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The UPS F-35 saga: Beijing needs nothing 'exotic' to hurt America

The "UPS or Ceva" framing that ran for days at the end of last month turns out to have been the wrong question. It was never either-or. UPS carried the shipment. It may not even have been Ceva that was involved but rather DSV, if you trust Bloomberg. Yesterday, we duly asked the Danish forwarder to comment on the following parts (emphasis in bold was added) of Bloomberg's story (titled 'UPS worker missed email, letting China get F-35 parts'):

Delta Cargo continues digital expansion with CargoWise roll out

Delta Cargo has continued the recent ramp-up of its digital capabilities through the introduction of an integration with freight forwarder platform CargoWise. The integration will enable CargoWise's freight forwarder users to book, confirm, and manage shipments with Delta Cargo. This will make it "easier for its freight forwarder customers to access Delta Cargo's schedules, rates, and capacity availability", the tech company claimed. "The direct data connection enables freight forwarders working within CargoWise to act on Delta Cargo's live capacity availability and rates in real-time as customer enquiries arrive. "They can tailor bookings by commodity, configure routing options, and easily change bookings, at a speed that manual processes can't match," the company added. Peter Penseel, president of Delta Cargo, said: "Ensuring that Delta Cargo services are easily accessible wherever freight forwarders prefer to work is at the heart of our digital strategy. "By connecting directly to CargoWise, we're expanding the ways customers can access Delta Cargo services through the platforms they use every day, providing the real-time visibility and reliability our customers expect. "This integration is a natural next step to making Delta Cargo easier to do business with and delivering a more seamless customer experience." CargoWise said its customers include 23 of the 25 largest global freight forwarders. The airline has been busy advancing its digital presence this year. In August, the airline placed its cargo capacity on third-party online booking portal CargoAi. Meanwhile, in July, Delta Cargo enhanced its booking capabilities with five-day search functionality as part of ongoing digitalisation efforts. The US cargo business said that the ability to search flights over a five-day period as opposed to a single day, would provide customers with greater flexibility.

Saudi Arabian airport operations disrupted

Operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia have been suspended following a series of missile attacks targeting airport infrastructure. An unidentified projectile hit King Khalid International Airport on Sunday following several missile attacks earlier in the week that resulted in a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries. As a result, hundreds of flights have been cancelled. In an update issued this morning, King Khalid International Airport said that it would extend the suspension of operations at the airport. Meanwhile, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said Dammam International Airport was "targeted by an attack" on 11 October. Houthi militia leaders in Yemen have again warned airlines, travellers and shipping companies "against using Saudi airports and airspace", adding that "they are exposed to targeting and a theatre for operations by our forces". "[We urge] everyone to take our warnings seriously, and Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any failed interceptions," the militia says. It adds that the "direct" Dammam airport attack "led to the disruption of air traffic" and was one of four operations carried out in the last 24h with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones against airports and energy infrastructure. Previous attacks, attributed to Houthi forces, have been carried out at King Khalid and other sites in Saudi Arabia, with earlier strikes on the King Khalid and Abha airports having resulted in fatalities and aircraft damage. Europe's safety regulator has advised airlines to avoid the airspace around Riyadh and Dammam following the increased military activity.