A good year for the Port of Trois-Rivières 
In 2019 the volumes in the Canadian Port of Trois-Rivières clearly surpassed the level of goods handled in 2018. A total of 4.2 million t represented a rise of 10% in comparison to the record of 3.8 million t of the year before - which was a record year. While solid bulk traffic... more
Twoflex moves towards Azul 
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras and Two Taxi Aereo, "Twoflex", have signed a binding offer for Azul to acquire the Brazilian regional carrier Twoflex for BRL 123 million (EUR 26.8 million). Twoflex offers regular passenger and cargo services to 39 destinations in... more
Chris Heald will be regional director for North America
Network Rail Consulting (NRC) has named Chris Heald as regional director for North America based in NRC’s New York office. Heald previously served in leadership and management roles at SNC-Lavalin Rail & Transit in the USA, Toronto Transit Commission in Canada and... more
Lionel van der Walt appointed to the SSCA advisory board
Lionel van der Walt, Paycargo president and CEO, The Americas, has been appointed by the Smart Supply Chain Alliance (SSCA) to its advisory board. The SSCA is part of the Florida Blockchain Foundation and has a mission to use collective business intelligence to build the... more
Evergreen adds new service to Puerto La Plata
Tec Plata, which operates the container terminal in Puerto La Plata (Argentina), has signed a contract with Evergreen Marine, Taiwan. The new service between Asia, the Far East and the Americas can now set sail. With this agreement with the Taiwanese shipping line, Tec Plata... more
UPS invests in electric delivery vehicles
UPS reports that its venture capital arm, UPS Ventures, has completed a minority investment in Arrival, which makes electric vehicle (EV) platforms and purpose-built vehicles that offer a highly competitive value proposition when compared to both traditional internal combustion... more
US class I railway invests in core network
BNSF Railway intends to spend USD 3.4 billion on capital expenditures in 2020. Similar to last year’s USD 3.9 billion plan, the major part of the strategy will be to replace and maintain BNSF’s core network and related assets. Here, the funds will be used primarily for... more
Etihad Cargo extends handling framework
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has renewed its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). The three-year framework extension will see WFS continue to provide the flag carrier of the UAE with warehouse... more
Parcels for Gollog's 19th birthday
To celebrate its 19th birthday on 30 January 2020, Gollog, the cargo division of the Brazilian low-cost airline GOL Linhas Aéreas, changed its logo and gave its customers a present: the new delivery service called “Chegol”, ("chegou" means "arrive" in... more
New rail-served facilities generate 62,300 carloads
In 2019, US class I railroad Norfolk Southern developed 54 new and expanded 23 rail-served facilities, investing nearly USD 2 billion in these commercial projects, which will create 1,160 jobs and 62,300 carloads of more rail traffic per annum for Norfolk Southern. Among the... more