East Midlands poised to become 'UK's most important' express air freight hub
East Midlands Airport (EMA) is poised to become “the UK’s most important express air freight ...
Most of the headlines around UK airport expansion have been dominated by the political battles about where new runways should be built and the impact this will have on the environment and local communities.
What gets lost in these arguments is the reasons for wanting to expand airport capacity in the first place, and especially from the freight industry’s perspective. The position put to the general public is that it is all about passenger numbers, boosting the domestic tourist industry and making it easier for us all to jet off on holiday.
But the future of UK commerce and industry as a whole has a huge stake in the development of a modern, efficient aviation infrastructure fit for purpose in the 21st Century. The movement of goods, both import and export, is vital to the economy. But with present airport capacity under severe pressure, the ability of the freight industry to provide those crucial trade links is hampered.
FAK rate hikes holding, with strong demand into peak season predicted
DSV could face $16m bill after helicopter is written off in haulage accident
Déjà vu as major ocean carriers scramble for tonnage and containers
Trade growth getting stronger, but ocean freight rates stay flattish
Indian trade disrupted as port congestion forces liner services to skip calls
Rising costs of port congestion force surcharge by Asian feeder operators
Global airfreight volumes blooming as flower shipments take off
Comment on this article