China crackdown on shoddy PPE exports pushing air cargo rates even higher
A Beijing crackdown on shoddy medical exports has led to surging air cargo costs and congestion in South China. Following widespread complaints of defective personal...
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DHL delivers South Korean Covid-19 test kits in millions
DHL Global Forwarding South Korea has air-freighted more than 1.3 million Covid-19 test kits in the first three weeks of April, to Brazil, Ecuador, India,...
UNHCR – ‘The pandemic has stressed production and transportation in unprecedented ways’
Logistics are the backbone of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Vicente Escribano, head of the Supply Management Service, opens up to Matthew Mpoke Bigg about...
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) – Will COVID-19 Accelerate The Adoption Of Autonomous Vehicles?
With roughly one million people infected with COVID-19 in the U.S., the importance of social distancing cannot be overstated. However, this is easier said than...
Failure to extend Brexit talks ‘very risky’, say UK forwarders
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has said that the government’s refusal to extend trade deal talks with the European Union is “very risky” given the...
COVID-19 restrictions hit sea transportation
International trade has contributed immensely to the rise in welfare since the end of WWII. Global trade is facilitated through worldwide transport networks. These networks...
K+N airfreight volumes slide in Q1 as Covid-19 takes its toll
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw its airfreight volumes, revenues and operating profits decline in the first quarter of the year as the coronavirus outbreak took its toll...
Rwanda secures dry port in Kenya
A truck passes under the Rwanda Revenue Authority scanner at the Gatuna/Katuna border. Rwanda has denied reports that it has banned Ugandan imports. PHOTO |...
New Swedish shipping line established
April 28th, 2020 Jason Jiang Dry Cargo, Europe 1 comments Skaw Shipping & Transport, a new Swedish shipping line, has been established with offices in...
IFAM seeking to schedule regular charter flights with Qantas and Singapore Airlines
Ausveg participated in an industry briefing this morning on behalf of the freight community, regarding the International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM), which highlighted important information...