• Liège Airport hosts ocean carrier's air cargo launch Mar 18,2021

  Liège Airport yesterday hosted the first flight of CMA CGM Air Cargo, the new specialist air freight division of global shipping and logistics group, CMA CGM, which saw the operation of an A330-200F bound for Chicago.A second freighter of the same type is scheduled to fly from the Belgian air cargo... [learn more]

• Seko highlights premier league logistics credentials Mar 18,2021

  SEKO Logistics is gearing up for its biggest-ever sports logistics order fulfilment and global shipping campaign as Official Logistics Partner to new Scottish Premiership champions Rangers Football Club. Having supported Rangers for several years with stadium advertising and corporate hospitality, SEKO b... [learn more]

• Ocean freight market far stronger than in last global recession Mar 18,2021

  Strong demand, government aid, a limited orderbook of container vessels and greater control over capacity have helped carriers emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic far stronger than they did from the 2008 financial crisis. And container lines’ behaviour indicates they are relatively confident for the l... [learn more]

• Little relief in sight at US box terminals Mar 18,2021

  The number of containerships waiting to berth off Long Beach and Los Angeles has dipped slightly, but congestion at the key US container ports remains a constraint on supply chains.Figures from the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which manages ship traffic for the two San Pedro Bay ports, show there w... [learn more]

• Mixed start to 2021 for air freight Mar 18,2021

  The global air freight market has seen a mixed start to 2021, with a slight year-on-year increase in volumes and far higher average prices compared to the first two months of last year. But analysis by WorldACD shows huge differences from region to region, with volumes from China and northeast Asia up sharply... [learn more]

• Covid-19 prompts major rethink of supply chain resilience Mar 17,2021

  The global supply chain disruptions caused by Covid-19 have led to a major increase in the number of organisations using technology to assist with supply chain management and mapping, including a near doubling in the use of tech-based supply mapping, along with much more engagement among senior management wit... [learn more]