NEWS - FREIGHT FORWARDERS Airblox welcomes Avianca Cargo capacity Freight forwarders on the Airblox platform can now search and book capacity on Avianca Cargo flights. Procurement specialists can find listed capacity on lanes between Miami and Bogota, as well as transAtlantic lanes between London Heathrow-Bogota and MadridBogota. Airblox allows instant access to multiple airlines’ capacities, the ability to book days or months in advance, as well as financial solutions with payment extension options. Signing up on the platform is free and available for businesses of all sizes
Atlas Air welcomes 2nd freighter for MSC Air Cargo Atlas Air took delivery of a Boeing 777- “Building on the successful launch strategic partnership. We expect 200 Freighter on 20 July, which it will of MSC’s Air Cargo Solution, we are our remaining two 777 aircraft to be operate on behalf of customer MSC very pleased to welcome this second delivered in the fourth quarter,” said Mediterranean Shipping Company 777 delivery as part of our long-term Michael Steen, Atlas Air chief. SA, as part of a previously announced long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, insurance) agreement. This is the second of four B777-200 freighters that Atlas Air will operate for MSC, which will complement its existing weekly service. The company offers around-the-world service to airports in Mexico City (NLU), Indianapolis (IND), Liege (LGG), Seoul (ICN) and Xiamen (XMN).
GEODIS secures expanded road network to China GEODIS is expanding its road/ trucking network in Southeast Asia and has launched a new route from Singapore to Shenzhen on 23 August, connecting the city state, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, all the way to China. The logistics operator has made significant investments on security, including equipment and processes involving IoT, for transporting highvalue shipments securely throughout the road network, particularly for the high tech, semiconductor, automotive, engineering, retail, and FMCG sectors.
The road network integrates with major air and seaports as a possible multimodal option and can be monitored round the clock by a command center. Plans are underway to subsequently extend this to Hong Kong and Indonesia later on via an intermodal road-sea service. GEODIS said investments have also been made to increase service frequency and enhance its capabilities with dedicated customs brokerage and trade compliance teams at major border crossings to facilitate the seamless movement of goods.
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