CONTENTS
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4 Editor’s welcome
With 2020 fast approaching, Felicity
Stredder wonders what lies in store
6 Logistics update
Tigers in Holland; EU GDP for Saudia
Cargo; and a new management system
at American Airlines
8 Internet of Things
For David Smith, the future is already
here, as the IoT comes into focus
12 Hangar 51
The Deputy Editor writes about one of
this year’s short-listed innovators
15 African analysis
It’s not been an easy time for Africa,
reports Alwyn Brice
18 Annual review
Chris Lewis takes stock of what has
been a hectic 12 months for cargo
23 Pharmaceuticals
Felicity Stredder reports on the progress
of Pharma.Aero’s Global Pharma Tracker
26 Industry comment
Analyst Stanley Chao asks whether it’s
wiser to ride the Sino-American trade
storm - or simply ride out
28 Foreign trade zones
An old idea, declares Ian Putzger, but
one with manifold benefits
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32 Last mile logistics
An interesting development from a
carrier, charted by the Deputy Editor
34 Airport technology
Digital twinning has enormous potential
for the sector, believes the Editor, who
looks at how one airport has benefited
36 Cargo and IT
Apps are changing society as well as
the freight industry, finds Alwyn Brice
38 Southeast Asia trade
According to David Smith, the ongoing
trade war is benefitting some
42 Artificial intelligence
Is the industry fully prepared for AI?
NavAlgo’s Adrian Kosowski ponders the
ramifications of this technology
44 Business collaboration
Life, and that includes the logistics
industry, is all about co-operation,
decides Ian Putzger
48 Company spotlight
ALI takes a look at the progress being
made by DoKaSch and why FAA
approval has been so important
50 Conference report
At ALI’s sister publication’s recent
conference, an all-new Cargo Zone was
staged for the benefit of those involved
in the logistics business
MANAGING EDITOR
Alwyn Brice
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Felicity Stredder
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CONTRIBUTORS
Stanley Chao, Adrian Kosowski, Chris Lewis,
Ian Putzger & David Smith
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