All Technology Articles – Page 39
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NewsUK appoints logistics duo to advise on Brexit backstop solutions
The UK government has made two key logistics appointments as it looks to deliver its Brexit commitment to find workable alternatives to the Northern Ireland backstop when Britain leaves the European Union (EU).Peter MacSwiney, chairman of Customs clearance software provider ASM, has been appointed to a new Technical Alternative Arrangements ...
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NewsVistara signs up for Cargo Flash system
Indian airline Vistara (Tata SIA Airlines) has selected the nGen Cargo system for its international and domestic cargo operationsThe nGen systems by Cargo Flash will provide end-to-end solution for reservation, operations and revenue management for Vistara's cargo business."The cloud-based cargo systems will not only ensure to streamline and manage each ...
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NewsFreightos launches airfreight rate and booking portal
Freightos has today launched a new online pricing and booking portal for airfreight as the digitisation of the sector continues to gather pace.The free WebCargo Sky platform is available to IATA certified airfreight forwarders and as well as offering instant pricing from more than 370 airlines, will allow forwarders to ...
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NewsDSV continues IT drive with centralised service centre
One of DSV's global IT support centre teamsDSV has developed a centralised IT service centre as it continues its drive towards standardised systems across the whole company.The Danish freight forwarder last year hired Lasse Lundemark as director of global IT support with the task of developing a global IT support ...
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NewsCHAMP launches e-learning academy
Cargo IT firm CHAMP Cargosystems has introduced CHAMP Academy, a catalog of courses to help customers learn how to use CHAMP solutions - all delivered through an e-learning platform.The Academy "offers easy to access interactive e-learning modules for navigating through its certification & retraining courses"."To increase knowledge retention rate and ...
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NewsAir cargo braces for an innovation tornado
Ashish PradhanAn “innovation tornado” promises to sweep away outdated air cargo processes but there are still potential obstacles in the path of digital progress.A presentation at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) from Ashish Pradhan global head, airlines, at IT services and consulting company Wipro, gave a progress update on ...
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NewsCogoport warns industry of slow pace of technology take-up
The Air Cargo Europe (ACE) and transport logistic exhibitions and conferences that runs alongside each other in Munich are not the only logistics industry events being held this week.The Evofenedex SCM Summit was held yesterday (June 5) in Zoetermeer, in the west of the Netherlands.The Evofenedex SCM conference considered how ...
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NewsIAG launches latest Hangar 51 innovation programme
International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched its latest Hangar 51 global innovation programme in collaboration with its subsidiary carriers Iberia, Vueling and IAG Cargo.The 10-week accelerator nurtures start-ups with a broad range of technologies, enabling them to develop and test their products on a global scale.At the end of this ...
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News#NexGenLeaders winners announced at ACE
The winners of the ECS Group-hosted #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge have been announced at Air Cargo Europe (ACE) in Munich: a grouping of Luxembourg-based airfreight IT systems supplier CHAMP Cargosystems, Franco-Dutch airfreight carrier Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and software developer Dropslab Technologies.The group won the award for their Augmented Reality ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to adopt AFLS 8.0 cargo management platform
Dominic Kennedy, managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, and Ganesh Vaideeswaran, managing director of Accenture’s AFLS business, pictured at Air Cargo Europe 2019 in MunichVirgin Atlantic is to implement the Freight & Logistics Software 8.0 (AFLS 8.0) platform from Accenture in a move that it said will add a further ...
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NewsExFreight Zeta goes live with Traxon Premium Tracking
ExFreight Zeta, a US-based freight forwarding company, has implemented CHAMP Cargosystems’ Traxon Premium Tracking solution, which offers cargo track and trace services for its customers.Traxon Premium Tracking currently covers more than 90 airlines. It leverages information flows to provide status updates based on air waybill (AWB) numbers requested on the ...
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NewsCHAMP is automatic choice for Air Algérie
Air Algérie has signed up to CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB host-to-host automated data exchange system nto communicate with forwarders and other air cargo supply chain partners. The hub offers electronic access to over 100 airlines, 3,000 forwarders, operating from 9,000 branches worldwide, irrespective of their IT configuration or systems.The carrier’s general ...
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NewsPanalpina’s new portal goes on display in Munich
Panalpina's chief commercial officer, Karl WeyenethPanalpina is launching its new customer portal at Transport Logistic 2019 in Munich on 3 June. It offers collaborative shipment management, fully automated instant quotation and lane risk assessment, features that make the portal unique in the industry, says the forwarder, which was recently acquired ...
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Index firm adds more rate data
Munich-based air cargo information specialist TAC says that its project to totally index the world’s major freight markets is a step closer with the publication of new routes from the US, Europe and Asia.It has added Singapore-South East Asia Heathrow to all airports in the US, Canada and Mexico, Heathrow-South-East ...
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NewsPleuss to spearhead Imperial’s IT expansion
Imperial Logistics International has appointed Hugo Pluess as its new chief information officer (CIO), based in Zurich. He takes up the post on August 1.Reporting to chief executive Hakan Bicil, he will be responsible for all aspects of IT at Imperial Logistics International’s operations, which employ 9,000 staff at 170 ...
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NewsDigitalisation does not mean a race to the bottom on pricing
Lars JensenDigitalisation will not result in a race to the bottom on pricing for forwarders, according to SeaIntelligence Consulting founder Lars Jensen.Speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM) of forwarder association The WACO System, Jensen warned that forwarders need to embrace digitalisation or get left behind.“Digitalisation is something that should ...
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NewsThe right stuff: How software can optimise ULD loadplanning
Optimised loading of an air cargo container or pallet is like solving a Rubrik’s Cube, but without the fun.Cargo-Planner is now applying its software expertise in ocean and rail freight container to the world of airfreight unit load devices (ULD), with their awkward shapes and regulatory status as an aircraft ...
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NewsTigers teams up with Doozee for instant freight rate quotes
Logistics firm Tigers is the launch customer for an instant freight rate quote engine developed by US-based tech start-up Doozee.The new tool will be available to Tigers’ international agent network and will be hosted on the Tigers SmartHub:Connect portal following the release of future versions of Doozee.Doozee will then allow ...
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NewsMore airlines set to join cargo.one booking platform
Cargo.one screen shotCargo.one is set to add new airlines to its spot-market booking portal this year, following on from Finnair announcing it would offer its capacity on the platform.Cargo.one managing director Moritz Claussen told Air Cargo News that it hoped that at least three new airlines would join the platform ...
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NewsCargo iQ focuses on smaller forwarders
Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director, Cargo iQ (right) with others involved in the trialCargo IQ says its Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Solution will provide vastly improved planning and control options to small and medium sized forwarders who work with member airlines on a small-scale or regional basis.The SME Solution, which ...