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EDITORIAL<br />
Monthly: Vol 08 | Issue 08 | No. 66<br />
Middle East, Africa, Asia & beyond<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
Hiccups<br />
20<strong>18</strong> is almost winding down but it's painting a different<br />
picture than what business analysts had positively forecast<br />
earlier with uncertainties looming in the horizon.<br />
With international politics inevitably intertwined with<br />
global trade, any adverse policies will affect the movement<br />
of goods and consumer consumption.<br />
The United States' proposed additional US$200 billion<br />
tariffs on Chinese goods is a worrying scenario not only for<br />
China but for the entire international business community,<br />
major industries like air freight in particular.<br />
The 25 percent US tariffs levied on Chinese goods valued<br />
at US$34 billion early this year, which China matched up,<br />
already negatively impacted trade volumes worldwide. Ditto<br />
for European, Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum<br />
products.<br />
Chief Editor<br />
Gemma Q. Casas<br />
gemma dimensionsmedia.com<br />
Contributors<br />
Nirmala Rao<br />
Ayesha Rashid<br />
ayesha aircargoupdate.com<br />
Sales Marketing<br />
Israr Ahmad<br />
israr dimensionsmedia.com<br />
Tousif Ahmed<br />
tousif dimensionsmedia.com<br />
Head Operations<br />
Jamal Ahmad<br />
jamal dimensionsmedia.com<br />
Photo Journalist<br />
Wasim Ahmed<br />
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Creative Head<br />
Mohammed Imran<br />
imran dimensionsmedia.com<br />
Experts, however, said in the long run, the US stands to<br />
lose more in the trade war it launched in a bid to promote an<br />
America First economy versus a globalized economy.<br />
In this edition, we briefly touched on this subject and how<br />
the air freight industry rose to the challenge of helping<br />
survivors of flood-ravaged Kerala in southern India. Still in<br />
India, we'll bring you pet owners' rising concern on safely<br />
transporting their pets and the costs associated with it.<br />
We'll also share with you the latest industry standard<br />
upgrade tool initiated by trade bodies that will have an<br />
impact on how business is done in the cargo world.<br />
We'll also bring you stories of how technology is changing<br />
the trucking industry and the scale on which it can<br />
potentially speed up the logistics of delivering goods even<br />
in the farthest places on earth.<br />
These and more in this latest edition of Air Cargo Update.<br />
Gemma Q. Casas<br />
Editor-in-Chief
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