The voice of freight forwarders, truckers and airlines throughout the global freight transportation community.
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Brandon Fried retweeted
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) has called for action after a communication failure resulted in the grounding of flights in the northeast of the country on Monday. #aircargo #airfreight #supplychain #logistics #freightforwarder @AfAExecDirector aircargonews.net/freight-for…
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The Airforwarders Association is urging policymakers in the US and Canada to resume trade talks before Canadian retaliatory tariffs take effect. #aircargo #airfreight #supplychain #logistics #freightforwarder @AfAExecDirector aircargonews.net/business/20…
Brandon Fried retweeted
Conflict in the Middle East, tariffs and trade uncertainty, volatile fuel costs, and disrupted transport corridors are creating challenges with no respect for borders. #aircargo #airfreight #supplychain #logistics #freightforwarder @AfAExecDirector aircargonews.net/insights/20…
Has IATA's Direct Air Waybill overhaul gone too far? stattimes.com/air-cargo/has-…
Lithium battery fires are one of the biggest threats to aviation today.
Video of fire on baggage container with luggage to be loaded onto BA585 just now at Milan Malpensa. Smart move to get the other containers out of the way before fire spread. If cause was lithium battery glad fire was there and not on plane
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The fire was in a baggage handling cart belonging to Aviapartner that had just unloaded luggage from an arriving British Airways flight from London, not in a container of luggage to be loaded onto the departing BA585; the cause was a short circuit, not a lithium battery. tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2026/0… ansa.it/sito/notizie/c…
Brandon Fried retweeted
Video of fire on baggage container with luggage to be loaded onto BA585 just now at Milan Malpensa. Smart move to get the other containers out of the way before fire spread. If cause was lithium battery glad fire was there and not on plane
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The fire was in a baggage handling cart belonging to Aviapartner that had just unloaded luggage from an arriving British Airways flight from London, not in a container of luggage to be loaded onto the departing BA585; the cause was a short circuit, not a lithium battery. tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2026/0… ansa.it/sito/notizie/c…
Brandon Fried retweeted
Robotic and AI is the biggest technological shift in history according to Brad Jacobs
Brandon Fried retweeted
US airforwarders, airlines and supply chain organisations have warned that moves to reduce CBP operations at US ports of entry could create disruption. #aircargo #airfreight #supplychain #logistics #freightforwarder @AfAExecDirector aircargonews.net/supply-chai…
AfA urges DHS to stop planned CBP cuts at US airports - The STAT Trade Times - goo.gl/alerts/wJDUtn #GoogleAlerts
House committee OKs transportation bill that cuts wide swath across trucking - FreightWaves - goo.gl/alerts/1ezpB3 #GoogleAlerts
Brandon Fried retweeted
US-based forwarders have hit out at the FAA's decision to cut flights at Chicago O’Hare International as part of efforts to reduce congestion. #aircargo #airfreight #supplychain #logistics #freightforwarder @FAANews @AfAExecDirector aircargonews.net/cargo-airpo…
US forwarders express dismay at Chicago flight cuts - Air Cargo News - goo.gl/alerts/gquJfH #GoogleAlerts
Middle East conflict disrupts majority of forwarders as costs surge
aircargoweek.com/middle-east…
Brandon Fried retweeted
Diesel prices for U.S. truckers rose a record 96 cents a gallon this past week, a sign of the financial strains hitting supply chains following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. wsj.com/logistics-report/rec…
Brandon Fried retweeted
Today Salalah Port (on Arabian Sea, not Persian gulf) was struck by and is now officially closed. See the Flexport Atlas map to see how far Salalah is from the Gulf. 2/
War sends cargo to the skies - Marketplace - goo.gl/alerts/G3jDQo #GoogleAlerts
Airforwarders Association responds to State of the Union Address | AJOT.COM - goo.gl/alerts/fX4ejX #GoogleAlerts
US forwarders see volumes drop and complexity rise due to tariff policy - Air Cargo News - goo.gl/alerts/p2nn8a #GoogleAlerts #Airforwarders
AirCargo Conference 2026 set to build on record momentum - Air Cargo Week - goo.gl/alerts/FPy5VY #GoogleAlerts
