China Cargo Airlines with Air France to Brazil
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo have signed a new hard block space agreement. Taking effect on 1 July, it will allow China Cargo Airlines to utilise Air France's belly capacity for shipments from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to São Paulo Guarulhos... more
Geodis launches train service to Spain
The intermodal operator has introduced a freight train service between Poland and Spain as its first direct rail connection between the two countries. The maiden train, loaded with goods in 44 containers and/or swap bodies, set off from the freight terminal in Lodz and reached... more
Leschaco rebrands Colombian aquisitions
Leschaco is renaming four of five Colombian subsidiaries following its takeover of Coltrans. As of 1 July, the company’s subsidiaries will be rebranded as follows: Coltrans will operate under Leschaco Colombia, Coldepositos Logistica will turn into Leschaco Logistica,... more
Cargospot suite to support growth strategy
Champ Cargosystems has signed a multi-year agreement with CMA CGM Air Cargo, a division of CMA CGM Group, a global provider of sea, land, air, and logistics solutions. CMA CGM Air Cargo has selected a range of Champ services centring around the flagship Cargospot suite of... more
Another mandate for Armin Bohnhoff
The advisory board of the German transport company Cargo Network has reelected its chairman for the period until 31 December 2026. Armin Bohnhoff (pictured), professor of logistics and real estate management at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, was confirmed in... more
Data analysis to improve decision-making
At Posidonia 2024, the Norwegian maritime technology firm Shipnet introduced Helix, a product that is designed to improve decision-making in the shipping industry through advanced data analysis. Helix provides a digital overview of a shipping business and combines data from... more
10,000th railcar rolls off the assembly line
The milestone was reached at Freight Car America’s Mexican facility in Castanos, south of the US border to Texas. The site was built between 2020 and 2022 and its fourth line was completed in 2023. The 65,000 sqm facility has four fully operational production lines, a capacity... more
New service to ease pressure on supply chains
CMA CGM has introduced the French Peak Service, a seasonal shipping line designed to meet the increased demand between Asia and Europe. From 30 June to early September, seven additional 7,000 teu vessels will operate bi-weekly from China to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean,... more
Methamphetamine at the Mexican border
US Customs (CBP) officers have seized 56 kg of methamphetamine at the US border. Officers were alerted to the case on 17 June, when a man attempted to enter the USA from Mexico in a pickup truck. After examining the car, 102 packages of methamphetamine were found in... more