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RSA National signs up to use Hermes Logistics' H5 cargo system
Hermes Logistics Technologies has been selected as the new Cargo Management System (CMS) provider for UAE-based logistics firm RSA National (RSAN).Hermes' CMS will be used by RSAN at its new flagship air cargo terminal at Dubai World Central.“This will be a full SaaS Hermes 5 implementation and we anticipate a ...
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Hong Kong launches off-airport cargo screening scheme
Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) has launched its Regulated Air Cargo Screening Facilities (RACSF) scheme for off-airport locations.The goal of the initiative is to facilitate the establishment and operation of screening at off-airport sites, in order to help the industry meet ICAO’s policy of implementing security checks for all ...
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IBA’s new aviation platform for investors and lessors is on-line
Aviation consultancy IBA Group has launched an online platform, IBA iQ Trends, for investors, lessors, airlines and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).Unlike other static aviation and airline data sets, IBA iQ Trends combines key economic data and world events in real time, with historical, current and future values and lease rates ...
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Single pilot study fails to take-off in FAA's Reauthorization Bill
A study into single pilot aircraft operations has not been included in a Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill signed by President Donald Trump and passed by Congress.The exclusion of the study from the FAA’s five year policy extension was welcomed by the US-based Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA).CAPA president ...
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Another step towards the launch of the Airlander 10 airship
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded Hybrid Air Vehicles a Design Organisation Approval (DOA), an important milestone on the path to getting its Airlander 10 airship into service.The company said that just eight other organisations hold an EASA (DOA) for type certifying large aircraft.Being granted a DOA gives ...
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IAG Cargo picks startups for Hangar 51 collaboration project
IAG Cargo has finalists from the group's Hangar 51 startup partnership programme that it will be collaborating with over the coming months.IAG Cargo along with the rest of the group heard from the shortlisted startups who presented their innovative products and services before a judging panel at a pitch day ...
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Cathay Pacific continues to roll out ULD track and trace trial
Cathay Pacific Cargo and its partners have continued to roll out trials of new Bluetooth track and trace technology for ULDs.The airline said that following a “proof of technology” trial at its home hub, it is now tracking ULDs using low-energy Bluetooth beacons and readers as they make their way ...
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DHL launches one stop platform: Customs Connection
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new one-stop shop platform for its US clients moving goods internationally.Customs Connection replaces the previous DHL platform and is designed to act as a one stop-shop for all customs processes at the air and ocean freight transport specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group.“With the ...
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ASM launches data archiving app for forwarders
Agency Sector Management (ASM) UK has launched a data archiving app to help forwarders stay compliant with the Customs declaration process.The web-based app is part of ASM’s freight management software Sequoia, and can be accessed remotely.Users do not need access to the Sequoia application in order to retrieve archived data, ...
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Dachser signs up to use airfreight booking portal cargo.one
Freight forwarder Dachser has signed up to use airfreight price comparison portal cargo.one.After a successful trial phase, Dachser has decided to use cargo.one as its digital booking platform for airfreight capacities in the spot market.With immediate effect, the cross-airline booking platform developed by cargo.one is now available to Dachser employees ...
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Air France KLM the latest to expand cargo tracking services
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is the latest carrier to expand its cargo tracking capabilities, offering optional active tracking devices on its flights.The devices can send data through telecom or other networks and provide GPS location and sensor data including information on temperature, humidity, shock/tilt and light exposure.Customers place ...
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A growing buzz about fixed-wing drones
Questions are beginning to be raised as to whether the tech bubble has peaked. A recent report in the UK’s Guardian newspaper suggested that demand for Silicon Valley rental space has plateaued, while start-ups are finding it harder to secure funding from investors.In the world of air cargo, technological advancements ...
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Wipro joins BiTA to drive progress on blockchain
Wipro, a leading globally active IT, consulting and business process services company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) in a move it said is intended to “spearhead the development of blockchain standards and drive blockchain adoption in the transportation industry”.A Blockchain can be described as a digitised ledger ...
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AT&T and Softbox collaborate on drone deliveries
US telecommunications giant AT&T recently worked closely with UK-headquartered Softbox on a drone demonstration intended to show that vital medicines can indeed be delivered by unmanned systems in times of crisis.Softbox is a designer and manufacturer of passive temperature-control packaging solutions. It has worked with some of the world’s biggest ...
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WiseTech Global acquires US trucking IT provider Trinium
Big-spending logistics solutions group WiseTech Global has made another acquisition, this time the purchase of Trinium Technologies, a provider of intermodal trucking management systems (TMS) in the US and Canada.Headquartered in Los Angeles, Trinium offers TMS for the movement of seafreight containers between port terminals, inland rail terminals, container yards ...
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Lechocki joins Hermes as head of products and services
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Jacek Lechocki as head of products and services, as it continues rolling out Hermes 5 (H5), the latest version of its cargo management system.Lechocki, heading the cargo and quality control teams, will be responsible for Hermes’ Cargo PM, Product PM and Help Desk services, ...
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Shipa Freight embraces the digital age
While the rest of the world moves increasingly into the digital age, freight forwarding appears to be getting left behind.A recent study looking at the top 20 forwarders, carried out by rate portal Freightos, was particularly eye opening.Although Freightos found that freight forwarders’ online offerings were gradually improving, it added ...
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Hola Taric: WiseTech Global acquires Spanish IT firm
Logistics solutions group WiseTech Global has continued its expansion strategy with the acquisition of Taric, a customs management solutions provider headquartered in Madrid, Spain.Taric offers a range of customs management solutions, including regulatory and tariff services, consultancy, training, process control and documentation management solutions to carriers, customs brokers and logistics ...
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Hactl boosts green efforts with special event
Ground handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has marked the latest phase in its long-running “Green Terminal” environmental programme, with an event entitled 'Don’t Wait Act Now' that included a show of upcycled fashion modelled by Hactl staff.The Don’t Wait Act Now event is designed to instill a ...
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US pilot unions team up to oppose single-pilot freighter study
Unions representing the pilots of nearly 50 commercial airlines have teamed up to oppose a study that would research and develop a programme to support single-pilot freighter aircraft.The alliance, which was announced at the recent Air Safety Forum, contains the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the Allied Pilots Association ...