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Energy Surcharge at ZRH airport for import shipments
Due to the big increase of the energy, the handling company at Zurich airport has decided to put a new tax for import shipments, the Energy Surcharge. This will take place from 1st July 2022, and it will represent CHF 0.003/kg. This surcharge will be included on the "airport arrival tax" on our quotations and [...]
Swiss airspace closed until further update news
Due to a computer failure at Skyguide, Swiss airspace is closed as a security measure. Departures and arrivals are then suspended. ATM is in contact with the different involved parties of the airports. We will keep you informed of the updates. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions regarding your shipments [...]
Shanghai reconfines itself: impact on the freight transport
he city of Shanghai has decided to confine its population as a preventive measure. Indeed, the Shanghai government has taken the decision to close the Pudong district, where the PVG airport is located from March 28 to April 1. On the west side of the riverbank, in Puxi district, a closure will take place from [...]
Closure of the offices for Easter
Please find below important information regarding your export shipments leading up to the Easter holidays in April. Atm willl be closed from 15.03.2022 to 18.04.2022
Fuel: the situation is general
The constantly rising prices have a significant impact on transport, whether by land, air or sea. The considerable increase in fuel prices no longer allows service providers to provide long-term offers or to travel the roads with a half-empty truck, at the risk of making a loss. When carriers send a bid for a transport [...]
23% increase in freight in 2021 vs 2020
The low season for freight transport was short-lived. In addition to the improvement over last year, airlines quickly reduced capacity to meet declining summer demand. Although transport capacity increased by 29% in 2021 compared to 2020, it remains at -18% globally compared to 2019. Keep in mind that at present the resumption of intercontinental [...]
The port of Ningbo (China) will close a large terminal after a case of Covid contamination was detected at a dock worker. The global supply chain is therefore under new pressure.
This is the second time that a major Chinese port has been forced to close due to the coronavirus. The port of Yantian, near the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, had to close for nearly a month from the end of May. As a result, the goods had to be returned to warehouses and factories and [...]