Air cargo role

George Utz has won European grant funding for the research and development of a new Unit Load device for the global air cargo supply chain.Working with New Wave Innovation, the company applied for the grant for its Safeguard project under the seventh framework Programme (FP7).

The project, which will start in October, will develop a new technology designed to improve the security and efficiency of air cargo.

With about one million ULDs around the world, carrying 80 million tonnes of cargo, they are a key element of the global aviation industry.