Two years ago, at a roundtable session on intra-Asia trade at the Payload Asia Conference, Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) said the 4.4 billion people in Asia would drive the market in the next few years. His calculation was simple: 1.4 billion from China, 1.3 billion from India and 600,000 from the ASEAN nations (Association of Southeast Asian Nations). Since then, the figures have changed and the numbers have grown. The … [Read more...] about Ready to bloom
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IBS’ Vision for Air Cargo Industry
IBS Software Services has progressed by leaps and bounds to become a leader in providing new-generation IT solutions to the travel, transportation and logistics industry. The wide spectrum of products and services that IBS off er includes managing mission-critical operations for major airlines, airports, oil and gas companies, cruise lines and tour operators around the world. Payload Asia sat down wiThAshok Rajan, VP and head of Airline Cargo Services, IBS, … [Read more...] about IBS’ Vision for Air Cargo Industry
A community approach in maintaining Pharma Shipments
In recent years, the demand for reliable end-to-end transport for pharmaceutical cargo has seen a tremendous rise, bringing to light the lack of reliability and data sharing, that affects the entire supply chain. As with every growing industry, the need for improvements and quality checks becomes ever more apparent with the growing demand. The solution: Pharma.Aero. Pharma.Aero is an independent membership driven association comprised of members from airport communities, … [Read more...] about A community approach in maintaining Pharma Shipments