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More Than 88 Million Infected In Henan, Says Official

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  • Nearly 90% of people in Henan, China’s third most populous province, have now been infected with Covid, local health officials say.
  • Provincial official Kan Quancheng revealed the figure – amounting to about 88.5 million people – at a press conference.
  • China is battling an unprecedented surge in cases after abandoning zero-Covid policies in December.
  • The move followed rare protests against lockdowns, quarantines and mass tests.

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How slow ships are speeding up Hong Kong’s air cargo

Tail end of a Cathay Pacific jet with green tail, with a Cathay 747 cargo jet in the background.

Cathay Pacific’s move to restore a large amount of cargo capacity this quarter as Hong Kong lowers strict COVID restrictions is welcome news for businesses coping with high rates and tight transport supply in the Asian market. It also reflects the ingenuity of the airline and its home airport that kept cargo operations functioning in the midst of debilitating quarantine measures.

The most counterintuitive change in business practices was harnessing maritime shipping — the slowest form of freight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-slow-ships-are-speeding-up-hong-kongs-air-cargo

Shanghai port runs out of space for refrigerated containers

Stacks of refrigerated containers with Maersk and MSC logos on the side. The Port of Shanghai can't accommodate these containers anymore because of overcrowding.

Container vessel operators are preparing to divert refrigerated containers destined for Shanghai to other ports because the area to plug into electric power is full of cargo that trucks can’t retrieve in the face of a citywide COVID lockdown.

The notices to customers are the latest manifestation of how the strict restrictions on movement within the city are impacting imports and exports through the world’s largest container port and Pudong International Airport.

Authorities in Shanghai have...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shanghai-port-runs-out-of-space-for-refrigerated-containers

Cargo airlines cancel flights as Shanghai enforces COVID lockdown

A white and light-blue China Airlines 747 freighter.

The staggered lockdown of Shanghai to contain the biggest wave of COVID-19 since the early days of the pandemic is quickly crimping the movement of air cargo.

City officials shut down the eastern half of the city on Monday through April 1 and told people on the western side to quarantine at home or compounds from April 1 to April 5 while they conduct mass testing. With no public transport and people stuck at home, manpower shortages are hindering manufacturing and logistics activity. Many...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cargo-airlines-cancel-flights-as-shanghai-enforces-covid-lockdown

Cathay Pacific suspends cargo flights as Hong Kong tightens COVID rules

A white Cathay Pacific 747 jumbo jet with green tail turns on the runway.

Cathay Pacific has suspended all long-haul freighter and cargo-only passenger flights for a week after Hong Kong authorities extended the quarantine period for arriving air cargo crews from three to seven days, the airline confirmed.

The decision is another gut punch to an airline reeling from a massive contraction in passenger business because of strict COVID-19 measures in the semi-autonomous city and represents a loss of significant cargo capacity for shippers faced with tight supply...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cathay-pacific-suspends-cargo-flights-as-hong-kong-tightens-covid-rules

Hong Kong relaxes COVID rules for cargo pilots

A white 747 jumbo jet with a green tail operated by Cathay Pacific Cargo sits on a wet tarmac.

The government of Hong Kong announced Friday it has loosened requirements for Hong Kong-based aircrews to quarantine after returning home from duty, removing a major operational burden for all-cargo airlines such as Cathay Pacific and FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX).

The mandate for crews operating freighters and cargo-only passenger aircraft to segregate will be lifted for pilots and other onboard personnel who are fully vaccinated, the government said. The new policy excludes aircrews that layover...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hong-kong-relaxes-covid-rules-for-cargo-pilots

Pilots ask FedEx to halt Hong Kong layovers over COVID rules

A white FedEx cargo jet with blue tail climbing through a bright blue sky.

Pilots for Federal Express (NYSE: FDX) are directly appealing to Chairman, CEO and founder Frederick Smith to stop layovers in Hong Kong because of onerous quarantine conditions they say force crews to be hospitalized against their will in substandard quarters and put their well-being at risk.

In a letter posted to Twitter on Friday, Joe DePete, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, repeated calls for the express delivery company to suspend brief rest stays “until these egregious layover...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/pilots-ask-fedex-to-halt-hong-kong-layovers-over-covid-rules

Hong Kong quarantine disrupts FedEx, Cathay Pacific crews and cargo

FedEx aircraft, white with blue tails, parked at airport.

A new Hong Kong requirement for arriving pilots to quarantine for 14 days has spurred FedEx Express (NYSE: FDX) to relocate pilots to San Francisco and Cathay Pacific to warn of severe capacity cuts for cargo and passenger flights. 

FedEx is giving pilots and their families the option to relocate to San Francisco after Hong Kong authorities revealed plans for 14-day hotel quarantines on city-based air crews to contain a wave of new COVID-19 infections, the South China Morning Post reported. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hong-kong-quarantine-disrupts-fedex-cathay-pacific-crews-and-cargo

Qantas shuts Melbourne airport facility as government tightens COVID lockdown

A large white Qantas jet with red tail on tarmac. Qantas is dealing with a COVID outbreak at one of its facilities.

Australian airline Qantas (AX: QAN) has suspended operations at its Melbourne airport freight facility even though the state of Victoria has exempted airports, ports and logistics providers from a partial lockdown order designed to contain a major COVID-19 outbreak.

Qantas Airways said it was advised by the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily shut down its Melbourne warehouse, suggesting authorities have discovered positive cases among workers there. The notice on the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/qantas-shuts-melbourne-airport-facility-as-government-tightens-covid-lockdown

U.S. airlines cancel Hong Kong flights over crew testing

Big United plane on tarmac, side view close up.

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) have temporarily suspended flights to Hong Kong after the city imposed invasive COVID-19 testing on all arriving crew members.

The first round of mandatory aircrew tests found four cases of infection, including three pilots working for Hong Kong Air Cargo, a unit of Hong Kong Airlines, who had just returned from Almaty in Kazakhstan, according to the South China Morning Post. 

Hong Kong health authorities tightened testing rules...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/u-s-airlines-cancel-hong-kong-flights-over-crew-testing

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