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The UK-headquartered Global Shippers Forum and IATA interest group Cargo iQ signed a memorandum of understanding with to improve quality in airfreight at the TIACA Air Cargo Forum in Paris in late October.
They pledged to implement the Cargo iQ quality management system and promote sustainability in airfreight. And outlined areas where they would work together to create a more efficient, higher quality and secure air cargo supply chain as well ...
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Freight forwarder association Fiata and airline body IATA officially signed the up to the reformed IATA Cargo Agency Program at the FIATA world congress in Dublin in early October.
The new IATA-FIATA Cargo Agency Program (IFACP) aims to recognise forwarders’ evolution away from being selling agents to purchasing customers and aims ...
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The airfreight industry and battery manufacturers have spelled out a stark warning over the dangers of rogue Lithium battery shipments.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), and manufacturer’s bodies the US Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA) and the European Advanced ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) have unveiled a new-look IATA Cargo Agency Program, which they say willput forwarders on a more equal footing than the present airline-centric set-up.
The new IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP), signed on 18 July by IATA ...
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IATA Interest Group Cargo 2000 (C2K) has appointed Ariaen Zimmerman as executive director. He will lead the change programme at C2K, which has been set up to improve standards in the air cargo industry.
Under his guidance, C2K will adopt a new auditing system, neutral benchmarks, and embrace a smarter, wider ...
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Yusen Logistics has concluded a multilateral electronic air waybill (e-AWB) agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The forwarder will be able to simplify contract procedures, as individual contracts with IATA member airlines for e-AWB implementation will no longer be necessary. e-AWBs are an initiative developed by e-Freight, an ...
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The shift to ocean freight is costing the air cargo sector almost 2% a year’s worth of annual growth, according to research by Seabury Group and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The study by the advisory services firm showed that air freight’s share of total global containerised or unitised cargo ...
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Forwarder Panalpina says it has become the first company in the world to achieve completely paperless flights for general air freight, on its own controlled modern 747-8 freighter planes. The first flight departed Huntsville, Alabama at 05:49 local time on November 19heading for Luxembourg - the world’s first paperless round-trip ...
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IATA has suspended credit facilities for Zimbabwe-based all cargo carrier Avient following its filing for bankruptcy protection.
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A new IATA rule making time and temperature-sensitive labels mandatory for healthcare cargo shipments comes into force on 1 July. It is the responsibility of the shipper (or designated shipper’s agent by service agreement) to ensure the label is applied properly An IATA Information Notice is available here
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