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May 2022

SmartKargo joins Cargo iQ

E-commerce solutions provider to the airline industry SmartKargo has joined the Cargo iQ cross-stakeholder organization. SmartKargo offers a suite of applications including enterprise resource planning (ERP), a booking portal, and its end-to-end e-commerce shipping solution for airlines. It has been adopted by airlines in Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Norway and have significantly grown their cargo revenues by shipping e-commerce products on passenger aircraft, it says. It joins Cargo iQ as part of ... [+]

Royal Mail plans to set up 50 drone routes

The Royal Mail says it plans to scale up its use of drone technology. It will create more than 50 new routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, as part of a new partnership with the Windracers drone company. The UAVs (Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles) will ... [+]

Tower is a star in LA

Cold chain container specialist Tower Cold Chain has opened a hub in Los Angeles, putting it on track to double its global network during 2022.The latest hub, 18 miles from the international airport, gives Tower its first location on the US West Coast. It is operated for Tower by freight ... [+]

Two new faces for Geodis board

Geodis has appointed Celeste Thomasson as executive vice president and general counsel of the Group, supervising legal, insurance, compliance and audit and Pascale Dubois as executive vice president, corporate communications and brand. [+]

Kerry tests out e-trucks

Hong Kong forwarder Kerry Logistics is trialling 5.5-ton electric trucks, the first operator in the territory to do so. It is part of an initiative to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.William Ma, Group Managing Director of Kerry Logistics Network, said, “Kerry Logistics Network is in the process of shifting ... [+]

Green machine for Portico

Portsmouth International Port terminal operator Portico has taken delivery of a Sennebogen material handler.  The 870 Mobile Special “E” is equipped with a banana boom and stick with 24 metre reach for cargoes such as grain and aggregates. An energy recovery system reduces the engine power required and provides up to ... [+]

Palletways ID to take efficiency and safety to new heights

Palletways Group has launched Palletways ID, it describes as the world’s most sophisticated forklift truck-mounted sensor technology. The operator says it is set to make existing stand-alone pallet assessment and measuring technology obsolete, as it combines four key data measurements in one go. This technology identifies a pallet through imaging and barcode ... [+]

From khaki to truck keys with XPO

XPO Logistics has become an official partner of Veterans Into Logistics, a national UK charity that connects transport and logistics companies with armed forces service leavers looking to work as truck drivers.XPO will help mentor veterans and its drivers will share their experience with candidates and help them decide what ... [+]

Europa opens first Liverpool branch

Europa Worldwide Group’s Europa Road arm has opened a sales branch in Liverpool, its first presence in the city, although it already has an office in Manchester. Europa said it was attracted to Liverpool by the number of manufacturers in the region, estimated at over 3,000. A team of five ... [+]

Leman turns loss into profit

Danish forwarder Leman’s turnover increased 60% from DKK2.2 to DKK3.6 billion in 2021 while operating profit was DKK64 million compared to a small loss the year before. It said the improved result was partly due to a general increase in freight rates, and partly to significantly increased activity. The establishment ... [+]

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