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New Heathrow ‘sensitive’ cargo handling facility

The opening of IAG Cargo’s ‘New Premia’ facility and the addition of critical cargo handling capability at our local airport will offer greater efficiencies for temperature sensitive consignments. The New Premia incorporates IAG Cargo’s state-of-the-art Constant Climate Quality Centre, which…

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US West Coast deal agreed, but East Coast facing own challenges

Industrial actions by ILWU locals in the Pacific Northwest and Southern California, which lasted a week, were lifted on Monday and after Whitehouse intervention a new contract agreement has been announced, but Panama Canal navigation restrictions are impacting vessels serving…

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North American supply chain latest

While it looks like a strike has been avoided on the US West Coast, further up the coast, ILWU Canada are due to strike in Saturday, which will impact Vancouver and cargo destined for the US Mid-West, while the Panama…

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Freight market report – June 2023

While Europe’s GDP growth is projected to slow to 0.7% in 2023, record volumes of new ships are joining a global fleet, which is sailing at ever slower speeds, as the shipping lines attempt to absorb additional capacity, by diminishing…

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Shipping lines cancel a quarter of sailings from China

In the pre and post-Chinese New Year (CNY) period, from 1st January to 17th February, Alphaliner has calculated that the three big carrier alliances plan to skip 27% of their originally scheduled Asia – Europe sailings. In a normal year,…

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Air freight market in 2023

The global air freight market is facing a myriad of challenges in 2023. With high inflation impacting many trading nations, demand and therefore, volumes, remain subdued and with any significant economic recovery not anticipated before the 3rd quarter, volumes are…

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New Import Control System (ICS2) for air freight flying into or via the EU

The European Union launched their customs pre-arrival cargo information system called Import Control System in 2011 to collect data for goods entering the EU and from the 1st March 2023 pre-loading data reporting will be required for air cargo transported…

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Freight market report – February 2023

Even as rates move back to pre-COVID levels and port congestion and delays clear away, our freight market reports and insights aid decision making and the avoidance of supply chain risk.  The continued fall in global container freight rates that…

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