Archive for September 2018

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES What would a merger between Emirates and Etihad mean for cargo? aircargonews.net Rumours that Emirates could take over loss making Middle Eastern rival Etihad have been circulating for a while now but came to a head yesterday […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Qatar Airways takes delivery of two more B777Fs aircargonews.net Qatar Airways has taken delivery of two more Boeing 777 freighters, in what the airline has described as a “further sign of the airline’s continued investment in its […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Efficient cargo handling now key for forwarders when choosing airlines theloadstar.co.uk Forwarders will stop using airlines with poor cargo handling contracts and have blamed carriers for failing to invest sufficiently, adding to congestion problems and delayed import […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Ten years after, airfreight still feels the effects of the global financial crisis aircargonews.net A decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the global financial crisis (GFC) that followed, airfreight volumes are still feeling the effect. […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Box shipping alliances ‘restricting competition and inflating pricing’ lloydsloadinglist.com Container shipping under the current alliance system is restricting competition, falsely inflating pricing and failing to improve service standards for customers, according to Sean van Dort, the outspoken […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Trains canceled, airports reduce operations as East Coast braces for Hurricane Florence washingtonpost.com Hur­ri­cane Florence is rap­id­ly ap­proach­ing the East Coast — and is already disrupting air and rail travel. As of Tuesday afternoon, airports in the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight peak season takes off, with the transpacific off to a strong start theloadstar.co.uk Peak season has hit the transpacific air freight sector, with forwarders reporting increased rates and tight capacity. “The US market is booming, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Istanbul New Airport goes live on October 31 aircargonews.net Istanbul New Airport has confirmed that the new Turkish gateway will open for passenger flights on 31 October, with the existing main city gateway, Atatürk closing on the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES New tanks to fuel Edmonton’s cargo growth aircargonews.net Edmonton International Airport (EIA) and Shell Aviation broke ground on September 5 on two new 2m litre refuelling tanks to cope with an upsurge in freight business. The new […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES IATA calls for action in Indian aviation aircargonews.net IATA director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has highlighted several areas that could maximise the potential contribution of India’s aviation industry to the country’s development. Speaking at […]