Schenker Australia has added Hong Kong to destinations using paper-free airfreight shipments from Australia. Last month the company successfully completed first trial shipments with electronic freight documentation on the routes Sydney-Singapore-Sydney with Singapore Airlines and Sydney-Hong Kong-Sydney with Qantas. IATA e-freight is a global project designed to eliminate the need for up to 38 paper documents that accompany air freight shipments. “This is the beginning of a new era … [Read more...] about Schenker adds HK to paper-free target
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Menzies awarded BA contract in Hyderabad
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