1. The first professional cargo airport in Asia was officially put into operation

It was reported on July 18 that Ezhou Huahu Airport, the fourth professional cargo airport in the world and the first in Asia, was officially put into operation!

This year, Huahu Airport will gradually open cargo routes from Ezhou to Shenzhen, Shanghai, Frankfurt, Osaka, etc. It is expected that by 2025, the cargo and mail throughput will be 2.45 million tons.

2. Amazon suspends construction of four distribution centers in Spain

On July 18, Amazon has decided to cancel the construction of four distribution centers in Reus (Tarragona), Girona, Victoria and Seville, with a total area of ​​about 150,000 square meters. Directly affects the retail giant's expansion plans in Spain.

All canceled infrastructures are yet to be signed or in the embryonic stage. It’s worth noting that in the future, Amazon’s other infrastructure in Spain may still be added to the cancellation list.

3. India announces invoicing, payment and settlement of import and export goods in rupees

On July 18, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to implement an additional mechanism for invoicing, payment and settlement of imported and exported goods in Indian rupees. Under this mechanism, all imports and exports can be denominated and invoiced in rupees (INR), and currency exchange rates between trading partners are determined by the market.

Rahul Bajoria, chief India economist at Barclays, said: "Amid the continued weakness in the rupee, the RBI's announcement of this mechanism appears to be aimed at reducing the demand for foreign exchange by facilitating rupee-settled trade flows. "

4. Cathay Pacific’s air cargo improved in June

On July 18, Cathay Pacific carried 104,559 tonnes of cargo in June, down 4.4% from June 2021, while capacity measured in available cargo tonne-kilometres (AFTKs) rose 0.5% year-on-year.

Ronald Lam, Cathay Pacific Chief Customer and Commercial Officer, said: “For cargo, we resumed our full cargo programme in June with additional flights to the Americas and Europe. Our goal is to fly pre-pandemic cargo capacity by the end of the year. maintained at around 65%."

5. Japan Post: 2021 package reduction

On July 18, the number of parcels of Japan Post in 2021 decreased year-on-year.

In the year to March this year, Japan Post recorded 988 million parcels, a decrease of 9.4% from the previous year, which exceeded 1 billion for the first time due to an increase in online shopping. This is the first decrease in nine years.

6. tesa and Global Rapid Transit signed a strategic cooperation agreement

On July 18th, tesa International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. and Global Rapid Transit Supply Chain Technology Co., Ltd. Guangdong Branch held the signing ceremony of the "Strategic Cooperation Agreement". This agreement will serve as the strategic guidance and planning for closer cooperation between the two parties in the future. .

tesa is the world's leading international integrated logistics service provider, playing a pivotal role in the global logistics network. Global Rapid Transit is one of the largest international logistics ground service providers in China. The two parties have formed a close strategic partnership and will continue to explore and cooperate with each other on the future logistics development trend.

7. STO Express: Pre-profit of 170 million to 200 million yuan in the first half of the year

On July 18, Shentong Express Co., Ltd. released the 2022 semi-annual performance forecast. The notice shows that the company turned losses into profits in the first half of the year, and the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was 170 million to 200 million yuan, an increase of 216.20% to 236.71% over the same period last year, of which the non-net profit was 155 million to 185 million yuan . Yuan, a year-on-year increase of 192.09% – 209.91%.

Shentong Express said that the company has adopted various means to effectively ensure the normal operation of the express network, which has significantly enhanced the company's overall operating capabilities, and finally realized the business performance of turning losses into profits.

8. Jiacheng International and Pincheng Logistics signed a cross-border e-commerce warehousing and comprehensive service agreement

On July 18th, Guangzhou Jiacheng International Logistics Co., Ltd. issued an announcement that the company and Guangzhou Pincheng Logistics Co., Ltd. signed the "Cross-border E-commerce Warehousing and Comprehensive Service Agreement". Jiacheng International said that the signing of the agreement will be valid. Increase the company's operating income and increase the company's current profit. It is expected that the profit generated by the contract is expected to exceed 10% of the company's total deducted non-net profit in 2021.

According to the content of the agreement, Jiacheng International will provide "Tianyun (Nansha) Multifunctional International Logistics Center" to Pincheng Logistics, with an actual rental area of ​​37,264.82 square meters. Center use. At the same time, Jiacheng International will provide corresponding comprehensive services to Pincheng Logistics.

9. ST HNA: It is estimated that the net profit loss in the first half of the year is 11.95 billion yuan – 12.96 billion yuan

On July 18, ST HNA announced that it is expected to realize a net profit loss of 11.95 billion yuan to -12.96 billion yuan attributable to shareholders of listed companies in the first half of 2022, and a loss of 881 million yuan in the same period last year. The loss of the company was mainly due to operating loss and financial exchange loss.

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Official account: Bai Xiaosheng, cross-border e-commerce logistics