January 2021

Japan Airlines implements CHAMP API Gateway

Japan Airlines (JAL) has implemented CHAMP’s API Gateway solution to power a new domestic air cargo service that enables the carrier to compete with other modes of transport, seamlessly integrating air and land options, and provides a unique end-to-end experience for JAL’s customers. The airline is also able to offer capacity to its business partners by allowing them to match shipment requests from shippers with available JAL flights. The solution enables ... [+]

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s 2020 Year End Cargo Figures Down

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s total cargo volume for 2020 declined by 8% to 1.44 million tonnes compared to 2019. Last year freight volumes were shipped in three categories of flights; full freighters, which accounted for 61% of total volume, pax-cargo-only, which includes passenger flights with only freight on board at 10%, and ... [+]

Canaveral Port Authority to Waive Fee for Companies Seeking to Operate in FTZ #136

The Canaveral Port Authority announced it will waive the standard application fee for businesses located in Brevard County seeking to establish a designated usage driven site within Port Canaveral’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #136. The fee waiver is effective immediately and will be available to applicants through December 31, ... [+]

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Acquires Temp-Distribution of Maryland

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution, a leading temperature-controlled logistics provider to the food and beverage industry strategically located on the Port of New York/New Jersey and in Philadelphia, announced it has acquired Temp-Distribution of Maryland, Inc., a temperature-controlled transportation and warehousing provider located on the I-95 corridor just outside the ... [+]

Kerry Logistics Network Opens Chemical Logistics Center in China

Kerry Logistics Network Limited opened a logistics center in the Cangzhou Lingang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hebei province, China under Kerry IMS Chemical Logistics to capture the market potential in chemical logistics. The logistics center was opened and commenced operation on 8 January. The Kerry IMS Chemical Cangzhou logistics ... [+]

Port of Oakland loaded imports up 11% in Dec. 2020

The Port of Oakland today said December imports grew 11% compared to December 2019. Containerized export volume was up 0.9% during the same period. Total TEUs for December were 208,341 which is up 7.4% compared to the same time last year. The Port said it expected the increase in December's ... [+]

Atlas Air Worldwide Orders Four New Boeing 747-8 Freighters

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced it has ordered four new Boeing 747-8 freighters in a transaction that furthers the company’s strategic growth plan. The aircraft will enable the company to meet strong customer demand in the airfreight market, particularly the fast-growing e-commerce and express sectors. The company’s business model provides the flexibility to operate these ... [+]

B&H Worldwide appoints new head of global sales

B&H Worldwide, a leading global provider of aerospace time critical logistics solutions, announced the appointment of Michael Haskins as its Head of Global Sales. The position is effective January 4th, 2020. Haskins joins B&H Worldwide with over 20 years of experience leading multinational operations in aerospace time critical logistics. He was ... [+]

C.H. Robinson, SAS join forces

C.H. Robinson and analytics company SAS have announced a partnership to rewrite the way global supply chains work as they become increasingly more complex. Until now, supply chain demand planning and shipping execution often worked in autonomous siloes without connection, digital integration, or real-time visibility. This partnership will solve that ... [+]

CHAMP Cargosystems, Qatar Airways Cargo and Agility complete the IATA ONE Record pilot

CHAMP Cargosystems, along with Qatar Airways Cargo and Agility has completed the first phase of the IATA ONE Record pilot to showcase the benefits and feasibility of the initiative. The ONE Record project proposes a solution by defining a common API (Application Programming Interface) for all electronic platforms used ... [+]