TIACA, CHAMP launch sustainability programme
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is establishing a new working group to define and deliver a Sustainability Programme for the air cargo industry. To support the initiative, TIACA has signed a long-term partnership agreement with […]
Freightos offers forwarders free access to rates, e-booking
Freightos is taking its WebCargo Air platform for live air cargo rate distribution and bookings, to a whole new competitive level by offering it for free to all IATA-accredited forwarders. The platform which offers instant […]
Virgin Atlantic spearheads digital future with Accenture
Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s digital transformation to simplify its business and give customers new self-service solutions will be powered by the implementation of the latest Accenture Freight & Logistics Software 8.0 (AFLS 8.0) platform. Virgin Atlantic […]
IAG Cargo takes bookings live with Freightos’ WebCargo
IAG Cargo has become the first live user of Freightos’ WebCargo platform providing instant access to rates, route availability and bookings in real time to any of IAG Cargo’s 350+ destinations. Customers are now able […]
CHAMP, AF-KLM and Dropslab win #NexGenLeaders Challenge
The consortium of CHAMP Cargosystems, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab has won the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge alongside. The consortium won the award for their Augmented Reality for Air Cargo Warehouses project. […]
ABC, CLA sign on to cargo booking platform cargo.one
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) are entering into a global partnership with air cargo booking platform cargo.one to become the first all-cargo airlines to make their capacities available for digital booking with instant confirmation. Through […]
Air Algérie signs for CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB
Air Algérie has signed for CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB for its supply chain integration needs enabling data exchange regardless of protocols. The host-to-host solution is used for automated electronic data exchange and enables the airline to […]
CHAMP and partners shortlisted for #NexGenLeaders 2019
CHAMP Cargosystems is shortlisted in collaboration with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab for the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge for their Augmented Reality for Air Cargo Warehouses project. The project aims to increase […]
Kale Logistics joins the Pan Asia Alliance on trade facilitation, digitalisation
Kale Logistics Solutions joins the 11-member Pan Asia Alliance (PAA) to foster trade facilitation and digitalisation in Asia, the only Indian company to have this distinction. The alliance aims to promote and provide secure, trusted, […]
Canadian forwarders join Singapore ‘hive’ platform
Global eTrade Services (GeTS) is partnering with the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) to onboard their members on ‘hive’ (highly interconnected & vibrant e-trade). The move will see CIFFA members joining a global association-centric […]
DHL Global Forwarding unveils online booking service
DHL Global Forwarding launches myDHLi Quote & Book, a new online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings, 24/7 for air and ocean freight and also door-to-door shipments. The service guides customers through the […]
Hawaiian renews cloud solution with SmartKargo
Hawaiian Airlines is renewing its five-year contract with SmartKargo, continuing the cloud-delivered, real-time management of the carrier’s air cargo business using an end-to-end Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. Hawaiian was the first US carrier […]
CHAMP adds Japan Customs to its TGC solution
CHAMP Cargosystems is now offering Advance Cargo Information (ACI) filing to Japan Customs via its customs compliance solution, Traxon Global Customs (TGC). CHAMP, which has already signed up 15 carriers for its ACI service, says […]
DHL Supply Chain rolls out smart glasses globally
As part of its company-wide digitisation strategy DHL Supply Chain is further expanding the deployment of Smart Glasses and wearables. As one of the first customers worldwide, DHL will now use the second-generation of Glass […]
DHL Express, EHang launch first urban drone service
DHL Express and intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle company EHang have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly launch a fully automated and intelligent smart drone delivery solution to tackle the last-mile delivery challenges in the […]
DB Schenker renews for CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB
DB Schenker has renewed its agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for its Traxon cargoHUB solution, representing a continued relationship of over 25 years. Schenker utilises the host-to-host solution for automated electronic data exchange, which enables the […]
HAM pilots community platform with DAKOSY
