Newsletter – August 12, 2020

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    Newsletter – August 12, 2020
    AIR FREIGHT UPDATES
    Air Canada cargo revenues stronger than passenger for the first time
    aircargonews.net
    Air Canada’s cargo revenues have exceeded passenger revenues for the first time, the carrier said in its second quarter results, which were released on July 31.
    Total operating revenue in the second quarter fell 89% to C$527 million. Of that, C$269m came from cargo — a 52% year-on-year increase from the same period last year — and $207m came from passenger transport.  Read more here.
    Riots Prompt United Airlines To Empty Chicago Operations Center
    simpleflying.com
    United Airlines has temporarily moved its operations center away from downtown Willis Tower to a suburban location. The move comes after some unrest in downtown Chicago, which could have broader security and network concerns. Read more here.
    Covid vaccine: is air cargo ready for ‘the biggest product launch in history?
    theloadstar.com
    As the air cargo industry prepares for a Covid-19 vaccine, some experts are warning of logistical challenges for worldwide distribution.
    This week the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) and Pharma.Aero formed a working group to develop global guidance and enable optimal transport of a vaccine. Read more here.
    OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES
    Canadian government won’t play peacemaker to end port strike
    freightwaves.com
    Canadian officials expect the Port of Montreal longshore workers’ union and the employment association to resolve their differences without government intervention.
    Longshore members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 375 began an indefinite strike Monday after the latest talks with the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) broke down. It’s the fourth walkout staged by CUPE since July 1. Read more here.
    Montreal Port Strike: Maersk Announces Additional Inland Charge
    ciffa.com
    To cover its “incremental inland costs related to moving containers via alternative gateways during the Montreal port labour situation,” Maersk has announced that it will add an Import/Export Inland Charge to the effective contractual rate at time of shipment.
    Maersk will use St. John and Halifax as alternative routing ports (using rail service to/from Montreal).
    Construction to start on new Cebu port in Consolacion before 2021
    seanews.com.tr
    A NEW Cebu international port project in Consolacion town in northern Cebu is expected to decongest the Cebu City port when completed in two years, reports the Cebu Daily News.
    It is hoped work on the PHP10.1 billion (US$205.9 million) New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) in Tayud, Consolacion can start before the end of the year. Read more here.
    GROUND AND RAIL FREIGHT UPDATES
    Canadian Pacific launches first train of international containers from Port of Saint John
    cpr.ca

    ​Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today officially launched its international intermodal service through the Port of Saint John, N.B. The inaugural train carries containers from the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express bound for intermodal terminals on the CP network in Canada and the U.S. Read more here.

    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES
    Retail suppliers are still under strain — and it could hurt everyone
    supplychaindive.com
    The retail supply chain, like the retail industry itself, has gone through a dramatic period of stress since March.
    The early months of the COVID-19 crisis brought ubiquitous order cancellations. Almost as pervasive were retailers’ efforts to push out payments for shipments. In turn, the cash flow crisis in retail hit suppliers just as hard. Read more here.
    Remote workers and the thieves that want their data
    freightwaves.com
    More companies are switching to remote workforces for the long term as the effects of COVID-19 linger. That means what was once a short-term data problem is suddenly becoming a big headache for companies. Safeguarding, transferring and storing large amounts of data so it can be parsed and accessed in a timely manner by remote employees is the new norm. Many companies, though, are finding out their data storage and security and transfer systems are not up to the task. Read more here.
    Fashion industry says cancellations will endure in Q3, and beyond
    supplychaindive.com
    Dive Brief:
    A full 100% of fashion industry executives reported postponing or canceling apparel sourcing orders this year due to the pandemic, according to a survey of leaders from 25 fashion retailers, importers and wholesalers conducted for the United States Fashion Industry Association’s 2020 Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study. Read more here.

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