CONTENTS
ISSUE 1 / VOLUME 3 FEBRUARY 2020
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4 Editor’s welcome
Will 2020 lay to rest the cargo spectre
of 2019, wonders Felicity Stredder
6 Logistics update
SEKO Logistics continues expansion;
Kuala Lumpur’s new cargo hub; and
Amazon’s latest plans in the US
8 European analysis
Were there any bright spots in the
European skies in 2019, asks the Editor,
or was it all thunderclouds?
12 Drone technology
Felicity Stredder looks at a novelty that
could well become a mainstream tool of
the trade in the cargo sector
14 Industry report
A new study from ID TechEx reveals
that autonomous delivery technology is
gathering momentum
16 E-commerce
Inexorable best describes the rise of
e-commerce. But as Alwyn Brice notes,
the industy needs to adapt - and now
20 Cargo management technology
Hermes Logistics Technologies’ Yuval
Baruch spoke to the Deputy Editor
about future-proofi ng technology
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24 Event logistics
Ian Putzger catches up with Rock-it
Cargo’s Paul Martins, who is constantly
on tour with bands and baggage. What
does it take as an integrator when all
the world’s a stage?
29 Air Cargo India
Tipped as a future world power (see the
article on page 30), India will again host
the specialist cargo conference
30 Future landscape
The existing hierarchy of dominant
nations is likely to be upset in the
coming decades, says Chris Lewis
34 Industry interview
Ruben Atehortua, Avianca’s Cargo
Operations Director, talked to ALI about
the change of tack that has seen him
become engrossed in freight
37 Warehouse systems
Moving and storing cargo requires
high levels of automation in the world’s
biggest hubs, writes Felicity Stredder
41 Animal transport
Air travel is not common for every
species - but for those with wealthy
enough owners, the sky’s (literally) the
limit, fi nds Dave Smith
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