Real pests among a shipment of plastic flowers 
On 3 May 2023, US Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists inspected a parcel at the JFK IMF and found 630 live insect larvae concealed within a shipment of artificial flowers from Kenya. The shipment was seized for violating USDA regulations. The shipment was... more
Extended intermodal service at Port of Houston
US class I railway BNSF is expanding its network of lane offerings with new intermodal service options from the Barbours Cut Container Terminal at the Port of Houston. Taking advantage of the live lift capabilities and other expanded capacity and technology advancements of... more
Air Canada Cargo starts service to Punta Cana
Air Canada and Air Canada Cargo operated their first commercial flight into Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with its Boeing 767 freighter last week. The service will run once a week. "We are pleased to welcome the first freighter flight from Air Canada Cargo. As... more
Speeding up deliveries by up to five days
Dimerco Express in USA has set up in-house devanning services at its San Francisco operation. Compared with other container freight stations (handling less container loads) the on-site capability means that Dimerco can shorten the pick-up time by targeting the earliest available... more
Five honourees for 29th Int Maritime Hall of Fame
In a ceremony recently held at the Lighthouse at Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York City, five executives from the global shipping and intermodal sectors were inducted into the 29th International Maritime Hall of Fame sponsored by the Maritime Association of New York/ New... more
More support needed to halve road fatalities
Seven members of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) committed USD 3.6 billion for road safety initiatives in developing countries during the period 2018-2022. Among the initiatives were three standalone road safety projects - in Bangladesh (World Bank), India (Asian... more
A new "Galaxy" for Vinci
Paris-based Vinci Airports, a private airport operator, has selected Kale Logistics Solutions to digitise handling operations at several airport cargo stations in Europe, Asia, and Americas. The global logistics IT services provider, which is headquartered in Mumbai, has... more
Geodis expanding drayage services in USA
In USA, Geodis has acquired the operator Southern Companies to enhance its end-to-end supply chain capabilities in the country. Southern Companies is a family-owned business founded in Miami (Florida) in 1965 and has moved more than 1 million containers. Southern Companies... more
New shipment planning system now available
Australian technology specialist Fluent Cargo has launched its multi-modal routing engine and platform. The solution helps to find the best ways to get any shipment to and from any location in the world using available modes of transport. Users simply input an origin and... more
"ONE Stork" lands in Halifax
The Canadian port of Halifax has welcomed the first of the upsized EC5 vessels. The "ONE Stork", with carrying capacity of 14,000 teu and 364 m length overall, arrived recently at PSA Halifax Atlantic Hub for Ocean Network Express (ONE), a member of THE Alliance.... more