Newsletter – February 5, 2021

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

Montreal airports up landing fees

insidelogistics.ca
Montreal’s airport authority, ADM Aeroports de Montreal, is increasing fees in an attempt to stay financially afloat during the pandemic.
ADM Aeroports de Montreal is the airport authority for the Greater Montreal area responsible for the management, operation and development of YUL Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, and YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel. Read more here.

Strong start to 2021

aircargoweek.com
Exceptional global air cargo load factors in the last two weeks of January saw 2021 begin with an unusual New Year ‘peak season’ as demand and supply were closely matched, according to the latest weekly market data from industry analysts CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index. Read more here.

Strategic rethink by carriers on their approach to air cargo is needed

theloadstar.com
Airlines must change their strategic approach to cargo, or they will lose high-yield traffic and be reduced to commoditised business, warns Stan Wraight, former air cargo executive now president & CEO of Strategic Aviation Solutions International.
If carriers want to avoid a repeat of the loss of the express business to the integrators, they have to play to their strengths and offer a product the market wants, he says. Read more here (login required).

How the B747F remains the workhorse for air cargo

theloadstar.com
The demise of the 747 freighter remains some way off, as this interesting data shows. 747 freighter flights increased by 50% last year – and this analysis from data.spire also reveals the top 10 airlines with the aircraft type – Atlas Air tops the list, followed by UPS and Cargolux. Can you guess the rest? Clue: three US carriers are listed, plus two European and five Asian. Read more here (login required).

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

No easy solutions to ocean supply chain crunch

Container line representative organisation the World Shipping Council has reiterated its call for closer co-operation between all elements of the supply chain in response to calls for US regulator the FMC to address the congestion issues on America’s west coast. Read more here.

Myanmar ports said to be operating normally

lloydsloadinglist.com
Ports in Myanmar remain open and customs clearances have resumed following the military coup, though airports remain closed, according to a report from North’s correspondents in the country.
“There are no reported issues with the discharging of cargo, however there may be delays on loading due to some warehouses being reportedly seized and closed, although there is no official information on these closures at this time,” Spica Services added. Read more here.

Global ocean freight spot prices stabilise

lloydsloadinglist.com
After months of sustained week-on-week rises, global ocean freight spot prices appear to be stabilising, with figures from Drewry indicating broadly flat pricing last week and initial figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange pointing towards little change in process in the coming week – although prices remain at extraordinarily high levels. Read more here.