Building a H2-corridor from California to Texas 
The US government has approved a grant of USD 623 million to fund the deployment of charging points for electric vehicles in communities and along major travel corridors. At least 500,000 publicly available chargers are to be installed by 2030. In the last four years, EV... mehr
Expanding handling capacity at Jaxport
Jaxport in Jacksonville, Florida, has signed a 30-year lease agreement with Enstructure, a USA-based marine terminal and logistics company, for 319,702 sqm at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. Starting in late 2025, following the relocation of Southeast Toyota Distributors to... mehr
Auf halbem Weg und weiter 
Frohe Botschaften aus Baku. Der Caspian Air Cargo Summit, den Michael Mackey Ende letzten Jahres für das ITJ besuchte, sandte zwei Signale an die Industrie: Einerseits versucht sich Aserbaidschan als Drehscheibe für die Luftfrachtbranche zwischen Ost und West zu etablieren, die... mehr
Extending cooperation on dangerous goods
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) have extended their long-standing cooperation on setting and implementing global standards for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by air. An agreement to this effect... mehr
Gliding between archipelagos
Twelve corporate and community organisations have just launched the Hawaiʻi Seaglider Initiative (HSI), which aims to increase understanding and adoption of seagliders in Hawai’i with a focus on community, culture, and the environment. Seagliders would operate exclusively 9... mehr
Vor dem Scheitelpunkt der Welle
Die weltweite Kapazität in der Containerschifffahrt wird im Jahr 2024 am stärksten zulegen. Der Neubau von Containerschiffen kennt nach dem Prinzip von «Me-Too» seine eigene Logik. Die hohen Fracht-Volumina der Jahre 2021 und 2022 hatten einen Boom von Bestellungen ausgelöst.... mehr
Corpus Christi: record throughput in 2023
The port of Corpus Christi in Texas, USA, recorded a historic high in annual tonnage in 2023, surpassing 200 million t for the first time. The 203 million t throughput is 8.1% up from the previous year. A significant portion of this growth was due to a 12.5% uptick in crude oil... mehr
Wabtec to launch railcar telematic platform
The US rail specialist plans to roll out the solftware in Q1/2024. It will be offered exclusively by Wabtec in North America and other heavy haul freight markets worldwide as stipulated in the agreement. Wabtec railcar telematics will include sensors, gateways, wireless... mehr
Bluetooth is watching you
Baku (Azerbaijan)-based Silk Way West Airlines has extended its longstanding strategic collaboration with unit load device (ULD) provider ACL Airshop. Under the new agreement, the partnership will now introduce Bluetooth technology for real-time ULD tracking. Vugar Mammadov... mehr
Suez & Panama see US shippers going west
Shippers are currently opting for US West Coast terminals to avoid trade union action and disruptions on both the Panama and Suez Canals, said Jon Gold, VP for Supply Chain and Customs Policy at the National Retail Federation, recently in The Freight Buyers’ Club podcast,... mehr