Archive for November 2018

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airfreight rates reach high for the year in October aircargonews.net Airfreight rates reached their highest level of the year in October and are expected to climb further as the peak season gets underway. The latest figures from […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES ‘Back to the future’ with revival of cargo sailing ships lloydlsoadinglist.com Car maker Renault has announced the signing of a three-year partnership with start-up Neoline, a designer and operator of cargo sailing ships, which could see the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Sales binges provide opportunities for airfreight aircargonews.net This past extended weekend’s numerous sales events appear to have been the biggest ever, if reports from retail giant Amazon are anything to go by. The likes of Black Friday […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Forwarders and airlines eye tougher capacity negotiations for 2019 theloadstar.co.uk Forwarders and airlines are looking to start negotiations for services next year, and are figuring out how much capacity to book. After record high demand – and […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES CMA CGM back in the black in Q3, but fuel costs force discounted rates theloadstar.co.uk CMA CGM moved back into the black in the third quarter, and recorded a net profit of $49m for the nine-month period. […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES There must be a ‘win-win’ element in container line service contracts theloadstar.co.uk Container carriers and customers need to work together to develop annual contracts that ensure shippers are provided with adequate service levels and lines are protected […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES US-China trade war set to have serious repercussions on box shipping in 2019 source: lloydloadinglist.com The US-China trade war will have serious repercussions on transpacific eastbound volumes during 2019 as front-loading this year ahead of the implementation […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Transhipments drive a 2.8% rise in Hong Kong airfreight volumes during October aircargonews.net Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 451,000 tonnes in October, a 2.8% rise over the same month in 2017. HKIA reported a 7% year-on-year […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight will benefit as China-US trade war tariffs force manufacturing moves theloadstar.co.uk The failure of the US and China to agree on trade at the weekend makes further tariffs on Chinese goods to the US seem […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES INTTRA urges industry-led standards for containers and logistics lloydsloadinglist.com US-based software firm INTTRA is spearheading a non-commercial initiative to develop standards and data sharing protocols to help improve the free flow of information between carriers, ports, freight […]