Newsletter – February 19, 2019

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    Newsletter – February 19, 2019
    AIR FREIGHT UPDATES
    IATA announces finalists for 2019 cargo innovation awards

    aircargonews.net
    IATA has confirmed the finalists for its 2019 Air Cargo Innovation Awards, the original 56 ideas having been whittled down to just three by an independent jury panel. Read more here. 

    Delta Cargo to rebrand, aligning with SkyTeam Cargo

    canadianshipper.com
    Atlanta, GA — Delta Cargo is rebranding its international products to align with SkyTeam Cargo, providing customers with a common product portfolio across the global alliance. There are no changes to Delta Cargo product attributes. Read more here. 

    OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES
    2M cancels another Asia-North Europe sailing as demand gets even softer

    theloadstar.co.uk
    Maersk Line and MSC have been obliged to blank a further Asia-North Europe 2M loop at the beginning of next month due to weaker-than-expected demand prospects. Read more here. 

    Los Angeles port up 5.4pc to 852,449 TEU in best January ever

    shippingazette.com
    THE Port of Los Angeles lifted 5.4 per cent more containers in January year on year to 852,449 TEU, making it the best January in the ports history and making it the seventh consecutive month the port has handled more than 800,000 TEU.
    January 2019 imports increased 1.7 per cent to 429,923 TEU compared to the previous year. Exports decreased 3.4 per cent to 144,993 TEU while empties were up 17.7 per cent to 277,534 TEU.

    CANADA BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES
    Halterm orders mega crane for Canada’s Halifax container terminal

    seanews.com.tr
    THE Port of Halifax says the Halterm Container Terminal is being fitted out with a super post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry crane along with associated lifting equipment and container yard gear from June 2020. Read more here. 

    Officials still working out how much oil leaked from derailment in Manitoba

    canadianshipper.com
    St-Lazare, MB — Canadian National Railway says it doesn’t yet know how much oil leaked from a derailment in western Manitoba, but it says trains are now running on the line again. Read more here. 

    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES
    US executive order banning Huawei ‘within days’, say officials

    seanews.com.tr
    THE White House is on the verge of signing in an executive order that would effectively exclude Chinese telecoms, like Shenzhen’s Huawei, from doing business in the US, reports Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. Read more here.

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