From Kiev to orbit - via Istanbul and Miami 
Turkish Cargo has transported the Ukrainian earth observation satellite Sich-2-30 to Miami for its launch with a connection flight at Istanbul. The satellite, which has been developed as part of Ukraine’s national targeted scientific and technical space programme, will blast off... more
Virgin Atlantic Cargo promotes Phil Wardlaw
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Phil Wardlaw as its new vice president and managing director. Wardlaw has been working for Virgin Atlantic for 17 years and has held numerous leadership roles in the operations and engineering teams. He was appointed VP engineering &... more
"A strong year for forwarders"
Transport Intelligence (TI), a consultancy located near Bristol (UK), expects 2021 to have been a brilliant year for freight forwarders. According to its analysis, the forwarding market is forecast to have grown by 12% in value compared to 2020. In terms of modes of transport,... more
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... more
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... more
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... more
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... more
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.... more
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... more
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... more