These forwarders are immensely knowledgeable. Most have worked for the multinationals at one time or another, but now specialise, as well as taking general cargo when they have to. And there is, not surprisingly, a suspicion of the multinationals, which are accused of failing to offer decent ...

All being well, in a few days the new Logistic-News site will go live. One of the (many) conundrums is what picture we use for IATA. A smiling photo of the affable Des, showing the new cuddly face of IATA Cargo? Or a rather more Ivory Towers-style image of the impressive, and daunting Montreal HQ? The qu...

Together the WCA Family of forwarders, with more than 4,000 members, ranks in the top five – some claim it would be the number two forwarder if it was counted as one company. Why on earth wouldn’t the airlines want to show their support and interest in such a large customer base? The air...

The sun is bright; the day is clear, besmirched only by a fuel smog that floats by on the breeze. The temperature is extreme. There is currently no electricity, just a tiny travel laptop, with a weakening battery, and the distant hum of a generator. It must be Air Cargo India, you say. Actually, n...

Well, we’ve come to the end of another year. Not, by any stretch of the imagination, a classic. But it’s best to count one’s blessings these days and really, it could have been worse. And there do seem to be some sparks of hope for next year, albeit not in the first, or even second quarter. (...

It certainly is all change at IATA, you’ll be pleased to know. Logistic-News has just arrived back from the annual media shindig in Geneva, and cargo is definitely on the mainstream agenda. Tony Tyler mentioned it this morning within the first couple of minutes. (How often did Bisignani mention it,...

Well, here’s a tricky task for you. The top 100 most influential people in freight. There’s a list coming out soon – but it’s an almost impossible choice. Do you choose executives at large companies? Or others who are trying to change the freight industry? How influential is Lufthansa c...

Cargo airline margins have triggered some debate on LinkedIn this week. There is general agreement that forwarders have the upper hand – and that airlines fail to protect their already miserable margins, preferring instead to take whatever is offered.  RegionalCargo’s Juan Rodriguez Anza ...

It might be winter, but Russia seems to be heating up. Change is in the air. First, comes the news that Russia’s all-but-confirmed entry to the WTO is dependent on it ending the punitive overflight charges for those carriers crossing Siberia. It’s a healthy chunk of money – some $400 million f...

This week it’s been hard to ignore the stream of emails about United Cargo. Logistic-News doesn’t like to focus on one company, but this one is hard to let go – unlike Scott Dolan, who last month suddenly left the airline where he’s spent the past seven years, as president of cargo, and then ...