Canaryfly opts for full-freighter 
The Spanish airline Canaryfly is expanding its fleet, which was only made up of passenger aircraft until now. Today, 15 December 2020, the company put its first full-freighter into operation.The unit, converted from an ATR 72-500, has a maximum cargo capacity of almost 9 t. It... plus
K Line welcomes newbuild
K Line has taken delivery of the “Cape Ace” 100,000-dwt bulker which was completed by Namura Shipbuilding, Imari Shipyard & Works. The vessel, compliant with the common structural rules for bulk carrier (CSR-BC), has wide shallow hull shape with six cargo holds which... plus
Belgian carrier continues steel transports
Lineas has extended its partnership with NLMK Europe. The Belgian railfreight operator will continue to drive the majority of train services for the global steel company's Belgian and French operations for the coming years. The partnership goes back around twenty years, with... plus
Sea-Intelligence expands management team
Sea-Intelligence, a Copenhagen-based provider of analysis in the container shipping industry, has appointed Bjorn Vang Jensen (photo), Jochen Gutschmidt, and David Macleod as vice presidents of the newly created advisory services - global supply chain, and Michael Helweg as VP... plus
Transporting more Christmas
The Cwmbran (Southeast wales)-based logistics company Bridgetime Transport's services for its customer, Festive Productions, are in full swing. In the third year of their partnership, the Pall-Ex and Fortec shareholder member Bridgetime provides all of the logistics... plus
Trucking lobbyists elect CCO
American Trucking Associations (ATA) has hired Mario Grande as the organisation’s chief commercial officer. He will oversee membership sales and operations, product development and marketing for the association, as well as sales operations for the trade publication Transport... plus
North American partners for air freight
AELF Flightservice, a privately held commercial aircraft leasing company with offices in Chicago, Miami, and Dublin, has partnered with Montreal-based Avianor for the conversion of its passenger A330-200s to auxiliary cargo configuration. The MRO Avianor supplied the... plus
'Shift2030' campaigns for railfreight
A new initiative has been founded to support Europe’s railfreight sector. The aim of ‘Shift2030’ is to bring together all players involved in efforts to increase the modal shift of cargo from the roads to the railways and thus help achieve the EU’s climate goals for the... plus
Brexit on the other side of the channel
Normandy’s channel ports - Le Havre for Haropa and Caen-Ouistreham, Cherbourg and Dieppe for Ports of Normandy - have joined forces to help supply chain actors to be as ready as they can be for Brexit when it comes into force on 1 January next, producing a series of handy fact... plus
Vaccine distribution takes off in USA
In cooperation, Fedex and UPS have started the roll-out of Pfizer’s vaccines against Covid-19 in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave its green light for the drug’s emergency public use. The companies will share the distribution as follows:... plus