Newsletter – December 23, 2019

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES

Air cargo 2020: a combination of luck and strategy to sort the best from the rest

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2019 is not going to go down in history as a year anyone in air freight will particularly want to remember.

It started with some optimism – IATA forecasting 3.7% growth; although after a flat November 2018, it did acknowledge that “downside risks are mounting”. Read more here (login required).

OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES

FMC order denies container carrier service contract filing exemption

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission in a Dec. 20 order said it will proceed with a proposed rule to exempt ocean container carriers from an essential terms publication requirement in the Shipping Act. Read more here.

GROUND AND RAIL FREIGHT UPDATES

2019 closing on a strong note for trucking, but will it last?

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The 2019 freight market was a shadow of 2018 in terms of capacity. Spot rates hit all-time highs as carriers rejected over 25% of their contracted freight requests in June of last year. Read more here.

New freight truck transportation restrictions to take effect in Mexico on January 1

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The Mexican city of Guadalajara was the first to pass a measure in November prohibiting cargo transportation from entering the metropolitan area from Monday through Sunday, between 6 a.m.-9 a.m., starting Jan. 1. Read more here.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – GOVERNMENT UPDATES

Spike in holiday returns highlights waste, inefficiency in reverse logistics

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Americans will return up to $41.6 billion in online holiday merchandise this year, according to a forecast from real estate services giant CBRE Services Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) and technology firm Optoro. Read more here.