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Verus warns of escalating delays to freight

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Increased shipping costs are adding to concerns that US inflation will be slow to ease and there will be a domino effect in Australia, according to Jackson Meyer, ceo of freight forwarder Verus Global.

DHL Export Barometer tips a positive 2022

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Australian business sees a strong recovery in Australian exports, according to the latest DHL Export Barometer.

Keen takes a top FIATA role

: Latest News; Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Robert Keen (pictured), director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has been elected secretary general of the presidency of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), while two members of the BIFA Board have been confirmed as chairs of FIATA’s institutes.

Keen joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining BIFA in 1999. He was appointed an executive director of the association in 2009, before becoming director general in 2014.

Flypop to start with freight

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 November 2021

UK startup flypop says it plans to commence cargo operations using an A330-300 passenger aircraft with seats removed ahead of starting full passenger operations.

American Cargo improves pet handling

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 November 2021

American Airlines Cargo has released American PetEmbark, an enhancement to its pet program that now offers customers last mile services, new tools and resources and will soon include a more seamless booking process.

Air Canada adds to Vancouver capacity

: Latest News; Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Air Canada has increased cargo capacity into and out of Vancouver from its hubs in Toronto, Montreal and Calgary as it works to ensure that the vital economic supply chain links in British Columbia are maintained following the impacts of last week's flooding.

Industry working with Champ to improve MarketAnalytics

: Latest News; Monday, 22 November 2021

Some 26 airlines and forwarders are working with Champ Cargosystems to review MarketAnalytics, the company’s new air cargo insights service.

IFCBAA calls on Ag department to speed biosecurity reform

: Latest News; Monday, 22 November 2021

International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) is calling on the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment to speed up biosecurity reform and focus on short term solutions to improve client service standards.

Atlas Air, Southern move to SOC status

: Latest News; Sunday, 21 November 2021

Freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has added the operations of Southern Air, which it bought in 2016, under a Single Operating Certificate (SOC) with Atlas Air, thereby offering “a more diversified company offering customers access to a wider range of aircraft, a broader array of services, greater scale and an expanded global footprint”.