Transport News
Pennsylvania Turnpike Teams with Drivewyze and Inrix to Offer Slowdown Alerts to Truck Drivers
Pennsylvania signs up with Ohio, New Jersey, and North Carolina in using in-state alerts which supply audible and visual cues of upcoming traffic downturns, congestion, and occurrences.
Cautiously Optimistic: How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for the 2022 Holiday Season
The supply chain is starting to stabilize. Nevertheless, differing inventory levels, warehouse issues, and labor lacks stay. Help your company prepare for the approaching holiday season in the middle of both enhancements and continued uncertainty.
Banyan Technology Enhanced Truckload Services Provide Real-Time Access to Load Boards, Spot Market
New Capabilities To Be Unveiled at Connect 2022 Conference
SAAF inks deal with Saab to get Gripen fighters back in the air
Military and defence innovation business Saab has actually received a three-year support contract from the South African Air Force (SAAF) to make sure the latter’s Gripen fighter jets remain airworthy and functional. The SAAF’s fleet of Gripens has been grounded since the third quarter of 2021 owing to a lack of funds to keep them preserved and in the air, which was more worsened with the maintenance and support agreements for the fighter lapsing and not being restored.
Airlink takes significant stake in Namibian airline
South African private-sector airline Airlink has announced that it has taken a 40% strategic equity share in Namibian privately-held carrier FlyNamibia (part of Westair Aviation, founded in 1967). The value of the deal has not been disclosed. The two airlines have further entered a franchise agreement, under which the Namibian carrier, while keeping its own aircraft livery, brand and corporate identity, will adopt Airlink’s International Air Transport Association designator 4Z for its ticket sales and scheduled flight codes. FlyNamibia will be promoted on the South African airline’s computerised reservation system and also on those of the major international airlines which have partnered with Airlink.
FFS expanding storage, handling capacity for bulk bitumen imports
Hydrocarbon options business FFS Refiners is investing R350-million into the expansion of the existing storage and dealing with center of FFS Tank Terminals that will enable the bulk import of bitumen, a necessary product in crucial roadway building and construction jobs, into the Port of Durban. FFS Tank Terminals’ facilities will supply the market with the security of a bulk supply of bitumen following the unfortunate death of the regional refining market, states FFS Refiners CEO Andrew Canning.
Roadie and Fanatics Team Up on Local Next-Day Delivery to Sports Fans
New collaboration permits fans in several cities to shop directly from warehouses, turning legacy logistics facilities into mini-distribution centers, and get their orders much faster than ever
ITS Logistics Expands into Dallas-Fort Worth, Features 3 Million Square Feet of Distribution Space
ITS Logistics Can Now Distribute to 95 %of United States Population within Two Days
CloudTrucks Increases Usage and Expands Load Provider Ecosystem to Empower Trucking Entrepreneurs
Increasing platform use and strong motorist incomes reinforce CloudTrucks’ position as a leading technology and service provider for trucking business owners.
Airbus to pour more focus into multirole military helicopters based on civilian airframes
Air force and military helicopter operators with an interest in lowering airplane operational costs is what major aerospace manufacturer Airbus is focussing on in an effort to assist military helicopter operators keep assets in operation and well-kept. In this regard, Airbus is developing on its approach of adapting particular of its civilian helicopters into military requirements– a procedure that culminates in such brand-new helicopters receiving the letter M in their naming protocol.
IATA to trial air cargo carbon emissions calculator with Etihad Airways
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Etihad Airways will be jointly trialling a calculation tool for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that has been specially developed for cargo flights. IATA is the representative body for the global airline industry, and the IATA CO2 Connect, which calculates CO2 emissions for passenger flights, has been successfully used since June. The association describes it as the most accurate such calculator on the market. “Aviation will achieve net-zero …
Ecommerce reshaping logistics industry, facilities
The aspects contributing to growth in logistics facilities are mostly centred around ecommerce, as smaller sized companies continue adopting ecommerce and delivery in addition to bigger companies and, with need from smaller sized companies anticipated to continue, this will continue to drive development into the foreseeable future, stated logistics parks residential or commercial property business Inospace founder and CEO Rael Levitt. South Africa remains in the early stages of adoption and will see more growth as online retail grows, as companies adopt brand-new technologies and as the nation’s shipment economy grows, he said throughout a talk hosted by JSE-listed real estate investment trust Fortress REIT on September 28.
FourKites Receives $10M Strategic Investment from Mitsui & Co. to Transform Supply Chains in APAC
Strategic financial investment from the worldwide business titan will further expand FourKites’ supply chain visibility network in APAC and ease ongoing supply chain difficulties in the area
Dangerous Goods Transport Survey Highlights Challenges
Global survey highlights the need for greater procedure consistency, increased automation and more trusted information to help with the safe and safe transportation of hazardous items.
Loadsmart’s MercuryGate LTL Integration Provides Cost Savings and Mode Options for Shippers
MercuryGate shippers now have access to dynamic, volume-based rates with Loadsmart’s LTL integration
Cape Town airport has less than a week of jet fuel left
Cape Town International Airport currently only has enough jet fuel stock to last between four to six days after bad weather caused a supply shipment to be delayed. To reduce the risk of jet fuel running out, Airports Company SA issued a ‘Notice to Airmen’, requesting airlines to reduce fuel intake from Cape Town, Mark Maclean, the regional general manager of the airport told News24 Business on Monday. "Various fuel suppliers are also holding stock in their tanks and will deliver additional [jet fuel] to the airport," he said. "By asking airlines to reduce jet fuel uplift in Cape Town, it will allow the airport to build a bigger stock buffer over the next five to seven days and reduce a stock out risk while the shipment of JET A1 is delivered to the airport. This shipment is scheduled to arrive at the end of the week."
Remgro’s full-year headline earnings recover to above pre-pandemic levels
Investment holding company Remgro tape-recorded a strong fiscal year ended June 30, in spite of headwinds that the business says can be considered as severe occasions, which interrupted the local and international economy. This includes the Covid-19 pandemic, paired with the civil discontent in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021, which was followed by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine dispute, constant power supply constraints and high single-digit inflation in the US and in other places.
Could new software be the answer for small businesses struggling with rising costs?
Rising overheads, consisting of skyrocketing rental and fuel prices, are leading lots of logistics operators to look outside common operations, in the lead-up to the hectic end-of-year period.
IRG to Construct 227,000 Sq.Ft. Distribution Facility for RoadOne IntermodaLogistics in Suffolk, VA
100 brand-new jobs, considerable investment expected.
ICAT Logistics Opens New Agency in Albuquerque
ICAT Logistics, Inc. is excited to reveal the addition of an agency in Albuquerque, NM!