Steven Polmans has only been with Nallian for a year, but his work there will soon come to an end. In future, he will take on a leading role in the logistics and freight industry in Abu Dhabi, UAE. CargoForwarder Global interviewed him to find out what exactly what that role will be. Read more >>
The logistics world’s prayers for more capacity are about to be answered – especially when it comes to volume space. In a dedicated press conference today (25JAN22), Airbus outlined its new commercial, global outsize cargo transport solution and ultimately the launch of its very own cargo airline next year. Read more >>
Together with Lufthansa, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's largest shipping company in terms of transport capacity, wants to take over the Italian newcomer, Italia Transporto Aereo - ITA Airways. The players involved are close to an agreement, Italian media report, citing internal circles. In the case of MSC, it would be its first venture into air transport. Partner Lufthansa would provide the required expertise. Read more >>
The industry-leading, German drone manufacturer and operator, Wingcopter has signed a 16 million U.S. dollar contract with healthcare provider, Spright. The agreement foresees the acquisition of a large fleet of Wingcopter’s new flagship drone, the Wingcopter 198. The companies’ mutual aim is to create a drone-based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States. This would enable the instant and on-demand delivery of vital medical supplies, medication, vaccines, blood, and lab samples, from one medical facility to another. Read more >>
All bad things are G? Over in Europe, people are mostly fed-up to the back teeth hearing about 2G or 3G Covid-rules, whereas in the U.S.A., it is 5G that has been the bane of aviation again, recently. Whilst Conspiracy Theorists will be quick to tell you that the two (Covid and 5G) are most definitely related, truth of the matter is that, in this particular case, the risk of aircraft system interference is yet another headache that the international aviation industry is having to deal with in a coincidental, ongoing pandemic. Read more >>
The Walloon airport intends to create an entire new cargo and logistics village for accommodating forwarders, ground handlers, and other logistics players. By doing so, the management is paving the way for long-term growth and expanding its own business and service spectrum. Besides further growth in tonnage, the quality of the processes is to play a key role in future, emphasizes CEO Laurent Jossart. Read more >>
Data and communication service provider Société Internationale de Télécommunication Aéronautique (SITA) becomes sole owner of IT manager CHAMP Cargosystems S.A. The Geneva, Switzerland-based firm has acquired 49% of the CHAMP shares held by Cargolux since 2005, making it the sole owner. The transaction comes as no surprise after Cargolux chose Indian IBS Software as its future partner, a fierce competitor to CHAMP. Read more >>
The suspicion of gang-related embezzlement at the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport has now been confirmed. Findings are based on two raids in which documents and files of various companies were seized. The prosecutor’s office presented the outcome of the official investigations at the end of last week, unveiling scandalous practices. Read more >>
It has been nine years since the One Road One Belt (OROB), or New Silk Road project was announced by the Chinese government. Meanwhile, more than 100 projects have been kicked off and are
visible results of the Chinese geopolitical advance, be they in central Asia, Africa, or southeast Asia.
And the Europeans? They have preferred to stay on the sidelines and remain rather aloof when it comes to commitments. All, that is, except for Hungary or Greece, which have actively
supported some of Beijing’s initiatives. However, now Brussels’ political class has apparently woken up from its paralysis by launching the “Global Gateway” project as an alternative to China’s
OROB. Read more >>
WebCargo, the world’s largest air cargo booking platform just got bigger. At the AirCargo Conference in New Orleans today, 17JAN22, Freightos Group announced its acquisition of the North American rate management company, 7LFreight. How much bigger? CFG wanted to know. Read more >>
The development of digital solutions to optimize shipment processes from origin to destination has long been part of the portfolio of French general sales and service agent, ECS. With the launch of CargoTech, it will offer forwarders and airlines additional electronic applications and usage options to optimize their freight processes. CargoTech is a joint subsidiary of ECS’ Cargo Digital Factory and the software and data-science company, Wiremind Cargo. Read more >>
Getting ULDs back into circulation after their often one-way deployment, has always been tricky: a situation that has worsened with the pandemic. Frank Hung, VP Sales and Marketing at Descartes, shares his views on the topic for CargoForwarder Global, in his opinion piece: “Two Technologies to Help Combat the ULD Shortage in Air Cargo.” Read more >>
