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The global air cargo industry is continuing to deepen its commitment to sustainability, with business strategy now taking precedence over regulatory pressure, according to the International Air Cargo Association's (TIACA) 2026 Air Cargo Sustainability Insights Report.Presented during the TIACA Executive Summit 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, the association's sixth annual report highlights a significant shift across the sector. Based...

Lufthansa Cargo has officially commissioned the first and most significant phase of its ambitious LCCevo infrastructure project at Frankfurt Airport, marking a major milestone in the airline’s €600 million investment programme to modernise its flagship cargo hub.  The completion of the ALPHA construction phase was celebrated alongside representatives from the aviation industry, business...

Saudia Cargo has taken a major step in its digital transformation by partnering with cargo.one to deploy what is being...

ULD management specialist Jettainer and Chinese ULD manufacturer Hangyi have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at transforming Unit Load Device (ULD) management in Mainland China....

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has temporarily relaxed one of its key compliance requirements, a move widely viewed...

Oriental Sky Aviation has officially joined Awery Aviation Software’s CargoBooking platform, becoming the first Chinese General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) to offer digital air cargo quotations and bookings through the online marketplace.     The announcement was made during Air Cargo Shanghai and represents a significant step forward in...

The idea of nuclear-powered shipping is gaining renewed attention as engineers and policymakers explore whether fourth-generation reactors could offer a path to decarbonising maritime transport. At a recent meeting on Nuclear Power for Shipping at the Technical University of Norway (NTNU), optimism was high among proponents of the technology, particularly around small modular reactors (SMRs), with discussions often framing political oversight as a barrier rather than a safeguard.     Jan Emblemsvåg, professor and organiser of the event, argued that engineering progress could be slowed by political interference, reflecting a broader sentiment among some participants that technical development should remain largely insulated from policymaking....

The Shanghai Changxing Ocean Lab for marine equipment has officially launched as a flagship research platform for modern shipbuilding and advanced marine...

Breeze, an embedded cargo insurance platform, has launched Quote AI Autofill, an artificial intelligence–powered feature designed to simplify and accelerate the cargo insurance quoting process by reducing manual data entry for freight forwarders. The company estimates that nearly 70% of cargo shipments are either uninsured or underinsured, a situation it attributes largely to outdated systems and labour-intensive workflows that make it difficult to integrate insurance into daily freight operations. “Forwarders are working in a market shaped by disruption, uncertainty, and pressure on margins, yet too much of the insurance process still depends on copying information from one document...

Baltic Exchange has bolstered its Baltic Air Freight Spot Indices (BAI Spot) with three new trade routes from Shanghai, in...