airport congestion Tagged Articles

Air Canada Cargo lettering on side of building with some pine trees in foreground.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorMonday, September 20, 2021

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Loonie tune: Air cargo to O’Hare being routed through Toronto

Air-truck service via Toronto is faster for some logistics companies than booking shipments direct to O’Hare, where delays are mounting.

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorThursday, August 26, 2021

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Mazda shuts down plants as cargo flights from Shanghai dry up

With limited manpower because of COVID, the main cargo terminal at Shanghai airport can’t process many freighter flights.

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A forklift moving stacks of boxes in a warehouse.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, August 25, 2021

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Stealing your own freight: O’Hare cargo delays force drastic measures

A 3PL is rescuing stranded freight in Chicago. It’s the freight equivalent of special ops forces going behind enemy lines to get a high-value target.

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, August 13, 2021

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Cargo airlines cancel hundreds of China flights amid COVID outbreak

Labor shortages at Chinese airports and pilot quarantine rules related to COVID are forcing airlines to scuttle many cargo flights to keep operations going and…

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Boxes and loose cargo spread around warehouse floor.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorTuesday, August 10, 2021

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Maestro choreographs way around O’Hare cargo gridlock

In the chaotic supply chain world of 2021, airport terminal operators are moving away from the airport to process cargo because existing facilities are full.

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, June 25, 2021

JFK Airport to get first new cargo facility in 20 years

JFK Airport is boxed in by the city, so expanding cargo facilities isn’t easy. A partial solution is on the way, which means goods can…

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An airport worker with a yellow vest walks towards an airplane and a ground tug.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorWednesday, June 9, 2021

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Cargo handlers move to airport suburbs to escape O’Hare congestion

Cargo handling companies at Chicago O’Hare International Airport are crying, “No mas.” They’re investing in warehouses outside the airport because cargo volumes are causing gridlock…

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Aerial view of O'Hare Airport cargo terminal.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, April 23, 2021

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Fed up with cargo congestion, freight forwarders flee O’Hare airport

Cargo congestion has gone from bad to worse at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, forcing importers to wait several days to retrieve shipments and prompting two…

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Big white 747 freigher with nose cone up to load cargo.

Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, June 26, 2020

Cargo clogs US airports as freighters proliferate

Big cargo planes are dumping cargo faster than O’Hare, LAX and other airports can process it. That could mean a longer wait for your new…

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Eric Kulisch, Air Cargo EditorFriday, May 8, 2020

Deluge of medical cargo cripples Shanghai Pudong airport

A perfect storm of events has created the mother-of-all cargo bottlenecks at Shanghai’s Pudong airport, where shipments sit at a standstill in crowded warehouses waiting…