Archive for October 2022

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Ocean rates still collapsing – carriers pin hopes on early Chinese New Year   theloadstar.com Ocean carriers are continuing to blank consecutive headhaul sailings from China to North Europe and the US west coast as they attempt […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Swissport adds new Japan air cargo facility aircargonews.net Swissport will open a new air cargo centre at Chubu Centrair International Airport as it looks to meet growth in Japan’s Tokai region. The new facility is on the north […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Hong Kong Airport Fully Implements Its Flight Token Scheme: But What Is It? simpleflying.com Hong Kong International Airport has rolled out its new ‘Flight Token’ initiative, a self-service biometric identification system that enables passengers to self-complete the entire […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Soft market conditions continue in air cargo aircargonews.net Soft market conditions continue in air cargo as trade worries, high inflation and new Covid lockdowns impact demand. This week’s market round-ups from forwarders and analysts point to a weakening […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Italian ATC Strike Set To Cause Holiday Disruption Tomorrow simpleflying.com Friday, October 21st will see air traffic controllers across Italy on a 24-hour strike from 00:01 to 23:59. The nationwide strike will also see several airline employees and […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Soft market conditions continue in air cargo aircargonews.net Soft market conditions continue in air cargo as trade worries, high inflation and new Covid lockdowns impact demand. This week’s market round-ups from forwarders and analysts point to a weakening […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Digitisation removes the key pain points of air cargo charter aircargoweek.com CharterSync, which celebrated three years of disruptive digitisation earlier in 2022, has truly embraced the ability of technological innovation to transform the charter sector into a more […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Maersk highlights ongoing need for air cargo despite ocean recovery aircargonews.net Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has said air cargo will be needed as a reliable alternative to oceanfreight during the peak season. In a market round-up, the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Cathay Pacific remains positive on cargo despite latest decline aircargonews.net Cathay Pacific remains positive about the upcoming cargo peak season despite registering another downturn in volumes in September and a reduction in cargo-only flights. The Hong Kong-hubbed airline […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Maersk launches new Chicago airfreight gateway aircargonews.net Maersk has inaugurated a new Chicago airfreight gateway near Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) that is designed to offer direct planeside recovery with immediate transfers to the new facility. The shipping […]