Archive for December 2020 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo sector shoots toward 2021 recovery freightwaves.com While passenger airlines are struggling to survive, the air cargo market is poised to recover to pre-crisis levels in 2021 on the strength of a strong rebound in international […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hackers target COVID vaccine cold chain aircargoweek.com The BBC has reported that, according to IBM, the international vaccine supply chain has been targeted by cyber-espionage. The hacker’s identity is unclear but IBM believe the sophistication of the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Forwarders see their cargo bumped as vaccine shipments take off theloadstar.com It’s started: forwarders are beginning to feel the pain as vaccine distribution begins – they are getting bumped from booked flights. “Singapore Airlines has been loading […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES ‘Heathrow Grinch CEO is stealing workers’ wages’ says airport staff striking over salary cuts independent.co.uk Heathrow Airport workers are striking today in a dispute over wage cuts. Workers who are members of Unite voted for industrial action, […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Box freight rates to rise further on equipment shortages lloydsloadinglist.com Bottlenecks in the containerised freight supply chain could mean that surges in spot freight rates on some trade lanes have further to run “Vessels, equipment, berthing space, […]