• Cainiao and Volga-Dnepr expand freighter partnership Jul 21,2020

  Alibaba logistics subsidiary Cainiao Network is expanding its air freight capacity partnership with Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG), in response to growing demand from cross-border e-commerce shipments that has accelerated due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The two companies, which have been working together since 2018, ha... [learn more]

• China ports tighten reefer container control amid virus concerns Jul 21,2020

  In a move that could lead to an increase in costs of logistics and time for custom clearances, about 20 ports in Southern China have imposed restrictions on handling of reefer containers amid concern that imports of frozen food are testing positive for coronavirus.In a customer advisory, Hapag-Lloyd listed ab... [learn more]

• Ocean freight and idle rates ‘have peaked’ Jul 21,2020

  Logistics investment analyst Jefferies expects container shipping freight rates and container line margins will increasingly come under downwards pressure in the second half of this year following the surprisingly resilient ocean freight prices in the second quarter (Q2) and first half (H1) of 2020, with idle... [learn more]

• Qatar Airways statement on International Court of Justice judgment Jul 20,2020

  “Qatar Airways welcomes the judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirming that the ICAO Council has the jurisdiction to hear any disagreement relating to the interpretation and implementation of the Chicago Convention 1944 and the International Air Services Transit Agreement.&ld... [learn more]

• Menzies Aviation and Qatar Airways Cargo announce agreement Jul 20,2020

  Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, and Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading cargo carrier, announce a new long-term agreement to provide cargo handling, freighter aircraft handling and cargo transportation to/from aircraft at London Heathrow Airport.The move is part of... [learn more]

• Covid-19 pushing airports to diversify into non-passenger related revenues Jul 20,2020

  As passenger numbers fall in the wake of COVID-19, a new white paper by world-leading airport consultancy, NACO, makes the case for airport real estate and non-passenger related revenues as key to resilience – and a vision of the future.The paper reports that, with almost 9... [learn more]