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Journal of Commerce offers extensive air freight forwarder news and analysis of air cargo forwarding, including topics such as strategies, capacity, services.
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Air Cargo Forwarder News
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Shippers take to the skies to beat Europe-Asia space constraints
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
BCOs are looking to air freight as an alternative to shipping cargo from North Europe to Asia as ocean space remains tight.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
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Container lines
EU poised to reimpose air cargo cartel fines
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The fines could total $850 million.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
Air Cargo
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Japanese air cargo growth to slow
Tomoo Yatsuhashi, Japan Special Correspondent |
The increase will be the second consecutive year of growth.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
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European airport cargo rebounding
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Europe’s cargo airports are outperforming its ocean container ports.
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UPS adds capacity as e-commerce demand builds
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
As e-commerce volumes rise, UPS is adding more capacity.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Trucking News
LTL
Truck brokers
UK approves Heathrow airport expansion
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The decision ends decades of indecision that has been condemned by UK business leaders, shippers, and freight forwarders.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Transport, Trade and Regulation News
UPS extends global premium express package service
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Shorter fulfillment cycles are pushing UPS to expand its fastest package and freight services to new countries.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Hong Kong air cargo hurt by Beijing’s hub subsidies
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Subsidies from Beijing gives air cargo hubs in China a cost structure that is hard for regional competitors such as Hong Kong to match.
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Shanghai’s Pactl posts record seven-month air cargo growth
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Cargo records at Pactl continue to fall, with the best seven-month total ever posted.
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Canada's Dicom expands cross-border LTL, parcel services
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Dicom looks to integrate cross-border trucking, parcel business with last-mile service as e-commerce grows.
LTL
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As truckload market tanks, e-commerce powers TransForce
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
TransForce's package division increased sales 6 percent, but its trucking business struggled in the second quarter.
LTL
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Truck brokers
Tech start-ups could partner with older logistics firms rather than disrupt
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Established logistics companies and brokers could partner with digital start-ups to speed the "evolution" of technology demanded by shippers, the CEO of Echo Global Logistics says.
Logistics Technology News
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Brexit threatens $25 billion expansion of Heathrow Airport
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
U.K. freight forwarders are worried that the decision to leave the European Union could threaten a much-needed expansion of Heathrow Airport.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
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Chinese firm buys Frankfurt-Hahn airport, eyes freight market
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
A leading Chinese construction and trading company has acquired a controlling stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
TNT sells airlines as FedEx acquisition wraps up
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Ireland-based ASL Aviation has sealed the acquisition of TNT Express’s two cargo airlines.
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In strike vote, Teamster cargo pilots seek 'leverage' with DHL, airlines
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A strike vote by union pilots at Atlas, ATSG and Kalitta Air is meant to pressure the airlines and DHL, but doesn't mean a strike is imminent.
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Record air cargo volume flows through Shanghai terminal
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Shanghai’s largest air cargo terminal has continued its solid volume growth of 2015 into the first quarter, handling record year-over-year throughput from January to March.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Expedited trucker Forward Air gains ground, builds profit
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Diversification, an acquisition and a change in its dimensional weight factor in its expedited less-than-truckload business helped drive first-quarter revenue and profit higher at Forward Air.
LTL
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Is Amazon trying to buy an airport?
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
There is mounting speculation that Amazon is interested in acquiring a stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport to establish a major European distribution hub.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Brussels airport still in lockdown — but cargo flights set to resume
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Brussels airport is in lockdown for a second day following the deadly bomb attacks on Tuesday and will remain closed to all passenger flights tomorrow.
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Brussels at standstill after terror attacks
JOC Staff |
The movement of people and goods in and around Brussels ground to a halt Tuesday after a series of terror attacks rocked the Belgian capital. Brussels Airport has been shut down, all flights in and out cancelled, and public transportation throughout the city has been put on lockdown, sparking wide reports of gridlock.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
International rail
UPS expands US next-day, early delivery package service
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
As e-commerce demands push delivery limits, UPS is expanding its US and global early delivery guarantees for package shippers and customers.
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Congestion-free West Coast hits Hong Kong air cargo growth
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
The year-over-year distortions of the U.S. West Coast port dispute early in 2015 that pushed shippers to the skies were keenly felt in February cargo volumes at Hong Kong International Airport that recorded a drop of 15 percent compared to the same month last year.
