Newsletter – July 17, 2023

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

First carbon capture tool for airport terminals developed by Atkins and IATA

aircargonews.net
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, working with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has created a suite of innovative digital tools for airports to estimate the embodied carbon associated with the construction of terminal buildings and aviation assets – for the first time. Read more here

First carbon capture tool for airport terminals developed by Atkins and IATA

aircargoweek.com
Turkish Cargo, the air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the 3rd among the leading air cargo carriers in the world, in the wake of a prospering performance in May.
The successful brand, which was ranked 5th on the same period of last year according to the monthly data published by the International Air Transport Association, became one of the top 3 air cargo carriers by overtaking the top brands in America, Europe and the Far East during May of 2023. Read more here

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

Viewpoint: Impact of Canada ports strike to be felt for weeks

freightwaves.com
For some Americans, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union ports strike in Canada never made it on their radar. But while Canada will feel the impact far more than the United States, that does not mean we got away squeaky clean.
The impact of the container reconsignments and vessel diversions we saw during the past 13 days will come with extra costs. Thankfully, the U.S. West Coast ports have more open capacity to receive goods, so congestion should not be an issue. Read more here

More UK Amazon fulfilment centre workers set to strike

theloadstar.com
More than 100 workers at Amazon’s Rugeley fulfilment centre in the West Midlands, UK, are set to take industrial action, while 1,000 of their colleagues in Coventry are also striking. Read more here