Seko strengthens airfreight leadership team 
Seko Logistics has made two global appointments to leverage opportunities from client demand for critical products, expansion of cross-border ecommerce, and new business from acquired companies. Christopher Gregg joins Seko as senior vice president global airfreight from his... plus
FAA awards USD 2.7 million for drone research
The US department of transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded USD 2.7 million to support research on how drones can assist in disaster preparedness and in emergencies. The research will explore the use of drones in providing effective and efficient... plus
Digital marketplace for bulk shippers
The USA-based transport company Schneider has launched the first-of-its-kind digital marketplace to give bulk shippers more freedom and visibility 24/7. With the electronic platform, shippers can instantly quote and book their freight. Once booked, customers use Freight... plus
LAX marks its most valuable month ever
In June 2022, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) trade by value totalled USD 8.86 billion in imports and USD 6.07 billion in exports. The total of USD 14.9 billion is a single-month record, a 22.9% increase over June 2021 (and 16.6% more than in May 2022). For H1/2022,... plus
Analysts expect seafreight volumes to fall
Copenhagen-based maritime analyst Sea-Intelligence sees reasons to assume that the demand-led spikes seen during the pandemic that propelled container shipping to record earnings might be over. Sea-Intelligence has gone over the numbers on supply and demand from February... plus
First “Together Green Global Hero”
DHL and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship completed Season 8 earlier this month at the Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix in South Korea. At this occasion, they announced the winner of the first DHL & Formula E together green award: Monica de Russis from “Amigos en el Camino”... plus
Mountain Air Cargo to add ATR72-600 freighters
Mountain Air Cargo (MTN, Kinston) is planning to add one ATR72-600F to its fleet for use in interstate and foreign charter cargo operations under contract with US logistics giant Fedex Express (FX, Memphis Int'l), according to a regulatory filing by the US department of... plus
Unveiling the P2F conversion programme
At a media event and celebration last week, Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (Niar) Werx and Erickson Precision Ventures unveiled their first collaborative passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion programme of an Airbus 321. In May, the duo... plus
Un redressement très relatif 
Les ports chinois redonnent des impulsions à l’économie mondiale. La situation s’est améliorée côté encombrement mais tout ce qui brille n’est pas encore or autour des ports chinois. Certes, les volumes transbordés augmentent, surtout à la sortie, mais les chiffres d’avant le... plus
Becker Logistics appoints new CTO
Becker Logistics, a third-party logistics company based in Glendale Heights (IL), has appointed Jamie Weldon as new chief technology officer (CTO). He is the second C-level employee to be brought onto the team within the last two years. The last C-suite was filled in 2021 when... plus