Hamburg Airport (HAM) is piloting a new air cargo community platform, [email protected] Air Cargo Community System, from software developer DAKOSY at its air cargo centre. The neutral IT-supported system enables all companies involved in freight […]
Saloodo! expands is services to the UAE
Digital freight platform, Saloodo!, is expanding from Europe to the United Arab Emirates, offering shippers, dispatchers and carriers digital freight processes. Saloodo!, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, matches shippers to transport providers with […]
Korean Air makes major IT upgrade with IBS Software
Korean Air (KE) has switched over to IBS Software’s (IBS) iCargo technology platform, discarding the legacy system in use for more than 30 years. In a seamless migration earlier in the week, IBS’ fully integrated, […]
AF-KLM, WebCargo bring dynamic pricing to industry
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Freightos’ WebCargo team up to offer instant pricing, capacity and booking for 1,400+ forwarders and for the first time in air cargo history – dynamic prices. Air freight pricing […]
Cargo iQ platform for SMEs by Riege, CCS Italy
Riege Software and CCS Italy have joined in a business venture promoting a new initiative to assist SMEs participation in Cargo iQ, the industry interest group focused on quality standards. Cargo iQ operates as a […]
Freightos’ WebCargo acquires India’s Air Freight Bazaar
WebCargo, a Freightos company, is acquiring Air Freight Bazaar, a leading regional air cargo rates and sales platform based in Chennai, India. The Indian market is key to air cargo and is growing fast at […]
It’s a Doozee: Tigers is launch customer for quote engine
Tigers is the launch customer for a new instant freight rate quote engine developed by tech start up Doozee, as Tigers continues to embrace the digital revolution in logistics. The current version of the Doozee […]
Thailand’s TIFFA forwarders see e-transaction growth
Thai freight forwarders recently crossed a major milestone by growing their electronic data transactions by over 220 times since the implementation of Kale Logistics Solutions’ PING services on their ezyCompliance platform in 2014. Thailand International […]
Unilode begins ULD digitalisation process with Saudia Cargo
Unilode Aviation Solutions is embarking on the next phase of its collaboration with Saudia and Saudia Cargo,which will see the digitalisation of ULDs providing advanced tracking capabilities. The collaboration between Saudia and Unilode – a […]
China Post, Deppon to use driverless delivery vehicles from April
China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services in April 2019 with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into daily commercial use in […]
CHAMP Cargosystems joins Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (LOIC)
CHAMP Cargosystems has joined the Luxembourg Open Innovation Club (LOIC), coordinated by House of Startups – powered by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce. CHAMP aims to share and exchange its industry knowledge and expertise to […]
Kerry Logistics pursues Drone Warehouse vision with ‘Hackathon’
Kerry Logistics Network has concluded its first ‘Hackathon’ in which eight teams competed at the two-day event around the theme of ‘Drone Warehouse Stocktaking’. Combining robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, the teams devised applications […]
Kerry Logistics brings IoT solution to supply chain
Kerry Logistics Network brings Internet of Things (IoT) to practice in international shipments with the introduction of smart sensors which enable total supply chain visibility and sophisticated security measures. Although not specifying what technology drives […]
Hermes ramps up tech teams as Hermes 5 demand grows
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) continues to expand its teams in India and the UK as their flagship cargo management system (CMS), Hermes 5 is adopted by cargo ground handlers, airlines and airports across the globe. […]
Deltacargo.com is now the carrier’s number one booking channel
Delta Cargo’s re-launch of its website has seen a significant shift from traditional booking channels to digital platforms. With a 15 percentage point increase in global online bookings compared to 2017, the website is now […]
Blockchain may be solution to airport drone incursions
Adelaide, Australia-based Wright Technologies aims to conduct field trials of its drone identification and tracking system before the end of the year enabling precise location of the devices. “We’re working on being able to understand […]
Air freight lags ocean on digital connectivity: Freightos report
Ocean carriers are far-and-away outpacing the air freight industry when it comes to progress on digital connectivity, leading in three key benchmark categories, according to a new report by online freight specialist, Freightos. Leading in […]
‘Steady as she goes’ for SEKO, Easyship on cross-border e-commerce
SEKO Logistics and Easyship, an e-commerce technology platform, are aiming to provide improved access to cross-border e-commerce solutions in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Australia through their new global partnership. The two companies say […]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines, CargoHub implement CargoClaims platform
