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Jon Turner Appointed Vice President, Cargo at Air Canada

Air Canada announced that Jon Turner, currently Vice President, Inflight Services, has been appointed Vice President, Cargo effective February 18, 2023. An accomplished airline executive with expertise in global strategy, operations and customer service, Mr. Turner has held a wide range of progressively critical, senior leadership roles at Air Canada and other Canadian airlines. These have included Vice President, Maintenance and Engineering, with responsibility for all aspects of Air Canada’s aircraft ... [+]

Chaos predicted due to early Chinese New Year

A larger share of freight forwarders and supply chain professionals this year in 2023 are expecting disruptions owing to COVID outbreaks in China and the Chinese New Year factory closures as compared to the last year (2022).“We are looking at three different Chinese Years in ... [+]

Port Everglades Rebrands with Mighty Approach

Port Everglades, a global gateway for cruise vacations and trade, is unleashing a new three-pronged branding campaign to differentiate its strengths from those of Florida's natural wonder, Everglades National Park.A mighty trident against a backdrop of waves will symbolize Port Everglades' three main business sectors ... [+]

Port of Corpus Christi Finishes FY 2022 with Record Tonnage

The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2022 with record tonnage, mainly attributable to a 21% year-over-year (YOY) increase in refined products and 15% YOY increase in total crude oil. The Port of Corpus Christi achieved a new annual tonnage record of 187.9 million tons – ... [+]

Port of Mobile Sets Record in 2022

The Alabama Port Authority wrapped up a year of monthly container cargo records with a new annual cargo handling record — 563,191 TEUs. It’s the first time the port has handled more than 560,000 TEUs. The 11% increase is the 9th time since 2009 that the ... [+]

Chatbot Software As A Service Chatbots & Voice Assistants from Onlim

Conversational AI as a SaaS solution Though the barriers are coming down and there are a number of novel uses for chatbots cropping up across the industry, we are yet to see any solutions gain real traction. But chat interfaces are relatively young, with the first ... [+]

Conversational AI: Differentiating between relationship and function

The Top Conversational AI Trends Predicted for 2023 We investigate concerns that conversational artificial intelligence (AI) may reinforce negative gender stereotypes. With customer behaviour going through a whirlwind of changes, conversational AI [artificial intelligence] looks likely to become the new kingmaker in CX leadership. Meanwhile, ... [+]

AACargo partnership delivers humanitarian supplies to Haiti

American Airlines Cargo is taking part in a global effort to transport life-saving medical and sanitation supplies to Haiti as the nation struggles to control a deadly cholera outbreak. In partnership with Airlink, a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bringing critical aid to communities in ... [+]

Air Canada Cargo Expands Freighter Network

Air Canada Cargo announced that scheduled service to Liege with its Boeing 767 freighters will begin next month, while flights to Basel are slated to begin in April. Air Canada Cargo will operate flights twice per week to Liege, with service increasing to three flights per ... [+]

J.B. Hunt’s 4Q sees change in growth trajectory

Ti reports that 4th quarter and full year results from J.B. Hunt, the leading Arkansas intermodal, less-than-truck load, full-truck load and last mile provider, show that both its sales and its profits boomed in 2022. [+]

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