Newsletter- August 8, 2022

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

Taiwan flights disrupted as China shows anger at Pelosi visit

insidelogistics.ca
Taiwan canceled airline flights Thursday as China fired missiles near the self-ruled island in retaliation for a top American lawmaker’s visit, adding to the risk of disruptions in the flow of Taiwanese-made processor chips needed by global telecom and auto industries.
China ordered ships and planes to avoid military drills that encircled Taiwan, which the mainland’s ruling Communist Party claims as part of its territory. The Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post called the drills an “effective Taiwan blockade.” Read more here.

Visibility remains a challenge for air freight, admits Project44 chief

The Loadstar.com
Creating supply chain visibility in air freight is “quite difficult”, Jett McCandless, CEO of Project44 has admitted.
Following calls from air freight shippers to increase visibility, Mr McCandless told The Loadstar that, despite higher API connectivity in air, end-to-end visibility was still complex. Read more here.

China Relaxes COVID-19 Conditions For International Flights

simplflying.com
In a sign that China is beginning to relax its strict COVID-19 travel rules, the country has shortened its suspension period for inbound international flights carrying COVID-19 positive passengers. From Sunday, incoming flights carrying five positive COVID-19 cases, or 4% of passengers, will face a reduced one-week suspension, the Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) said in a statement. Read more here.

Storm Disrupts 1,000s Of US Flights Heading Into The Weekend

simpleflying.com
Amid an already turbulent travel summer, over 1,400 flights were canceled on Friday in response to numerous thunderstorms blanketing the east coast of the United States. Tens of thousands of passengers were left stranded and scrambling to find alternative routes to their destinations. These staggering numbers barely manage to beat the 1,200 canceled flights from the day prior. Read more here.

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

Vancouver port truckers delay labor action

trucknews.com
Truck drivers have decided to delay labor action at the Port of Vancouver for few weeks after holding talks with port officials on July 30, staving off a likely shutdown at the busy West Coast facility this week.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority told TruckNews.com that officials met with representatives from the United Truckers Association (UTA) and Surrey Centre MP Randeep Sarai to hear the UTA’s perspective on operational challenges. Read more here.

DP World: Inland Network Congestion Affecting Marine Terminals

ciffa.com
On August 4, DP World issued a customer advisory related to berthing delays on the West Coast due to inland network congestion, particularly in Toronto and Montreal.
As these inland terminals became congested, the supply of rail cars to the marine terminals was restricted/stopped, which had a major impact on both DP World Prince Rupert and Vancouver.
Learn about the measures DP World has put in place to clear the cargo backlog; read more here.

UK’s biggest container port to be hit by eight days of strikes

ajot.com
Almost 2,000 dock workers at Britain’s biggest container ship port plan to strike for eight days later this month after failing to reach a pay deal, threatening to sever one of the UK’s most important trade routes.
Workers at Felixstowe will strike from Aug. 21 to 29, the Unite union said in a statement Friday. Read more here.