Cathay Pacific: Bullish on cargo
Cargo Tracker recently spoke with Nick Rhodes, Cathay Pacific's Director Cargo, about Cathay's expansion plans and the partnership with IATA on the e-Cargo and Security initiatives. Read more...
GACAG....from talk to action!
Since March, the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) has established four taskforces and agreed the terms of reference and goals for two of them, e-business and security. Read more...
CASS offers more flexibility to promote business growth in Europe
IATA improves the freight forwarder credit scheme with a new settlement monitoring program giving greater flexibility to forwarders who are experiencing rapid volume growth in the current market. Read more...
Cargo-XML proofs of concept: key step for the industry
Global Logistics System Hong Kong (GLSHK) in cooperation with Cathay Pacific and Jet-Speed have successfully completed a proof of concept of the IATA XML Waybill standard message. Read more...
ULD Opl. Damage Limits Notice mandatory from 1 October
The requirement for attaching the ULD Operational Damage Limits Notice (ODLN) to new ULDs will become mandatory effective 1 October 2011. Read more...
CASS Israel: 1 August launch date
Israel is the latest CASS operation to join the network of countries that offer global web-enabled billing solution for airlines and freight forwarders. Read more...
EasyDGR affiliate program for freight forwarders & associations
IATA seeks to partner with members of the freight forwarding and shipper communities to get EasyDGR, the only dangerous goods shipping solution based on the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, into the hands of shippers of dangerous goods. Read more...
Air cargo - a vital element in global trade
The 21st annual CNS Partnership Conference took place early May. This year's conference was all about identifying the value and importance of air cargo to global trade. Read more...
Latin America advances on Secure Freight
Chile and Mexico are the first Latin American countries identified for pilot implementations of Secure Freight. Read more... |