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    US threatens further tariff hike on Chinese goods

    2019-05-07T09:45:06Z

    US retailers are bracing themselves for increases in US tariffs on Chinese goods after president Donald Trump took to Twitter over the weekend to threaten further hikes in rates.On Sunday, president Trump said that the 10% tariff rate on $200bn worth of Chinese goods would good up to 25% on ...

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    Some 40% of shippers unaware of dangerous goods regulations

    2019-03-12T10:12:39Z

    IATA head of cargo Glyn Hughes at the IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019 in SingaporeA large number of shippers, some 40%, admitted to being unaware of the dangerous goods regulations governing airfreight.That statistic, drawn from the latest IATA shipper survey, was described as “a very alarming figure” by IATA’s head ...

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    Emerging markets enthusiasm tempered by ‘crisis’ concern

    2019-03-05T08:09:03Z

    Logistics industry executives worry about trade tensions, geopolitical threats Logistics industry executives see emerging markets growing at 5% in 2019, but a high number are bracing for a crisis amid US-China trade friction, interest rate and currency volatility, and Brexit uncertainty.The annual survey of more than 500 supply chain industry ...

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    CHAMP Cargosystems launches EmissionsCalculator solution

    2019-02-12T10:10:49Z

    CHAMP Cargosystems has launched ian EmissionsCalculator to help airlines, shippers and forwarders measure accurately their supply chain emissionsThe calculator leverages information flowing through CHAMP's IT solutions and from third-parties to provide a breakdown of emissions by flight or air waybill number. It reports on the key greenhouse gasses of carbon ...

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    Irish sandwich maker to airfreight rocket and spinach in a no-deal Brexit

    2019-01-31T10:51:01Z

    Shippers are continuing to make plans to utilise airfreight in case the UK leaves the European Union in March without a trade deal in place.Speaking to reporters after the company’s annual general meeting, Irish food firm Greencore's chief executive Patrick Coveney confirmed that it had made plans to airlift ingredients ...

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    Delayed departure: The FTA on preparing for Brexit in March 2019

    2018-12-17T10:29:50Z

    James Hookham, deputy chief executive of the UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA), provides an exclusive insight for Air Cargo News into the supply chain challenges of Brexit.Bing-Bong: “The UK Government regrets to announce that boarding for Brexit flight 30-03-19 has been delayed”For logistics and supply chain managers waiting in the ...

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    European shippers fight to ensure new tax does not stifle green efforts

    2018-12-06T10:49:13Z

    Lobbying against a sustainability tax is already a moral minefield if you represent logistics providers, as you are by definition a polluter, but it becomes doubly so when you are representing the air cargo industry and therefore sitting on the smallest seat at the negotiating table.Rogier Spoel, air cargo manager ...

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    No Deal Brexit will stop EU-UK air cargo unless UK added to security Greenlist

    2018-11-28T17:03:48Z

    In the event of a No Deal Brexit, no air cargo can be transported between the UK and the European Union (EU) until the UK is added to the EU ‘Greenlist’ for cargo security, according to Pauline Bastidon, head of European policy and Brexit at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), ...

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    Need for speed: Shippers want the air cargo industry to move more quickly

    2018-10-30T09:08:29Z

    The chairman of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has called on the air cargo industry to strive for faster supply chains in order to make the most of the opportunity presented by e-commerce.Sean van Dort took up the role of GSF chairman in May. He followed in the footsteps of ...

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    Lack of Brexit progress a threat to trade, says FTA

    2018-10-19T07:58:15Z

    UK shipper and logistics group, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has reacted with "frustration" at the lack of progress in Britain's negotiations to leave the European Union (EU) or 'Brexit' in March next year.The FTA said that companies responsible for moving goods and services between the UK and the EU ...

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    FTA repeats calls for aviation to be a Brexit priority

    2018-09-12T11:35:13Z

    UK shipper group the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has again called on the government to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) to keep trade moving after Brexit.Speaking at the eTail Fulfilment and Returns Conference in London's Canary Wharf, FTA deputy chief executive ...

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    UK businesses passing on Brexit supply chain costs

    2018-08-20T15:14:46Z

    UK businesses are already passing on to consumers increased supply chain costs due to challenges posed by the country’s exit from the European Union (EU), known as Brexit.New research, The Brexit Storm, from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) indicates that nearly a third (32%) of UK businesses ...

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    Shippers call on air cargo to take action over truck driver shortage

    2018-08-13T12:33:01Z

    Shippers have called on the air cargo industry to take action to mitigate the truck driver shortage or face increasingly unreliable supply chains.Writing in a column for Tiaca’s weekly e-newsletter, European Shippers’ Council (ESC) chairman and Tiaca board member Denis Choumert said that the air cargo industry would not be ...

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    Brexit: Keep the planes flying and the trucks rolling, says FTA

    2018-08-03T14:58:30Z

    UK Logistics professionals have warned the government’s Brexit negotiators to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) as the clock keeps ticking on Britain's departure from the EU.The FTA membership association, representing more than 17,000 UK logistics businesses, issued its supply chain warning, ...

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    Van Dort confirmed as Global Shippers' Forum chairman

    2018-05-10T14:55:11Z

    Sean van Dort is the new chairman of the Global Shippers' Forum (GSF), which represents international supply chain managers.He succeeds Bob Ballantyne, chief executive of the Freight Management Association of Canada, who has chaired the GSF since its incorporation in 2011.Van Dort is director of logistics and digital services integration ...

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    Forwarders enhance digital sales platforms but there is more work to be done

    2018-03-28T11:02:28Z

    Major freight forwarders continue to make progress in developing online sales offerings but there is much more work to be done if they are to capitalise fully on the opportunity presented.The latest annual survey by freight rate portal Freightos looked at the online offering of the world’s top 20 freight ...

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    Airfreight dips in trade barometer but prospects "very positive"

    2018-03-28T08:59:22Z

    Airfreight’s global outlook has decreased slightly in the latest DHL Global Trade Barometer, although the prospects for air cargo remain “very positive” at 70 points, well above the “stable” benchmark of 50.Overall, the positive outlook for world trade has continued to improve according to the barometer, which launched in January ...

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    EU rules aim to boost e-commerce uptake in Europe

    2018-03-21T12:45:34Z

    On March 13 Members of the European Parliament adopted a proposal to make the cross-border parcel delivery market more transparent and competitive and to reduce the barriers consumers and e-retailers encounter when purchasing products online in the EU.Rates for parcels sent from one EU country to another can be up ...

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    Airline-shipper relations need rethink, says Unisys expert

    2017-10-10T09:54:49Z

    Airlines and their customers will have to forge new style alliances, predicts a Unisys industry expert.Venkatesh Pazhyanur, senior industry director of freight solutions at the global IT firm, predicts that there will be strategic alliances between airlines and big-volume shippers such as postal authorities, online retailers, global distributors and supply ...

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    Shipper chief predicts information breakthrough

    2017-10-09T11:20:23Z

    Breakthroughs in air cargo quality assessment will help cargo users better select the best suppliers, said the head of the main shippers’ group in Europe.Writing in the latest TIACA newsletter, European Shippers' Council chairman and TIACA board member, Denis Choumert, said that until quite recently, “the information available to shippers ...