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GSCW chat: US Chamber focused on multiple supply chain issues

Head shot of John Drake, an official at the U.S. Chamber.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Policy solutions for the supply chain crisis

DETAILS: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is trying to steer pro-business policy discussions around port congestion and visibility, domestic manufacturing resilience for critical supplies, and infrastructure funding disbursements.

SPEAKER: John Drake, vice president of supply chain policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

BIO: Drake oversees the development and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-us-chamber-focused-on-multiple-supply-chain-issues

Western Global Airlines orders 2 Boeing 777-8 freighters

A white plane with blue Western Global lettering flies above white clouds.

Boeing and Airbus on Wednesday issued dueling announcements about new customers for their respective next-generation large freighter programs.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) said that Western Global Airlines has placed a firm order for two of the manufacturer’s new 777-8 freighters. Airbus said Etihad Airways signed a letter of intent for seven of its all-new A350 widebody freighters and that Singapore Airlines had locked in a tentative order for seven A350 cargo jets.

It is the first time that Estero,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/western-global-airlines-orders-2-boeing-777-8-freighters

CMA CGM to halt overseas transport of plastic waste

CMA CGM Group committed to stop transporting plastic waste overseas starting in June.

During the One Ocean Summit last week, container shipping company CMA CGM committed to stop transporting plastic waste overseas beginning in June. 

The Marseille, France-based company shipped approximately 50,000 twenty-foot equivalent units of plastic waste from developed countries to Southeast Asia in 2021, CMA CGM Group told FreightWaves. That adds up to about 500,000 tons of plastic waste sent to countries that didn’t produce it.

Though many companies that produce and use single-use plastic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-to-halt-overseas-transport-of-plastic-waste

DHL Express to add 6 A321 converted freighters operated by SmartLynx

A white plane with gold rear section takes off.

Latvian contract carrier SmartLynx Airlines is adding six Airbus A321 converted freighters, bringing the total number of the aircraft type in its fleet to 14 in 2023. Company officials say they want to be the largest operator of the new freighter, which is gaining popularity as a highly capable, fuel efficient asset for short-haul and regional express services.

Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a partnership between Airbus and Singapore’s ST Engineering, announced Wednesday it will structurally modify...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dhl-express-to-add-6-a321-converted-freighters-operated-by-smartlynx

Supply chain signals: New container prices and production finally peak

container shipping

For a telling window on the global supply chain crisis, watch the market for the containers themselves: the commoditized, corrugated steel boxes that move the world’s cargo.

The extremely consolidated container manufacturing industry in China built more containers than ever before in 2021: 7.18 million twenty-foot equivalent units, according to consultancy Drewry, up 130% from 2020 and 62% from the previous record year in 2018.

Record container production coincided with a record surge in prices,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supply-chain-signals-new-container-production-and-pricing-finally-peak

Sichuan Airlines to receive 1st A330 converted freighters built in China

A white-and-red Sichuan Airlines jet on the tarmac.

Two Chinese carriers have committed to lease Airbus A330 converted freighters that will be produced in China by aerospace manufacturer Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture between Airbus and Singapore’s ST Engineering.

CBD Aviation, the Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank, on Tuesday announced the order of 12 additional A330 passenger-to-freighter conversions from EFW. It said it will lease two retrofitted A330-300s to Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines and one to Jiangxi Cargo Airlines...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sichuan-airlines-to-receive-1st-a330-converted-freighters-built-in-china

Ceres, JAXPORT agree to 20-year lease of container terminal

Ceres Terminals will lease and operate a 158-acre container facility at the Dames Point Marine Terminal at JAXPORT in Florida for the next 20 years.

JAXPORT’s board of directors, which oversees the port in Jacksonville, Florida, unanimously agreed to the $60 million deal between Ceres and the port in which Ceres will modernize the TraPac Jacksonville container terminal. A separate transaction calls for Ceres to purchase the terminal’s previous leaseowner, TraPac Jacksonville, from Mitsui O.S.K....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ceres-jaxport-agree-to-20-year-lease-of-container-terminal

Flexport to launch Eastern Airlines’ 777 express freighter service

Angle view of rear of Eastern Air express freighter.

Rapidly growing freight forwarder Flexport said Tuesday it has signed a multiyear contract for dedicated transport with Eastern Air, a new entrant that intends to deploy light-duty 777 freighters focused on e-commerce shipments with a quick-to-market, low-cost strategy to fill a persistent gap for available airlift. 

Privately held Eastern Air Holdings has purchased 35 Boeing 777 passenger jets and is retrofitting them itself by removing the seats, bins and galleys — work that is usually...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-to-launch-eastern-airlines-777-express-freighter-service

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