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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 ...
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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 ...