Air Cargo

Demand Continues to Outstrip New Capacity in Lead-Up to Peak Season

August 1, 2017

Market momentum for airfreight is carrying into the summer of 2017 - with rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes up by 1.1 percent, year-over-year, to reach $2.81 per kilogram, according to Drewry's latest East-West Airfreight Price Index.

Rising Global Temperatures Could Snarl Cargo Operations

July 28, 2017

Air Cargo World

Unprecedented heat waves could ground nearly a third of flights during the hottest days, forcing carriers to jettison cargo in order to take off, according to a recent study.

On Blockchain: Perishables and the Need for Transparency

July 18, 2017

Air Cargo World

Think about the last three seafood dinners you've had. Let's say you ate fresh Coho salmon flown in from the Pacific Northwest, perhaps some tasty red snapper sourced from the Gulf of Mexico and some ahi tuna from Japan.

Bipartisan Proposal in U.S. Senate Moves to Address Pilot Shortage

July 14, 2017

Air Cargo World

A proposed amendment in the United States Senate to a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration partially eliminates training requirements that have contributed to the current national pilot shortage.

Boeing, FedEx to Test Fuel-Saving Tech With 'ecoDemonstrator' Aircraft

July 12, 2017

Air Cargo World

Airfreight is notorious for being one of most polluting modes of transportation, so news that Boeing and FedEx Express are teaming up to test fuel-saving technology is welcome news in an industry that has been slow to adapt.

Global Air Cargo Rally Gains Momentum

July 12, 2017

Journal of Commerce

The global air cargo rally picked up pace in May with traffic soaring 12.7 percent, up from an 8.7 percent year-on-year increase in April and more than three times higher than the five-year average growth rate of 3.8 percent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported.

Low-Cost Digital Container Seal Developed for European Research Project

July 10, 2017

Maritime Executive

A new low-cost, digital seal has been developed for the CORE (Consistently Optimised REsilient Secure Global Supply-Chains) European Research Project by Dutch software company Itude Mobile.

Aviation Group's 10-Year Outlook Anticipates 255,000 New Pilot Vacancies

July 10, 2017

Air Cargo World

Aviation group CAE has published its 10-year pilot demand outlook, and the civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare training company is warning that the airline industry will need to produce 70 new type-rated pilots per day to meet global demand - a rate that many doubt will be possible given the current cost and time barriers to entry.

Cyber Attacks Cause Service Delays for FedEx, Maersk

July 5, 2017

Air Cargo World

The multiple waves of cyber attacks that infected corporate and governmental servers across the globe last week reached the freight logistics industry, too. FedEx reported that worldwide operations for its subsidiary, TNT Express, have been "significantly affected due to the infiltration of an information system virus."

When the Mailman Unwittingly Becomes a Drug Dealer

June 30, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Not long before Don Holman's son Garrett died from an overdose in February, he learned his 20-year-old had his drugs delivered directly to their Virginia home in the mail, in packages from foreign countries.

Air Cargo

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