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and CargoHub, the cargo logistics quality and compliance platform, have solidified their collaboration for the implementation of the CargoClaims platform. The online tool, which received the IATA cargo innovation award in 2015, […]
Kale opens New Delhi office for digital Trade Facilitation platforms
Kale Logistics Solutions has relocated to a larger regional office in Delhi, India, with plans to expand their work in digital Trade Facilitation and enabling Ease of Doing Business. This new office in New Delhi […]
Kerry, Deloitte and CargoSmart implement Blockchain solution
Kerry Logistics Network , Deloitte, and CargoSmart have successfully implemented a Blockchain solution for document exchange between forwarders and carriers. The Hong Kong-based logistics company connected multiple distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks for a platform […]
Nippon Cargo Airlines looks to Descartes for ACAS solution
Descartes Systems Group announces that Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is using the Descartes Air Cargo Advance Screening (Descartes ACAS) solution to meet the recent mandatory advanced security filing requirements for air cargo imports into the […]
CHAMP champions delivery of weight & balance system to West Atlantic
Swedish cargo operator, West Atlantic Sweden, has gone live with CHAMP Cargosystems’ Weight & Balance solution to manage its load planning functions after acquiring a B767-200SF freighter to be operated out of Cologne, Germany. The […]
Dnata continues its IT drive, launching resource mgt system DXB, DWC
Dnata launches a new resource management system in Dubai to help the company optimise operations and efficiently manage its 20,000 employees and resources at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC). The implementation […]
JAS Forwarding, cargo.one partner to drive air freight digitalisation
JAS Forwarding will work closely with the online booking platform cargo.one for the booking of air freight capacities with an aim to also cooperate on advancing the digitalisation of air freight pricing, booking and tracking […]
eWTP can be basis for progress on Globalisation 4.0: Jack Ma
The Electronic World Trade Platform, or eWTP can form a key building block for Globalisation 4.0, says Jack Ma, speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. The Alibaba-led initiative is a a […]
CHAMP, Icelandair participate in Canadian PACT pre-load pilot
CHAMP Cargosystems, together with Icelandair has successfully participated in Transport Canada’s pre-load cargo information pilot. Using CHAMP’s TGS solution, the participation in the Pre-Load Air Cargo Targeting (PACT) pilot began and successfully transmitted messages on […]
Vienna takes cue from BRU goes with Nallian’s open data platform
Vienna International Airport (VIE) has taken a page from Brussel’s playbook and opted to plug its cargo community into Nallian’s open data sharing platform and collaborative applications suite. In a first phase, the Vehicle Database […]
ECS Group throws out six-month #NexGenLeaders challenge
In this New Year where social media is rife with ’10-year challenges’, French GSSA, ECS Group has moved to undertake an initiative to “help regenerate the air freight industry”, but in a much shorter timeframe. […]
AirBridgeCargo, Unilode partner on Internet of Things ULD tracking
AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Unilode Aviation Solutions, a leading global provider of outsourced Unit Load Device (ULD) management and repair solutions, have extended their ULD management partnership for the extensive usage of Transmitting Portable Electronic Devices […]
Lufthansa Cargo takes dangerous goods to the cloud
Lufthansa Cargo is the world’s first cargo airline to make a cloud-based application available for digital creation of the transport documents required for dangerous goods. Lufthansa says the new DGD.online cloud application will help shippers […]
Aramex launches last-mile Aramex Fleet ‘crowd shipping’ solution
Aramex, a leading global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions, announces the launch of ‘Aramex Fleet’, a crowd sourcing-based delivery platform. The new platorm connects Saudi nationals to flexible last mile delivery work to […]
Another link in its logistics chain: Amazon announces new regional air hub
Amazon announced that construction has begun on a Regional Air Hub at the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in the US state of Texas, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday. The announcement comes quickly on the […]
SingPost integrates AI into its Southeast Asia-wide logistics platform
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its recently announced regional e-commerce logistics platform LaMP, in a move to provide what is says is unprecedented parcel traceability and reliability for customers across […]