TURKISH Airlines posted a 48 per cent year-on-year increase in cargo revenue in 2021 to US$4 billion on the back of a 26 per cent increase in volume to 1.9 million tons.

A FREIGHT train linking Danang, Vietnam and Europe was recently suspended due to concerns over the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, according to the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR), reports fibre2fashion.com, of Malkapur central India.

WHILE carriers are closing off bookings to Russia, the air freight services that overfly Ukraine and Russia will face the biggest disruption, reports London's Lloyd's List.

US CONTAINER imports are expected to remain at high, if not record-breaking, levels driven by the combination of strong consumer demand, reports Port Tracker, issued by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.

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MAJOR container lines and third-party feeder operators are reducing or phasing out services to Russian ports, reports London's Lloyd's List.

Charter rates are booming in some ship segments. Shipowners are keeping their fleets running at all costs to rake in record revenue. Fast-track delivery is therefore vital in the race to meet the IMO deadline for ballast water treatment system (BWTS) retrofits, according to Optimarin.

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LUXEMBOURG's flag carrier cargo airline Cargolux is to donate EUR3.5 million (US$3.8 million) to support humanitarian efforts arising from the war in Ukraine.

JAPAN's Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) announced that it would suspend European flights as a result of airspace restrictions.

STRONG air cargo growth is expected to continue in the first half of 2022 but with continued pressure on capacity, writes correspondent Ian Putzger, as reported in London's Air Cargo News.

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When the Chinese embassy in Ukraine hastily began the evacuation of its citizens much later than those of other nations, it seemed a sign that Beijing either wasn’t given advance notice of the Russian invasion, or at least failed to grasp the immediacy.

Dockworkers at several facilities in the UK are refusing to handle Russian oil and LNG, prompting multiple ships to divert or wait at berth. The disruption is part of a growing public backlash against Russian energy cargoes in the wake of the Kremlin's decision to invade Ukraine, and the widespread recognition that these cargoes are a potential means of exerting pressure on Russia. Taken together, oil, gas and coal represent about two-thirds of Russia's export economy.