Air Cargo

New Fleetweb Online Application Provides Sea-Crime Alerts

June 14, 2012

GAC-SMHI Weather Solutions, an alliance between the GAC Group and Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, has introduced a new feature of its Fleetweb online application to provide alerts about sea-crime attacks.

time:matters Debuts Weekend Service for Agricultural Shippers

June 13, 2012

Time:matters

time:matters, a logistics service provider specializing in expedited shipments, has launched a Europe-wide Harvest Season Weekend Service for agricultural shippers.

Garuda Indonesia Looks to Enter Full-Freight Service

June 12, 2012

AirWaves Weekly

Garuda Indonesia has developed an appetite for cargo in a fairly short period. The Indonesian carrier's ambitions have advanced from a desire to augment belly-hold revenue to a plan for full freighter flights to take off before 2013.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Begins Flights to Vancouver, B.C.

June 8, 2012

Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Virgin Atlantic Cargo is now serving Vancouver, B.C., with flights from London's Heathrow International Airport every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Swiss WorldCargo Debuts Weekly Service Between Zurich, Tampa

June 6, 2012

Swiss WorldCargo

Swiss WorldCargo has introduced a weekly non-stop flight between Zurich and Tampa International Airport in Florida.

IAG Cargo Launches Small-Freight Collection Service in U.S.

June 6, 2012

IAG Cargo

IAG Cargo, the product of a merger between British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has begun a complimentary trial service for the collection of small freight shipments in the U.S.

Acuitive Solutions Unveils Spot-Quote App for Airfreight

June 5, 2012

Acuitive Solutions

Acuitive Solutions, provider of a global transportation-management system (TMS) portal for air and ocean freight, has introduced the Acuitive SpotManager.

The Changing Role of the Business Forecaster

June 4, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

There are two major challenges that companies face today in forecasting, says Bob Leonard, vice president of sales with Forecast Pro. One is the push to drive down to more detail, including smaller time buckets. The other is the need to treat forecasting as an analytical task, instead of just clerical work.

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Launches Four New Flights From Chicago

May 31, 2012

Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has introduced four new flights from Chicago, linking the U.S. Midwest to the carrier's network of more than 350 destinations worldwide.

MASkargo, Cargolux and Alaska Airlines Top Air Cargo News This Week

May 29, 2012

Aviation News Weekly

The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has launched new intra-Asia freighter service. MASkargo's twice weekly A330-200 freighter operation links its Kuala Lumpur hub to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Bangkok, Thailand. Mohd Yonus Idris, acting chief executive of MASkargo, said cargo growth via Ho Chi Minh has been steady and the service would help build the carrier's Asian connectivity.

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