Archive for October 2021

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES New cargo customs requirements add to the strain at Frankfurt aircargonews.net Cargo shipments at Frankfurt Main Airport are continuing to face delays as a result of high demand and new customs procedures for imports. The latest figures from […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Dhaka scanner crisis eases and airfreight back on the move from Bangladesh theloadstasr.com Direct flights to the UK from Bangladesh have relaunched, following repairs to an explosive detection scanner (EDS) in Dhaka Airport. And officials expect two new […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Long Beach/Los Angeles ports announce new measure to clear cargo lloydsloadinglist.com The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are to introduce a surcharge for import containers that dwell on marine terminals in a bid to improve cargo […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES It’s Official: Air India Purchase Agreement Signed By Both Sides simpleflying.com The privatization of Air India received a further seal of approval after the government signed a share purchase pact with Tata Sons on October 25th. The agreement is […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air freight high rates and capacity squeeze continues lloydsloadinglist.com Air freight rates ex-Asia have remained at exceptionally high levels this week as the squeeze on uplift and airport handling capacity continues at key export and import hubs. The Baltic […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airbus to expand freighter conversion lines to US, China freightwaves.com Airbus plans to open by year’s end a production line in the U.S. for converting used A321 passenger jets into freighters as part of an expansion strategy that will […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo delays ‘likely’ at Hong Kong terminal amid COVID-19 outbreak supplychaindive.com Dive Brief: Transit times at a Hong Kong International Airport cargo terminal “are likely to extend by an average of 2 to 3 days” due to quarantine […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Gets Two Week Ban On Vancouver Hong Kong Route simpleflying.com Air Canada is banned from flying passengers into Hong Kong for two weeks. The sudden move is due to the fact that Hong Kong authorities had detected […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airfreight capacity predicted to tighten in the coming weeks lloydsloadinglist.com Airfreight capacity looks set to tighten further in the coming weeks as demand continues its upward trend for the looming peak season. Niall van de Wouw, managing director at […]

  AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo handling has become a ‘bottleneck’ lloydsloadinglist.com A change in the ‘structure’ of air cargo triggered by Covid-19 and furthered by rapid e-commerce growth has led to cargo ground handling emerging as a ‘bottleneck’ in the overall […]