Chris Lewis

FourKites offers supply chain insights in plain English

FourKites has launched Fin AI, a natural language interface that helps customers surface buried insights identify opportunities for optimisation and automate time-consuming tasks, such as assessing the impact of events across a shipment network. The supply chain visibility provider says it will be a significant milestone in shifting supply chain managers from reactive to proactive decision-making, and achieving automated supply chain orchestration at scale. It aims to eliminate data ‘silos’ by ... [+]

Lufthansa ups Mexico flights

Lufthansa Cargo is increasing its flights to Asia, Africa and Mexico in its latest winter schedule. The German carrier is increasing weekly connections to Mexico City from six to a total of seven weekly freighter rotations. In July, all freighter flights were transferred to Felipe Ángeles International Airport and truck shuttles ... [+]

FedEx offers DIY emissions reporting

FedEx Express Europe is rolling out its new, self-serve emissions reporting tool. FedEx Sustainability Insights was launched in May 2023 for US-based customers, and is now available with local language and metrics adaptations for customers in 11 European markets, including the UK and Ireland. The Cloud-based tool uses package scan ... [+]

Röhlig gains Li-batt mark

The US subsidiary of German-headquartered Röhlig Logistics has received IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt) certification for its branches in Chicago and New York. The logistics solutions provider plans to roll out certification to further offices and countries across its global network expected in the ... [+]

Poland’s LOT joins Cargo iQ

LOT Polish Airlines has joined the Cargo iQ. It follows the recent addition of Avianca Cargo and airline IT solutions provider Hitit to the community, which supports continuous development of quality standards and enhanced visibility in the supply chain. [+]

CNS rolls out port community system of the future

CNS (Community Network Services), a DP World company, is rolling out its new CNS Port Community System (PCS). The ‘Compass’ system will transition to the Cloud-based and HMRC-compliant CNS PCS, a modern, API-ready platform based on DP World’s global CARGOES platform. It runs on multiple devices and will enable businesses to ... [+]

Qatar Airways finds a sweet home in Alabama

Qatar Airways inaugurated its Gateway Star route linking Mexico to the Middle East at Huntsville International Airport (HSV) on 7 September. The Boeing 777 arrived in Huntsville from Mexico City to a water cannon salute at DSV’s International Intermodal Center at the airport, bound for Luxembourg and its final destination ... [+]

Portsmouth to start work on shore power scheme

Portsmouth International Port is to start work on a shore power system at its three busiest berths following a £19.8m award from the Government’s Zero Emissions Vessels and Infrastructure competition, funded by UK Government and delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. The port will embark on the Sea Change project with ... [+]

Warehouse marks a new era for Ipswich forwarder

Family firm Buckle Shipping (Ipswich) opened a new warehouse on 7 September. The 78,000sq ft fully bonded unit offers racking up to eight pallets high, with storage height spaces ranging from 1.2m to 2.7m. With a mezzanine for bulkier items, it can store about 12,000 pallets and also includes an ... [+]

TT Club highlights gas risk of Li-batt fires

Insurer TT Club has launched a campaign to highlight the danger of toxic gas emissions from lithium-ion battery fires.  It says that while the risk of fires involving the batteries on board ships, have been well-documented there is less awareness of the highly toxic combustion products that are released. TT ... [+]

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