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Network Airline Services has been appointed as the GSSA for Allied Air Cargo in Italy effective from the 1st of March 2024.
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Andrea Cossutta, NAS Italy Country Manager based in Milan, said, “I am happy to confirm that NAS has been appointed as Allied Air Cargo’s GSSA in Italy to sell their air cargo capacity from Europe to Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and throughout Africa, operating with x3 B747F aircraft”.
Network Airline Services already represent Allied as its GSSA around the world, with NAS Italy now joining Network’s wider ..read more
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A sustainable warehousing development, known as the ‘Rhenus Campus,’ was officially opened in a launch ceremony on Thursday, April 18th, by third-party logistics (3PL) provider Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK.
The campus reaches high levels of sustainability by being certified “BREEAM Outstanding”. It is setting new standards for environmental protection, helping Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK to put sustainability at the forefront of its operations.
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Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK, which won the 2023 UKWA Award for Excellence in Sustain ..read more
Air Cargo Week
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The trade body formed to represent aviation ground services in the UK has announced that its membership now supports an estimated 70% of flights travelling to and from the UK. This has been achieved in less than 18 months since its foundation in January 2023.
Aviation Services UK (ASUK) has gained support from nine companies with around 15,000 ground services workers across the UK – giving the sector a collective voice both within the airline industry and at government level.
Members include some of the biggest employers in the industry, with Swissport, Menzies Aviation, DHL and ABM joining t ..read more
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Descartes Systems Group has announced that it has acquired Aerospace Software Developments (ASD).
Based in Ireland, ASD provides customs declaration software solutions for logistics services providers (LSPs) and shippers, as well as RFID solutions that help the air logistics community track assets. The company’s customs filing solutions, operating under the brand Thyme-IT, help importers, exporters, and LSPs comply with Irish regulatory requirements for imports and exports in a secure and efficient manner. In addition, ASD’s RFID solutions help global airlines and ground handlers eliminate ma ..read more
Air Cargo Week
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Sustainability has become a key pillar of the airfreight industry as it can no longer be an optional part of anyone’s processes. It is no longer able to be treated as an afterthought or an addition, it is written into everything the industry does.
Just as aviation forms a core pillar of global connectivity and development, sustainability now forms a core pillar of all aviation practices.
The European Union (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has brought in extensive sustainability reporting requirements. Under the CSRD phased implementation, almost 50,000 companies ..read more
Air Cargo Week
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The release of Unique Logistics International’s (UNQL) inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report was inspired by a commitment to reduce the impact of UNQL’s activities and contribute to the fight against climate change.
“We understand this will be a long-term commitment to be had across employee, vendor, and partner interactions. So no better time to start than now,” Mickey Diaz, Chief Operating Officer of Unique Logistics, explained.
The report highlights the company’s dedication to conducting operations responsibly, with service management systems aligned to monitor ..read more
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Despite a turbulent decade, the newly released DHL Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2024 has put forth valuable insights into the global cargo industry, with a focus on the regional development and opportunity emerging in the Asian sub-continent.
Trade flows have proven to be quite resilient amid geopolitical conflicts and public policy headwinds. Although it’s becoming a more challenging environment for globalisation, the 2024 index shows connectedness is at a record high.
“It is important to recognise the resilience of global flows because a lopsided focus on the threats to globa ..read more