Newsletter – August 21, 2019

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

United Airlines to add new connections to Japan

aircargonews.net

United Airlines has confirmed that it is to launch new links between four of its US hubs and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport. Read more here.

Halifax airport breaks ground on air cargo logistics park

canadianshipper.com

Halifax, NS — Realizing the potential to further enable regional exports and trade, Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) is set to construct a new Air Cargo Logistics Park that will benefit the entire region. Read more here.

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

How a global recession could impact ocean shipping

freightwaves.com

Signs of an impending global recession are piling up. The inverted U.S. Treasury yield curve. Dangerously high debt. Industrial slowdowns. Volatile stock markets and trade wars. A world map littered with potential economic and geopolitical crises. Read more here.

Eid causes cargo congestion at inland container depots in Bangladesh

seanews.com.tr

BANGLADESH’s private inland container depots (ICDs) are currently swamped as companies began sending export containers seven to eight days before the scheduled shipments to avoid cargo backlogs triggered by the nine-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday that started on August 11. Read more here.