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Paris region airport operator Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing an autonomous electric airside cargo transporter at Charles de Gaulle.
Produced by French startup OROK, it uses GPS and sensors to access loading and unloading areas close to the aircraft, supervised by a server through artificial intelligence. It can the 30 and 40 suitcases, containers or freight pallets and is could one day replace tractors and ...
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Chicago-headquartered leasing and charter operator AELF FlightService has registered a fourth Airbus 330-200 on the certificate of its Malta-based subsidiary, Maleth. The aircraft has already carried out its first operational flight – in auxiliary cargo configuration with seats removed - in partnership with air charter specialist 26AVIATION, delivering Covid-related supplies ...
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Netherlands-based maritime software developer SARC has released a validation tool for shipping dangerous goods by sea. The SARC EDI-IMDG Validator can operate without any predefined ship geometry and is based on a schematic bay plan and allows ship owners, lines, crew and port authorities to improve safety at lower effort.
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Air cargo load factors and airfreight rates continued their expected peak season climb in September, said industry analysts, CLIVE Data Services.
CLIVE’s ‘dynamic loadfactor’ – which measures both the volume and weight perspectives of cargo flown and capacity available to produce a true indicator of airline performance – rose to 68% ...
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Logistics UK chief executive David Wells has rejected comments by Boris Johnson that appeared to pin the blame for current supply chain problems on the industry itself.
Reacting to the prime minister’s comments on Tuesday 5 October he said: “To suggest that the current issues being experienced in the supply chain ...
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Supply chain visibility platform FourKites has appointed Marc Boileau as senior vice president, sales and carrier operations, EMEA. Prior to joining FourKites, he held leadership and commercial roles at supply chain visibility companies, including project44 and Transporean. In his new role, he will accelerate the company’s European expansion to build ...
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DKT Allseas is to run a five days a week train service between the port of Liverpool and Freightliner’s Birmingham Terminal from 4 October. It will carry up to 76teu and will offer an alternative to road transport for its customers at a time when road hauliers are struggling to ...
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Cargo has signed a pharma interline agreement with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways to provide pharma delivery solutions across Africa.
Eithad gains access to Astral’s fleet of 14 freighters out of its Nairobi and Johannesburg to 15 African destinations. Both carriers are members of The International Air Cargo ...
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French-owned forwarder Geodis is to open a new multi-user facility in Luhari, 60km north of Delhi. The 26,654sq m warehouse is close to other large industrial clusters as well as the central business districts of Gurugram and Delhi, the International Airport and is a prime spot for manufacturers and retailers.
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Chapman Freeborn‘s Magma Aviation air cargo arm has promoted Conor Brannigan from deputy chief executive to chief executive. He joined the business in July 2021. Former chief executive Ross moves to the role of strategic advisor to the Magma Aviation board.
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