AFA’s Fried takes on air freight industry issues
Tackling the challenges to the air freight industry is Airforwarder Association’s (AFA) Executive Director Brandon Fried’s job — and he has a radar screen full of issues in his air space.
Weather is bad but California’s trade numbers are sunny
California’s 2023 export trade numbers are up…will they stay that way?
Nephron Pharmaceutical’s logistics plan
With the COVID-19 pandemic came a surge in demand and South Carolina-based Nephron Pharmaceutical suddenly needed a new logistics plan.
Retailers see stronger sales, but West Coast longshoremen contract talks a concern
Retailers expect stronger sales, but ongoing contract talks between the West Coast International Longshoremen Workers Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) are a concern.
LATAM Cargo triples pharma shipments in three years
LATAM Group, the 2012 confederation of several large Latin American airlines, has placed a strong priority on pharma cargoes in the last five years and has reaped financial and reputational dividends for its efforts.
In post-COVID world pharmaceutical shipments take flight to another level
In the post-COVID world the “pharmaceutical” supply chain has taken off as healthcare delivery strategies address rising demand.
DHL’s network in Latin America key to perishable hauls
Global jet freighter operator DHL is well known for its swiftly transported and delivered e-commerce loads but the visually distinctive golden-yellow aircraft fly a large network of perishable cargo routes linking Latin America to the world.
Perishable supply chain smoothing out with “heavy pivot” back to ocean from airfreight
Airfreight of perishables boomed as the ocean freight side of the supply chain slowed to a crawl with port delays, labor shortages and trucking snarls. But the supply chain is smoothing out and airfreight perishable movements are moving closer to normal…at least for now.
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