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Hactl pact urges tenants: Waste not, want not

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has launched a voluntary Green Terminal Pact (GTP) to encourage its SuperTerminal 1 tenants to reduce carbon footprint and create an environmentally-conscious workplace.  It will also help them prepare for Hong Kong’s Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Charging Scheme. Hactl has installed smart meters in participating tenants’ offices to help track energy consumption, and has organised numerous briefings on the new scheme. It has also ... [+]

CargoAi offers load board for spot freight

The CargoAi online marketplace is now offering an Air Freight Load Board for spot cargo. Airlines can now access a comprehensive database of available freight, complete with detailed cargo specifications, in their CargoMART Airline App.Users can browse through a wide range of available freight listings, ... [+]

IAG Cargo seeks IT talent

IAG Cargo wants to increase its IT and digital team with more than 60 roles, more than doubling its size. It is looking for people who want to work in a fast-moving and empowering environment, dedicated to enhancing customer experience.The expansion is ... [+]

DB Schenker onboard courier service goes global

German-owned global forwarder DB Schenker has an onboard courier (OBC) service for urgent small and high-value shipments as part of ‘white glove’ portfolio. After an initial trial period, DB Schenker has set up an OBC service team operating from three different continents to guarantee round the ... [+]

FedEx opens new Leipzig logistics hub

FedEx Express has opened a new logistics facility at Kabelsketal, northwest of Leipzig and close to Leipzig/Halle Airport to cater for an increased volume of consignments, particularly in the larger customers’ segment.  The site includes a 3,400sq m warehouse, six loading bays for lorries, 63 for ... [+]

MSC Air Cargo joins the Cool Chain gang

Mediterranean Shipping Company’s MSC Air Cargo arm has joined the Cool Chain Association (CCA), a group of companies working together to improve the temperature-controlled supply chain. CCA members collaborate on initiatives to drive quality and innovation in the cool chain, helping to reduce food loss ... [+]

Delta extends offer on WebCargo

Delta Cargo is now offering its capacity on Freightos’ WebCargo-7LFreight platform, allowing customers can now book air freight and end-to-end trucking in one place.   The collaboration also broadens the range of products and services available for booking on the Freightos platform, including Delta Cargo’s DASH Heavy ... [+]

Industry Shows Progress on Sustainability

The International Air Cargo Association’s fourth comprehensive study on the air cargo industry’s sustainability position shows progress, but “we still have quite a bit of work to do,” said TIACA Chairman Steven Polmans.The survey, which involves supply chain partners from across the globe and from ... [+]

Port of Baltimore Sets Records in 2023

Maryland’s Port of Baltimore handled record cargoes in 2023, as the region rebounded from pandemic impacts and worldwide supply chain issues.The 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo for 2023 was 18.3 percent higher than the previous record of 44.2 million tons in 2019, while value ... [+]

MSC Charters Third Atlas Air Freighter

Atlas Air Inc., a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., said it has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 Freighter, which it will operate on behalf of customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, ... [+]