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Air Cargo accounts for a relatively small percentage of world trade when calculated by overall volume (approximately 10%). However, when the type or value of products being transported is taken into account (technology, business services, pharmaceuticals), its importance significantly increases. If something needs to be where it’s going quickly, especially when the destination is international, air cargo plays an essential role in that supply chain. High-speed delivery has become essential to our economy, as more companies opt to receive goods and bring them directly to market, thus avoiding costs associated with inventory, warehousing and logistics. Air cargo reduces the 30-day shipping time of ocean transport to less than 48 hours. When fruits, vegetables and flowers need to be sent from remote agricultural reasons to major cities around the world, companies rely on air cargo to deliver these products on time. That capability has also been a boon to economic development in the places where these perishable goods are produced.
Leveraging Technology to Enhance the Safety of Sensitive Cargo in Transit
Transporting sensitive cargo is a high-stakes operation. Whether it is pharmaceuticals needing precise temperature control or perishable goods with a… Read More
Air Passenger Travel is Climbing, so is Capacity Relief on the Way?
A new era of air transportation trends is emerging to create a confusing outlook for shippers. Air freight has been… Read More
The Importance of Packaging Optimization in Supply Chain
Packing is usually considered as one of the most boring, least impactful aspects of a supply chain. With logistics, transport… Read More
SUSTAINABILITY LOVES COMPANY AND THE AIR CARGO INDUSTRY LOVES SUSTAINABILITY, BASED ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On Dec. 10, the final day of its Digital Air Cargo Forum, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) presented the… Read More
Air Cargo Trends in a Pandemic World
Previous predications in pharmaceutical transportation trends, highlighting declining air passenger numbers and air freight demand increasing, have been pandemic propelled…. Read More
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES HAVE COOL PHARMA SHIPPERS LOOKING TO THE SKIES (AND WATER?)
For a sense of how upside down the world is now, consider this from Bill Villalon, president of APL Logistics…. Read More
Chapman Freeborn on COVID-19 Vaccine Transportation: “We are in a ‘perfect storm’ scenario”
With the first approved vaccine and a number of others in the final stages of testing, eyes turn to the… Read More
TECHNOLOGY’S IMPACT ON PHARMA TRANSPORTATION
Pharmaceutical transportation is no simple task. Particularly this year, the pharmaceutical supply chain has experienced a dynamic shift in operations… Read More
How Tech and Innovation has Propelled the Private Jet Industry to New Heights
Do you need to book a last-minute private jet flight from your phone using cryptocurrency? Leading private jet companies like… Read More
New Fulfillment Frontier: Going the Last Mile in Package Management
We are moving into the traditionally high-volume shopping months—back-to-school, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, the holidays, and post-holiday sales. All this… Read More
How to Best Prepare for Current (and upcoming) Supply Chain Disruptions
Weekly meal planning is a recurring event in our household. Although this activity is not particularly exciting, every Saturday my… Read More
Are Your Favorite Companies Eco-Friendly? Even They May Not Know.
Corporations around the world love to promote their environmental bona fides, touting their at-times Herculean efforts to minimize their carbon… Read More
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