More maindeck services from Canada 
Calgary-based Westjet is launching a new dedicated cargo service, today, 28 June 2021, using B737-800 converted freighters, as dedicated aircraft, to fulfil the larger-scale needs of Canadian businesses, freight forwarders, shippers and individual customers. The first of these... more
A surge in intermodal transport
Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo transported almost 4.3 million t of cargo in May this year - 2% more than in May 2020. Intermodal cargo volumes grew the most – rising to 19,000 thousand teu in May, 82% above the amount of the same period last year. This growth is mainly due to... more
Zim completes early redemption
Haifa-based Zim Integrated Shipping Services recently announced “the full completion of the early redemption of 100% of the principal amount and accrued interest of its series 1 and 100% series 2 unsecured notes.” The measure, announced in April 2021, was originally only due for... more
From Forward Computers to Forward Solutions
UK-based transport technology provider Forward Computers has announced a new name, Forward Solutions, and a new brand. Recently, the firm announced a GBP 500,000 investment in redeveloping and reengineering its product portfolio. Forward Solutions is developing an additional... more
New LCL service between Mexico and Brazil
Dachser Mexico has launched a new weekly maritime link for less-than-container load (LCL) services, running service between the port of Altamira, Mexico and the port of Santos, Brazil. This route is a viable undertaking, since, according to Trend Economy, exports from Mexico... more
North America as an import region 
The fact that container flows in North America have increased considerably cannot compensate for the increasingly low pairing of transports. On the contrary – according to the latest figures from CTS, exports from the USA and Canada fell by 7% in the first quarter of 2021, and... more
17,000 truck journeys less
Kombiverkehr and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) are now running a new rail service linking Hungary's capital Budapest with Neuss in Germany with six round trips per week, spread over six working days. Operated jointly by Kombiverkehr and Rail Cargo, three of the services also... more
Easy access to air cargo data for Africa
Hong-Kong-based neutral air cargo solutions group Aero Africa recently launched its digital airfreight rate platform to cater to the needs of the African freight and logistics community. It will be available exclusively to freight forwarders and transport-related companies,... more
Black series with Let L-410 continues
Two L-410s crashed in unrelated incidents last week. While four parachutists out of a total of 19 people on board lost their lives in the crash of the aircraft with registration RF-94603 in Siberia, the failed take-off of a Kin Avia aircraft at Bukavu Airport (BKY), DRC, was... more
How double sailings intensify port congestion
Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea Intelligence recently analysed the impact of double sailings in the booming deep sea container shipping market. This is when two or more vessels sail in the same week on the same service string. What happens is that both the ports of... more