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Pandemic forces air cargo group to postpone September conference

A plane rises above airport with cargo equipment in foreground.

The robust recovery of U.S. domestic travel this summer increasingly looks like more of an outlier than a sign that airline bookings will continue unabated.

Global airlines — and by default the air cargo industry that piggybacks on passenger flights — could face a bumpier recovery from the COVID pandemic than originally thought. Following a robust summer season for domestic U.S. carriers, the delta variant is making people more reluctant to travel by air and could limit travel in the fall,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pandemic-forces-air-cargo-group-to-postpone-september-conference

Positive publicity from COVID can lift air cargo, trade group says

The air cargo industry rallied around the common mission of delivering vital medical supplies to defeat the COVID-19 virus. A multi-sector trade association wants to capitalize on that unity of purpose to drive collaboration on issues important to the sector’s long-term growth and society, such as digitization and sustainability.

“Prior to COVID, we were mostly focused on moving the boxes, but we often overlooked the value to society. COVID changed that. It was the best public relations campaign...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/positive-publicity-from-covid-can-lift-air-cargo-trade-group-says

Airport cargo communities collaborate to optimize vaccine transport

Image of COVID vaccine vials on left, and a large freighter taking off from runway (view from behind)

Airports should use their influence as regional economic engines to organize logistics companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers and regulators into close-knit cargo communities that collectively plan COVID-19 vaccine transport to prevent delays or product damage, according to a new report.

With so many handoffs — factory, freight forwarder, shuttle trucker, airline warehouse, aircraft, customs clearance — and extra security precautions, the opportunity for breakdowns is high without a team...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/airport-cargo-communities-collaborate-to-optimize-vaccine-transport

Glyn Hughes to lead TIACA

White man with receding hair speaking into handheld microphone at conference.

The International Air CargoAssociation (TIACA) has named Glyn Hughes its director general to lead it through a transformation initiative as the air cargo industry copes with the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He takes the organization’s reins in February.

Hughes has served since 2014 as global head of cargo for the International Air Transport Association but is scheduled to depart in January as part of a cost-saving scheme that has seen the airline group eliminate a fifth of its...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/glyn-hughes-to-lead-tiaca

Information fog hinders air cargo readiness for COVID vaccine

Refrigerated containers get lifted onto a light blue cargo plane for Korean Air.

The airfreight supply chain is nervous it won’t be ready to support a massive global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines that could begin within months.

A fast-track development process, the complexity of handling medicines with stricter temperature requirements and lack of clear shipping specifications from pharmaceutical companies make it difficult for logistics providers to plan for vaccine delivery under expedited conditions, freight transportation experts say.

Cold-storage infrastructure, special...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/information-fog-hinders-air-cargo-readiness-for-covid-vaccine-distribution

3PLs needn’t fear etailers doing logistics, but to prosper, they must add value

Freight forwarders have nothing to fear from the in-sourcing of transport by etailers – but they must invest in technology and add value for their customers, if they want to participate in an expected doubling of growth over the next decade. 
“The only limit on 3PLs is what is between their CEOs’ ears,” said Robert Voltmann, secretary general of Fiata and president of the Transportation Intermediaries Association.  
“We see the 3PL industry doubling in size over …

The post 3PLs needn’t fear...

https://theloadstar.com/3pls-neednt-fear-etailers-doing-logistics-but-to-prosper-they-must-add-value/

Banks push the box lines to reduce emissions, while air cargo procrastinates

Box lines are set to come under more environmental pressure, following a decision by major banks to factor emissions into lending decisions. 
Eleven major banks, with total loan portfolios to global shipping worth some $100bn, will add climate considerations into lending decisions to incentivise industry decarbonisation. 
The banks will use the Poseidon Principles as a framework for assessing the sector. They are consistent with the IMO’s Greenhouse Gases Strategy, which states that emissions...

https://theloadstar.com/banks-push-the-box-lines-to-reduce-emissions-while-air-cargo-procrastinates/

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