Archive for January 2018 - page 2

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Miami takes aim at e-commerce cargo traffic source: aircargonews.net Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) has organised a strategy meeting of more than 30 air cargo industry stakeholders to discuss how the region can capitlaise on e-commerce growth. Read […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES   US Airlines Post Improved On-Time Performance source: news.airwise.com US airlines had a good month in November for on-time performance and cancellations, with the on-time arrival rate the highest since the downturn following the global financial crisis […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES New Turkish Cargo freighter to be used on Miami route source: aircargonews.net Turkish Cargo will use its recently delivered Boeing 777-200F on a new weekly route to Miami. The service will begin at Istanbul, departing on Sundays, […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Boeing’s Giant Drone Prototype Can Carry 500 Pounds of Cargo source: The Verge Boeing has unveiled a giant drone that’s capable of lifting a 500-pound payload. Calling it an “unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Yemen’s Houthis Threaten to Block Red Sea Shipping Lane source: G Captain Yemen’s armed Houthi movement threatened to block the strategic Red Sea shipping lane if the Saudi-led coalition it is fighting keeps pushing towards the port […]

GROUND AND RAIL FREIGHT UPDATES Tight U.S. Trucking Market Has Retailers, Manufacturers Paying Steep Prices source: The Wall Street Journal Retailers and manufacturers grappling with an unusually tight trucking market are paying the steepest prices in years to keep their […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES   India’s air cargo market to grow 15pc in FY2018 source: Shipping Online CN INDIA’s air cargo segment is forecast to grow by 14-15 per cent in fiscal year 2018, up from 12 per cent growth the […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Lanmei Airlines becomes latest addition to AAT source: Payload Asis Cambodian based airline, Lanmei Airlines became the first carrier to launch a new air link between Sihanoukvile and Hong. Read more here.    OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Montreal’s […]

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES China Airlines signs up to offer CSafe pharma containers source: Air Cargo News China Airlines will be able to offer pharma customers access to CSafe Global’s temperature-controlled air cargo containers after the two firms signed. Read more […]

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Port of Halifax Storm Alert source: Port of Halifax The Port of Halifax issued an alert to advise that a winter storm is expected to begin this morning and last for a period of 12 to 20 […]