EU In-cabin Cargo Ending This Summer When both passenger and flight counts plummeted on the north Atlantic with the COVID outbreak, airlines turned to “phfreighters,” – passenger aircraft carrying boxes in the cabins – to move cargo. To make this happen, not only did airlines have to reconfigure their planes, but also had to get
Carriers threaten “hardcore” blanking strategy The COVID lockdowns in Shanghai mean that factories are closed. With factories closed, China’s mighty export engine is not generating cargo to be carried out of the country. According to The Loadstar, figures as the lockout enters its fourth week could be as high as more than 40%. Carriers who
Shenzhen lockdown portends major challenges The south China manufacturing hub of Shenzhen is under strict lockdown and the impact will be felt at factories and in the port. The city’s 17.5 million residents will each need to test 3x this week. The last time there was an outbreak in Shenzhen, throughput at the world’s third
Ukraine conflict takes center stage Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine today as they fight bravely for their democracy. Over the weekend, a flurry of activities that will impact finance, trade and travel were implemented by the EU, Canada, United States, Japan and other nations. As things move quickly in isolating Russia from
Bring on the Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is celebrated uniquely throughout Asia in different countries. We wish a happy and prosperous New Year to our colleagues in our Hong Kong and Vietnam offices who will be celebrating this year. LEARN HOW VIETNAM CELEBRATES South Korea imposes multi-million dollar fine for price fixing
HKG passenger embargo will cause massive delays Hong Kong International Airport has banned passengers from over 150 countries, including the US and Britain, and territories from Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, as it deploys critical pandemic control measures to stop the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Included in this, is an increase in aircrew
Air and Sea Shipments Delayed Due to COVID Protocols Import and export operations in Tianjin are slowing after a small cluster of COVID cases was discovered, according to third-party logistics providers in China. Meanwhile, in Shenzhen, authorities are blaming a contaminated import shipment infecting a cargo worker, who then spread the virus to three other
We have been informed by the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles that the Container Dwell Fee has been postponed once more by the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, this time until November 29th, 2021. This is due to the progress made in clearing the containers out of the
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To our loyal clients, partners, and colleagues, Thanksgiving became my favorite holiday when I moved to the US from Italy because it is all about gathering with family and friends enjoying the traditional foods of the season. It is a holiday that can be celebrated by everyone, no matter what your beliefs or where you
