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Stakeholders in the air cargo industry are now making efforts for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to become more attainable. SAF works as a substitute for jet fuel, utilizing non-petroleum raw materials and reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions.  SAF is being commercialized with a system for converting carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons. 

Stakeholders in the air cargo industry are funding projects for the development of SAF including pilot and demo plants, and the construction, engineering and management of SAF plants. 

Thus, the implementation of SAF can decrease global aviation emissions and decarbonize the environment. These efforts can work to battle climate change.

Besides the growth of SAF in the air cargo industry, technologies with the goal of reaching sustainability have also been on the rise. 

This includes hydrogen-electric engines, urban air mobility, electric regional aircraft, and carbon capture. Moreover, the push towards decarbonization for the air cargo industry has been on the rise, as well as solutions to achieve sustainability goals in the long-term.

 

United Airlines Ventures joins SAF project. Air Cargo News. (2022, April 4). Retrieved April 5, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/policy/environment/united-airlines-ventures-joins-saf-project/ 

 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is now providing free passenger and cargo transportation to societies in need of support.

This alliance is currently helping displaced families, providing aid materials, and making donations to people living in Ukraine and other areas of the world.

Displaced individuals are receiving tickets to destinations in the South American flight network, and are being guaranteed protection from UNHCR. 

In 2020, around 1% of people around the world were being forced to leave their homes. This year, around 10 million people have been displaced by the crisis in Ukraine and surrounding areas. South America and the Caribbean also have around 18m people displaced. 

As well, places such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Venezuela are also in need of help from free cargo transport by organizations such as UNHCR. 

In addition,  UNHCR is alllowing vaccines and health professionals to be transported to countries throughout the pandemic. In fact, it transported around 232m doses of vaccines and moved around 3,400 health professionals to countries where it operates. 

Moreover, UNHCR is providing value to society through these contributions. Thus, people in need are being supported through the organization’s social commitment. 

 

LATAM supports refugees with Free Cargo Transport. Air Cargo News. (2022, April 4). Retrieved April 5, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/latam-supports-refugees-with-free-cargo-transport/ 

 

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has set the “BlueSky program.” This is the first sustainability program for the air cargo industry. 

Moreover, this program will allow stakeholders in the air cargo industry to measure their sustainability progress. It will also allow stakeholders to measure progress against peers, and lead to more sustainability within the industry. 

The program will create an industry-specific tool to assess and distinguish sustainability efforts.

In addition, the program is renewable every two years. It will involve guidelines, verification, and validation. 

The assessment guideline allows companies to start their verification and validation. These steps are evaluated through self-analysis.

As well, the desktop verification involves an online assessment and validation of the provided documents. Each area is given a score and will be showcased on a company dashboard. 

The onsite validation involves desktop validation and an audit onsite. Businesses will receive a score in every area, an excellence badge, and a report on suggestions of how the company can be more sustainable. 

Furthermore, besides individual companies, the program will benefit partners and the air cargo industry. They will be benefited through strategies of how to grow responsibly. As well, of how to be a positive force within the air cargo industry.

Thus, this program will allow companies to evaluate their levels of sustainability and have them validated. These companies’ efforts on being sustainable will become transparent. In addition, more focus will be placed on these companies making a positive impact for the future. 

 

https://www.aircargonews.net/policy/environment/tiaca-launches-industry-first-sustainability-programme/

 

The US Airforwarders Association (AFA), is showing support for the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. This act works to improve the occurring port disruption. 

As there are many freight forwarders in ocean transportation working in the AFA, the AFA is supporting this act. 

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act will enforce carriers to have late fees for containers. The act also bans carriers from rejecting exports without sufficient reasons.

Besides the reform bill addressing port disruption, it is also addressing box lines. As well, it is getting the US Federal Maritime Commission to deal with carrier practice. 

Furthermore, these regulations and sufficient maritime port operations are reducing detention and demurrage fees in these ports. 

In addition, freight forwarders and their clients, as well as truck vendors would be subject to less fees. These alterations will also positively change how cargo is handled. 

Hence, the Senate is currently debating this report. However, shipping lines are opposed to the act. They argue that the act does not fix the cause of the congestion. Also, that it could make it difficult to handle late containers. 

In addition, shipping lines enforce forwarders, airlines, ocean carriers, and more, to work together logistically. Without this collaboration, they claim the distribution of products will become impeded. 

 

US airforwarders back Ocean Shipping Reform bill. Air Cargo News. (2022, March 23). Retrieved April 1, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/freight-forwarder/us-airforwarders-back-ocean-shipping-reform-bill/

 

ECS Group has created an e-commerce and mail service that provides in-house digital process support for utilizing mail as cargo or belonging to a CN document. This system provides collection and delivery of mail and e-commerce, provides mail-specific compliance, and has a track and trace system for all shipments. Moreover, the team behind this service has expert knowledge about this commodity and has a network of global postal operators and e-commerce consolidators to increase profits for this segment. 

Thus, there are some differences between airmail and normal air cargo. This includes that airmail flies under a CW document and within a predefined allotment. Also, airmail has post operators that consist of public and private postal services. In addition, authorities from the International Post Corporation and the Universal Postal Union are required for several aspects of transporting and handling the mail shipments. Moreover, this network also manages the airline’s requirements, responsibilities, and provide responses to shipment irregularities. Meanwhile, regular air cargo flies with an air waybill and uses booking. Regular air cargo also utilizes a team of freight forwarding partners for every shipment.

Moreover, Mail & Mail assists airlines in dealing with mail shipments. As well, it assists in responding to customers’ problems with shipments. Hence, the outsourceable team behind Mail & Mail can provide these airlines with various digital process support systems. This includes support for commodity-specific duties, commercial responsibilities, and their digital platforms. In essence, this service is continuing to grow and provide essential mail & e-commerce solutions for airlines around the world. 

