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

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