Archive for April 2019

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Canadian ports led by Prince Rupert outperform USWC rivals seanews.com.tr THE volume of cargo handled via Canada’s west coast ports grew at a faster rate than that achieved by their American counterparts between 2017 and 2018. The […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargolux chief: ‘I won’t drop prices to get tonnage’ in a challenging 2019 theloadstar.com “I expect 2019 to be rather more of a challenge,” said Richard Forson, chief executive and president of Cargolux, which this week released […]

GROUND AND RAIL FREIGHT UPDATES Container truckers in British Columbia to get rate increase freightwaves.com Container truckers in British Columbia will see their hourly and trip rates increase by 2 percent as part of a package of reforms implemented by […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES World’s largest plane, bigger than Spruce Goose, takes off, lands A-OK seanews.com.tr THE world’s largest aircraft – measured by wingspan – took its first flight from Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) achieving a speed of 189 […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Jet Airways Cancels All Flights news.airwise.com India’s Jet Airways has suspended all flights after failing to attract interim funding to keep it in the air. Read more here.  OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Digital initiative can ‘change course’ of […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Jet Airways Extends International Flight Suspension news.airwise.com India’s Jet Airways has extended the suspension of international flights as its attempts to find emergency funding to keep flying continue to be unsuccessful. Read more here.  OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Rising fuel costs and capacity surplus push Lufthansa into loss reuters.com Rising fuel prices and falling ticket prices have led to a fall in Lufthansa’s first-quarter profit, according to a trading update. While it won’t publish full […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Digitalisation does not mean a race to the bottom on pricing aircargonews.net Digitalisation will not result in a race to the bottom on pricing for forwarders, according to SeaIntelligence Consulting founder Lars Jensen. Read more here. OCEAN […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES US box imports begin rising again lloydsloadinglist.com With tariff increases delayed for the foreseeable future and the busy summer season approaching, imports at the United States’ major retail container ports are beginning to climb again, according to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo set to speed up and increase visibility over the coming years aircargonews.net Over the coming years air cargo supply chains are expected to speed up, information will be shared more widely and transport operations will […]