La fête à Houston! 
Breakbulk Americas, un salon digne des 20 ans de Chipolbrok America. Lorsque la Chine et la Pologne ont enregistré un nombre accru de départs de la Chine et de l’Extrême-Orient vers les USA, les propriétaires de Chipolbrok ont créé une représentation à Houston. Début de la... plus
Boeing: +66% of freighters by 2043 
Boeing has just published its "2024 World Air Cargo Forecast" (WACF), the biennial overview and long-term outlook for the air cargo industry, projecting that air cargo traffic will increase by an average of 4% per year through 2043. Darren Hulst, VP of commercial... plus
UP to serve new car plant in Texas
Volkswagen Group of America has chosen the US class I railroad to serve its recently opened car facility in Freeport, Texas (USA). Union Pacific (UP) will help VW distribute imported vehicles to 300 dealerships in the central and western USA. The port Freeport facility has... plus
Prestwick partners with Chicago Rockford
During this week's Tiaca Air Cargo Forum in Miami Beach, Chicago Rockford international airport (RFD) and Glasgow Prestwick airport (PIK) signed a joint development agreement to promote cargo flights between the two locations. The partnership also aims to facilitate the sharing... plus
Lineage builds on Midwest cold chain
Lineage has acquired the assets of the Kansas City-based Cold Point Logistics, a provider of temperature-controlled solutions, effective 1 November. This move will expand Lineage’s cold chain in the USA and add to its existing portfolio of 480 facilities... plus
Amazon drone delivery takes off in Arizona
Amazon customers in the West Valley of the Phoenix metro area are now receiving Prime Air drone deliveries from the Tolleson, AZ, same-day delivery site. Since starting drone delivery in 2022, Amazon has shipped thousands of items to customers in less than an hour. In 2023,... plus
Train to link Mexico and southeast of the USA
Starting in December, the transport company Schneider is introducing a new intermodal service to link markets in Mexico and Texas with Florida and Georgia with efficient border crossings. The train lane is a result of the recently announced connection between CSX and Canadian... plus
A second AEI B737-800SF freighter
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI), which specialises in aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion, has delivered a second AEI B737-800SF freighter (MSN 30146) in a third-party transaction to its customer, Nigeria-based Allied Air. This aircraft is the second youngest 737-800... plus
Fulvio Carlini takes over the baton
Fonasba (the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents) held its annual meeting in Athens, Greece on 16-18 October, and its council elected its new board. Signalling a new era of leadership, Fulvio Carlini of Italy (pictured) officially succeeded Javier... plus
Enhancing North American presence
Cimcorp is strengthening its North American leadership with the appointment of Pekka Natri as its new head of region. Since joining the company in 2018, he has been instrumental in Cimcorp’s global expansion efforts. He spearheaded the establishment of the office in Chennai,... plus