News / US air cargo unconvinced on e-freight – but players must 'shape up or ship out', delegates told

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By Alex Lennane in Nashville, Tennessee

12/04/2016

E-freight still needs to prove its worth to the US air cargo industry, it was revealed at the CNS event in Nashville yesterday,

Delegates believe forwarders have the most to gain from the technology – at the expense of the airlines.

A “staggering” 28% of the 500 delegates said ...

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