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ACE Belgium in name change

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2020

Europe's all-cargo operator ACE Belgium Freighters is changing its name to Challenge Airlines, presumably to sidestep a 2019 action by Alaska Central Express (ACE), which asked the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to block the European's planned freighter runs to the USA because, it said: “There is a high likelihood that consumers will believe, mistakenly, that ACE Belgium’s services in the United States originate from, are sponsored or endorsed by, or are otherwise associated with ACE."

PPE demand eases, airfreight rates soften

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2020

TAC Index says airfreight rates from Shanghai and Hong Kong to North America are falling as demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) slows.

SIA cuts capacity to counter May traffic fall

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2020

In May 2020, the SIA Group’s airlines cargo load factor (CLF) was 14.4 percentage points higher as the capacity contraction of 61.9 per cent outpaced the 52.8 per cent decline in cargo traffic (measured in freight tonne-kilometres). Capacity contraction would have been much greater, save for the deployment of passenger aircraft on cargo-only flights. All regions registered improvements in CLF.

BIFA hopeful that HMRC funding will prove a success

: Latest News; Wednesday, 17 June 2020

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says it hopes the package of measures unveiled by HMRC to accelerate growth of the UK’s Customs intermediary sector is successful.

TIACA appoints Change Horizon

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 June 2020

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed Change Horizon to deliver its transformation program by the end of August 2020, with a revised governance structure and a ‘fitter’ organisational setup established.

Ceva takes over AMI Worldwide

: Latest News; Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Ceva Logistics has acquired a controlling shareholding in AMI Worldwide, a third-party logistics provider with a network in East and Southern Africa.

BIFA questions Brexit timelines

: Latest News; Saturday, 13 June 2020

Commenting on today's confirmation by the UK government of new border controls and procedures from the end of the Brexit Transition Period, the trade association for UK freight forwarders has questioned whether the phased transition will succeed in giving the companies that manage cross-border trade between the UK and EU enough time to make the necessary preparations to facilitate the revised arrangements.

China-Europe rail services increasing

: Latest News; Friday, 12 June 2020

Rail freight services from Xi’an to Europe have seen an increase in volumes this year, with stats showing the number of China-Europe freight trains originating there reached 1,000 by early May, 78 days earlier than the same number in 2019.

Kalitta and FedEx take UPS routes

: Latest News; Friday, 12 June 2020

The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has allocated the former UPS' fifth freedom weekly flights between Hong Kong and Singapore to Kalitta Air and FedEx.