Cargolux, Unilode strengthen partnership in digitalisation

June 23, 2020: Cargolux Airlines and Unilode Aviation Solutions have further extended their partnership with a new agreement, which broadens the scope of cooperation to ensure air cargo customers have access to premium transport and handling solutions to match their requirements.

In addition to the current provision of unit load devices (ULDs) and related repair and maintenance services, Unilode and Cargolux are now going one step further in the digitalisation process. After equipping its units with bluetooth tracking tags, Unilode is also installing bluetooth readers at all warehouses operated by its customers.

Once these readers are installed, there will be digital visibility over ULDs offering further transparency and enhanced tracking for shipments through the interoperability of the reader infrastructure. These integrated and smart systems will render the handling process smoother and more efficient while offering Cargolux’s customers increased peace of mind. This innovative approach will serve to optimise processes in the distribution chain and contribute to the smooth movement of shipments from origin to destination, and is a great step forward when it comes to digitalisation and performance in the air cargo industry.

According to Franco Nanna, Cargolux’s director global logistics services, “Cargolux has grown significantly since starting its partnership with Unilode over ten years ago, and Unilode has proven its ability to flexibly adjust our ULD requirements in line with our customers’ cargo demand. More importantly, Unilode’s investment into digitalisation will benefit the value chain, and especially the cumbersome and time-consuming work done by ground handlers and freight forwarders to manually list and count single ULD references via numerous message and email exchanges will drastically be reduced. This is fundamental to further improve the efficiency of ULD processing.”

Benoit Dumont, Unilode CEO said, “Cargolux is one of the largest cargo airlines in the world and we are proud that Unilode will continue to contribute to Cargolux’s growth and success with the supply of operation-critical containers and pallets during the term of our extended agreement. Digitalisation will add further value to our strategic ULD management partnership and Unilode’s digital ULDs will be able to provide significant benefits to Cargolux and its customers in the global supply chain, especially due to the location and temperature monitoring features of our digital assets. We look forward to our continued successful partnership.”