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... more
'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... more
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... more
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:... more
High hopes in Colombia's coffee triangle
It is not only because of the altitude that you require strong staying power and a head for heights when planning a new airport in the Eje Cafetero, a region situated at an altitude of 1,200 to 2,000 m above sea level between Bogotá, Medellín and Cali. KPMG recently declared... more
Tammaro's new warehouse on stream
Switzerland-based Tammaro Transports has opened its new logistics centre, spanning more than 8,000 sqm, in the French-speaking Vaudois region. The privately-owned company has been moving homes and goods since 1979. Tammaro Transports, which relies on a network of 250 agents... more
Turn Services acquires Bayou
Turn Services, which offers marine related services for waterborne transportation of cargoes for the dry cargo and petrochemical segments, is taking over Bayou Fleet from the Durant family. Located on the Lower Mississippi River in Hahnville, Louisiana, Bayou Fleet provides... more
New leadership for Latin America
UPS has appointed Wilfredo Ramos as the new president of UPS Mexico and Latin America. In his new role, Ramos will be responsible for managing the operations and leading the creation and implementation of new strategies in more than 50 countries and territories with the... more
China-EU railway benefits
More than 500,000 teu have been transferred on UTLC ERA’s transit services across the territories of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus since the beginning of 2020. For the first time ever in the history of railfreight traffic this record has been achieved on 1,520 mm China-EU track... more