World Cargo Symposium 2022 Moving from ‘talk to action’, experts underscore stakeholder collaboration

October 17, 2022
Attended by nearly 1,300 participants from nearly 70 countries, the resolve has been to work collectively towards achieving carbon net zero by 2050; expand sustainability footprint; accelerate digitalization and attract talent to the sector. ...

Skyport: The live fish and seafood air transport expert

October 17, 2022
“Live fish is a sensitive cargo and stringent processes must be adhered to at every stage of the transportation process. The fish will be loaded into special vessels for transport in boxes, and these...

Volvo Trucks showcases new Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric trucks with zero-emissions

September 14, 2022
“We expect the supply of green hydrogen to increase significantly during the next couple of years, since many industries will depend on it to reduce CO2. However, we cannot wait to decarbonize transpo, we...

Enterprise Resource Planning: A ‘mission control’ for business functions in the air cargo industry

September 14, 2022
“ERP can be thought of as the glue that binds together the various systems that an organization might use. By having one application with one inteace, ERP allows the different depaments to communicate and...

Net Zero by 2050, is it achievable?

September 14, 2022
Aviation contributes about 4% to human-induced global warming as jet fuel burn produces CO2, nitrogen oxide, soot, water vapor and sulfate aerosols. The industry’s progress in cuing emissions to date is disappointing but by...

MAN Truck & Bus sets up large-scale production of batteries for electric trucks and buses in Nuremberg

August 16, 2022
Investment decision worth around EUR100 is of key importance for Germany as a commercial vehicle location. The factory has manufacturing capacities of over 100,000 battery systems per year.     MAN Truck & Bus is...

India pushes for economic growth with launch of ‘PM Gati Shakti–National Master Plan for Multimodal Connectivity’

August 16, 2022
The approach is driven by engines of growth in the following seven sectors: Railways; Roads; Ports; Waterways; Airports; Mass Transport and; Logistics Infrastructure aimed at creating a $5 trillion economy.   By R. Chandrakanth...

3PL’s vital role in today’s delivery cycle

August 16, 2022
By Ayesha Rashid The global third-party logistics (3PL) market was valued at $1,027.71 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $1,789.94 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 7.1% from 2020 to 2027....

Smiths Detection: Making air cargo security a top priority

August 16, 2022
By Ayesha Rashid “The HI-SCAN 10080 XCT has been qualified under the US Safety Act, setting limited liability for claims related to terrorism. It is TSA certified for high-speed checked baggage screening and EU/...

Daimler Truck reaches new milestone with successful test of fuel-cell truck with liquid hydrogen

July 16, 2022
The global trucking company says it prefers liquid hydrogen in the development of hydrogen-based drives as in this aggregate state, the energy carrier has a significantly higher energy density in relation to volume compared...