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Demand for air cargo increased by 6.9% in 2021, compared to 2019 (pre-COVID levels) and 18.7% compared to 2020, following a strong performance in December 2021, according to IATA data for global air freight markets.
This was the second biggest improvement in year-on-year demand since IATA started to monitor cargo performance in 1990 (behind the 2010s 20.6% gain), outpacing the 9.8% rise in global goods trade by 8.9 percentage points.
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Carriers have traditionally used blank sailings as a tactical tool to manage supply to demand.
However, with the North American demand boom and the resulting port congestion, carriers have been struggling to meet their weekly vessel departure obligations, resulting in vessel delays, rolled schedules, and blank sailings.
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The Covid pandemic has strained global supply chains, causing freight backlogs that have driven up costs.
Now, some companies are looking for longer-term solutions to prepare for future supply-chain crises, even if those strategies come at a high cost.
As a consumer, are you prepared to pay double for your products if you get them faster?
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According to a survey, almost all firms are raising freight procurement budgets, and some are doubling them amid spiralling shipping costs.
A report by Sleek Technologies said 97% of firms planned to increase freight procurement budgets in 2022 for reasons including better managing capacity, increased agility, bolstering cost management and delivering better overall results.
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Should shippers prepare for a new round of disruptions in 2022? And what are the key factors to watch out for in 2022?
2021 was undoubtedly a year like no other for the supply chain as record vessel delays clogged ports and crammed warehouses. Smaller companies have had to fight to secure space on container ships to keep production and sales moving while facing cash flow pressure as they soaked up rocketing freight rates.
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Two of New Zealand’s largest medicinal cannabis companies have signed a supply contract that will pave the way for increased exports.
A five year multi-million-dollar deal between Marlborough-based cultivator Puro and Auckland-based Helius Therapeutics is New Zealand’s largest to date.
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The six-day stranding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal in March 2021 did something incredibly rare: it made regular people care about shipping, the means by which more than 80% of the world’s goods are transported.
It took only one wrong turn for the container ship to bring a critical trading artery to a standstill.
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New Zealand has a strong import demand for pet food as the country has a large pet population. In fact, New Zealand has one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, according to Trade Data Monitor, with nearly half of all households owning a cat, and around one-third owning a dog.
Consumers also have high spending power, making it an attractive market for pet food.
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Every five years the World Customs Organization (WCO) revises the Harmonized System (HS) to improve it and accommodate advances in technology, environmental and social issues that are of global concern and require enhanced monitoring, and changes in the patterns of world trade.
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The global pandemic triggered sky-high spending on manufactured goods. This increased spending created a huge bottleneck in the supply chain that could last for years.
In this video, you will follow one single container on its epic journey along the supply chain to find out where exactly things are breaking down.