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Westjet Cargo asserts commitment to cargo partnership with GTA

WestJet Cargo, the cargo division of the well-established WestJet airline, was created to meet the strong demand of the Canadian market. Following a recently announced long-term partnership with GTA, the carrier is more than ever committed to offering its customers massively increased services worldwide.Already well-known for being a very caring brand, WestJet Cargo pays particular attention to pets and takes great pride in successfully transporting thousands of animals across its ... [+]

Wiremind Cargo’s new launch

Wiremind Cargo has launched a new module within its CargoStack CMS suite: Revenue Optimization is a comprehensive decision support tool designed to help sales steerers and flight controllers in three key aspects of their job. For Revenue Management, the system recommends an Entry Condition, or ... [+]

WFS using dog detection teams

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Diagnose, a world leader in dog-handing detection, have pioneered the detection of undeclared shipments of lithium batteries following a six-month trial involving thousands of cargo consignments in France. WFS and Diagnose partnered in March 2022 to carry out a feasibility study ... [+]

What Is Know Your Customer Kyc And Why It’s Important

KYC processes are also employed by firms of all sizes for the purpose of guaranteeing their proposed customers, brokers, consultants, or distributors are anti-bribery compliant and are actually who they declare to be. Banks, insurers, export collectors, and different monetary establishments are increasingly required to ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 2.8% in August

Index 7.4% Above August 2021 American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 2.8% in August after decreasing 1.5% in July. In August, the index equaled 119 (2015=100) versus 115.8 in July. “Tonnage snapped back in August after a weaker than expected July,” ... [+]

August air cargo data could signal better than expected peak season

Global air cargo market performance data for August offered a glimmer of hope for volumes in the upcoming peak season as the decline in demand seen over the previous four months slowed and general air cargo rates between Europe and North America stabilized, according to ... [+]

CMA CGM to launch new MEDGULF service

CMA CGM is launching new MEDGULF service, which provides full coverage from the West Med to US Gulf and Mexico, starting the end of September 2022. The rotation of this service is: Tanger, Genoa, Valencia, Miami, Veracruz, Altamira, Houston, Tanger.A fleet of six vessels will ... [+]

K+N North America expands healthcare network

Global logistics company Kuehne+Nagel announces the expansion of its healthcare contract logistics network in the United States with a new multi-client and GDP compliant facility adjacent to Indianapolis International Airport.The investment into the 166,000 square feet healthcare site will support the growing need for distribution ... [+]

Port Canaveral Foreign Trade Zone #136 Expands

Port Canaveral’s Foreign Trade Zone #136 (FTZ) has expanded once again with the addition of Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) as a FTZ Operator for the receipt, storage, and distribution of jet fuel for international flights operating from the airport. Deliveries of jet fuel to ... [+]

Port of Long Beach has 2nd busiest August

Cargo volume in August at the Port of Long Beach fell just short of another record month as a slowdown in consumer spending in the U.S. continued.Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 806,940 TEUs of container cargo last month, down just 764 TEUs – 0.1% – ... [+]

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