Archive for August 2021

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Around 200 trucks queueing at Dhaka Airport – but Chittagong resumes flights theloadstar.com Some 200 vehicles are waiting outside Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, which is undergoing a perfect storm of construction works, high export demand and failing […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES India’s Commercial Flight Ban Extended Through To September 30th simpleflying.com COVID-19 related restrictions continue to hamper international travel in India. The DGCA, India’s aviation regulator, announced on August 29th that all scheduled international flights remain suspended until September […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo carriers shift operations as Shanghai disruption drags on supplychaindive.com Air carriers are adjusting their operations and diverting shipments in the face of freighter suspensions at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The suspensions are due to the closure […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight peak season has arrived a month early lloydsloadinglist.com Air freight’s annual autumn and winter peak season has arrived a month early, air freight forwarders and sources are reporting, due to a combination of factors including manufacturing […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Delays of seven days for Shanghai cargo while ‘super peak’ approaches aircargonews.net Shippers and forwarders are facing delays of up to seven days on air cargo shipments from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) with the situation expected to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES PVG quarantines pile pressure on air cargo supply chains aircargonews.net An increasing number of Covid cases at Shanghai Pudong International Airport are piling on extra pressure to strained airfreight operations from China, according to forwarders. Seko Logistics reports […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cargo logjam building after Covid disrupts handling at Shanghai Pudong Airport theloadstar.com Covid-testing has disrupted cargo operations at Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) today, with widespread delays and flight cancellations expected over the weekend. Ramp handler Shanghai International Airport […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Angry forwarders step up objections to ‘opportunistic’ handling surcharges theloadstar.com Forwarders are considering reporting air cargo handlers to competition authorities for what they claim may be opportunistic, and possibly co-ordinated, surcharges. Read more here. TIACA pushes to facilitate […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Cargo Storage Fees Will Apply After 48 Hours ciffa.com Effective August 23, storage fees for general cargo at Air Canada Cargo’s Canadian facilities will apply after a period of 48 hours, a change from the current […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Kabul International Airport Reopens On A Limited Basis simpleflying.com Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport has reopened on a limited basis, according to reports. The civilian side of the airport had been closed until further notice after it was […]