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Amazon and UK cooperate in trials to make drone deliveries "a reality"
Amazon is partnering with the UK Government to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality, allowing Amazon to trial new methods of testing its delivery systems.A cross-Government team supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has provided Amazon with permissions to ...
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Fraport to host air cargo innovation lab
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport has announced it will play host to a new event in September that will explore future innovation in air cargo.The Air Cargo Innovation Lab, which is being run in co-operation with DVV Media and Air Cargo News, will explore what air cargo logistics operations will look ...
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China clothing firm to probe drone deliveries
Shenzhen, China-based online clothing retailer Globalegrow is investing $150,000 in a drone delivery research project over the next year.The company plans to recruit roboticists and aeronautical engineers to create a self-flying drone, fitted with sensors to track the package delivery and to retract and detach the tether cable. There would ...
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Cool container firm recruits Alitalia
Italian carrier Alitalia has signed an agreement with low temperature technology specialist Va-Q-tec to rent its passive containers. Under the deal, pre-conditioned units will be sent to the customers’ door for loading and temperature will be guaranteed for over 120 hours, independent of ambient temperature.The partnership allows Alitalia to expand ...
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Drones could be more than cargo carriers
Much of the interest in drones has centred on their potential as cargo carriers but they could also help keep larger aircraft flying.At the Farnborough Airshow, European plane maker Airbus demonstrated how the lightweight craft, fitted with a high definition camera, could carry out a visual inspection of one of ...
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Public would welcome drones, says survey
The public would welcome the use of drones for some commercial purposes, according to a survey carried out on behalf of the Royal Aeronautical Society.The research, conducted by the ComRes on behalf of the society, found that 46% of respondents agreed that drones could make a significant contribution to the ...
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Independent forwarders set to WIN from new app
Online forwarder platform WIN has launched a new mobile application that offers users real-time track and trace, an interactive agent directory, instant messaging, route checking, and shipment status tools.WIN, which is owned by independent forwarder network WCA, said the app allows users to track and update status on any shipment ...
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DHL tests new robot technology in warehouse
Logistics giant DHL has confirmed that it is testing two robot types in one of its warehouses, asking them to handle tasks including package assembly and packaging.The two models, Baxter and Sawyer, are the product of Rethink Robotics, Inc of the US. DHL described them as “smart, adaptable solutions that ...
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Is there a future for unmanned air cargo operations?
It will not be long until Google cars are driving us to work and we won’t have to get out of our armchairs to answer the door to blustering delivery drivers as drones land on our lawns to drop off the latest order from Amazon, or so the vision goes. ...
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UPS to launch 3D printing supply chain in the US
3D printing supply chains are edging ever closer to the mainstream after UPS announced it would connect a network of printers across the US with its delivery network and an online order platform.While there are many companies offering 3D printing services, UPS has now gone step further by announcing that ...
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Time to take stock of e-AWB progress, says Champ’s new sales chief
Rather than wait for the proportion of the world’s airfreight using e-air waybills to tick up slowly towards a so-called ‘critical mass’ it is perhaps time to stop and ask why things are not working, says Nicholas Xenocostas, the new sales chief at Champ Cargosystems.It’s not that there has been ...
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Lufthansa gives tech firms a helping hand
Lufthansa Cargo has joined forces with Silicon Valley tech firm RocketSpace to encourage digital innovation in airfreight. It says it is the first freight airline globally to participate in a new Logistics Tech Accelerator which helps start-ups and corporate innovation professionals “bring the future to market.”The carrier’s vice president product ...
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Neutral network to spread airfreight expertise
A group of air cargo entrepreneurs have formed a network of air cargo specialists to service the logistics industry. Hong Kong-based Neutral Air Partner aims to “inject a greater degree of advanced air cargo expertise into the logistics industry” and build competitive advantages through tailor made air cargo community tools.Chairman ...
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Iraq’s Najaf looks to security with X-ray screening systems
Iraq’s Najaf International Airport has ordered a Z Portal cargo screening system and a number of parcel inspection systems from Massachusetts, US-headquartered American Science and Engineering (AS&E). The equipment will provide Najaf Airport with capability to scan incoming vehicles and baggage for weapons, vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), drugs, and ...
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US patent award for cargo airship design
Airship manufacturer Aeroscraft Corp (Aeros) has been granted a US patent for an important sub-system in its Aeroscraft cargo airship programme.The utility patent covers the multi-functional “aerostructure for rigid body airship” (Aeroshell) which defines the outer shape of the lighter-than-air vehicle, while serving structural and operational functions as an internal ...
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Thumbs up for Singapore drone tests
Singapore will be the launch pad for test trials of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, for last mile delivery.Airbus Helicopters and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct UAS proof-of-concept trials, named the Skyways Project.Skyways, said the project team, aims ...
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Panalpina launches research into 3D printing and the supply chain
Logistics giant Panalpina and Cardiff Business School at Cardiff University are expanding their research partnership to include new manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing.The aim is to help Panalpina’s customers identify the right products that could be switched from traditional to new, ‘additive manufacturing’ techniques which include 3D printing.The use ...
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Aramex 2015 revenues up but net profits dip due to staff incentive scheme
Dubai-based logistics operator Aramex saw its 2015 full Year revenues increase by 5% to AED3.8bn, while annual net profits fell by 2% to AED311m, due partly to a company incentive scheme to retain talented staff.Exposure to major currency fluctuations, primarily the Euro, South African Rand and Australian Dollar, had a ...
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Etihad launches new green temperature controlled dolly system
Etihad Cargo has teamed up with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to launch a new design of temperature-controlled and energy-efficient air cargo container cool dolly system.The carrier says that the diesel-powered cooling systems on dollies used at many airports and ground-handling operations use too much energy, are expensive ...
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Advanced data talks continue
TIACA has been involved in talks with regulators over the development of a Pre-Loading Advance Air Cargo Information (PLACI) system to help countries looking to establish advanced data requirements.At the fifth session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Working Group on advance ...