News / Cathay Pacific moves into the blockchain era with ULD tracking

Cathay Pacific is the latest transport company to take advantage of the benefits of blockchain technology – in this case, to help track ULDs.

With most cargo supplied to the airline pre-packed, Cathay releases empty ULDs to agents.

The process requires a lot of ULD movements and unique registration numbers are entered manually – if a mistake is made, the ULD is effectively lost.

Calvin Hui, eCargo and digital enablement manager, said: “We have built a database with a smart contract distribution ledger [blockchain] that enables us ...