All Technology Articles – Page 48
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Airbus’ BizLab is buzzing with ideas
Plane-maker Airbus says that 30 start-up companies from its three BizLab schemes in Toulouse, Hamburg and Bangalore have pitched their projects to international investor at a summit in Toulouse.Airbus describes BizLab as an aerospace business accelerator, giving new firms the opportunity to realise their ideas.In parallel, Airbus Bizlab is now ...
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The Airlander rises again
Hybrid Air Vehicles’ Airlander 10 Airship made a successful flight on 10 May, following its accident last August.The £25m vehicle, described as the world's largest aircraft, sustained cockpit damage in a heavy landing at Cardington Airfield in the UK Midlands on 24 August, just days after making it maiden flight, ...
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Flexport to invest in cross-dock facilities
Forwarder Flexport will invest in a network of consolidation facilities as it looks to gain greater control over supply chains.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the Air Cargo Europe event, Flexport chief executive Ryan Petersen revealed that the company had just signed deals for facilities in Hong Kong and Los ...
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DHL tech makes for a speedier, safer warehouse
DHL Supply Chain is testing new technology that monitors warehouse activity in real-time at three pilot sites in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland. Data is aggregated from sensors on scanners and material handling equipment, and DHL’s warehouse management system which is then visualised on ‘heat maps’ to improve efficiency and ...
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Airfreight industry calls for data pipeline
Participants called for a “data pipeline” for air cargo at a recent workshop organised by the Trade&Cargo Facilitation Association (TCF).However the concept is challenging, although over 80% of companies attending the event said they were willing to get involved in its implementation.The event at Kista, Sweden on 24-25 April and ...
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New system set to fix broken supply chains
Software firm Gelnius has launched a new technology platform that it says could reinvent the way global supply chains work, by linking up previously disjointed systems.The Gelnius system was originally developed from SEKO Logistics technology which manages 150,000 outbound finished goods inventory movements a year and has a proven in ...
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Peli Bio Thermal opens two service centres
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has opened two service centres, in Belgium and Puerto Rico, serving the global pharmaceuticals sector.The new facilities will serve as additional depots for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program.Located at key hubs for both pharmaceutical manufacturing and transfer, the new locations ...
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Investment in technology the key for airfreight
In a column for Air Cargo News, Dheeraj Kohli, vice president and global head of travel and transportation for Blue Bell-based Unisys Corporation outlines why he believes integration is key for the future of airfreightCompared to many other sectors, transport and cargo has what could charitably be called a conservative ...
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Alexa, where's my cargo?
CHAMP Cargosystems has developed a system that allows users to make air cargo track and trace requests using Amazon's Alexa voice recognition service.The new system enables voice interaction with CHAMP's Traxon track and trace application, allowing users to obtain air waybill statuses using simple voice commands on devices that offer ...
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Hybrid Airships to take to the air with Helium One
Hybrid Enterprises, the exclusive worldwide re-seller of Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airships, has agreed a strategic partnership with Helium One, an explorer, developer and producer of high value bulk liquid helium for the international market.Helium One will use the LMH-1 Hybrid Airship to safely transport helium out of Helium One’s deposit ...
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Airlander makes progress towards resumption of flight testing
Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company behind the new Airlander hybrid aircraft - which utilise new technology to combines favourable characteristics of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters with lighter-than-air technology – has said that it has passed two milestones on its way to the resumption of its flight test programme.The Airlander ...
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E-AWB use sees slight decline in February
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration of the market tailed off slightly in February, according to the latest IATA monthly report. The figure for the month was 0.3% down on January, according to the association’s latest figures.eAWB volume in February was 639,419 while in January it was 639,540.Nevertheless, IATA has set ...
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CargoIT opts for Traxon cargoHUB
Stockholm-based logistics software provider CargoIT has connected to the Traxon cargoHUB.Traxon cargoHUB is CHAMP’s fully automated host-to-host communication product that links more than 100 airlines with approximately 3,000 forwarders, general sales agents (GSAs), ground handling agents (GHAs) and shippers.CargoIT is connected to Traxon cargoHUB using IATA Cargo-XML version 3.0, which ...
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Network to offer expert advice
Air cargo and aviation network Neutral Air Partner is launching NAX, an international group of experts to advance the interests of time sensitive industry and e-commerce. Its aim is to provide resources and education on industry trends and opportunities to its membership of first, middle and last mile delivery companies.Target ...
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Tech giant offers carriers air cargo solution
Global IT firm Unisys is offering a new “holistic and integrated cargo logistics solution to allow carriers to streamline freight management and improve their operational efficiency.Digistics lets air carriers choose from a comprehensive suite of offerings or select the specific services they need, including inventory management, booking, invoicing, and accounting. ...
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Envirotainer flies the flag in Luxembourg
Cold chain specialist Envirotainer is to supply its flagship RAP e2 solution at Luxembourg airport. Head of healthcare sales for the region, Niklas Lönnkvist said it would significantly increase the company’s ability to service customers at the seventh largest airfreight location in Europe.He added: “The new facility is well located ...
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Champ in the corner for ULD Partner
Champ Cargosystems says that Hong Kong based ULD Partner is using its ULD Manager application to support the operations of its launch customer, Air China Cargo. Under the contract, ULD Partner will supply, repair, maintenance and manage the combined Air China Cargo and Air China inventory of over 13,000 ULDs, ...
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Air cargo under no immediate threat from start-ups but should still be watchful
The air cargo industry should not ignore the threat of start-ups but in the short term there is no major threat of disruption.During a conference session at the Air Cargo Africa event, panellists outlined their thoughts on whether the air cargo industry could be at threat from start-ups, in the ...
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Cargo IQ to offer new smart data portal
Cargo iQ, the IATA interest group that seeks to create and encourage the implementation of quality standards for the worldwide air cargo industry, is to launch a smart data program that will give its more than 80 members – major airlines, freight forwarders, ground-handling agents, trucking companies and IT solution ...
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Peli Bio Thermal launches new re-useable large volume container
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has launched Credo Cargo, a new re-usable passive product that allows entire pallets of temperature sensitive cargo to be loaded.Speaking on the side lines of the Temperature Controlled Logistics event, director of worldwide marketing Adam Tetz explained that the company already had ...