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Recently, the ETOE, or Extraterritorial Office of Exchange, live-tested commercially oriented orders successfully in Miami. Through this implementation, the team behind it overcame challenges and gained knowledge through the experience. 

Bringer Corporation partnered with ETOE to make this a successful ETOE event. Bringer also participated in testing the orders. People from abroad came to Miami to engage in this experience. Together, there was great teamwork and added knowledge through these collaborations. 

These events allow people involved to accomplish new things and recognize how far they’ve come. Until the next one!

The US-based Silent Arrow, a cargo delivery drone, has had its first overseas deployment. In this deployment, it has transported 1,026 pounds of cargo. 

The Silent Arrow belongs to Yates Electrospace Corporation. It  underwent this deployment in the Middle East, under the air force of a US allied government. This deployment was under a 1.5m operational contract.

The usage of drones for air cargo can fix problems involving labor shortages and lower expenses for the industry. Drones can fit higher amounts of cargo than current air freight available. They can also lead to lower amounts of carbon emissions in the environment through its usage. 

According to Chip Yates, the CEO and Founder of Silent Arrow, “the mass production of Silent Arrow feels encouraging. Silent Arrow will bring new opportunities, and will be implemented in 37 countries thus far. The continued usage of Silent Arrow will lead to it becoming the worldwide standard for airdrop logistics.”

 

Silent arrow drone completes first overseas deployment. Air Cargo News. (2022, February 1). Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/drones/silent-arrow-drone-completes-first-overseas-deployment/

The air cargo industry now has an efficient way of documenting cargo dimensions through Cargo Spectre’s AI scanning system. This scanning system uses advanced machine-learning to capture cargo dimensions at record speeds. 

This software utilizes 3D scanners, cameras, and scales to scan parcels and pallets. These dimensions are captured with weight sensors, a click of a button, or a barcode scan. 

The scanning system gathers data from the cargo at once, and has no difficulty capturing cargo with protrusions. This software also requires much less space and time to collect data than a laser scanner.

Compared to other scanning systems in the freight industry, Spectre’s algorithm is much more accurate and can scan difficult cargo better than other laser scanners available. 

Spectre can reliably capture the dimensions of black plastic surface cargo, which is challenging for most scanners. Like how it functions for regular cargo, this scanning system can complete this scan in little time, and can correctly capture this cargo even with protrusions. 

Cargo Spectre offers speedy AI cargo scanning. Air Cargo News. (2022, February 4). Retrieved May 3, 2022, from https://www.aircargonews.net/technology/cargo-spectre-offers-speedy-ai-cargo-scanning/ 

The pandemic has caused the largest crisis the aviation industry has seen in 100 years. Now, the industry is making transitions to have a more sustainable future. Thus, the two-year critical period the industry faced caused a major loss of employees and lost skills. Fortunately, training is becoming available for current and new employees to have correct skill sets for the industry. This will increase the chances of the industry to become more prosperous. As well, new talent is arising in the industry. This will bring along new skill sets and further increase the potential within their role. 

Trainers mission

Therefore, before organizations begin the training, it is essential for them to understand what roles and priorities prior employees had. Then, the new skills these employees have will match what the organization requires to be successful. In regards to the new talent in the industry, a group of trainers is being required. These trainers will specifically be from the operational side of the industry. Their mission is to instruct new employees about aviation regulations. 

Besides instructing employees on aviation regulations, safety training will be of top importance. Simulation tools will be utilized in order to increase safety knowledge and reduce risks within the airline. Employees will then have the knowledge to make safety decisions once the training is completed. 

Sustainability training

There will also be sustainability training consisting of three levels. The explorer level will provide entry-level information to students, the practitioner level will inform students of core sustainability skills, and the leadership level will provide knowledge on how to structure an organization. Moreover, whether students are on an entry to executive level in their courses, these training sessions will provide them with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in the industry. This gained knowledge will also help lead the aviation industry to a prosperous direction. 

At Bringer, we believe that training is paramount to success for all employees and for Bringer. Whether it’s a position in the warehouse or in marketing, Bringer employees are being trained in the fundamentals of the industry to gain understanding of their vital role in our daily operations. 

Training is the key to industry recovery. Airlines. (n.d.). Retrieved April 14, 2022, from https://airlines.iata.org/analysis/training-is-the-key-to-industry-recovery?_ga=2.63318247.956925561.1649772462-330992930.1649772462

 

This year, the freight industry is experiencing changes for automotives, finance, supply chains, ocean shipments, and air cargo. Read on to discover why these changes are occurring and what impact it will bring for the future.  

This year, the manufacturing industry is investing in autonomous trucks. This will pave the way for driverless pilots on highways.

This will also bring high-definition mapping and an increase in the territory that autonomous trucks can drive on. 

In 2021, there have been record profits in the trucking industry. There has also been a high amount of deals and cash generation. As well, there is an influx of drivers, equipment, and transportation offerings.

These trends are to keep continuing in the near future. 

In regards to finance, large volumes but low inventories will likely continue. As well, driver demographics and deliveries for tractors will be large. 

This year, billions of dollars are being invested to solve issues within the supply chain. These issues include problems within driver retention, and problems shippers are having within international ocean carriers. 

As within parcel shipments, the amount of e-commerce will keep increasing. In addition, the demand for delivery services and parcel fulfillment will continue to be growing. 

In addition, the COVID pandemic will continue to cause problems for ocean shipping. Freight rates will continue to stay high as long as the COVID lasts, and ocean supply chains will continue to have issues. 

The amount of goods available to ship will also be reduced due to the pandemic. Another factor to keep track of in 2022 is how the air cargo industry will continue to change.

Sellers are expected to have more growth in the air cargo market. However, inventory levels will continue to remain low. As well, passenger airlines will remain limited concerning international capacity. 

Moreover, the cargo industry is undergoing transformations. They will affect how the industry daily serves its customers.

Even while experiencing these changes, cargo industries are effectively taking action to continue to provide successful services despite these adjustments. 

 

Staff, F. W. (2022, January 2). Fearless Supply Chain Predictions: Here’s what will happen in 2022. FreightWaves. Retrieved April 12, 2022, from https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fearless-supply-chain-predictions-heres-what-will-happen-in-2022 

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/