• Record quarter for DSV and DP DHL Jul 14,2020

  Despite the massive challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) is expected to turn out to have produced a record quarter in terms of operating earnings for key leading global transport and logistics groups DSV Panalpina and Deutsche Post DHL, thanks to very high air freig... [learn more]

• UK ports welcome new £705m Brexit border funding Jul 14,2020

  The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed a new UK government promise to provide more than £700 million (US$880 million) in funding to cover infrastructure, systems and staffing to cope with the new border requirements relating to the UK’s departure from the European union &rs... [learn more]

• US facing lowest ocean freight peak season since 2014 Jul 14,2020

  Throughput at North America’s major import container facilities is slowly improving but is expected to remain “significantly below” last year’s levels into this autumn due to continuing impacts of the coronavirus, retail experts say.National Retail Federation vice-presi... [learn more]

• Airlines and airports decry unco-ordinated EU external border reopenings Jul 13,2020

  Despite agreeing at EU Council level to a scientific-based approach and endorsing their own “white list” recommendation just one week ago, EU States are adopting extremely diverging lists. As a result, there is very little clarity and significant uncertainty on which citizens can trave... [learn more]

• Delta Cargo partners with PayCargo to offer new payment platform Jul 13,2020

  Delta Cargo has partnered with online payment platform PayCargo and Unisys to offer customers an additional option to pay for their shipments’ destination charges. The new service for cargo shipments that originated internationally and delivered throughout the US. will be available from tomorrow (Ju... [learn more]

• Cargo sees 78% drop at Munich Airport Jul 13,2020

  After years of continuous traffic growth, the global spread of the coronavirus has caused passenger numbers at Munich Airport to drop again for the first time. The number of aircraft movements dropped from over 200,000 take-offs and landings to around 87,000 – a fall of 57%. The volume of air cargo ... [learn more]