Qatar Airways Cargo's flower power 
Valentine’s Day has become a key date in Qatar Airways Cargo’s business calendar. This year, the Middle Eastern carrier has transported over 4,000 t of flowers over a two-week period. Exported from two main areas, Colombia and Ecuador in Latin America, Kenya and Uganda (via... more
Happy beginning, happy return
Illinois-headquartered Seko Logistics has formed a partnership with Happy Returns, a Paypal company. Using a US-network of return bars, Happy Returns offers shoppers a solution for sending back online purchases. At more than 5,000 return bar locations, consumers can return items... more
Ofac adding Kratol and Zitotrans to blacklist
The US department of the treasury’s office of foreign assets control (Ofac) is taking additional actions to degrade the Russian Federation’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine by sanctioning eight individuals and 16 entities, and four Russia-registered Ilyushin aircraft with... more
AA Cargo: 50% more flowers for Valentine's Day
American Airlines Cargo is transporting hundreds of tonnes of fresh flowers this Valentine’s season, marking the first of several peaks the carrier will see throughout the year. While many companies gear up for the Valentine’s Day rush, the American Airlines Cargo team is... more
A great success for SGN
Kristy Guo, the founder of SGN, managed a very successful first conference for SGN – Signature Global Network. She gathered about 58 worldwide member attendees and business leaders in the logistics industry for the three day event. On 3 February 2023, SGN hosted its... more
Containers galore
In a recent survey, London-based maritime consultancy Drewry analysed the amount of available containers worldwide. Drewry's senior analyst for container equipment, John Fossey, was quoted that he expected high numbers of leased boxes to be returned to leasing companies in the... more
Paving the way for operations on gravels
The US aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation is now offering a gravel kit for its new twin-engine, large-utility Cessna Sky Courier turboprop. First deliveries with the installed option that gives customers the flexibility to operate their aircraft in and out of... more
Mullen, Menzies, and Loop: pilot at LAX underway
Mullen Automotive, an emerging electric vehicle manufacturer, is launching a 60-day pilot programme for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation and Loop Global at Los Angeles International Airport. Menzies Aviation is piloting Mullen Automotive electric vans and Loop... more
XPO's spin-off takes its toll
XPO Logistics generated revenues of USD 1.83 billion in Q4/2022, surpassing the USD 1.77 billion achieved in Q3/2021. Yet, the company witnessed a net loss due to three impacts primarily related to the RXO spin-off completed in November: a USD 64 million non-cash goodwill... more
Cool investments in Georgia Ports
Amongst others, Georgia Ports on the US East Coast is to spend around USD 6 million to expand refrigerated container capacity. Private chilled and frozen warehouse space in Savannah is set to grow by 11% in 2023 to more than 204,000 sqm. The GPA board recently approved the... more