo, including healthcare related cargo, from a designated area — known as a DroneSpot — at DSV’s warehouse in Milton, Ontario to a "DropSpot" ...
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CHAMP partners with Google for API connections
CHAMP Cargosystems has selected Google Cloud to provide an application programming interface (API) platform and "self-service portal".The platform, Google Cloud’s Apigee API management portal, allows CHAMP and its customers to quickly connect to a variety of back end systems, including in-house and third-party apps, marketplace portals, and more.It also allows ...
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Descartes rolls out Bluetooth ULD readers at Menzies Aviation facilities
Descartes is rolling out is core Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers at Menzies Aviation's facilities worldwide.The deal enables ground handler Menzies Aviation to enhance its cargo-tracking capabilities, as well as enabling Descartes to expand its BLE network, which is "used to track international mail, parcel and cargo shipments in real-time".Descartes ...
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Dnata rolls out Descartes' Bluetooth readers for ULD tracking
Cargo handler dnata is deploying Descartes' Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers to enable the tracking of cargo across its network.Descartes Core BLE readers capture the movement of ULDs that have been equipped with either a Descartes or third-party BLE tag.Shipments can be tracked with the Descartes core ULD tracking solution, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo set to continue using CHAMP solutions
Lufthansa Cargo extended its partnership with CHAMP, through which it will be able to continue accessing CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon CDMP solutions.Lufthansa Cargo will be able to "gain synergies and cargo insights" through its continued use of CHAMP's Traxon CDMP, a tool that measures "over 40% of the worldwide ...
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NewsDigital cargo bookings increase at Air France KLM
Gertjan RoelandsAir France KLM Martin Air Cargo (AFKLMP) has noted an increase in the use of its digital booking services since the outbreak of the coronavirus.The cargo airline group said that in June its online sales percentage reached 60% for the first time. In the US, its online sales percentage ...
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Cargo.one raises $18.6m as it looks to triple in size
Digital booking platform cargo.one has raised $18.6m in venture funding in its Series A round to help it achieve significant expansion by the end of this year.Cargo.one said it will use the funding to onboard new airlines, grow in new markets, hire 70 employees and ultimately triple in size."In the ...
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PayCargo integrates with Unisys for air cargo payments
PayCargo’s online payment solution is now directly integrated with Unisys’ cargo management system.The two partners said the tie-up would "provide Unisys’ partner carriers with access to a single platform that includes modern payment services, with automated data flows that saves time and money".As reported, Delta Cargo has become the first ...
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NewsDigital air cargo bookings continue to grow despite Covid-19 outbreak
The use of air cargo online booking portals looks set to increase over the coming months, despite a slowdown in growth during the height of the PPE capacity crunch.Freightos chief marketing officer Eytan Buchman told Air Cargo News that its WebCargo booking platform, which has 22,000 users and claims to ...
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CEVA launches new cargo booking platform
Freight forwarder CEVA has launched a new booking portal as it continues its digital drive.The system will initially be used for ocean transport but will eventually also be rolled out for air and road, although it has yet to announce a timeline for the roll out to these modes.The myCEVA ...
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NewsJan de Rijk signs up to trucking platform to combat 'our biggest challenge'
Road feeder (RFS) firm Jan de Rijk Logistics has signed up to slot booking platform Trucking CDM as part of efforts to reduce waiting times at airports.The RFS company said that the industry is under pressure to reduce costs but also achieve faster transit times between European airports, because much ...