 

ECS Group launches “World first” GSA Mail Service. Air Cargo News. (2022, March 21). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/sectors/e-commerce-logistics/ecs-group-launches-world-first-gsa-mail-service/ 

 

This Valentine’s Day, around 60 million roses were shipped from countries such as Ecuador, Colombia, and Kenya. Moreover, these roses were meant to be delivered just for Valentine’s Day. However, air cargo companies showed their commitment on holidays by preparing these shipments months in advance. 

Airlines routinely do this type of shipping every year. However, this year was different due to the effects of the pandemic on available space and resources. Hence, these companies were faced with challenges but did not fall short. Instead, extra volumes and additional cargo flights were added during this period. As well, temperature-controlled systems were placed in flights in order to keep the roses fresh. 

In addition, air cargo companies were showing commitment on holidays by keeping constant contact between customers and airlines. This constant contact ensured successful planning for each shipment. Hence, arranging the charters and keeping track of the high number of volume and flights during February did not allow airlines to fall short with their deliveries. Instead, the dedication these airlines have to their customers motivated them to plan ahead. It aland make sure each shipment was delivered on time. 

Sponsored: Qatar Airways Cargo, the love of commitment. Air Cargo News. (2022, March 1). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/sponsored-content/sponsored-qatar-airways-cargo-the-love-of-commitment/

The air cargo forum is a long-established meeting of the air cargo community. The new permanent home for it is now Miami, Fl. It is organized by Messe München and will take place on November 8-10, 2022. This forum combines the air cargo and transport logistics industries together, with the goal of increasing business connections for people in the U.S., and North and South America. 

Industry experts will be present at the conference. They will be providing insight into the transportation, air cargo, supply chain, and logistics industry to those interested. As well, there will be chances to increase profits at this conference by doing business with cargo shippers and markets worldwide. 

Furthermore, the Air Cargo Forum in Miami, FL will allow people to exhibit their business’s innovative products and solutions. It will also allow insight into what the other air cargo and transport logistics brands are offering. ​​For more information, visit https://www.aircargoforum.org/tradefair/about-the-fair/. 

 

Partners educational program. Messe München. (n.d.). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://www.aircargoforum.org/tradefair/about-the-fair/ 

 

On March 17, 2022, The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida  (BACCF) brought together members of the community to thank Ambassador João Mendes for his services and send him good wishes for his future. The event was sponsored by BB Americas and Bringer Corporation, and took place in Key Biscayne, FL. 

Moreover, Mendes worked in several positions before serving as the Consul-General of Brazil in Miami. For example, Mendes worked as the Head of Protocol at the Ministry of External Relations. As well, as a Brazilian Mission to the European Union. He also served as the Director of the Department of Latin American Integration Association and Regional Economic Integration. In addition, he served as the Coordinator of Economic Affairs for South America.

Thus, the Despedida Reception for Ambassador João Mendes did a wonderful job at commemorating Consul-General of Brazil in Miami, and uplifted him to keep up his remarkable work as the Brazilian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

 

BACCF 2022 – despedida ambassador João Mendes. Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida. (2022, March 18). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://www.brazilchamber.org/2022/03/17/baccf-2022-despedida-ambassador-joao-mendes/ 

 

Freightos, a logistics company in Miami, Fl, has come up with an air cargo pricing index. This index is based on information from its Webcargo booking portal. This initiative is meant to bring more clear information about the air cargo market. 

Its Freightos Air Index (FAI) will provide spot market pricing for users. This includes prices for global air cargo lanes, trade lanes, and differences in prices for trade lanes. It also provides information for weight breaks and airport pairs. Users will have access to data from the week prior every Sunday. 

Moreover, forwarders, carriers, and importers/exporters are experiencing fluctuating prices and problems regarding capacity. Moreover, by spot market prices adding clarity to the market, relevant information will be provided regarding the freight landscape, making the process of scheduling out air cargo simpler.

 

Freightos to launch Air Cargo Price index. Air Cargo News. (2021, October 14). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/data/freightos-to-launch-air-cargo-price-index/’ 

 

Bringer Air Cargo and Bringer Parcel Services are now improving the functioning of their fleet with FleetComplete. By BAC/BPS now using FleetComplete, these companies will benefit by having more structured resources, operations, and deliveries. As well, their operations will follow the Motor Carrier Safety and Food Safety regulations. 

Hence, FleetComplete will provide dispatchers and fleet managers with visibility of where vehicles are currently located. As well, access to their routes, loading information, and delivery details will be available on the platform. 

Vision app is a feature accessible on the FleetComplete platform. It will allow users to monitor safe driving and ensure the safety of other drivers nearby. This platform is also useful in order to make operations more efficient and reduce business costs.

 As well, this service will prevent cargo from being unused. It will also provide information on the capacity of the trailer. FleetComplete will also implement the right temperature and humidity conditions for the trailer. 

Also, fuel consumption will be managed by overseeing idle time, time spent on personal errands, and performing tasks not related to freight management. IFTA reports will also be provided with this service, as well as HOS & ELD compliance and FSMA regulations. Other reports will also be provided with this service that helps examine the commercial fleet, its usage and the expenses surrounding it. 

In essence, by BAC/BPS using FleetComplete, resources and operations will be more efficient. As well, services and deliveries will be on time and comply with fleet regulations. With Bringer Air Cargo and Bringer Parcel Services utilizing this service, profitability for these companies is expected to increase. The services will also become more structured. 

GPS Truck Tracking and logistic tracking. Fleet Complete. (2021, June 21). Retrieved March 21, 2022, from https://www.fleetcomplete.com/industries/gps-truck-tracking/