Newsletter – April 12, 2018

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

Seminars launched to explain new UK Customs declaration system

source: aircargonews.net

August’s phased launch of the Customs Declaration System (CDS), replacing the existing system for Customs declarations in the UK, has seen a series of seminars announced. Read more here.

Airbus to put sleeping berths in cargo holds

source: theguardian.com

The European aircraft giant Airbus has announced plans for sleeping facilities for passengers in the cargo hold of planes that could be operating in A330 wide-body jets from 2020.

The sleeper compartments “would fit inside the aircraft’s cargo compartment”, said Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace, which is a subsidiary of the French aerospace company Safran.

Read more here.

IATA implements CEIV programme to protect animals during transport

source: shippingazette.com

IATA has launched its CEIV programme for the transport of live animals that is based on the Live Animals Regulations (LAR) and input from industry experts, including veterinarians, animal welfare experts, government agencies and non-governmental organisations. Read more here.

O****CEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

Prince Rupert restores industry-leading velocity at Fairview Container Terminal

source: ajot.com

PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA — The Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal has restored fluidity to its target 2.5-day dwell times. Read more here.

N American marine terminal operators expand services inland

source: shippingazette.com

THE truck capacity shortage and escalating transportation costs have driven North American marine terminal operators to expand their logistics services inland, saving beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) and their truckers time and money and securing more cargo for themselves. Read more here.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES

A focus on price, not value, causes freight rate portals and ‘digital forwarders’ to struggle

source:theloadstar.co.uk

At some point San Francisco-based Shyp claimed a valuation of $250m; at the end of March the portal that had started out offering a simple worldwide shipping solution to small merchants ended its four-year run and shut down its operations. Read more here (login required).