Archive for June 2018 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Cargo Offers Its AC Absolute° Service in Two New Florida Locations source: CIFFA Air Canada Cargo has expanded its AC Absolute° service to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, adding to the existing service in Miami. AC […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES US imposes new security measures on incoming cargo shipments source: canadianshipper.com U.S. authorities are requiring airlines to give them more notice about certain types of cargo that officials believe may pose a security risk. The new measure […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air France pilot unions call for more strikes June 23-26 source: atwonline.com Air France said its pilots’ unions have called for strikes on June 23, 24, 25 and 26, part of a long-running dispute between employees and […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air cargo must adopt truly open modern standards and accelerate adoption source: theloadstar.co.uk Inspired by The Loadstar’s recent interview with Lufthansa Cargo’s Alexis von Hoensbroech, the founder of Freightos, Zvi Schreiber, looks at which directions the air […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES US Gulf and east coast labour contract deal reached source: lloydsloadinglist.com THE International Longshoremen’s Association and employer association United States Maritime Alliance have reached a tentative agreement on a new six-year labour contract at ports on the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada, Air China Sign Codeshare JV source: news.airwise.com Air Canada and Air China have signed a joint venture agreement to increase commercial cooperation on flights between Canada and China. Read more here. Brazilian trucker strike resulted in […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Online shopping boom keeps hopes high for air freight profits source: reuters.com SYDNEY (Reuters) – An explosion of e-commerce demand is buoying the air freight business, boosting profit at some major airlines despite global trade tensions and […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Emergency bunker fees ‘an outdated mechanism’ source: lloydsloadinglist.com Shippers are right to be angry about emergency fuel surcharges levied by carriers, and now would be a good time to devise a new system for bunker costs that […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Air Canada Cargo Launches Service to New Destinations in Europe This Week source: CIFFA Air Canada Cargo announces the start of widebody service to and from Bucharest, Porto and Zagreb, operated on Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, and to […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Passenger Demand Growth Eased Off In April source: news.airwise.com Global passenger demand growth eased off in April, with a slowing of economic growth and less fare discounting due to higher costs seen as the main factors. OCEAN […]