News / Relief for Samsung is air cargo's loss, as US judge rules Hanjin ships can unload

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The air freight industry appears to have missed a boost to business from the collapse of container line Hanjin, after a US court ruled that the line’s ships could dock under provisional bankruptcy protection.

However, with many ships stuck outside ports the world over, it would seem likely that manufacturers in some regions, unable to access their shipments, will need to charter aircraft to replace the goods.

Samsung yesterday appealed to the US court to allow two ships waiting to dock off Long Beach, ...