Freightos’ WebCargo platform has seen 300% growth, year on year, noted CEO Zvi Schreiber. “It’s very dramatic growth, which attracts more airlines, which then attracts more growth,” he said, adding that Freightos now had more than 40 carriers on its books. “It’s great to see the industry...

In Shanghai, Thomas Gronen, head of Greater China at Fibs Logistics, said the lockdown impact on cargo had not improved, despite official talk of restarting manufacturing and a tiered reopening of the city. He told Logistic-News: “Some parts of Shanghai have opened up, but these appear to be on/off...

Interest groups from the sector, such as the Agriculture Transportation Coalition, have been among the most vocal critics of supply chain issues. It said last year more than 20% of confirmed US export agriculture sales were lost due to carrier issues and excessive pricing, with as much as 40% of exp...

In December, the specialist freight operator, based out of Reykjavík, Iceland, signed lease agreements for three 777-300ER aircraft, with plans to go through passenger-to-freight conversions in 2024. “If everything goes according to plan, we might add more widebodies to the Bluebird Nordic fleet,...

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It is set to receive two new B767-300F aircraft this year, in addition to its steps to convert eight 767s from passenger into all-cargo configuration. For an airline board that used to have strong reservations about all-cargo aircraft, the decision to invest in production freighters signals a long-t...

Announcing “strong” first-quarter results today, which saw revenues up 82%, to Dkr61.125bn ($8.7bn), and ebit up 104%, to Dkr3bn, as it incorporated Agility GIL, the firm said its appetite for takeovers had not diminished. The integration of Agility’s logistics arm will be completed in the thi...

Revenue from its Transportation and Logistics business increased by 47% organically on the same period last year, to just over €2.36bn ($2.5bn). It said the result was due primarily to “spectacular growth” in its forwarding business, which accounted for more than €1.73bn (+62%) of the total,...

Airfreight rates have started to climb in the past week on routes to Europe (up 7.7%)  and the US (up 8.4%), according to the TAC Index, but demand remains sluggish. “Currently, there is not much cargo demand ex-Asia to Europe, in all honesty,” said one European forwarder. “The lockdown i...

Instead, the issue is lack of labour in factories and warehouses – maybe partially, some labour is returning, said Maersk recently – but as crucial is a lack of truck drivers, who are locked-down in their homes. Whether the ports are operating or not is immaterial if the cargo can’t get there,...