IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, will now have access to a new ‘preighter’ A330 wide-body aircraft for its customers. The aircraft has been modified by IAG Cargo’s sister company Iberia, and comes ahead of the peak season for air cargo and as demand for cargo services grows. The decision to convert
February 4, 2020 · By Derik Andreoli, Principal at Mercator International and LM Columnist · In 2020, carriers are making decisions in a challenging environment of persistent overcapacity and significant trade lane uncertainty. The greatest challenge facing ocean carriers today is overcapacity. Since 2011, the annual growth rate of global ship capacity expansion has outpaced
Both the ports of Los Angeles, and Oakland reported final container throughput numbers for 2019, setting the stage for the Port of Long Beach to announce its statistics along with a forecast in its annual “State of the Port” address yesterday. And much of the news was good. Long Beach wrapped up 2019 – its second-busiest
January 20, 2020 · By Gary Forger, Contributing Editor · Think of a torture chamber. For totes, bins and trays, that is. What exactly would you like to see inflicted on them? Maybe some extreme heat. How about highly corrosive chemicals. Now we’re talking. Why not some excruciatingly cold temperatures. And, oh, yes, let’s just
January 9, 2020 · By Julie Gibbs, Director, BPE Global · This is the second Trade update for 2020. You can read the first part of this report here The year 2019 proved to be a turbulent and unpredictable year in terms of international trade. Trade wars and economic sanctions, Brexit and other trade-related agreements