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IMO concludes draft carbon deal, in face of green lobby objections; UK should learn a lesson from 'disastrous' Australian customs switch; Air cargo demand continued to rally in September

2020 in numbers: The year of freighters and preighters; Brexit Talks Hit Stalemate After Call Between Chief Negotiators; 'We're sold out' says ONE, but we all face new hurdles in 'this incredible year'

Cargo's pandemic heroics cannot prevent budget cuts at struggling airports; The world’s largest LNG-Powered Containership makes maiden call in Singapore; More post-Brexit logistics confusion as new customs IT systems are 'refined'

Asian shippers hit by double-whammy of lack of boxes and capacity squeeze; Air cargo’s COVID-19 arms race; Terminal operator and port authority clash over expansion for Vancouver

EU Says It Won’t Halt Brexit Talks Despite Renewing Legal Threat; Capacity-constrained air cargo may be hit hard by peak season modal shift; Europe Invites a Trade Battle in its Fight Against Shipping Pollution

Congestion at North American terminals as Covid takes its toll; Felixstowe port apologises to customers and rescinds empty container ban; Port Houston container volumes gaining strength

Lines raise serious concerns over EU’s “quasi-global” ETS plans; UK study says sea level rise will force ports to spend as much as $18 billion by 2050; Airfreight Market Roundup: China dips while SE Asia stays strong

Container volumes shipped to the U.S. surge after coronavirus downturn; U.K. races to fix ‘critical gaps’ in Brexit border plan; Intermodal leads rail volume recovery as retailers restock

Tight trucking market may hamstring Laura recovery effort; Several regions experience air cargo lull ahead of peak season; Shipping Lines Learn to Make Money By Balancing Supply and Demand

Montreal dockers return to work; Corona pandemic reduces seaborne cargo throughput in Port of Hamburg; US, China signal progress on trade deal as relations fray