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most tonnage in 2021 (more than 5 million tonnes), beating last year’s top-ranking Memphis International Airport, which was positioned second. How to decarbonise heavy duty trucks Ian Matheson, from Impress Communications, reviews some recent news that might impact on Members’ business
ON THE OCEAN Ocean carriers will withdraw around 8.8% of capacity on the Asia- Europe route over the next few months, The Loadstar reported in September. CMA CGM is to blank five sailings in the period surrounding China’s Golden Week, removing close to 100,000 teu from the Asia to Europe trades. The 2M Alliance will pull 10% of its capacity on the trade between now and the Chinese holiday, blanking seven sailings, while THE Alliance will pull 18%, blanking 10 sailings. The Drewry Global Container Port Throughput Index reports an overall increase in global container trade of 2% between May 2021 and May 2022, driven by China (4.9%) and North America (5.6%). It blames the war in Ukraine, for holding back Europe, which saw a decline of 4.3%. IN BUSINESS Prime Minister Liz Truss has named former trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as the government’s new transport secretary. MP for the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency since 2015, Trevelyan also ran the international development department until it was folded into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. IN THE WAREHOUSE An independent research report produced by specialist consultancy Delta Energy & Environment has highlighted huge potential benefits for the UK, and for the warehousing and logistics sector, of installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the nation’s warehouse rooftops. It suggests that with a third of all
OVERLAND The International Transport Forum has published a report investigating the feasibility of decarbonising heavy-duty trucks in Europe with zero-emission powertrain technologies, including how cost uncertainty of these vehicles can be minimised. It gives six recommendations to accelerate the transition to zero-emission trucks, including the provision of necessary infrastructure. In response to the ongoing crisis in European energy markets, which has a significant impact on all sectors, the European railway sector has called on the European
Commission and member states to develop a strategy to protect the EU’s modal shift objectives and to ensure uninterrupted affordable energy supply for rail transportation.
during August 2022 – a 1% increase on the year before. Since the beginning of the year it has seen almost 1 million trucks take its Short Straits crossing. IN THE AIR Global air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne kilometres (CTK), fell 9.7% overall in July 2022 compared with July 2021, according to IATA statistics. It fell 10.2% for international operations, with demand standing at minus 3.5% compared with July 2019, while overall capacity was 3.6% above July 2021 (up 6.8% for international operations) but still 7.8% below July 2019 levels. According to CLIVE Data Services, part of Xeneta, August offered a glimmer of hope for the global air cargo market as the decline in demand of the previous four months slowed and general air cargo rates between Europe and North America stabilised. General air freight spot rates averaged US$3.61 per kg in August, the lowest since September last year, benefiting from the cut in jet fuel prices from the historical peak in June. Hong Kong International Airport has been recognised for its cargo proficiency and been named the world’s busiest cargo airport. According to the Airports Council International (ACI), it carried the
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight transported almost 107,000 trucks
commercial roof space, the warehousing sector has the
potential to double the UK’s solar PV capacity, delivering up to 15 GW of new solar power.
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