Day: 5 August 2020

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and Messe München have cancelled the Air Cargo Forum (ACF), originally scheduled to be held on 10-12 November 2020 in Miami.

The statement in full reads:

“The health and safety of the ACF exhibitors, attendees and all involved partners being the first priority, TIACA and Messe München have been in close and regular contact with local and international authorities, monitoring the situation, following the WHO advice as well as the feedback from the registered exhibitors. Given the current developments in Florida and recent restrictions imposed in Miami-Dade County to curb the spread of COVID-19, taking into account the ongoing worldwide travel restrictions impacting exhibitors and visitors, TIACA and Messe München have been forced decided to reschedule the Air Cargo Forum which will be held on 8-10 November 2022 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Messe München and TIACA have always been committed to providing a much-needed platform in the US to the air cargo, logistics and supply chain management communities. “Given the drastic impact the global Covid-19 pandemic currently has in Florida, we regret that holding the events this year is unfortunately not possible. With this, we also take into account the latest feedback and interest of the industry, that is heavily affected by the current crisis, and decided to re-schedule for November 2022,” said Gerhard Gerritzen, Deputy Managing Director of Messe München.

“TIACA is still planning to host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2020 and continues its call for nominations for the Hall of Fame and the Air Cargo Sustainability Awards. The AGM, which is the annual assembly of TIACA’s voting members, will be held as a digital event. The Hall of Fame, TIACA’s prestigious award for outstanding air cargo heroes, is maintained this year, but the ceremony itself will be held at a later stage when the situation allows. For the 2nd Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, sponsored by CHAMP Cargosystems, TIACA will organize a virtual event in Fall 2020 to keep pushing for and rewarding innovative sustainable practices. Additional details will be communicated shortly.”

Special event format in 2021

To provide the air cargo and the supply chain community with a platform to meet, connect, learn and embrace new business opportunities, TIACA and Messe München are partnering to bring the industry together for a special event in the Fall of 2021 in California.

“Air cargo has been absolutely essential supporting the global supply chains, including the delivery of vital shipments of medicine and supplies fast and safely. I am confident that the opportunities the air cargo community is facing can help this industry come out of this crisis stronger, modern and more resilient to future shocks,” affirmed Polmans. “I look forward to welcoming all to a special event next year – a two-day conference followed by two days of unique innovation experience.”

 

 

STI (Deutschland) GmbH, a subsidiary of STI Freight Management GmbH, has received GDP certification.

The Duisburg outfit specialises in the transport of temperature-controlled goods, which ensures that they can fulfil the highest quality standards when it comes to transporting medication. The EU Guideline for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) is responsible for regulating good practice in the distribution of medication and provides for product safety along the whole supply chain for sensitive goods. “The very high-quality standards of our transports were looked at very carefully in the audit. We completely fulfil the strict criteria of the GDP Guideline,” Olaf Langenbeck (above), Sales Manager at STI Deutschland says.

In the audit, all steps in the process were checked and it was verified whether STI was able to demonstratively fulfil the high standards. This includes monitoring the temperature in the vehicles used as well as monitoring the reliability of all the equipment. Furthermore, it was checked whether personnel, specifically drivers and despatchers, were adequately trained and made aware of what to pay attention to when
transporting sensitive pharmaceutical goods.

“We fulfil GDP requirements in the interests of manufacturers, suppliers and consumers and ensure that every single
product is transported in exactly the way our clients and the GDP guidelines require,” Olaf Langenbeck adds. The GDP certificate is valid for three years. Once a year, a further monitoring audit is performed by the issuer of the certificate.

Global TMS specialist Alpega has partnered with supply chain visibility specialist project44. The partnership delivers real-time truckload tracking integration and serves Alpega customers of all industries and verticals across North America and Europe.

“We are happy to join efforts with Alpega to serve our global community of customers,” said Tommy Barnes, Head of Global Network Partnerships at project44. “We want to enable supply chain professionals all over the world to make informed decisions based on high quality, real-time data, and drive more operational efficiencies and delivery excellence within the entire supply chain.”

The partnership combines the Alpega TMS modular, scalable transportation management solution with project44’s global, multimodal real-time visibility platform. The integration gives Alpega customers live shipment tracking and visibility data directly linked to the transportation order in Alpega TMS, providing real-time, actionable insight for improved shipment execution and proactive exception management.

