All Technology Articles – Page 42
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Delta Cargo expands online portal functionality
Delta Cargo has expanded the functionality of its booking portal to cover all the different products it offers.The airline said that the expansion means that the full Delta product portfolio, including pharma, are now available on the platform while users will also now be able to track cargo by location, ...
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Air Canada Cargo adds Android app
Air Canada Cargo has expanded its iOS app to work on Android devices.The airline said that it had made the investment following customer feedback. The app will allow users to access flight schedules, track shipments and subscribe to text or email shipment notifications."Air Canada Cargo is committed to investing in ...
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UK Customs crunch warning as new system faces significant Brexit challenges
The UK National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that "significant challenges" remain in the implementation of a new Customs Declaration System (CDS) which is due to go fully live in January 2019.In a progress update report on the implementation the NAO also acknowledges that HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has ...
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Chile's UASL chooses Hermes cargo management system
Chile-based ground handling agent UASL has chosen Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) to provide a new cargo management system at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL).Hermes 5 (H5), the new version of Hermes’ Cargo Management System (CMS) and Hub Management System (HMS) applications, is planned to be implemented at SCL ...
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Speed and precision a key battleground in the forwarding market
The entrance of digital forwarders is driving technological investment as companies look to improve the speed and precision of their services.Ahead of the release of its annual global forwarding report, analyst Transport Intelligence (TI) has released some of the key findings from interviews and research with freight forwarders and major ...
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Testing times for cargo says Cathay
Cathay Pacific is monitoring air cargo flows to the US from Hong Kong and China in order to assess the potential impact of trade tariffs initiated by Washington.The Hong Kong-based airline, operating both a sizeable freighter and passenger aircraft fleet, is also running some ‘proof of concept’ trials on Bluetooth ...
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Cathay Pacific homes in on real-time cargo tracking
Cathay Pacific is ramping up the trial of a new track and trace technology for cargo shipments after a successful test at its home hub.The Hong Kong airline, along with ULD firm Unilode and tracking technology provider OnAsset Intelligence, initially tested the practicality of using wireless devices in the multi-storey, ...
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LOT Cargo logs on for CHAMP's Cargospot Quotes and DataAnalytics
Poland's LOT Cargo has signed for two new CHAMP products, Cargospot Quotes and DataAnalytics.LOT Cargo has purchased eleven Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, and has four more on order, to service its new transatlantic routes. Both products will assist sales and revenue teams in support of this rapid expansion in cargo ...
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Airbus to study use of aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical supplies
Airbus and International SOS, the medical and security risk services company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly study the viability of using aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical cargo and supplies.Under the agreement, signed at the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus will help to define and install ...
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Hactl in the pilot seat for IATA's Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is the first cargo terminal operator (CTO) to complete a pilot for IATA’s Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit (SFOC).SFOC is part of the Smart Facility program which aims to provide total transparency on capacities and services offered by CTOs, by means of a ...
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ABC and CLA team up with SITAONAIR for in-flight cargo monitoring
SITAONAIR is joining forces with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) to launch an internet of things (IoT) platform that will monitor, in real time, the transport of pharmaceutical cargo inflight.The platform, which is being demonstrated at the Farnborough Airshow, collects data provided by OnAsset Intelligence, its demo partner and ...
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MNX Global Logistics adopts software to help meet ACAS requirements
MNX Global Logistics has signed up to use a Descartes Systems solution to help it meet new stricter US air cargo security requirements.The logistics firm will use Descartes Air Cargo Advance Screening (Descartes ACAS) solution to comply with the new mandatory advanced security filing requirements for air cargo imports into ...
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Air Cargo Innovation Lab confirmed for November
The third edition of the Air Cargo Innovation Lab event has been confirmed for November 8 in Frankfurt.The English-language conference brings together leading figures in the airfreight industry, representatives from transport logistics and innovative start-ups to discuss the latest industry trends.“What comes next?” is a question that will explored at ...
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Boeing leads investment in Drone firm Matternet
Boeing and a series of other companies have invested in parcel drone company Matternet as the company looks to expand its operations.Boeing HorizonX Ventures led the $16m, Series A investment in Matternet, with participation by Swiss Post, Sony Innovation Fund and Levitate Capital.Matternet became the world's first company to receive ...
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Supply chains to become increasingly customer centric, according to DHL report
Supply chains will become increasingly ‘customer-centric’ as a result of the rise in e-commerce, according to the latest DHL Logistics Trend Radar report.The report found that businesses were increasingly ordering goods online, which was driving a need for faster and more convenient supply chains.Customer demand is also driving growth in ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines extends suspension of flights
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has extended the suspension of its flights for more than another week as the process of checking maintenance records takes longer than expected.In a customer update, the airline said that it could not re-start operations until it had concluded the record checking process, which was initially ...
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WiseTech continues rapid expansion with move for Pierbridge
Rapidly expanding logistics software firm WiseTech Global announced its third acquisition in less than two months by purchasing parcel transportation management solution (TMS) provider Pierbridge.Headquartered in Massachusetts, with development offices in the UK and Finland, Pierbridge offers a multi-carrier parcel shipping solution, which allows for carrier selection, booking, label printing, ...
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Brussels launches blockchain freight management app
Brussels Airport has launched its first application using blockchain technology, which it describes as the next step in the landside management tool it is developing with stakeholders in the BRUcargo airfreight community.Steven Polmans, head of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport and chairman of the community organisation Air Cargo Belgium, ...
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LATAM Cargo leaps forward with CROAMIS
Chile-based LATAM Cargo Group is implementing a new end-to-end cargo management system, CROAMIS, developed by global IT, consulting and business process services company Wipro.The next-generation system is expected to be completely deployed by 2020 and will replace several existing systems, thereby increasing efficiency.Covering all business functionalities, from planning to money ...
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Widerøe goes live with GALAXY
Norway’s Widerøe Ground Handling has gone live on Kale Logistics Solutions’ GALAXY web-based air cargo management system as part of a phased implementation of the technology at airports in its network across the Nordic region.India-based IT solution provider Kale says GALAXY facilitates automation, visibility and control as well as helping ...