Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) announced that IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard has been fully integrated into WCO's Cargo Targeting System (WCO CTS), a risk assessment tool available to WCO member countries worldwide. The integration of Cargo-XML in the WCO CTS enables electronic communication
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Red Star Express – 25 Years Of Delivering Peace Of Mind…2
Activities to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Red Star Express Plc kicked off in grand style at the Head Office on July 11, 2017 when the GMD, Sola Obabori unveiled the fabricated 3D version of the above 25th-anniversary logo. Since October 1992 when the name, Red Star Express, became synonymous with
NIPOST Unveils New Products To Revive The Nation’s Postal Service
....Reintroduces money order, begins electronic mail tracking Abuja - The Nigerian Postal Service on Monday announced a series of products and projects aimed at reviving the postal system and increasing the organization’s patronage. The new products and services were announced by the Postmaster General of the Federation, Mr. Bisi Adegbuyi, at the celebration of
RFID – Four Letters That Changed Logistics
3G-wifi-Bluetooth-GPS-GPRS-PDA-barcode-RFID-scanner-android-data-logger-TS-901 Though its roots can be traced back to four scores and 2 years ago, Radio Frequency Identification RFID has evolved to become today’s hottest technology in logistics. Radio frequency identification (RFID) and the similar technology “near field communication” (NFC) have presented businesses with exciting opportunities to create automatic linkages to the
UPS aims to solve mystery surrounding its business plans
In this Tuesday, April 18, 2017 photo, a United Parcel Service cargo plane ATLANTA (AP) — UPS suspects that one of its employees obtained secret business plans for its aircraft fleet and then posted them online, the shipping giant said in court records. In a federal lawsuit filed this week, UPS said
The Next Place For Tech To Tackle: Reverse Logistics
Written by: Ivaylo Iliev Vice President of Engineering at B-Stock Solutions, overseeing all technology-based aspects of the company. "Reverse logistics is for all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. It is "the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal. Remanufacturing and refurbishing activities also
Freight forwarders unconcerned by airline-shipper relationships
Freight forwarders say they are not concerned by airline attempts to bypass them and form direct relationships with shippers. Speaking at the Freighters World conference in Chicago, a panel of freight forwarders responded to a report in the October issue of Air Cargo News that claimed IT solutions and the new
Red Star Express – 25 Years of Delivering Peace of Mind…1
Today we begin a serialization of the success story of Red Star Express, the budding Nigerian logistics and supply-chain services provider quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange When on October 12, 1992 a few young Nigerian courier professionals, headed by Mazi Sonny Allison and assisted by Olorogun Eddy Olafeso and Mr.
Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS
Online retailer would deliver from other merchants’ warehouses Trial program underway on West Coast before national expansion (Bloomberg) - Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the