“In listening to our client needs and challenges, we strive to provide them the best solutions for their business,” said Todd DeLaughter, CEO at Alpega Group. “Our partner strategy with the leaders in their field, in conjunction with the strength of our TMS offering, accomplishes just that. We look forward to the joint value our partnership with project44 provides our customers.”

Alpega TMS brings transparency and efficiency to all trading partners across the supply chain through one shared data set and collaborative platform for managing all transportation workflows; and through its partnership with project44, provides visibility across the entire logistics network regardless of mode or geography.

To unify visibility insights in one single platform, project44 has built the most extensive multimodal network that reaches across more than 120 countries. The company delivers 99.7% coverage of truckload and less-than-truckload carriers in North America and Europe with the majority consistently tracking over 90% compliance. It also provides ocean coverage for 85% of containers shipped globally and 100% coverage of the Class I and Class II railroads in North America.

Customers can benefit from the Alpega TMS collaborative platform for managing all transportation processes and activities – from sourcing through settlement – across simple to complex logistics networks; while project44 provides the global supply chain visibility and predictive insights needed to make proactive decisions and increase efficiencies.

“We are excited to have project44 as a global partner,” said Mark McArthur, Managing Director of Alpega North America. “As we continually look to add value to our customers, we strategically join forces with industry leaders to round out our solution offering. Project44 is one of those leaders in the real-time visibility platform space, and we look forward to our partnership.”

Interroll Ltd has been accepted into the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA).

For the past 30 years, AMHSA – now with over 50 members – has acted as the voice of the United Kingdom automated material handling industry.

Leading global provider of material flow solutions Interroll Ltd, based in Kettering, Northants, will be able to further improve business operations as well as contribute to industry-shaping surveys, publications, and white papers.

“Interroll will benefit from the wealth of resources and access to collaborative support from the well-respected association, AMHSA”, said Hilton Campbell, Managing Director of Interroll Ltd. “We look forward to enhanced networking and best practice sharing opportunities with the other members and professionals in intralogistics in the near future. We will proudly display the membership plaque in our offices and the AMHSA logo on our local homepage”.

For more details, Interroll’s member listing can be found on the AMHSA website: http://amhsa.co.uk/members/interroll-ltd/

Interroll Ltd has been accepted into the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA).

For the past 30 years, AMHSA – now with over 50 members – has acted as the voice of the United Kingdom automated material handling industry.

Leading global provider of material flow solutions Interroll Ltd, based in Kettering, Northants, will be able to further improve business operations as well as contribute to industry-shaping surveys, publications, and white papers.

“Interroll will benefit from the wealth of resources and access to collaborative support from the well-respected association, AMHSA”, said Hilton Campbell, Managing Director of Interroll Ltd. “We look forward to enhanced networking and best practice sharing opportunities with the other members and professionals in intralogistics in the near future. We will proudly display the membership plaque in our offices and the AMHSA logo on our local homepage”.

For more details, Interroll’s member listing can be found on the AMHSA website: http://amhsa.co.uk/members/interroll-ltd/

Element Logic is to implement cube storage solution AutoStore for UK 3PL provider Neovia at its Desford facility, near Leicester.

“As a leading service provider Neovia, is always focused on meeting and exceeding the high-performance standards of our clients. That’s why we are continuously looking for improvements to our processes and to ensure the timely shipping of orders at a 100% accuracy. We always had a very efficient but manual process. In order to support the growth of our customer and anticipating a shrinking labour market, we needed a new approach,” Guido Van Gompel, Solutions Director, EAME explains.

“We looked at a variety of solutions and concluded AutoStore is the most suitable, high performing and flexible system. It has no single point of failure and has an almost 100% up-time,” Van Gompel adds “Element Logic demonstrated the advantages of the system and their own experience as one of the European AutoStore leaders which led us to choose them as our partner for this implementation.”

Neovia is investing in an AutoStore solution with initially 43,000 bins and 36 robots. The system is designed to be scalable and is designed to be expanded in multiple phases as part of a gradual go-live that ensures a smooth uninterrupted service for its client. The start of operations is scheduled for Q4 2020.

“We are incredibly excited about the partnership and being able to deliver an AutoStore solution to one of the most prominent 3PLs in the Automotive sector. Together with Neovia, we will undoubtedly deliver a warehouse that meets the very high requirements for accessibility, flexibility and scalability,” says Jeremy Clouston-Jones, Managing Director Element Logic UK.