As Canada becomes the second Western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, cold-storage logistics and distribution solutions are being tackled across the country.

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Freight forwarders predict global online shopping demand will continue past the peak holiday season, stretching container volumes to their limits and pushing specialist freighter planes to be brought onto global fleets. According to Hapag-Lloyd AG, current predictions see only a 2% dip in container volume for Christmas 2020 compared with industry experts’ initial forecast of a 15% slump
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Chinese express retail service Alibaba reduced delivery times and added air freight routes to meet record-breaking demand during the global shopping event, Singles' Day.

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Industry forecasts show Asia-Europe rates continue to rise as online consumer demand remains strong. At an all time high in 6 years, the rates and surcharges are allowing carriers to cover the container recovery costs. Up by 21% in mid-November to $1,508 per TEU, high spot rates for China-North Europe are expected to steadily increase as consumer demand is predicted to grow.

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This week, we have:

Made improvements to the way we work with shipping lines.
Updated tools including Load Calculator API and Logistics Explorer.
Introduced a new pricing plan
Grown the Digital Freight Alliance to 906 members
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