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Integrated Skypallet speeds TAP cargo

TAP Air Cargo, a customer of the Skypallet optimisation program since October 2022, has now embedded it into its capacity optimization process by implementing an API integration between Skypallet and Champ’s cargo management solution, Cargospot Airline. This enables TAP Air Cargo staff to automatically transfer the air waybill data for flights from Cargospot to Skypallet for shipment evaluation and flight planning, including co-loadability checks and segregation. It also creates a ... [+]

Emirates offers eQuote

Emirates SkyCargo is now offering eQuote, a digital self-service touchpoint to allow customers to request and manage their spot quotations. The solution will be progressively rolled out globally and will incorporate the majority of products, including the Life Sciences and Healthcare portfolio and high-value cargoes ... [+]

Schiphol head of cargo moves on

Royal Schiphol Group head of cargo Joost van Doesburg is to leave his position in February to pursue interests outside the company, after just under two years in the post. His tenure included a turbulent time for the Dutch airport, with cuts in flight numbers ... [+]

Multimodal opens 2025 registrations

Organisers of the Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham have opened visitor registrations for the 2025 event, which takes place on 17-19 June  at the NEC. Multimodal is launching an AI Clinic on the main floor of the event which aims to be a ‘one stop shop’, debunking ... [+]

Takeover boosts Tower Cold Chain presence

Passive temperature-controlled container provider Tower Cold Chain says it can offer a vastly expanded network with three Centres of Excellence and 54 regional hubs in 26 countries, following its recent acquisition by Cold Chain Technologies (CCT). Ahead of the acquisition, Tower Cold Chain had recently launched ... [+]

FedEx opens in Plzeň, Czech Republic

Federal Express Corporation has officially opened its new facility in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It spans 2,600 square meters—nearly doubling the size of the previous site and features a warehouse and office space, including 23 courier van docking bays and eight additional docks for linehaul vehicles. ... [+]

Neither shaken not stirred – DHL transports priceless goods with care in 2024

Along with the usual parcels, pallets, planeloads, and shipping containers, DHL Group delivered some more unusual consignments in 2024. They included orphaned, disabled chimpanzee Chocolat from Kenya to  a new home  at the Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, UK in August, from poachers in ... [+]

Ukraine carrier’s tales to support child war victims

Antonov Airlines has collaborated with Vivat Publishing to create a series of illustrated children's books hat aim to support Ukrainian children affected by the war. The first two books in the "Winged Stories" series are already being printed in Kharkiv. These books, created with the support ... [+]

Courier handler ready for the rush

Heathrow express courier handler CFL says it has seen a surge in demand for express shipments from across the world as last-minute shoppers order gifts from overseas suppliers, with imports up 18%. It has also seen a boom in exports, which were 30% higher this ... [+]

Formula E cuts the carbon

Electric car racing event Formula E and its logistics partner DHL say they will save at least 25% on freight-related CO2 emissions in season 11. It will reduce the volume and weight it transports via air by using more sea and road freight and will ... [+]

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