Archive for January 2019

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Cargo Notifies of Weather-Related Delays in Toronto ciffa.com Air Canada Cargo advised yesterday that shipments to, from or through Toronto were subject to delay until 06:00 EST today due to weather conditions that impacted airport […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES More air freight players are plugging in to digital business platforms theloadstar.co.uk The air freight industry is embracing digitisation this year as one forwarder signs up to an online spot rate platform and two airlines beef up […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Global air cargo growth seen across airports theloadstar.co.uk Several airports have released their 2018 volumes over the past seven days, most seeing growth, some even breaking records, and leaving one feeling a bit left out. Air Cargo […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES A quieter year for air cargo? Not according to expansion-minded carriers loadstar.co.uk Despite expectations that the air freight market could soften this year, airlines seem keen to upgrade their fleets and networks, according to several announcements this […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES New innovation initiative will be ‘a game-changer’ for air cargo theloadstar.co.uk Senior air cargo industry executives have launched a new innovation award: the NextGen Leaders challenge. Launched by ECS Group, the initiative calls on students, start-ups and […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES India’s new air cargo policy seeks to create hubs by 2025 seanews.com.tr THE Indian government aims to turn the country into a top five air cargo market and establish air transport shipment hubs at all major airports […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES US ports handle record import box volumes seanews.com.tr US container import ports notched up another record-breaking year in 2018 but still came under pressure from the worsening trade row between the US and China, according to shipping […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Heavy volumes increase congestion at major U.S. ports americanshipper.com The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as the Port of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), are facing congestion due to heavy import volumes, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Call for forwarders to use UK airports outside of London seanews.com.tr MANCHESTER Airports Group, the operator of the East Midlands, Manchester and Stansted airports, has sounded the alarm that there is the ‘real potential’ for the UK […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cockpit fire forces Cargolux aircraft to make emergency landing aircargonews.net Cargolux flight CV7303 was forced to make an emergency landing at Kuala Lumpur airport on January 16 when crew reported the presence of fire and smoke in […]