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Hong Kong, Amsterdam airports lost cargo business in 2020

A temperature-controlled container on a lift gets loaded in side of a light blue plane.

Full-year traffic figures from several airports last week reflect an upside down year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Passenger business slowed to a trickle with airlines closing most of their networks in the face of government lockdowns and other health measures, while cargo picked up the slack in some cases.

Hong Kong, the world’s largest cargo airport, experienced a 7% decline in cargo to 4.5 million tons, and served 87% fewer passengers. The airport handled 68,660 cargo...

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FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Chapter 10)

A Boparai Transport truck hauls freight for one of its customers. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. This ended 45 years of onerous regulation by the federal Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).

One of the most dramatic changes that occurred due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-trucking-companies-names-range-from-a-to-z-chapter-10

Commentary: How will COVID-19 vaccine reach developing countries?

Bill Gates

As global COVID-19 vaccine distribution enters its second month, concern is rising that high-income countries will hoard supplies for their own populations, causing delays in distribution to poorer countries.

Latin America has experienced a third of the world’s deaths from the coronavirus, and Africa has now passed 2 million cases. Quarantines and business shutdowns have hit especially hard in poor countries, where people live on the margins even in prosperous times. It is believed that many...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-how-will-covid-19-vaccine-reach-developing-countries

Green hydrogen: The future of fuel?

Green hydrogen is gaining ground despite facing obstacles.

The transportation sector is researching and adopting the use of alternative fuels such as hydrogen fuel cells and electric batteries. The majority of hydrogen produced today comes from natural gas and coal.

Green hydrogen is hydrogen that is produced using electrolyzers powered by renewable electricity, according to a 2020 study entitled “The Role of Green and Blue Hydrogen in the Energy Transition — A Technological and Geopolitical Perspective” and written by Michel Noussan, Pier Paolo...

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Brexit forcing grocers to stock enemy product

This is an excerpt from Monday’s Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter.

The UK grocery supermarket sector was once highly oligopolistic, but in recent years, European brands have expanded in the UK and have created a much fiercer competitive landscape. There are 4 primary British supermarket chains dubbed ‘The Big Four’: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASDA, and Morrison’s. The new challengers include Aldi and Lidl of Germany, and SPAR of the Netherlands. 

The long and messy trade disputes stemming...

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Wilson named to head XPO’s spun-off logistics company

XPO Logistics Inc. (NYSE:XPO) said Tuesday that Malcolm Wilson, the current CEO of its European operation, will run the newly created logistics company that XPO plans to spin off into a stand-alone business.

Richard Cawston, currently XPO’s president, supply chain logistics-Europe, will continue in the role with the new company, Greenwich, Connecticut-based XPO said. Ashfaque Chowdhury, XPO’s president, supply chain logistics – Americas and Asia Pacific, will also remain in his current role with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wilson-named-to-head-xpos-spun-off-logistics-company

Canada trucking giant Bison acquired by James Richardson & Sons

A tractor-trailer of Bison Transport, one of Canada's largest trucking companies.

Bison Transport, one of Canada’s largest trucking and logistics companies, has been acquired by James Richardson & Sons, a large Canadian agricultural and industrial conglomerate. 

The deal was announced Tuesday, without the price or terms disclosed. James Richardson & Sons purchased Bison from Wescan Capital, a holding company owned by the Jessiman family. 

Winnipeg-based Bison has a fleet of over 2,000 trucks, with operations based in both Canada and the United States. The privately held...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-trucking-giant-bison-acquired-by-james-richardson-sons

Career Tracks: DHL Freight and ev Transportation make moves

DHL Freight, a leading road freight provider in Europe, has announced two changes to its leadership team.

Anabela Pires has taken over as CEO for central eastern and southern Europe, the Americas, Middle East and Africa (CESE and AMEA). Thomas Vogel has become the CEO for DHL Freight’s Germany, Austria and Switzerland cluster. 

“As a global logistics company with employees in over 220 countries and territories worldwide, diversity is key for us. We are committed to leading by example on this...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks-dhl-freight-and-ev-transportation-make-moves

Russia ships Sputnik vaccine to Argentina on passenger jet

A blue-and-white jet comes in for landing with wheels down.

Sixty-three years after the Soviet Union took an early lead in the space race by launching Sputnik, the first Earth-orbiting satellite, Russia is in the middle of  the COVID-19 vaccine race.

Last week, passenger carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas transported the first batch of 300,000 Sputnik V doses from Moscow to Buenos Aires on a cargo-only flight. The “V” stands for vaccine.

The Airbus A330-200 carried nine insulated containers with 59 cases of the two-dose vaccine, a representative for...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/russia-ships-sputnik-vaccine-to-argentina-on-passenger-jet

FreightWaves Classics: Trucking companies’ names range from A to Z (Chapter 8)

Prior to the company's closure, a Bella Fresh tractor-trailer delivered products. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Deregulation of the U.S. trucking industry began in the late 1970s. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 and it was signed into law by President Carter on July 1, 1980. This ended 45 years of onerous regulation by the federal Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC).

One of the most dramatic changes that occurred due to deregulation was the virtual explosion in the number of trucking firms. From 1980 to 1990, the number of licensed carriers doubled – from fewer than 20,000 to more than...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-trucking-companies-names-range-from-a-to-z-chapter-8

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