Logistics management: air cargo - Articles - Page 10

Your TMS Must Support Air Cargo and Ocean Transportation to Be Truly Multimodal

March 25, 2014

The definition of transportation management systems (TMS) continues to evolve. In the early days of TMS solutions, the primary goal was to manage truck-based freight. Over time, point solutions were developed to support particular modes for particular industries such as ocean and airfreight.

Lufthansa Cargo Adds Freighters to Milan

March 19, 2014

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo has added Milan to its network of freighter services.

IATA Releases New Edition of Manual for Cargo-XML Standards

March 14, 2014

International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the second edition of its Cargo-XML Manual and Toolkit.

Airfreight Markets See Strong Start to the New Year

March 7, 2014

IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in airfreight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) rose 4.5 percent in January compared to January 2013. This is a significant acceleration on the 2.2 percent year-on-year growth rate recorded in December, and is well above the 1.4 percent full-year growth reported for 2013 as compared to 2012.

Champ Cargosystems Launches Airfreight Community Platform

March 5, 2014

Champ Cargosystems

Champ Cargosystems, a provider of integrated air-cargo services, has launched an airfreight community platform. Dubbed CargoUpdate, the tool was designed to enhance communications between airlines and freight forwarders.

Saudia Cargo Beefs Up Summer Flights; Adds Capacity From Nairobi to Amsterdam

February 26, 2014

Saudi Airlines Cargo

Saudi Airlines Cargo is increasing belly capacity on new international routes, with the commencement of passenger flights from Manchester, U.K. to Los Angeles by Saudia Arabian Airlines.

Lufthansa Continues Growth Plan Throughout Challenges

February 7, 2014

Air Cargo World

The airfreight market may be on the up again, but this is not a time to be operating freighters out of Europe - unless, perhaps, you are Lufthansa Cargo.

Training Future Air Cargo Managers

January 24, 2014

Air Cargo World

The air cargo industry must act to fulfill the educational needs of the next generation of managers for the worldwide airfreight industry, according to the results of a two-year research project.

Air Cargo Continues Moderate Recovery, But Growth Uneven Across Regions

January 15, 2014

IATA

Figures from the International Air Transport Association show a 6.1-percent growth in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers for airfreight in November 2013 over the same month in the previous year. November's performance is an improvement on the 4.4-percent year-on-year demand expansion recorded in October. This continues an improvement trend in the weak air cargo markets which has been developing over 2013.