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Air cargo security: more questions than answers

Air cargo security: more questions than answers

The TSA admits that the US's August screening target cannot be met, while next month's EU deadline remains mired in confusion

The longest day

The longest day

August’s 100% screening deadline in the US is expected to delay air freight, writes Alex Lennane

Space: the perennial challenge

A lot can happen in a year, and nowhere has that been more evident than in the ocean freight sector, writes Damian Brett

Strong start for air freight out of Asia

Forwarders and carriers anticipate relatively tight capacity and firm rates over the coming months, writes Will Waters

Still loch waters run deep

The peace and quiet of a Scottish loch was shattered with the arrival of six giant containerships. Gavin van Marle discovers how the world's biggest shipping line managed to calm local hostility

An industry listing to port

Excess capacity, low volumes and mounting debt are causing a split in the heavylift and project cargo shipping sectors, according to operators, writes Alex Lennane

Hedging your bets

The obscure art of derivatives trading – long used in bulk commodities – has finally come to the world of container shipping, writes Gavin van Marle

Knowledge is power

The economic environment has led to several subtle shifts in the way forwarders in the heavylift and project cargo industry need to operate, writes Alex Lennane

Flying in the face of a ban

Tensions over the continued use of the IL-76 in European skies are set to continue as charter brokers insist that there is no real replacement

Paris-Vatry fast becoming ‘ghost’ airport

Role as secondary cargo hub to Roissy-CDG could arrest its decline

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Interviews

Slowly but surely the key to Asia expansion

Slowly but surely the key to Asia expansion

TNT expects to win more market share and see improved organic growth in Asia this year, as the global economy picks up

Eurotunnel targets smaller hauliers

Eurotunnel’s latest drive to draw small and medium-sized hauliers to its truck shuttle services appears to be paying off, writes Isabel Lesto

Opinion

More space, lower cost?

What will be the effect on rates of idle ships returning to service? asks Damian Brett

Gauging the capacity needs of rail customers

While some shippers do not want to get involved with the nitty gritty of rail freight transport, for others it is becoming a matter of increasing concern, writes Tony Berkeley, chairman of the Rail Freight Group

People

Irene Gräf

Developing business for Jettainer

Bruno Mandrin

New role at Geodis

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