Caring for pets travelling to Europe 
Two days ago, on the "international dog day" celebrated on 26 August, Westjet Cargo announced the expansion of its pet transport services to three major European airports: London Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR), and Edinburgh (EDI). Strictly adhering to Iata's... more
First H2-locomotive for Chile
The Chinese rail manufacturer CRRC has delivered a hydrogen-powered locomotive to Chile. The shunting locomotive was ceremoniously handed over to the narrow-gauge railway FCAB, which connects the port of Antofagasta (Chile) with mining operations in Bolivia. It is designed as a... more
Three additional 747-8Fs for Atlas Air
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, a global provider of outsourced aviation logistics, is adding three Boeing 747-8 freighters to its fleet to meet the strong global demand for dedicated large widebody airfreight capacity, particularly for cross-border e-commerce shipping. The... more
Mpox: precautionary measures for seafarers
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have issued recommendations concerning the monkeypox epidemic. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral zoonotic disease, meaning it can be transmitted from animals to... more
Quito joins regional top five
Last year, Quito airport (UIO) recorded a volume of 335,407 t of cargo transported, surpassing the 293,904 t mark reached in 2022. With this 14.2% growth, the airport showed the highest percentage increase in the region, according to the International Council of Airports of... more
More than a ripple
Ripple Operations, a maritime software company formed by the merger of New Orleans-based Marine CFO and Vancouver-based Marine Learning Systems (MLS), has acquired Adonis HR, a Norwegian family-owned provider of crew management and payroll software solutions for the maritime... more
Volvo Trucks grows in America
The truck manufacturer will build a heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico to supplement the group’s production lines in the USA. It will also provide additional capacity to support the growth plans of both Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the US and Canadian... more
Freight wagon market to grow globally by 2.6% p.a.
North America, the CIS and Asia are currently the largest markets for the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) freight wagon business. Europe follows in fourth place. North America is the only one of these regions not to have achieved growth in the past five years... more
Japanese typhoon and European holidays
Air cargo tonnages in week 33 dipped sharply, compared with the previous week, dropping especially steeply in traffic from Asia Pacific (-9%) and Europe (-11%). Further analysis, based on the over 450,000 weekly transactions covered by World ACD’s data, reveals that most of... more
Boosting Betco's business
Redwood Logistics has supported Betco, a manufacturer of commercial cleaning solutions, in streamlining its logistics strategy, helping it to enhance on-time deliveries of equipment to various high-priority customers. Previously, the company had depended on conventional LTL... more