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Cathay Pacific Cargo sets new standard for cargo shipments with IATA ONE Record pilot in Hong Kong


Cathay Pacific Cargo has taken a significant step towards the end- to-end digitization of the global supply chain by taking the lead in its third pilot of IATA’s ONE Record initiative, this time at its home hub in Hong Kong. The success of this pilot marks a major milestone for Cathay Pacific Cargo, which has pioneered the implementation of this initiative. “ONE Record is a very


important program, which is going to set the future standard for air cargo,” Cathay Pacific Director Cargo Tom Owen. IATA ONE Record creates a


“Virtual Shipment Record” for all shipments; a single-record view of a shipment that will enable data to be shared by all stakeholders across the air cargo industry. The


program paperless operations


builds of


on the


e-AWB (Electronic Air Waybill). Cathay Pacific Cargo was the first airline to implement 100% e-AWB operations in its home market and the airline has been the leader in its implementation around the world for the past 10 years, contributing to Hong Kong’s reputation as the leading international air cargo hub.


IATA’s ONE Record initiative


enables end-to-end transparency of consignments as they pass through multiple links in the chain from shipper to agent, airline, warehouse and statutory authorities such as customs, all following IATA’s protocols for APIs – the interface that enables users to connect to the system – security and data sharing. “The ultimate aim of the ONE


Record program is to enable a data-led digitization of the global supply chain in order to


improve service, speed and reliability, through the


standardization of competing or overlapping systems of the different stakeholders in the air cargo industry into one of shared intelligence and cooperation,” said IATA Head of Digital Cargo Henk Mulder. The pilot, which ran in Hong


Kong in March, was a joint initiative between Cathay Pacific Cargo and the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) and enabled stakeholders to view shipment data over a two-day period. “With our synchronized


vision with IATA and Cathay Pacific Cargo, Hong Kong International Airport is actively exploring the development of a community-based air-cargo data platform to further enhance operational efficiency, supply chain transparency and industry standardization,” said AAHK


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General Manager, Aviation Logistics


Alaina Shum. “With


the digital collaborations among the airport cargo community stakeholders, we trust that Hong Kong is getting ready to bring the city’s air cargo industry to a new frontier.” The trial followed shipments


from freight forwarders, which could be monitored by all parties during the pilot. The participating freight forwarders included Sinotrans (HK) Air Transportation Development Co Ltd, Soonest Express (HK) Co Ltd and DHL, which all used a platform developed by Global Logistics System (HK) Co Ltd (GLS). GLS (HK) also developed the


platform for Cathay Pacific Cargo. “We have been supporting


Cathay Pacific Cargo, our biggest airline customer, in all the ONE


9


Record pilots to date,” said GLS (HK) CEO Simon Ng. “We are aiming at enabling data exchange between forwarders and Cathay Pacific based on the ONE Record standard over a web-based API by the third quarter of this year. This is a first step towards our ultimate vision in migrating all of our airline and forwarder customers to the ONE Record standard.” Digitization of this kind is


central to Cathay Pacific Cargo’s strategy to enable a more agile


and responsive service


for customers. The airline previously participated in ONE Record pilots in Amsterdam and London Heathrow. Following the success of this pilot, the airline’s next objective is to introduce ONE Record across its global operations.


Luſthansa


Cargo


laid


the


foundation stone for the construction of its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub on May 10. The so-called ArtCube at the Luſthansa Cargo Center will in future have an area of 168 square meters and offer its customers secure and professional storage of valuable works of art of all kinds. The new building is


being constructed


as part of the modernization of the airfreight hub in Frankfurt initiated by Luſthansa Cargo and is scheduled to go into operation at the end of the year.


