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Air freight remains essential for the German economy, said Lufthansa, marking Supply Chain Day, on 18 April.
The carrier said that no other mode offers the necessary speed to transport time-critical, temperature-sensitive, and valuable goods, for urgent spare parts, vaccines, relief supplies or animals on their way to a new home.
The Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) association launched Supply Chain Day in 2008 to bring the diversity of industry closer to the publicCompanies, ...
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Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Andrew Knott as chief technology officer. He brings more than 25 years of experience in tech and software development, mostly in travel and aviation, including building cloud-native SaaS platforms for private aviation, as well as complex, large-scale travel platforms. ...
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Emirates SkyCargo has established an API connection with forwarder DB Schenker. The host-to-host connection with DB Schenker’s internal booking engine gives agents direct access to schedules, standard and contract tariff rates and available capacity, on its network of over 140 destinations.
Launching first in Germany, Austria ...
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Etihad Cargo has added cool dollies to its Abu Dhabi tarmac transportation fleet for pharma and perishable shipments. The specialised containers offer a closed, temperature-controlled system to ensure the reliable and seamless transport between aircraft and the cool chain warehouse.
They can be set to between ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo will launch a transpacific route connecting Asia to North America in summer 2024, after it takes possession of two Boeing B777-200F aircraft. The first aircraft, scheduled for delivery in June, will enable operations to begin on the transpacific route during the ...
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Any moves towards 100% physical inspection of pharma packages in the US to tackle the fentanyl crisis would grind air cargo operations to a halt, warns executive director of the Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried.
Instead, government should use advanced data analysis and detection technologies to target ...
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Currently, cargo handlers and integrators use separate IT systems for data collection, reporting and transmission at the gateway. Kale’s ACS system provides enhanced visibility and transparency, with real-time tracking and monitoring of cargo movements and automated regulatory compliance checks.
Airport cargo director József Kossuth said: “Budapest ...
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The organisers of the Multimodal 2024 show in Birmingham on 11-13 June has announced the finalists for the Modal section of its awards.
The awards are independent endorsements for excellence across supply chain businesses and individuals, and ensures all sizes of businesses are represented.
Voting for the ...
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Temperature-controlled packaging company Tower Cold Chain has unveiled a live tracking feature in collaboration with ELPRO - which specialises in monitoring solutions for pharmaceutical and life science industries. Customers renting a KTEvolution parcel-sized unit between 26 litre and 57 litre sizes can monitor of shock, ...
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Hong Kong forwarder Kerry Logistics Network’s Kerry eCommerce subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding on global customs clearance with Menzies Aviation and Menzies Macau Airport Services. It aims to strengthen Macau Airport's e-commerce cargo competitiveness and provide seamless customs clearance services for Kerry eCommerce ...
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