CSX to serve new agriculture hub
Northwest Grains International is breaking ground on an agricultural transload operation in Dillon County (USA) to serve agricultural producers. The operation will handle containerised soybeans, lumber, logs, peanuts, cotton, cotton seed and yellow peas for export through... mehr
Pfizer partners with Zipline
USA-based drone services provider Zipline is partnering with Pfizer to test and develop an end-to-end distribution solution for Covid-19 vaccines. As part of the collaboration, a system has been developed that can be used to safely distribute any vaccine. Zipline’s on-demand... mehr
Port of Los Angeles sets handling record
In a time of backlog, the Port of Los Angeles has announced that its terminals processed 10 million container units in a 12 month period. A ceremony took place at the Port’s Fenix Marine Services container terminal to watch the 10 millionth container being loaded onto the... mehr
Air Canada Cargo: maindeck cargo routes
From autumn, Air Canada's first B767 freighter, a converted 767-300ER, will operate on routes linking Toronto to Miami, Quito, Lima, Mexico City and Guadalajara, the first time the carrier will serve the Mexican destination. As more freighters enter service, more flights in... mehr
Driving change in maritime markets
e1 Marine, a global renewable energy company which aims to develop and implement innovative technology supporting the use of hydrogen as a fuel for sea going vessels, has appointed Stuart Crawford as its managing director. Crawford will execute the Vancouver-based company's... mehr
Asunción and Miami airports become "sisters"
The Miami-Dade aviation department and Paraguay’s civil aviation authority have signed a sister airports agreement between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), establishing their commitment to assist each other in... mehr
Modern tolling system for Louisiana
Plenary Infrastructure Group has contracted Austrian traffic technologist Kapsch TrafficCom to implement a new tolling system in the USA. The Louisiana Highway (LA-1) project launched by Louisiana’s department of transportation and development complements an existing contract.... mehr
Fake luxury watches, not "plastic cards"
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Louisville recently halted a shipment, manifested as plastic cards, which was arriving from Hong Kong and heading to Miami. They found a total of 20 Rolex watches deemed to be counterfeit by CBP’s trade experts. All of the watches... mehr
50 preighter flights for Egetrans
A year ago, Lufthansa Cargo started offering its customers transport options in so-called preighters - passenger aircraft used for transporting cargo only. Since March 2020, the cargo airline has operated about 1,500 such services globally. Recently, the 50th preighter... mehr
Bimco and ICC promoting e-BL
The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco) has partnered with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and other stakeholders to develop a global electronic bill of lading model for vessels operating in tramp traffics. Bimco says that this initiative will be... mehr