Capacity constraints have driven up rates for international shipments this year whether by sea, air or land, further complicating matters for supply-chain managers dealing with the effects of Covid-19 on their businesses, Bloomberg reports. Limited passenger flights, which handle about half of the world’s airborne cargo, have created a significant reduction in available belly capacity, which has helped drive rates higher despite a decline in demand of about 19%. Air-cargo rates from Hong … [Read more...] about Skyscraping costs to move goods by air set to go even higher
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Asia Pacific Airlines traffic September 2019 results
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of September released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed continued moderate growth in international air passenger numbers, whilst air cargo demand declined reflecting stagnant international trade activity. The region's airlines carried 29.1 million international passengers in September, an increase of 3.0% compared to the same month last year. Measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), demand grew by 3.4% … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Airlines traffic September 2019 results
Zebra Intelligent Enterprise Index study Results
Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA), an innovator at the edge of the enterprise with solutions and partners that enable businesses to gain a performance edge, announced the results of its third annual Intelligent Enterprise Index which indicates a record 61 percent of enterprises worldwide are on the path to becoming “intelligent,” compared to only 49 percent in 2018. This global survey analyzes the extent to which companies connect the physical and digital worlds to drive … [Read more...] about Zebra Intelligent Enterprise Index study Results
Digital transformation projects are exponentially accelerating organizational innovation says AVEVA
At a media briefing hosted during its annual customer conference in Singapore, AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, revealed customer validation of business advantage for industrial and capital intensive organizations who leverage digital transformation projects. While finance, insurance, health and retail sectors have rapidly harnessed the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and big data to meet the changing needs of their customers, the industrial world has … [Read more...] about Digital transformation projects are exponentially accelerating organizational innovation says AVEVA
Vertiv Survey Data Centre 2025: Closer to the Edge survey findings
In Data Centre 2025: Closer to the Edge, a global, industry-wide survey conducted by Vertiv, 57% of respondents from Singapore expect IT resource utilisation at the edge to reach at least 60% by 2025. This reflects a global sentiment on the increasing prevalence of edge computing in the data centre landscape, which is fueled by more process-intensive applications such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, internet of things and 5G technology. Globally, 55% of respondents … [Read more...] about Vertiv Survey Data Centre 2025: Closer to the Edge survey findings
Asia Pacific Airlines July 2019 traffic results
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of July released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international air passenger demand continued to grow moderately, supported by business and leisure related travel. However, falling exports and a worsening trade outlook led to further weakness in air cargo markets. The number of international passengers carried by the region's airlines climbed 3.4% higher year-on-year to a combined 32.5 million, even as business … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Airlines July 2019 traffic results