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K+N partners with Temasek to invest in supply chain start-up firms
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has teamed up with Singapore investment firm Temasek to invest in start-up tech firms that are developing products for logistics and supply chain operations.The joint venture is targeting investments in companies which are developing technologies and services with the potential to “transform traditional business models in logistics, improve ...
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Boeing unveils prototype unmanned cargo air vehicle
Boeing has unveiled an unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype.Designed to transport a payload up to 500lbs (227 kg) for possible future cargo and logistics applications, the prototype - which has not been called a drone - will be used to test and evolve Boeing's autonomy technology ...
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Flexport signs up for CHAMP’s Traxon CargoHUB
Flexport, the San Francisco-based freight forwarder that also offers a web-based app to provide customers with real-time visibility of their shipments’ progress, has integrated its systems with the CHAMP messaging platform Traxon cargoHUB, as well as with the latter’s Premium Tracking service.As part of that process of switch-over, it has ...
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CNS and PayCargo collaborate on new US import online payment platform
Cargo Network Services Corp (CNS), an IATA subsidiary, and US-based PayCargo have joined forces to offer the PayCargo-CNS System, a new US import payment option.CNS offers a range of business offerings designed to meet the requirements of the US air cargo industry (it operates CASS-USA, the US airfreight industry’s first ...
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NewsEirtech goes flat out for bellyhold cargo loading
Eirtech Aviation Services' flat cargo floor system is to be installed on an Airbus A319 aircraft for the first time.The Ireland-based company's cover panels, which fit over the existing cargo loading system (forward and aft), provide a flat cargo floor on which cargo and passenger baggage can be easily and ...
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Champ to smooth Silk Way West Airline’s cargo operations
Silk Way West Airlines has become the latest carrier to go live with Champ’s Weight & Balance load planning service for its fleet of Boeing 747 freighters, following approval from the Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Authority.The software provider said the IT solution would give faster load planning with greater accuracy, while ...
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Finnair Cargo launches an eye in the sky – and on the ground
Finnair Cargo has introduced Cargo Eye, an airfreight monitoring tool, and invited other innovators to pitch for solutions to the air cargo industry’s remaining "unsolved challenges".Finnair says that its Cargo Eye solution integrates multiple data sources, transaction data and sensors to help its newly formed Cargo Control Center to monitor ...
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Drone danger is real, says US pilots chief
Two recent midair collisions highlight the real danger from unmanned aircraft (drones) said president of the Air Line Pilots Association in the US, (ALPA), Captain Tim Canoll.He called on Congress to stiffen existing legislation and for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to introduce rules forcing recreational drone users to keep ...
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Is the future of aviation electric?
Siemens, Rolls Royce and Airbus are to collaborate on a project to deliver a Bae146-sized hybrid electric plane by 2020.The three manufacturers claim that the E-Fan-X could radically change the face of aviation with cleaner, quieter planes that would allow planes to fly closer to city centres and compete with ...
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Bad connections threaten communications revolution says satellite firm
Lack of high-speed connections to monitor assets in remote areas could lead to logistics businesses missing out on the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) according to a survey by global mobile satellite company, Inmarsat.While the technology has the potential to revolutionise the logistics industry, with intelligent sensors gathering ...
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Champ to extend JAL link-up
IT supplier Champ Cargosystems is planning to launch a number of IT projects with Japan Airlines, three years after it signed an initial deal with the carrier.The measures aim to optimise processes and improve engagement with the carrier’s clients and industry partners.JAL already uses Champ’s Cargospot cargo management application to ...
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Russian firm plans heavyweight cargo drone
Russian technology firm ARDN says it is developing a new design of crone capable of carrying a payload of up to 250kg – or 50kg over a distance of up to 350km.It says that its SKYF unmanned vertical take-off and landing aerial carrier platform has been developed after close consultation ...
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Bolloré and Oro deliver B2B e-commerce solution
France-headquartered Bolloré Logistics and Californian software company Oro Inc have joined forces to launch an order-to-delivery B2B e-commerce platform aimed at retailers and their customer companies.With B2B e-commerce activity predicted to be worth US$6.7tn by 2020, Bolloré said the joint service “harnesses the considerable success of direct digital sales to ...
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ABC gets fresh with online pharma platform
Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has entered into a service level agreement with Sky Fresh to use the Belgian IT firm’s online data platform for monitoring time- and temperature-sensitive shipments.The move to digital processes will enable users to complete checklists via an app on their smartphone or tablet, with ...
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Setback for Airlander 10 as it breaks free of mooring
The Airlander 10 airship suffered a new setback over the weekend when it broke free of its mooring and a safety system ripped open the hull.Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said its airship, which is the world's longest aircraft, was not flying at the time of the incident and initial assessments ...
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iTran and HNA Logistics partner on cargo software project
iTran Systems and HNA Modern Logistics Group have signed a long-term co-operation agreement to jointly develop logistics and air cargo IT solutions.In the first phase of the deal, the two partners will develop a sales and booking platform, which will integrate HNA Modern Logistics' processes from incoming sales and booking ...
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UPS joins BiTA for blockchain logistics
US integrator UPS has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA) for the development of blockchain technology standards and education in airfreight.Blockchain is a digital database that encrypts information in secure, linked ‘blocks’. According to Linda Weakland, UPS director of enterprise architecture and innovation, it “has multiple applications in the ...
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Vertannes joins e-Cargoware board
Airfreight IT firm e-Cargoware has appointed industry veteran Des Vertannes as its non-executive chairman.Vertannes, who was recently inducted to TIACA hall of fame, was latterly IATA’s head of cargo and, in a long career, held management positions including Air Menzies international, Gulf Air and Etihad Airways.e-Cargoware’s platform is used by ...
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Now is the time to think about Brexit supply chains, says logistics expert
UK retailers must prioritise supply chains in their planning for Brexit, or face a cash flow disadvantage due to a delay in VAT returns on imports.Alison Conley, partner and head of retail and consumer at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, said that if the UK exits the European Union without any agreed ...
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Oman switches over to SmartKargo
Oman Air Cargo has introduced a new 100% Cloud-based cargo ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution from SmartKargo: an advanced cargo management platform suitable for airlines, ground handlers, sales agents and regulators.Oman Air stated that it chose SmartKargo to “maximise the potential of its cargo business – leveraging the solution’s advanced, ...