Los clientes de paquetes y carga aérea están experimentando retrasos en el envío en partes de América del Norte debido a las tormentas de invierno y el accidente del lunes de un jet regional de Delta Air Lines en el aeropuerto de Toronto. Las condiciones climáticas adversas interrumpieron la...
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KF Aerospace acquires replacement aircraft for Purolator regional fleet
KF Aerospace is moving quickly to replace its fleet of 70-year-old turboprop freighters that provide feeder service in British Columbia for integrated parcel carrier Purolator Inc.
KF Aerospace, which provides heavy maintenance, airframe modifications, passenger charter operations and other aviation services, has exclusively operated Purolator’s air network in British Columbia since 2015 through its Kelowna Flightcraft division.
The company said on Tuesday it has acquired a used ATR72-500...
Severe weather, Delta crash disrupt air shipments in US and Canada
Parcel and air cargo customers are experiencing shipping delays in parts of North America because of winter storms and Monday’s crash of a Delta Air Lines regional jet at the Toronto airport.
Adverse weather conditions disrupted flight activity at the FedEx (NYSE: FDX) global air hub in Memphis, Tennessee, and some customers could experience delivery delays on Wednesday, the company said in a service alert posted online. FedEx does not provide refunds or credits under its money-back-guarantee...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/severe-weather-delta-crash-disrupt-air-shipments-in-us-and-canada
El puerto de la costa este de EE. UU. Ve la llamada de boxship más grande
El puerto de Charleston, Carolina del Sur, marcó el martes la llamada de la boxship más grande en la historia del contenedor Gateway. El iris OOCL, con una capacidad de 16,828 unidades equivalentes de veinte pies y más de 1,200 pies de largo, listos en la terminal Wando Welch, superando la marca...
US East Coast port sees largest-ever boxship call
The Port of Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday marked the call of the largest boxship in the container gateway’s history.
The OOCL Iris, with capacity of 16,828 twenty-foot equivalent units and more than 1,200 feet in length, berthed at the Wando Welch Terminal, besting the previous mark by CMA CGM’s Marco Polo, when the 16,022-TEU ship called in May 2021.
“SC Ports’ strategic infrastructure investments allow us to continue welcoming the largest ships calling the U.S. East Coast,” SC Ports...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-east-coast-port-sees-largest-ever-boxship-call
In slow season, tariffs a following wind for trans-Pacific container rates
Importers may have won a reprieve — however temporary — from tariffs on the United States’ largest trading partners, but the threat of new levies is still helping keep container rates elevated on trans-Pacific ocean lanes.
Rates for Asia-U.S. West Coast containers fell 3% to $4,763 per forty-foot equivalent unit in the latest Freightos Baltic Index for the week ending Feb. 14.
Asia-U.S. East Coast rates declined 4% to $6,398 per FEU.
The Trump administration this past week pulled back on...
Rise in China e-commerce traffic lifts Cargojet to record revenue
Canada’s Cargojet squeezed 16% more flight hours out of its existing fleet in the fourth quarter to accommodate a surge in demand for charter service from e-commerce sellers in China, resulting in a 32% year-over-year revenue gain to US$207 million.
Earnings were tempered by higher startup costs for charter flights, such as overtime pay for pilots, maintenance and ground handling, as adjusted pretax income came in 5% below analysts’ forecast.
Cargojet’s on-demand charter business increased...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rise-in-china-e-commerce-traffic-lifts-cargojet-to-record-revenue
En la temporada lenta, las tarifas son un viento siguiente para las tasas de contenedores trans-pacíficos
Los importadores pueden haber ganado un aplazamiento, aunque temporal, de los aranceles en los socios comerciales más grandes de los Estados Unidos, pero la amenaza de nuevos gravámenes aún está ayudando a mantener las tasas de contenedores elevadas en los carriles oceánicos trans-pacíficos. Las tarifas para los contenedores de la costa oeste de Asia-EE. UU. […]
Esta entrada En la temporada lenta, las tarifas son un viento siguiente para las tasas de contenedores trans-pacíficos Aparece primero...
Georgia port tops US ro-ro gateways
The Port of Brunswick, Georgia, was the top U.S. port for vehicles in 2024.
Brunswick achieved a record year, totaling 901,912 units of autos and heavy equipment, up 13.3% and 160% y/y, respectively.
Georgia Ports President and Chief Executive Griff Lynch was quoted in a release as saying at the Brunswick State of the Port event that Colonel’s Island Terminal has become the nation’s busiest port for autos and heavy equipment, handling more than 2 million tons of roll-on/roll-off cargo in 2024.
Brun...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/georgia-port-tops-us-ro-ro-gateways
Jaxport completes vehicle berth expansion
The Jacksonville Port Authority said it has completed a yearlong construction project to expand vehicle Berth 22 at the Blount Island Marine Terminal.
The berth is the first of two vehicle berth projects in a $60 million initiative to increase efficiencies and accommodate additional vehicle vessel calls.
The expansion will enable Berth 22 to accommodate larger vehicle vessels 750 feet in overall length.
Construction is also underway on a new vehicle berth at Blount Island, to be completed in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jaxport-completes-vehicle-berth-expansion