No short-term relief for cargo congestion at LAX is coming from infrastructure upgrades, so companies are looking at process improvements to speed up cargo hand-offs.
The new platform focuses on collaboration, workflow automation, and allows users to define business priorities.
Flexport’s head of airfreight believes a small bump in demand out of Asia could result from new U.S. tariffs, while higher fuel prices will push up air cargo costs.
Several governments, organizations and transportation companies have worked together to patch a badly disrupted supply chain in efforts to improve the flow of supplies in the Bahamas.
U.S.-based freighter operator Kalitta Air may be forced to exit service at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, a key European hub for 15 years, over an ongoing dispute about take-off and landing slots. Kalitta operates the only scheduled all-cargo service between Schiphol and the U.S., but its on-time performance was compromised by the U.S. military, putting it […]
Classified information in trans-Atlantic markets to be reviewed by advisory board.
Logistics providers have been able to plan around the British Airways labor disruption and avoid cargo delays for their clients.
The financially troubled Indian carrier grounded operations in April.
According to Euronav, the derivatives market in low sulfur fuel oil is not deep enough to provide a viable IMO 2020 hedge – but it will be soon.
Air freight volume declined 3.2% in July, to about 20.5 billion freight ton kilometers, compared to the same month a year earlier, the International Air Transport Association reported. It is the ninth straight month of volume decline for the air cargo industry, reflecting economic weakness in key global markets and the pullback in imports and […]
But trade associations call for more certainty as political impasse continues.
Europe’s air cargo industry has not been the quickest when it comes to embracing the digital world, but efforts are being made to catch up. A series of carriers have reported major digital initiatives in recent months and, not to be left behind, they now have been joined by Luxembourg-based freighter operator Cargolux. Cargolux, which […]
JetBlue is making its way back into air cargo after exiting the space in 2015.
FreightWaves releases several new datasets and improves on existing ones in this week’s SONAR release.
How Flexport is managing the challenges of todays air cargo environment
Qantas announces a test program to fly nonstop from New York and London to Sydney. This long-haul flight may also present cargo opportunities.
Cathay Pacific expects “a much more significant impact” to revenue in August as recent unrest in Hong Kong will likely weigh on its financial results.
Avianca continues to dispose of aircraft during its financial restructuring.
As protests continue at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), the disruption has not caused major delays in air cargo shipments or dramatic increases in rates, experts told FreightWaves. Protests at Hong Kong’s airport continued on Tuesday, August 13, causing a second day of mayhem for travelers at one of the world’s busiest hubs. Hundreds of […]
Ongoing political unrest has taken its toll on business sentiment throughout Hong Kong.
