New link from Tec Plata to Brazil and Asia 
Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc's (ICTSI) subsidiary in Argentina is working with a port administrative entity to launch a new feeder service to connect the re-opened Port of Santa Fe to Brazil and Asia. Through its partnership with the Santa... more
More "Kars" in Peru
KAR Logistics Perú (KAR Peru), a 50-50 joint venture company of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, (K Line) and Agencias Universales Perú (Agunsa Peru), has entered into full scale automobile logistics business around Lima, Peru in June 2021. Expectations for a post-Covid boom in the... more
126 trucks to battle pandemic in Vietnam
Thaco, Fuso’s general distributor in Vietnam, has donated 126 Canter trucks to the national vaccination drive in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. In response to government calls for private sector support, the company has donated 63 units of the 4.99t Canter truck for... more
Strike becomes Air Vistara's GSA in USA
Air Vistara and Strike Aviation USA have signed a general sales agency agreement covering the Indian carrier's impending flights between New York EWR to New Delhi. Having been granted the required traffic rights, Air Vistara will operate B787-900s with 22 t of cargo capacity... more
A new face to plan transports
His new task is twofold. David Hurren has been appointed to direct the division of transport planning and urban design at GHD. The group has been a global player in engineering and design since 1928. Hurren, who will report to Senthuran Sritharan, GHD’s head of urban design... more
Finnair Cargo picks Skyport in Prague
Central European cargo handler Skyport has been chosen by Finnair Cargo to deliver its cargo handling requirements at Prague airport in Czechia. The North European carrier's consignments will be handled at Skyport’s semi-automated 8,300 sqm airside facility, which the new owner... more
Digital freight platform enters South America
Saloodo, a DHL Global Forwarding and Freight service, now also offers its digital logistics platform for shippers and transport providers in Argentina. Due to its continued success, the service is increasingly being extended to other regions.Saloodo provides a central, simple... more
Baxter Freight on the rise
In its recently published mid-year financial results, Nottingham-based logistics firm Baxter Freight reports that its figures are on a record mark, despite the effects of Covid-19 and Brexit. Turnover saw a big leap forward, rising from GBP 7.7 million in H1/2020 to GBP... more
Industry veteran opts for ATS in Kloten
Serge Tripet has joined ATS Air Transport Service in Kloten (Zurich), Switzerland, as sales, development and project manager. He will also take a seat on the board of ATS-Hellmann. He assumed his new position on 1 August 2021. Tripet has many years of experience in transport... more
Maersk running on methanol
The obligation to reduce the emissions of cargo vessels continues to influence the shipping industry. The next row of vessels to be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Maersk with a nominal capacity of approx. 16,000 teu each have a specific feature. All eight... more