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NewsCargolux, Lufthansa and DSV Panalpina increase China freighter services
Cargolux B747-8FCargolux, Lufthansa and DSV Panalpina will increase freighter capacity to China over the coming weeks as production lines resume operations.The move comes as freighter operators brace for a spike in demand from China as a result of passenger airlines cutting services due to low demand and factories slowly starting ...
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SF Airlines resumes European flights for coronavirus shipments
China's largest freighter operator SF Airlines has resumed flights to Frankfurt Hahn ahead of schedule in order to meet demand for medical supplies following the coronavirus outbreak.The airline said that its Wuxi-Chongqing-Hahn-Wuxi service restarted on February 14 following the extended Chinese New Year holiday break."At present, the demand for the ...
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US agriculture exporters hit by coronavirus related air cargo shortage
US agriculture exporters are being affected by a lack of airfreight capacity due to the coronavirus outbreak.The US Department of Agriculture said that the industry is suffering from systematic delays to shipping and air cargo as airlines cut capacity and shipping line services are disrupted by quarantine measures in certain ...
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IATA and IPC team up on e-commerce shipments
IATA and the International Post Corporation (IPC) will step up their efforts to promote the development and expansion of safe, secure, accessible and high-quality airmail and air cargo services.The two organisations said they had today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to reinforce their co-operation and have identified seven specific ...
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NewsFTA set to rebrand as Logistics UK
FTA CEO David WellsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced that it will change its name to Logistics UK from the end of May.The move comes as the organisation looks to achieve more for its members and change the way it is perceived by people outside the industry.FTA chief executive ...
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Emirates SkyCargo reports 'good demand' on China freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo is seeing good demand for the import and export of cargo into the Chinese market, despite the extended closure of factories due to the coronavirus.The air cargo carrier operates freighter services to Guangzhou and Shanghai, having resumed these scheduled services after a planned hiatus over the traditionally low-traffic ...
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NewsTAPA launches updated cargo security standard
Paul Linders, TAPAThe Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has launched updated security requirements to help protect freight facilities and trucking operations from the escalating threat of cargo crime.The 2020 revisions of the association’s Facility Security Requirements (FSR) and Trucking Security Requirements (TSR) aim to give TAPA’s Manufacturer and Logistics Service ...
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NewsSea-air solutions set to help alleviate coronavirus capacity crunch
Sea-air solutions could help shippers to avoid airfreight shortages and price spikes as production lines in China soon get back underway following the extended New Year holiday break.As reported, airlines have cut swathes of capacity on their China and Hong Kong services in response to a collapse in passenger demand ...
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Forwarders brace for China airfreight space shortages
Freight forwarders are bracing themselves for air cargo space shortages as a result of demand spikes and capacity cuts on services out of China and Hong Kong.The widely reported capacity cuts on China and Hong Kong services comes in response to a collapse in passenger demand due to the coronavirus.Meanwhile, ...
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Toll services continue to be affected by cyber attack
Freight forwarder Toll is continuing efforts to recover from a recent cyber attach, but some services remain affected.The Japan Post-owned company said that its current focus is on restoring the relevant underlying infrastructure and fully-automated systems.It is also conducting a thorough review of the affected IT hardware including servers, systems ...
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Air cargo still assessing the impact of coronavirus
The impact of the coronavirus on the air cargo industry is still uncertain, with demand under pressure but some expectations of an eventual surge in volumes.The coronavirus has now killed more than 560 in China, while there have been more than 28,000 confirmed cases.Many of China’s provinces have extended the ...
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NewsSmart Supply Chain Alliance welcomes van der Walt to advisory board
(L-R) Matthieu Merchadou Melki, executive director, Florida Blockchain Foundation and Lionel van der Walt, president and chief executive, the Americas, PayCargoPayCargo president and chief executive for the Americas Lionel van der Walt has joined the advisory board of the Smart Supply Chain Alliance (SSCA).The alliance, which is part of the ...
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UPS sets the 2020 investment agenda ahead of 2019 Q4 results
UPS has announced a number of product and technology upgrades, plus sustainability initiatives, ahead of publishing its 2019 fourth quarter and full-year results later today.The US global logistics, e-commerce and parcel delivery giant said that its “aggressive roll-out” of innovative new services and solutions was “squarely focused on the needs ...
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Logistics industry continues to view US-China trade war as biggest threat
The logistics industry continues to see the trade war between the US and China as the biggest threat to global economic growth, despite the two countries recently signing phase one of a trade agreement.A survey of 330 logistics and supply chain professionals, carried out by logistics firm Agility and consultancy ...
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SEKO and AGWorld enter partnership to facilitate links amid trade war
SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) have entered a partnership that will generate opportunities for shippers doing business between Asia and the US.The collaboration will help shippers to ease the impact of the US-China trade war on their global operations.As part of SEKO and AGWorld's partnership, they ...
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China-US phase one deal welcomed as a first step towards an agreement
China and the US last night signed the first phase of a trade deal that has been welcomed by US companies and business groups, but they urged the two countries to begin the second round of negotiations and remove all tariffs.China has pledged to increase US imports over 2017 levels ...
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NewsFlexport alters air cargo strategy as supply chains diversify
Flexport has signed block-space agreements (BSAs) on freighter services from several Asian origins and cancelled its dedicated all-cargo service in light of changing supply chain strategies.For the last two years the San Fransisco-headquartered freight forwarder has offered a dedicated freighter between Hong Kong and Los Angeles operated originally by Western ...
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Forwarder bemoans lack of airfreight capacity
A UK freight forwarder has said it is experiencing a lack of airfreight capacity as airlines adjust services to meet current market conditions.Millennium Cargo managing director Chadd Blunt said that the struggle to find capacity comes despite the airfreight market entering a period of decline."Everybody is battling for space so ...
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SEKO increases airfreight presence with Air-City acquisition
SEKO Logistics has completed its largest-ever acquisition with the purchase of New York-based Air-City.The logistics firm said the move would help it expand its presence on the westbound airfreight market, while also adding resources to its key New York region.The purchase will also see SEKO add facility infrastructure in the ...
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Dachser urges shippers to prepare for Chinese New Year
Freight forwarder Dachser has urged shippers to be proactive in preparing for the Chinese New Year.The forwarder's America-based business warned that Chinese manufacturers would close factories for one to four weeks for the Chinese holiday, which this year begins on January 25.All suppliers will wind down operations one to two ...