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New players and platform solutions will bring far-reaching change to air cargo
Leading minds from industry and science have come together at the second Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab conference to discuss the future of logistics.Following last year’s success, some 100 participants from the air cargo industry are attending the two-day event, hosted at Frankfurt Airport by Fraport and the DVV Media ...
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CHAMP empire extends to 50 nations
With more and more customs authorities asking for advance information, CHAMP Cargosystems has extended its Traxon Global Customs (TGC) solution to ten more countries over the past none months.It says that TGC now covers over 50 countries.The latest additions are the Philippines, Abu Dhabi, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Canada, Ghana, the Maldives, ...
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Panalpina's new airfreight booking platform offers instant rate quotations
Logistics giant Panalpina has successfully piloted its new, fully automated online quotation and booking platform for ad hoc cargo with selected airfreight customers.Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “We have recently reached a significant milestone in modernising the company’s systems landscape by successfully rolling out our new state-of-the-art operational platform ...
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FedEx takes $300m operating income hit on cyber attack
The Petya cyber attack cost express giant FedEx $300m in lost operating income during the first quarter of its financial year ended August 31.The company said the cyber attack, which hit its TNT Express business in June, predominantly affected revenues. The loss of revenues went straight through to its profits ...
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Expeditors launches new cargo tracking company
Freight forwarder Expeditors has launched a new cargo tracking company that will offer its services to customers moving cargo using other companies.The US forwarder said that Cargo Signal would offer its suite of sensor-based logistics tracking services on shipments move by both Expeditors and other carriers.These digital services are run ...
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Lufthansa Cargo sets up 'test factory' with IBS Software
IBS Software has set up a 'Test Factory' for Lufthansa Cargo to ensure that all its application software is fit for purpose and meet the highest quality standards.IBS said that Lufthansa Cargo will benefit from the IT solution provider's air cargo domain knowledge and "vast experience of building, testing and ...
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VIDEO: UPS drives vehicle safety with virtual reality training
UPS will start training student delivery drivers to spot and identify road hazards using Virtual Reality (VR) headsets that vividly simulate the experience of driving on city streets while teaching a more memorable classroom lesson.The US parcels and logistics giant will begin launching VR training in September at its nine ...
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Cargo handler Hactl implements VR training system
Cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has introduced virtual reality (VR) training so new staff can gain experience before working in the challenging ramp environment.Hactl’s COSAC-VR system provides users with an interactive, fully immersive, 360 degree, four-dimensional experience.At the moment, the system covers aircraft cargo compartment operations, ...
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Pilotless freighters ‘by early 2020s’, says report
Pilotless freighter aircraft could be a reality by the early years of the next decade, considers a report by UBS evidence lab.In a report by its aerospace, airline and logistics analysts published on August 7 , it postulated that the first full size pilotless all cargo planes could be flying ...
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VIDEO: DHL completes 'smart glasses' pilot programme
Deutsche Post’s contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has completed a pilot programme using smart glasses in its warehouses in the US and Europe.The high tech eyewear provide visual displays of order picking instructions along with information on where items are located and where they need to be placed on ...
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DHL offers high-tech logistics for the high-tech industry
DHL is combining its competencies to the computer industry as DHL Semiconductor Logistics to provide a full suite of end-to-end solutions and is launching a Global Capital Support Center with dedicated teams in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US.The suite of services covers the entire value chain from inbound to ...
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Dynamic airfreight pricing, what it means for shippers and forwarders
Posted airfreight rates with promotions change about once a month, on average. When airlines make the shift to dynamic pricing, rates change constantly, driven by excess capacity and diminishing time before departure, writes Manel Galindo* of Freightos.Once the majority of airlines make this shift to dynamic pricing, our industry will ...
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DHL and Huawei announce 'internet of things' partnership
Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) and communications giant Huawei Technologies have announced a new partnership that aims to develop supply chain solutions using the internet of things.Under a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Huawei and DP DHL Group will collaborate on innovation projects focusing on cellular-based internet of things technology, which ...
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Robots are DHL’s automatic choice
DHL Supply Chain has kicked of its robotics deployment programme in the UK and Ireland with the purchase of four Sawyer machines. They will be used in the express logistics operator’s co-packing and production logistics centres in the region, moving between different sites to support seasonal demand or to fill ...
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Online portal Freightos expands services to the UK
Online forwarder portal Freightos is expanding internationally with the addition of services for the UK market.The online freight marketplace was launched in the US in 2016 and provides instant freight comparison, booking, and management of freight services for thousands of US importers and exporters of all sizes. The UK has ...
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Celebi goes live with Kale cargo management system at Delhi airport
Ground handler Celebi has gone live with IT provider Kale’s Galaxy (domestic module) cargo management system at its Delhi cargo terminal in India.The move forms part of a phased implementation of the entire suite of Galaxy Air Cargo management software system comprising of export/import operations, warehouse management, invoice and accounts ...
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New tax could hit Indian airfreight exports
An Indian trade organisation has warned that a proposed tax on airfreight exports will stifle growth in the country’s air cargo sector, while it has also called for investment in the sector.At its annual Air Cargo Summit, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry warned that moves to include airfreight exports ...
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FedEx financial performance hit by TNT cyber attack
Express firm FedEx said today that its financial results will be affected by the Petya cyber attack that hit subsidiary TNT. The company continues to be affected by the virus.In a stock exchange announcement, the express giant said it was still evaluating the financial impact of the attack, but it ...
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ASM software upgrade is ready for Brexit
Agency Sector Management (ASM) has launched a major upgrade of its Sequoia software, providing a complete freight management system.The software provider to the UK forwarding industry said that the release gives users a single application where data is shared across all functions such as job costing and producing documentation, as ...
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DHL robot: Take me to your loader (VIDEO)
Technology group Wärtsilä and DHL have completed a successful pilot to test mobile robots in a warehouse environment.The pilot phase of Fetch Robotics technology was carried out in Wärtsilä’s central distribution centre in Kampen, the Netherlands, where the entire logistics chain of Wärtsilä’s spare parts, from order intake to customer ...