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Sustainability to the fore at Multimodal 2024

The Multimodal supply chain industry event will have a focus on how net-zero targets can be achieved this year with the bulk of this year’s conference programme focusing on sustainability, with keynotes from speakers including Amazon, Pledge, Zeus and the Smart Freight Centre.Amazon will explain how it will meet its targets and its use of rail and waterborne transport in Europe. Pledge and the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) will explain whether ... [+]

ICL and FreshLinc add airfreight option

International Cargo Logistics Ltd (ICL) has expanded its collaboration with supply chain management specialist FreshLinc to include final-mile delivery for UK airfreight as well as seafreight. FreshLinc’s cold chain storage facility in Spalding will double as a control point for Customs checks and clearances. The company ... [+]

New giant of the skies could extend windpower worldwide

Engineers at Colorado-based energy company Radia have unveiled plans for the WindRunner which would be, on many counts, the world’s largest aircraft. The four-engined jet would have a 261ft wingspan and be 356ft long, but what really would set it apart would be its payload ... [+]

US zero emission plans are a paper tiger, says forwarding chief

US government plans for zero emissions ground transportation are “merely a vision on paper”, says executive director of the Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried. Reacting to the launch of the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy in mid-March, Fried - who has extensively lobbied the Biden Administration for ... [+]

Hybrid carrier is a good fit for WebCargo

Sri Lanka-based Fits Cargo, which combines physical airline operations with interline agreements with over 160 carriers is now available on the Freightos WebCargo online booking and payment platform. Fits Cargo flies over 4 million kilograms of air freight a year and operates its own aircraft in ... [+]

Munich on the up again

Munich Airport was the only German major air hub to increase freight traffic in 2023 with an increase of 6.6% year on year, said the Bavarian gateway. Total airfreight volume in Germany as a whole fell by 7.1%, according to German Airports Association figures. Munich’s freight ... [+]

IATA and Smart Freight Center to clean up airfreight’s act

IATA has partnered with climate action non-profit organization, Smart Freight Centre (SFC), to provide better emissions calculations for air cargo. They will develop the cargo component of IATA’s CO2 Connect emission calculation platform, already launched for passengers in 2022. CO2 Connect uses airline specific fuel burn figures ... [+]

Emirates now on Cargo.one

Emirates SkyCargo is now live on the Cargo.one digital airfreight platform. Customers can access schedules, tariff and contract rates, and gain real-time access to available capacity. During the initial launch phase, the partnership will roll out in select countries in Europe before expanding across the ... [+]

New era for airfreight quality scheme

Marie Seco-Köppen is to take over from Lothar Moehle as Executive Director of the Cargo iQ. The airfreight quality organisation has also launched a new membership engagement scheme including a tiered membership program and scorecard for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Seco-Köppen brings over 20 years’ experience ... [+]

Lufthansa launches first Brussels-Chicago freighter

Lufthansa Cargo will launch twice-weekly B777F freighter service between Brussels and Chicago O'Hare on 3 April, a service aimed mainly at exporters of pharma productions in one of Europe’s leading manufacturing countries. The flights originate from Frankfurt’s main Frankfurt hub on Mondays and Wednesdays and will ... [+]