The Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) said it has been actively involved in supporting the development of IATA’s initiative to launch a pilot e-freight programme on key trade routes linking Hong Kong, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the Netherlands this year. The IATA initiative aims to free air cargo of paper and allow airlines, freight forwarders, Customs and others to seamlessly exchange electronicinformation and e-documents. The Association said that in … [Read more...] about HAFFA supports IATA e-freight initiative

Envirotainer, the active temperaturecontrolled air transportation solutions provider has announced a premium partnership Emirates SkyCargo. The new agreement provides Emirates SkyCargo with a dedicated Envirotainer account manager, broad access to R&D and consulting services, as well as high levels of fl exibility to ship across both companies’ networks and beyond. Emirates SkyCargo has co-operated with Envirotainer since 2003, and the carrier has established specifi c handling … [Read more...] about Envirotainer enters premium partnership

US-based Southwest Airlines has purchased the AdvancedCargo Suite from Lufthansa Systems, which will enable Southwest Airlines to optimise its air cargo booking, handling and cargo revenue accounting processes. Southwest, which carries 96.3 million passengers a year, intends to enhance its cargo business by optimising some of its core processes and providing new features for customers. The individual requirements and functions for Southwest were defi ned in advance during Southwest/ Lufthansa … [Read more...] about Southwest selects cargo IT solutions

US-based RFID and supply chain technology vendor Intermec is to supply an RFID and barcode system for the Cargo Free Zone at Thailand’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport to boost transport and logistics capacity. Suvarnabhumi Airport features an NBIA Cargo Free Zone IT project, which has some of the most up-to-date technology and services in the region, including its RFID Customs Free Zone management system. RFID will be a core part of the IT system for the Cargo Free Zone and will be used to … [Read more...] about Suvarnabhumi picks RFID system

Traxon Europe said it is anticipating that a record number of 100 million electronic messages between airlines, air cargo forwarding agents and Customs authorities via Traxon will be reached in the fourth quarter of 2007. If the current trends continue, that fi gure could actually be 110 million electronic messages. The result will signifi cantly exceed the fi gure achieved in the previous year – a total of 92 million messages. Traxon said that the use of electronic communication … [Read more...] about Traxon Europe eyes cargo message record