Newsletter – October 12, 2018

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

WestJet to base Dreamliner ops in Calgary

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Canada-based carrier WestJet will fly its first three Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ international services from Calgary, Alberta.

It will be the first Canadian airline to base Dreamliner aircraft at Calgary International Airport. Read more here.

ULD CARE releases new tools to aid container operations

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ULD CARE has developed Strap App and the Wind Speed Calculator, two new tools to help operators improve safety and reduce damage to air cargo containers.

“The Strap App offers users guidance on how to properly secure non-ULD cargo within an aircraft, such as vehicles and equipment,” said Bob Rogers, vice-president of ULD CARE, the association for owners, operators and suppliers of airfreight containers. Read more here.

Delta Cargo to extend Bluetooth tracking to off-airport customer facilities

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After earlier this year unveiling its industry-leading plan to provide real-time tracking for unit load devices (ULDs), Delta Air Lines is extending the offering to cargo businesses based off airport. Read more here.

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

Hapag-Lloyd enters feeder network cooperation with ONE

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Container shipping operators Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) have concluded a Bilateral Strategic Feeder Network Cooperation Agreement that will see them combining their respective feeder networks on intra-Asia and intra-Europe trades. Read more here.

Rising fuel costs set to push up container freight rates

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Shippers should expect a freight rate increase of between 13% and 20% next year if carriers are to make up for the increasing price of bunker fuel, according to analyst SeaIntel. Read more here.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES

US threatens to act over China’s online cost advantage on postal fees

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The clock is ticking towards a potential fresh bout of Trump ‘diplomacy’.

The US president is now on a collision course with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and has threatened “repercussions” if the international mail body does not address below-cost delivery rates for e-commerce sent from China. Read more here (login required).

Is apparel manufacturing coming home?

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omorrow’s successful apparel companies will be those that take the lead to enhance the apparel value chain on two fronts: nearshoring and automation. Both must be addressed, and in a sustainable way. Apparel brands and retailers in Europe and the United States can no longer do business as usual and expect to thrive. Read more here.