“The new ArtCube enables us


to offer our customers a secure and modern environment that, combined with dedicated handling, meets the high demands of sensitive art objects,” explains Harald Gloy, the cargo airline’s Chief Operations Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer. “We are aware of the special responsibility involved in handling works of art, which are not only valuable but usually unique and irretrievable. For this very reason, we have developed a customized solution for the storage of artworks and exhibits


in our hub in close exchange with art forwarders and curators, so that our customers know their shipments are in the best hands.” The new art warehouse will


be self-sufficiently equipped with air-conditioning units with heating and cooling functions, creating an almost constant temperature. The ArtCube receives natural lighting through the vertical window bands. There is a separate lounge area for art attendants. Access to the special storage area is restricted by state- of-the-art security technology. The new construction of the


art warehouse is one of the first steps in the modularly planned “LCCevolution” infrastructure program of Luſthansa Cargo at its home hub in Frankfurt - in parallel, several preparatory measures are being taken for the new construction of the central high-rack warehouse at the Luſthansa Cargo Center. The complete modernization of the Luſthansa Cargo Center is scheduled for completion in 2029. For


the crane’s subsidiary,


flying valuable and famous fine arts is a tradition: Luſthansa Cargo


Port Canaveral to host commercial vessels for US reflag conversion process


The Hapag-Lloyd container


ship Al Bahia arrived at Port Canaveral will begin the required conversion process to reflag the vessel in the United States. The Al Bahia will be renamed the Delaware Express and is the first of five Hapag-Lloyd container vessels owned and operated by the global shipping giant scheduled to undergo the U.S. reflagging process in Port Canaveral over the next several months. Once the U.S. reflagging process is completed, each vessel will be included in the federal Maritime


Security Program


(MSP) and made available for use when necessary by the U.S.


government while it continues to operate commercially in international trade. Three tugs, the Christine S,


Elizabeth S. and the Hawk, turned the 1,003-foot-long, 131-foot-wide vessel in the Middle Basin before docking at Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 1. The ship will undergo an extensive reflag process and ultimately manned with a U.S. Captain and crew – a requirement of the MSP program. The five Hapag-Lloyd ships to undergo the reflag process at Port Canaveral are among the largest container vessels to call on the Port. Each of the vessels have a capacity of approximately 6900


Helping to lay the foundation stone were Ms. Lotz, Senior Project Manager Construction Projects; Mr. Dürr, Head of Program LCCevolution; Mr. Gloy, COO, Ms. Schultze, Senior Manager Product, Speed and Service Offer; Dr. Seiraffi, VP Handling Frankfurt Luſthansa Cargo. (Lufthansa Cargo photo.)


regularly flies works by important artists to exhibitions around the globe. For all transports of this kind, the focus is on security, professional handling and seamless monitoring: For shipments, Luſthansa Cargo


art


a foreign crew. Hapag-Lloyd, a German


international shipping and container transportation company, chose Port Canaveral as the site to convert five of its cargo container ships to sail as U.S. flagged ships. Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC is a long-standing transportation provider to U.S. government agencies and specializes in handling U.S. military sustainment and supplies, food and humanitarian aid, household goods and privately-owned vehicles of servicemen and servicewomen and cargo for U.S. embassies. The vessel reflagging plan


Hapag-Lloyd’s Al Bahia arrives Port Canaveral to be converted to reflag the vessel in the US. (Photo by Jon Van Matre.)


cargo containers that are 20 feet long, and each will have a crew of


about 20. Each vessel is currently operated under foreign flags with


was presented at the regular March meeting of the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners. Upon arrival, the ship will


therefore uses its “Vulnerables” product, which is tailored to the needs of this special industry and offers a suitable transport solution for art logistics with art-appropriate processes and maximum security.


undergo extensive upgrades to be compliant and qualify as U.S. flagged ships under the Maritime Security Program. The program works to maintain a fleet of commercially viable military useful merchant ships for international trade. The majority of the new American crew will take this opportunity to receive orientation prior to boarding the vessel here at the Port. The four additional Hapag-


Lloyd vessels scheduled for U.S. reflagging at Port Canaveral by


mid-August include


the Al Kharj to be renamed the Colorado Express, the Al Rawdah which will become the Hudson Express, the Al Hilal to be renamed the Missouri Express, and the Mayssan which will become the Potomac Express.


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