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Editor’s Choice: Air Freight Forwarders Must Increase Air Cargo Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. Adversity forces innovation, especially for those resistant to change. A driving factor is the lack of air cargo visibility. The most expensive pharmaceutical is currently Zolgensma at $2.1

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Last Mile Innovation. For that reason, retailers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce costs. To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. Blain notes, “[The] first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels [are] scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.”

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

Last Mile Innovation. For that reason, retailers continue to look for innovative ways to reduce costs. To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. Blain notes, “[The] first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels [are] scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.”

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Amazon Supply Chain Innovation Continues

Logistics Viewpoints

Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. What was formerly known as Amazon Prime Air, Amazon Air is a cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. Amazon Prime Air.

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Air Cargo is Gaining Momentum in 2023

American Global Logistics

As we navigate the third quarter of 2023, it's time to examine air cargo's role in global commerce. Air cargo is now essential for global supply chains and offers many benefits for businesses worldwide. Air cargo refers to the transportation of goods via an air carrier, which may be charter or commercial.

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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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Successful Cargo Space Delivery

Freightos

We’re huge fans of innovation in the logistics space. Which is why we’re taking our hats off to SpaceX for delivering 7,000 lbs of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) this week using a reusable rocket – the Falcon 9. Spacex’s cargo ship ‘Dragon’ Space Delivery As Science Fiction.

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