Newsletter – October 11, 2018

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

Amazon Air lands at Miami

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Amazon Air has launched a twice daily Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300F service through Miami International Airport (MIA). Read more here.

Air Italy continues to make changes at the top

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Air Italy, 49% owned by Qatar Airways, has made further changes to its senior management team.

Elisabeth Milton has been appointed vice president sales and distribution, Nicola Pozzati has been appointed chief human resources and organization officer, and Simona Paccioretti has been appointed head of internal audit. Read more here.

Air freight tracking enters new phase

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Air freight tracking seems set to enter a new and improved phase, with the first major carriers and the industry’s two main outsourced unit load device (ULD) management companies, Jettainer and Unilode, moving forward with the use of “game-changing” Bluetooth-enabled ULD tracking technology. Read more here.

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

Fiata launches demurrage and detention guide for forwarders

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The International Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations (Fiata) has launched a demurrage and detention guide for forwarders to protect against “unjust” and “predatory” container line charges. Read more here.

OOCL says trade war impact mounting with latest US tariffs

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DECISION makers at OOCL have expressed growing concerns over the impact on the global supply chain as a result of the US-China trade war to date.

‘The latest round of tariffs covers a much wider spectrum of consumer goods and will certainly impact many supply chains,’ said OOCL’s Hong Kong director of trades Stephen Ng. Read more here.

GROUND AND RAIL FREIGHT UPDATES

Driver shortage is (economic) drag

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Mississauga, ON – When Canadian Trucking Alliance president Stephen Laskowski took his turn at the mic during the annual Surface Transportation Summit, he was quick to refer to trucks parked against fences along nearby Dixie Road. Read more here.