Archive for May 2019 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES World air cargo reverses downturn with 0.1pc growth seanews.com.tr THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) statistics show that air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometres increased by 0.1 per cent in March, reports London’s Air Cargo News. […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES ILWU vote clears way for B.C. port workers strike biv.com Members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) have voted overwhelmingly to strike against the member companies of the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) in […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES $150m profit turnaround for Hapag-Lloyd in Q1, ‘but Q2 will be tougher’ theoadstar.com Hapag-Lloyd recorded a net profit of $109m in the first quarter as the carrier benefited from increased volumes and average freight rate gains on […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES French ATC Strike Causes Over 500 Flight Cancellations news.airwise.com Flights across French airspace will be disrupted on Wednesday and Thursday as air traffic controllers join a 35-hour national public sector strike. Read more here.  OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Adidas turns to airfreight to mitigate supply chain shortages aircargonews.net Sportswear giant Adidas is turning to airfreight as it looks to mitigate supply chain shortages caused by an unexpected increase in demand for certain products. In its […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Market Insight: 55 years on, the Boeing 737 MAX disaster is a legacy of the McDonnell Douglas culture theloadstar.com The lengthening shadow of Boeing’s woes over the B737 MAX is reaching 737 freighter conversions, my colleague Ian […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Boeing 737 Overshoots Runway Into Florida River news.airwise.com A Boeing 737 with 143 people onboard overshot a runway at a military base in Florida, ending up in a river at the end of the runway. Read more […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight down 3.1% in first quarter lloydsloadinglist.com Figures from WorldACD have confirmed the anecdotal reports from various freight forwarders and carriers of falling air freight volumes worldwide this year, with the market data specialist recording a […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight set for further falls lloydsloadinglist.com Air freight is facing several more months of declining global demand, with various trade indicators pointing towards falling volumes from key markets until at least this summer, although the long-term […]