This month, Apple reportedly decided to shift some iPad production to Vietnam after having been more exposed to Beijing’s Covid lockdowns than some of its tech rivals. Two of them, Samsung and LG, already have large manufacturing footprints in Vietnam, and have upped their investment in the countr...

Contributors also discuss the air cargo supply-demand balance and the sector’s logistics challenges, what next for AirBridgeCargo and where (and when) container lines might spend their huge profits. And in part two, Xeneta’s Peter Sand makes some bold predict...

But last week, digital trucking platform Transfix said it had postponed its merger with a SPAC by six months because of the unfavourable climate for such transactions. That, according to colleague and Premium head Alessandro Pasetti, could well equate to, or read: “Pulled”. And Mr Pasetti thinks...

The dearth of capacity at the onset of Covid, and high demand for air cargo, saw aviation safety authorities tweak the rules to allow the carriage of cargo in passenger cabins – on seats, or with seats removed. In many cases, the exemptions provided the sole income for belly-only airlines after pa...

Inflation, supply chain hiccups and the revival of the service sector have not dented demand for shopping, according to a new survey by PricewaterhhouseCoopers (PwC). This month’s Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey encapsulates input from 9,069 consumers across 25 countries and territories...

From October, UK imports will run through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), as HMRC terminates support for the Customs Handling Imports and Exports Freight platform (CHIEF), but government efforts to migrate traders to the new system appear to be stalling. One source told Logistic-News: “Impor...

According to Steve Saxon, partner at McKinsey, the lockdowns in Shanghai led to cargo being unable to get to the airport, as well as a lack of handlers. He explained on social media: “At the trough, we saw 80% less air cargo capacity in Shanghai. China-wide, this translated to a 20% decline in air...

“Growing companies need great people to scale at velocity and, with Steen and Paul, I am confident we have two very accomplished logistics professionals who will challenge us to grow better and faster,” president and CEO James Gagne said. “Steen’s role is a new position for us and one that r...

The pair are said to be looking at ways to transfer the 747 fleet to Etihad’s AOC and set up a new entity for the aircraft, with remaining crew and staff moved to Abu Dhabi and European operations relaunched. AirBridgeCargo has a fleet of 16 747s, 10 of which are leased with six leasing companies....

In the past, Boeing would move planes down the assembly line and install the missing parts afterwards. This time it paused aircraft on the line. Boeing has a host of undelivered 737 MAXs and 787s on its hands, the latter owing to inspections and repairs after small cracks were found in structural jo...