Speaking at the three-day conference organised by Transport Intelligence (Ti), Christopher Logan, Agility’s chief strategy marketing officer, warned that along with the opportunities, there would also be challenges, however. “In order to tap these (emerging market) opportunities, service providers need local innovation and high calibre management expertise,” he said in his presentation. He pointed out that as the emerging China economy was slowing down, the government had … [Read more...] about Emerging markets still offer logistics opportunities
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K+N & AIRDEX work towards greener airfreight
Global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel and AIRDEX International Inc., developer and manufacturer of the patented lightweight AIRpalletTM, announced the formation of a strategic alliance. The aim is to investigate and find solutions for joint customers who are interested in reducing the costs and environmental impacts of airfreighttransportation. One of the largest contributing factors to high logistics costs and CO2 emissions is the usage of airfreight as a means to serve customer timing … [Read more...] about K+N & AIRDEX work towards greener airfreight
UFIS-AS signs deals with 3 Indian airports
UFIS-AS has signed software maintenance and support service agreements with the three airports in India running the UFIS product suite. These include Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, and Bangalore’s Bengaluru International Airport. … [Read more...] about UFIS-AS signs deals with 3 Indian airports
SpiceJet opts for IBS’ iCargoLite
India’s SpiceJet has implemented IBS Software’s new-generation cargo management system, iCargoLite. With iCargoLite, SpiceJet automated its cargo business processes to support its expansion plans for its domestic cargooperations. The first Indian low cost carrier to implement this system, the carrier said it will enable it to ensure an integrated management of cargo reservations and ground operations including flight planning, inbound cargo operations, billing and shipment tracking. … [Read more...] about SpiceJet opts for IBS’ iCargoLite
ATC communications on the Internet
When US Airways Flight 3407 went down near Buffalo, NY in early February, its final communications with air traffic controllers were available on the Internet within hours, giving rise to speculation that icing was to blame for the incident. The transcripts did not come from official crash investigators, but rather from a network of aviation enthusiasts that monitors air traffic communications at up to 250 airports around the world hosted bythe website, www.liveATC.net. … [Read more...] about ATC communications on the Internet
Bullied at Changi
Sometimes even the big boys get bullied. Take for example the mid- January announcement that ground-handling giant Swissport was bailing out of Singapore’s Changi Airport.Although it surprised many, it wasn’t especially earth shaking news to much of the industry familiar with the ground handling sector. But before we get to that, it’s important to put things in context. The 2005 arrival of the Swiss-based, Spanish-owned company, which operates at 179 airports in 41 countries, … [Read more...] about Bullied at Changi
