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Cargo operations stay impacted at Shanghai Airport, though passenger flights operate normally.
A total of five staff members with Covid-19 were identified among the 80,000 who were screened over the weekend at Shanghai-Pudong International Airport. Passenger flights continue operating normally as officials have reassured the public of a strict separation between services,…
Global Update – August 20th
As “super peak season” in sea freight adds more friction in the air market, consumer analysts warn that the prices of many goods, particularly agricultural produce, will increase as more big box retailers charter entire cargo vessels to keep inventories…
World Market Update – August 12, 2021
Latest News Ningbo terminal closure and what if Covid hits more Chinese ports. The news that Ningbo Meidong Container Terminal had suspended operations on Wednesday over a single Covid case raises wider fears for the supply chain as the Delta…
Covid-19 Outbreak Reduces Outbound Capacity & Cargo Operations at Shanghai Airport
On August 10, World Wide Customs' sources in Shanghai received information that a local ground handling agent of Foreign Airlines Service Corporation (FASCO) tested positive for Covid-19 recently, causing partial lockdowns within Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and the reinstatement…
Global Aperture: July 30th
Global Aperture While IATA’s latest report shows year-over-year volume gains in June, passenger belly capacity is still far below pre-pandemic levels—offset in part by a nearly 30% increase in freighter capacity. Air freight recovery efforts in North America, Asia, and…
Market Update: July 28, 2021
Latest News Canadian border workers may strike as soon as Aug. 6 Union representing 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency employees voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing border reopening plans. Canadians could be facing mail disruptions and slowdowns at the border…
Weekly Market Update: July 22, 2021
Latest News Ontario imposes restrictions in northwest as wildfires burn. New restrictions on mining, rail, construction, and transportation industries. Ontario imposed new restrictions on mining, rail, construction, and transportation industries in the province’s northwest on Tuesday to reduce the likelihood…
Canada – Service Interruption – BC, Canada Interior Fires
Please find an update regarding the BC Interior Fires in Canada Rail operations are currently suspended in BC wildfire areas. Both CN Rail and CP Rail main lines are again shutdown due to new wildfires that crossed both railways 6…
Weekly Market Update: July 14
Latest News Global Aperture: Global air cargo demand was up 9.4% on-year in May, according to the latest data analysis by IATA, with the economic recovery of most regions excluding Latin America contributing to this increase. Global air cargo capacity,…
Impact to CN transports by the fires in Lytton, BC
Further to the advisory we sent yesterday with regards to the fires in Lytton, BC please be informed that it has now impacted the key access route towards the ports in Vancouver. At this point we expect the impact on…
Weekly Market Update: June 23 2021
Air Freight Hat-trick of new cargo airlines plan for take-off. The past week has seen three new companies – in the UK, Italy and Vietnam – reveal plans to enter the allcargo market as prices and availability of capacity make…
Global Update May 28, 2021
Overview That old industry adage about how 90% of the world’s goods move by ship is due for a revision with updated passenger destinations for the summer and stagnant sea freight conditions. With new long-haul flights poised to uplift pax-belly…
World Wide Customs Global Update: May 15
More and more airlines tap into cargo service expansion on word that the current global cargo crisis may not abate until the final quarter of 2021, while passenger confidence takes a turn for the volatile in both domestic and international…
Notice of unlimited general strike by Montreal dockworkers
The Port of Montreal, a public service paralyzed:Immediate, major and tangible impacts for the local population and SMEs Montreal, April 23, 2021 – The dockworkers’ union CUPE Local 375 having sent a notice of an unlimited general strike effective Monday…
Worldwide Update: April 22, 2021
Copper. Rubber. Plastics. Cotton. Chicken wings. Day in and day out, business journalists are reporting more raw material shortages across industries—a consequence of the metaphorical wedge that the global pandemic has driven between suppliers and consumers. But carriers—namely ocean alliances—show…
Global Update for April 9, 2021
IATA’s latest data shows global air demand is back to pre-pandemic levels, but capacity is still playing catch up as nations struggle to vaccinate populations and contain new outbreaks. Chartered cargo flights will see a demand uptick in the coming…
Suez Canal blocked by grounded container ship
Evergreen has provided this official message. Evergreen Marine Corp. received a notice from the shipowner of EVER GIVEN that the chartered vessel ran aground in Suez Canal at around 8 am local time on March 23. This accident occurred at…
Weekly Market Update : March 24, 2021
Latest News Ottawa ready to force a return to work. (Ottawa) The Trudeau government intends to act quickly if the longshoremen at the Port of Montreal go on strike. A bill to force people back to work is in the…
Port of Montreal: Maritime Employers Association vs Lonshoremen’s Union update
On February 1st, the Maritime Employers Association filed a complaint to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) alleging that the union had not bargained in good faith and a decision was rendered today. We acknowledge this decision and will follow…
Weekly Market Update: March 3, 2021
Latest News After worst year on record, Canadian economy enters 2021 with double digit growth. OTTAWA -- The Canadian economy sprinted to the finish line of 2020 with nearly double-digit growth in the fourth quarter, ending its worst year…