IATA Predicts Growth in Air Cargo Demand in 2025

Air cargo volume growth will be halved in 2025, but it will still be a good year for carriers due to continued ocean shipping delays, tight freighter capacity and strength in cross-border e-commerce, as reported in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast.

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President-elect Trump is Ready to Implement New Tariffs Upon Taking Office in January

With less than two months to go before being sworn into office again as the 47th President of the United States, President-elect Donald Trump is essentially picking up from where he left off during his term as the 45th President, in terms of his plans to implement tariffs. Which was a cornerstone of his pledges on the campaign trail, prior to being re-elected earlier this month.

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National Aviation Day is Today: How is Your Air Cargo Kept Safe?

On August 19, 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt established the first National Aviation Day through a proclamation declaring Orville Wright’s birthday as an annual celebration of all things aviation. As an Air Freight service provider, BTX Global Logistics would like to recognize the impact of air cargo on the global economy and more importantly, how we have arrived at keeping your shipments safe.

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Peak Season: It's Never too Early to Prepare for Retail Logistics

It’s never too early to prepare for the holiday peak season, especially with disruptions mounting amid solid consumer spending. Shippers and carriers are employing automation, data-based decision making, smart inventory management strategies, and tapping into lessons learned from last year to get into position for the 2024 peak season.

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The Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse: Preliminary Findings are Revealed

Source: The Washington Post

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report provides the first detailed examination of what went wrong as the cargo ship, Dali, lost power, veered off course and slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD last March. It lays out a comprehensive timeline of the events leading up to and immediately after the crash, describing in technical terms a rapid-fire series of problems before the Dali struck the bridge.

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International Roadcheck 2024 is Around the Corner: Are you Ready?

Source: Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced this year’s International Roadcheck dates will be May 14-16, 2024, with a focus on tractor protection systems and alcohol and controlled substance possession.

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Understanding FLOW and How it Benefits the Supply-Chain Industry

The Freight Logistics Optimizations Works Initiative (FLOW) is a first-of-its-kind private-public partnership led by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that creates a more complete shared picture of the U.S. supply chain for members, which includes the nation’s busiest container ports, major ocean carriers, and some of the largest retail importers.  

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Lunar New Year is Approaching: Are you prepared for its logistical challenges?

The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is one of the most important holiday periods in East Asia. For shippers, it presents specific logistical challenges. Production slows down, operations are limited, schedules get disrupted, and transportation gets delayed leading to significant supply chain disruptions.

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Ocean Container Rates hit $10,000 as Inflation Soars Amidst the Red Sea Crisis

With 158 vessels carrying approximately $105 billion in ocean freight being diverted away from the Red Sea amid the risk of continuing Houthis’ attacks, cargo prices are soaring. 

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Logistics: Retailers Adapt to Changing Consumer Demands

Retailers believe they've finally got inventories in the right place after several years of pandemic-driven volatility sent stockpiles and profit margins on a roller-coaster.
 
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