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FedEx Ground to open DC near Seattle, Tacoma — and Amazon
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The ground package arm of FedEx will lease a CenterPoint-owned distribution and sorting facility in Auburn, Washington, six miles from Amazon's Kent fulfillment center and close to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma.
Trucking News
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E-commerce replaces energy as growth engine at Canada's TransForce
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
E-commerce opportunities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are helping TransForce compensate for loss of energy, less-than-truckload volumes.
Truckload
Air Cargo Forwarder News
LTL
Ground-air trucker Forward Air adjusts dim-weight pricing
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
A Feb. 1 change in dimensional weight pricing will benefit Forward Air Corp., the CEO of the ground-air expedited transportation company told Wall Street analysts this week.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
LTL
Hactl joins Chu Kong Shipping to boost PRD footprint
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
Hong Kong’s largest air cargo terminal has teamed up with a Pearl River Delta ocean shipping and logistics heavyweight to increase its regional reach and drive up air freight business through the airport.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
UK airport operator boosts cargo at four airports
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Manchester Airports Group posted a 4.3 percent year-over-year increase in 2015 cargo traffic at its four U.K. airports, driven by new freighter services and growing express deliveries.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Air freight sinks at Frankfurt, soars at Leipzig, Munich
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Frankfurt airport, Europe’s largest air cargo hub, saw traffic decrease 2.6 percent year-over-year in 2015, mirroring declines at third- and fourth-ranked Amsterdam Schiphol and London Heathrow.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Schiphol still third-busiest Europe air hub despite volume drop
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
Amsterdam Schiphol airport retained its ranking as Europe’s third-largest air freight hub in 2015 despite posting a larger decline in traffic than fourth-ranked London Heathrow.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Airlines prepare for cargo surge when box weight rule is enforced
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
The International Air Transport Association will urge member airlines to prepare for a possible surge in air freight volumes caused by possible disruptions when the new container weighing requirements are implemented globally from July.
Air Cargo Carriers News
Air Cargo Forwarder News
ASL Aviation raises $110 million, refueling TNT Express airline bid speculation
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
ASL Aviation Group has signed two loans for $110 million, refueling speculation the Ireland-based group is preparing a bid for TNT Express’ freighter airlines ahead of FedEx’s takeover of its small Dutch rival.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
UK logistics industry slams delayed decision over Heathrow expansion
Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent |
The U.K. logistics industry slammed the government for deferring a decision on whether to expand London Heathrow airport, Europe’s fourth-largest air cargo hub, until next summer at the earliest.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Pick up your planes or lose them, Malaysia airport tells mystery owner
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
One way to get rid of unwanted aircraft is for an operator to park them on the tarmac at a big airfield and then disappear, something that is causing consternation at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Hactl’s Nansha depot opens new China e-commerce channel
Greg Knowler, Senior Editor Europe |
The logistics arm of Hong Kong air cargo terminal, Hactl, has opened a depot in the Pearl River Delta city of Nansha that will target China’s fast growing e-commerce business.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
UTi Worldwide opens multimodal hubs in Malaysia, Vietnam
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
As it gets closer to a $1.35 billion acquisition by DSV, logistics company UTi Worldwide opens new multimodal facilities in Southeast Asia to speed freight to Europe and the U.S.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
JAL profit surges despite weak air cargo revenue
JOC Staff |
Japan Airlines Corp.’s net profit surged 28.7 percent year-over-year in the April-September period to 103.4 billion yen ($854 million), as lower fuel prices and cost-reduction efforts more than made up for a decline in cargo operations revenue.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
As talks continue, UPS pilots authorize strike
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
Union pilots at UPS authorized a strike if their leaders fail to wrest concessions in contract talks, but any labor action would face major obstacles and delays.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
Japanese air cargo volumes expected to drop
Hisane Masaki, Special Correspondent |
Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting Inc. a subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Japan’s largest international freight forwarder, predicts that Japan’s international air cargo trade will contract for the first time in two years.
Air Cargo Forwarder News
UPS expands premium Worldwide Express package service
William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor |
The world's second-largest transport operator is adding more than 41,000 postal codes to its international guaranteed package service, expanding its delivery footprint in Asia and other regions.
Logistics Technology News
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