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Eric Kulisch Monday, May 18, 2020

Face masks for German hospitals get police escort

Face masks and other personal protective equipment are worth their weight in gold these days, and German authorities are protecting shipments accordingly.  Lufthansa Airlines (FWB: LHA) on Monday opened a new air pipeline to funnel personal protective equipment for medical workers from Shenzhen, China, to Frankfurt International Airport, where the gear is met by a […]

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Eric Kulisch Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Avianca receives preliminary OK for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

A U.S. federal court on Monday agreed on an interim basis to Avianca Holdings SA’s initial motions to voluntarily reorganize under court-supervised bankruptcy protection. Latin America’s second-largest airline sought bankruptcy over the weekend in an effort to continue operating as a smaller company, saying the shutdown of its passenger network because of the coronavirus pandemic […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, May 10, 2020

Borderlands: US supply chains’ future could be tied to Mexico and USMCA; Forager celebrates Laredo’s history as international port

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: U.S. supply chains’ future could be tied to Mexico and USMCA; Forager celebrates Laredo’s history as an international port; CBP aims to keep Mother’s Day flowers pest-free; Dachser Mexico offers new customs house brokerage services.

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Darren Prokop Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Commentary: Commoditizing and shipping air bubbles

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.  A funny paradox says that there is a particular restaurant that is so busy nobody bothers to go there anymore. Well, after the siege of sheltering at home is lifted in various cities […]

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Brian Aoaeh Thursday, April 30, 2020

Commentary: More on how to collaborate during crises

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.  On Friday, April 17, FreightWaves ran my Commentary: Grassroots organizations move faster in crises. In that commentary I argued that in order to effectively confront crises characterized by uncertainty, large, centralized organizations must […]

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Eric Kulisch Monday, April 27, 2020

Australia secures subsidized airfreight for exporters

There are more ways to help businesses struggling during the coronavirus crisis than loans and direct payments. The Australian government has operationalized an international airfreight support program to restore supply chains for perishables that were broken by the pandemic, threatening to kill business for many exporters.

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