Chris Lewis
Automating Customs operations will cut workflow times from days to minutes, Nisarg Mehta, chief technology officer of the Raft intelligent logistics platform told the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America conference. He explained to the gathering in Las Vegas on 26 April that smart data and AI will save days of manual processing, freeing up Customs brokers and agents to focus on customer support, compliance, and customer service. ...
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Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner has opened a new groupage hub at Roermond in the Netherlands in partnership with Sim Cargo. It will act as a point for consolidating outbound cargo and as a connection point for transferring cargo from one vehicle to another while in transit. Cargo-partner in the Netherlands will ...
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Turkish Cargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Latin American carrier Avianca Cargo. They will explore potential cooperation opportunities and strengthening air cargo connections including possible freighter capacity agreements. Turkish Cargo will also be able to offer enhanced access to destinations in South America using Avianca Cargo's network while ...
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Chinese carrier Hongyuan Group has signed a partnership with the Cargo.one platform to offer its capacity available for instant booking. Hongyuan operates cargo flights between China, the US and Europeand has its own B747-8F and A330-200F aircraft.
Mr Wen Yi, business representative Hongyuan Group, said, "Since 2018, we have been building ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Mark Faulkner as its new head of cargo commercial. Having begun his cargo career 19 years ago at DHL Aviation, subsequently moving to Cargolux, BA, and IAG before culminating as director West, cargo commercial at Etihad Cargo, his background includes revenue management to network and ...
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Parcels carrier Yodel has renewed its partnerships with national charities, Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) and Slave-Free Alliance.
The partnership with WWTW, which is in its third year, provides ongoing support for Armed Forces veterans returning to work in the civilian sector, while the partnership with Slave-Free Alliance, in its fourth ...
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Manchester-based shipping integration platform, Shipster has partnered with the Eurora cross-border trade compliance platform. Shipster is using Eurora's AI solutions to automate its clients' global trade and compliance processes including its database of worldwide duty and tax rates.
It says this will help avoid legal issues and fines for eCommerce businesses ...
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Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss World Cargo and the Lufthansa Group's time:matters fast logistics arm have joined the Pharma.Aero interest group. Pharma.Aero is an international collaboration platform for medical technology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as freight companies and airport operators. The Belgium-based organization now has more than 50 partners and members.
Time-critical ...
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Insurer TT Club has TT Club promoted underwriters Luise Doyle and Yee Lin Chan. Luise Doyle becomes regional general manager EMEA, having worked her way up from Underwriting Assistant in 1990. Yee Lin Chan takes over as head of TT’s London Market Underwriting team following her return from maternity leave ...
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Turkish Cargo has joined IATA CEIV Lithium Battery certification schememe. The program is designed to improve the safety during the handling and shipment of the lithium batteries throughout the supply chain.
The carrier's chief executive Bilal Ekşi said: "We are strongly committed to maintaining the supply chain for the lithium battery ...
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