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Encore settles arguments once and for all

Air cargo quality standards group Cargo iQ has updated its Encore management platform to give ground handling agents visibility over specific time commitments for shipments in their care in order to meet service level agreements. Technology and product manager Chris Davies said that this not only means that shipments are more likely to arrive on time, but it also helps to protect the integrity of time-critical shipments and protect stakeholders from ... [+]

Cargo.one offers import airfreight quotes in an instant

The Cargo.one air freight platform has launched a new service that allows import agents to instantly compare and book live import rates. It says that, until now, procuring rates from abroad took import agents hours or even days with the process made more inefficient by ... [+]

Container platform gains green seal of approval

The Routescanner container planning platform has been accredited by the Global Logistics Emissions Council for its methods of calculating CO2 emissions. Routescanner says it calculates not just the fastest routes, but also those with the lowest climate impact. Large deep sea operators and nearly all inland ... [+]

From tanks to trade tech

Trade tech company Nexxiot has appointed Roger Gloor as its new head of technical department. He previously worked for in tank container and dry bulk logistics operator Bertschi. Among other things, he designed and developed three types of ISO tank containers and supervised the sourcing ... [+]

Entopy wins grant to boost visibility in the supply chain

Data analytics company Entopy has won a £150,000 share of the government's new £7 million fund to boost innovation in the freight industry. It will use the funding to extend the use of its software to help address issues caused by a lack of large-scale ... [+]

Rocky for president at FourKites

Supply chain visibility company FourKites has appointed Rocky Subramanian as president. He will work alongside chief executive Mathew Elenjickal to drive the company's strategy, growth and customer success globally. Subramanian was most recently executive vice president at human capital management software firm Ceridian, where he ... [+]

Kern joins online insurer Breeze

The Breeze digital insurance online platform for forwarders and logistics companies has appointed Patrizia Kern as its chief insurance officer. Kern has over 30 years’ experience in senior roles across the marine insurance industry, most recently at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ global marine division, where ... [+]

Security at your fingertips in Antwerp

DP World Antwerp Gateway has introduced fingerprint scanning technology to help improve security for container collection. In collaboration with NxtPort, the digital platform of Port of Antwerp-Bruges, DP World has successfully tested the Certified Pick up (CPu) software with Belgium logistics companies Katoen Natie and Van ... [+]

Zeus joins green freight reporting group

Logistics technology start-up Zeus has joined the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) community, an international non-profit organisation focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation. Under the partnership, Zeus will work with the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), an SFC-led programme, to submit data, create ... [+]

Air Europa to launch forwarder platform

Air Europa Cargo is to launch an eBooking platform using CargoAi’s white-label CargoGATE, solution from the middle of the year. Freight forwarders will be able to search, book, track, and pay for all their shipments on the platform as well as track CO2 emissions. The ... [+]

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