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18
Feb
Newsletter – February 18, 2020
AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Coronavirus upends airfreight market, puts premium on charter rates freightwaves.com The coronavirus is playing havoc with the air cargo industry as airlines, logistics providers and cargo owners scramble to implement contingency plans for moving goods. With nearly […]
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17
Feb
Newsletter – February 17, 2020
AIR FREIGHT UPDATES System Outage Causes Chaos At London-Heathrow simpleflying.com ** Update: 17/2/20 @12:53 London Heathrow Airport reached out to Simple Flying with the following statement “Following yesterday’s technical issue Heathrow’s systems are stable and the airport is operating as […]
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14
Feb
Newsletter – February 14, 2020
OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES France’s Le Havre port hit by protests, prompting officials to offer discounts seanews.com HAROPA, the union of the French ports of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre, is to offer commercial rebates and tariff discounts to container shipping […]
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13
Feb
Newsletter – February 13, 2020
AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Reports re-emerge suggesting Swissport is up for sale aircargonews.net Reports have re-emerged suggesting that cargo handler Swissport is up for sale. Reuters reports that the handler’s owner, China-based conglomerate HNA, is looking to offload Swissport at a […]
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12
Feb
Newsletter – February 12, 2020
AIR FREIGHT UPDATES American Airlines Extends China Flight Suspension To Late April simpleflying.com Just a day after British Airways extended its suspension of flights to mainland China until the end of March, American Airlines has also extended its flight suspension […]
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11
Feb
UPDATE: Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chain
The scope of the virus outbreak is beginning to be felt in North America as more China factory’s begin to open, albeit staggered, with a limited workforce permitted to return to work, and production slowly ramping up. Carrier limited schedule […]
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11
Feb
Newsletter – February 11, 2020
AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Breaking: Air Italy Announces Liquidation And Suspension Of Operations simpleflying.com Air Italy has announced that it will suspend operations from the 25th of February. The Italian carrier will be liquidated following a meeting of shareholders today. Qatar […]
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10
Feb
UPDATE: Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chain
The extended CNY holiday was scheduled to end today in most areas of China, with the certain exceptions such as Hubei province region, the epicenter of the outbreak. The China government’s newly imposed health and safety requirements have delayed businesses […]
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10
Feb
Newsletter – February 10, 2020
AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Quebec premier says returns will fly high with $30 million airship investment canadianshipper.com Montreal, QC — Quebec Premier Francois Legault is dismissing naysayers who are accusing his government of wasting $30 million on a company that wants […]
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07
Feb
UPDATE: Coronavirus Impact on Supply Chain
As international governments and their health officials follow the virus in attempts to its containment, companies must now examine their supply chains and plan how the virus’s impact will affect their global supply chain and its partners. More and more, […]
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