West Coast ports reopen to months-long backlog
Following a nine-month-long dispute over an extended labor contract between port owners and longshoremen, 29 ports along the West Coast...
Capacity & Demand
Record semiconductor sales
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported global sales of semiconductors – a leading indicator for airfreight demand – up 9.3%...
Mixed results in January
2014 was a good year for the airfreight industry, the first in a long time, but will the growth continue?...
Port crisis: Scramble for capacity before Chinese New Year
In a nightmare scenario for shippers, forwarders, manufacturers and retailers – but a golden opportunity for charter carriers – the...
Cargo continues to shift to the Gulf
The shift of cargo traffic to the big hubs of the Middle East continues. By early February, many of the world’s...
Troubled waters
Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland. Photo: Indgrid Taylar/Wiki Okay, the trouble is actually on the shore, where labor...
Etihad cargo continues record-breaking performance
Etihad Airways had already set a full-year cargo record by the end of November. Photo: Airbus/H. Gousse Abu Dhabi-based Etihad...
Volume well up, yield down slightly in 2014
According to WorldACD, worldwide cargo volume was up 6.4% in 2014, while yield fell 1.5% compared to the previous year....
