Kerry Logistics Network is set to showcase its integrated logistics management services for the pharma sector after it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with publicly listed medical service provider EC Healthcare on 24 November 2023. Under the agreement, KLN will set up a ‘centralised’ warehouse to consolidate EC Healthcare’s inventory management and provide customised logistics solutions, including IT system integration and point-to-point … [Read more...] about Kerry Logistics gains traction in healthcare
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Aurrigo backs German air cargo project at Stuttgart
Aurrigo International PLC has announced its support to the Digital Testbed Cargo Project (DTAC) Consortium on the proposed trials of the Auto-DollyTug tractor, an autonomous electric vehicle for baggage and cargo handling, at Stuttgart Airport starting next year. Designed from the ground up to be electric and autonomous, Auto-DollyTug combines the utility of a baggage or cargo tractor can load and unload itself without driver involvement. The German project follows from successful testing at … [Read more...] about Aurrigo backs German air cargo project at Stuttgart
Swissport starts cargo operations in Australia
Swissport launched its air cargo operations in Australia in early November and is now providing a range of handling services at Sydney Airport. The new service at Sydney Airport will add to Swissport’s global network of 117 air cargo centers and will complement its current ground services business in Australia. The ground handler believes the introduction of cargo operations in Australia will help strengthen trade routes between Australia and Asia. The company is working with … [Read more...] about Swissport starts cargo operations in Australia
Singapore Airlines’ cargo volume up 7 percent in October
Singapore Airlines saw cargo loads jump 7 percent year on year in October, on the back of e-commerce flows and freighter charters, according to the company’s latest operating results. The carrier’s cargo operations posted a load factor of 56.1 percent, or 3.5 percentage points higher year-on-year, with load factors on routes to The Americas (12.5 percentage points), South West Pacific (9.5 percentage points) and West Asia and Africa (7.8 percentage points), seeing notable gains. Cargo … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines’ cargo volume up 7 percent in October
Lufthansa invests in modernisation of Frankfurt hub
Lufthansa Cargo is investing around 500 million euros the construction and modernization of its future hub at Frankfurt Airport's Cargo City North. The airline group is tackling its largest construction project to date, which is scheduled to be completed by 2030 and will cover an area of more than 70,000 square meters. Construction work began in August for a 40-meter-high high-bay warehouse, including the automated transport system and the first building modules in the north of … [Read more...] about Lufthansa invests in modernisation of Frankfurt hub
One Record Hackathon in Doha ends on high note
Qatar Airways Cargo and IATA proudly concluded the first ever One Record Hackathon in the Middle East on 26 November. Seventeen teams from around the world came together in Doha, Qatar for a thrilling 28-hour competition to submit innovative solutions surrounding the IATA ONE Record data-sharing standard to showcase air cargo use cases. Six core challenges were given to developers to deep dive into the aviation environment and find solutions for the cargo industry, including AI-powered … [Read more...] about One Record Hackathon in Doha ends on high note