Two more 737-800BCF conversion lines in 2022 
Boeing and Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co. (Staeco) have announced plans to create additional capacity for the 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand. In 2022, Boeing will add two 737-800BCF conversion lines at... mehr
Two experts for Jaxport’s commercial team
The Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport), Florida’s busiest container port, has added two experienced containerised cargo professionals to its commercial team. Joyssy Arias (left) joins Jaxport as director of ocean carrier development. She has nearly two decades of... mehr
Record mark at POLB within sight
The US-West Coast Port of Long Beach will have handled more than 9 million teu by the turn of 2021. So far, the port had handled 8,600,000 teu by the end of November 2021, up 18.3% from the same period in 2020 and already surpassing the current annual record of 8.1 million teu... mehr
Ameriflight goes GE Digital
Dallas (USA)-based Ameriflight, the nation’s largest Part 135 cargo airline, has chosen GE Digital’s Aviation Asset Records software solution to provide more information for planning its flight operations. The solution features an automated dashboard that provides a visual... mehr
US railway invests in green railcars
U.S. Steel, Norfolk Southern Railways and Greenbrier are jointly building a new, more sustainable steel gondola railcar. Using an innovative formula for high-strength, lighter-weight steel developed by U. S. Steel, each gondola's unloaded weight is reduced by more than 6 t.... mehr
Cargo One and Cargowise announce new agreements
Latam Airlines Group and digital sales platform Cargo One have announced details of a new strategic relationship: Freight forwarders can look forward to booking the Latam Cargo carriers’ capacities from Europe and North America instantly on cargo.one from Q2/2022. Cargo One... mehr
Caribbean Airlines Cargo signs with Champ
Caribbean Airlines Cargo has signed for Champ’s suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) which include services for booking and pricing to be used in tandem with Champ’s flagship SaaS-based Cargospot solution. APIs empower digital collaboration by allowing businesses... mehr
A closer look at Christmas consumption
In its latest analysis, Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence underlined that, while demand in USA maintains record levels, it is partially hampered by supply chain ruptures. Data proves that personal consumption in the country reached record levels in... mehr
Full freighters under Paraguay's flag?
In Paraguay, an airline designed for freight transport could start operations before the end of this year or at the very beginning of next year. Félix Kanazawa, president of the National Aviation Directorate (Dinac) has been working towards this goal in recent weeks and... mehr
First Boeing 737-800 SF in Canada
Quebec-based Chrono Aviation will be the very first airline in Canada to offer the 737-800 SF, exclusively dedicated to cargo, with service starting in January 2022. This also marks Chrono Aviation's first presence in Western Canada, in Winnipeg. The range of the new cargo... mehr