More support for UN Global Compact initiative 
Canadian National Railway (CN) has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices. Launched in 2000, UN Global Compact is the largest corporate... more
JAS Worldwide picks Alexandra Davin
JAS Worldwide has appointed Alexandra Davin as vice president global quality & compliance, pharma & healthcare, strengthening the JAS pharma & healthcare leadership team. Davin brings more than 20 years of experience in the industry, including various leadership... more
A more balanced third quarter
USA-based Schneider National has reported its results for Q3/2022 and for the nine months that ended on 30 September 2022. In 9M/2022, its operating revenues increased by 25% to just above USD 5 billion. Revenues climbed by 18% to USD 4.4 billion, whilst income from operations... more
Cathay Pacific and Unilode extend partnership
Cathay Pacific, one of the world’s largest airline groups, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global specialist for outsourced ULD management, repair and digital services, are renewing their full-service ULD management agreement until 2027. Cathay Pacific and Unilode have... more
Matson feels transpacific drop
The Honolulu-based Matson Navigation Company recently reported its Q3/2022 results, disclosing its deployment strategy. Chairman and CEO Matt Cox spoke of "lower demand in the transpacific trade lane”. The carrier thus decided to end its temporary CCX service about six... more
336 million barrels of oil saved
Lineage Logistics, a specialist in temperature-controlled industrial REIT (real estate investment trusts) and logistics solutions, has renewed its participation in the Smartway transportation partnership of the US environmental protection agency EPA. The programme provides a... more
Silk Way West orders Boeing 777-8 freighters
At a ceremony recently held in Everett, Washington (USA), Azerbaijani cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines signed an order with Boeing for two state-of-the-art 777-8 freighters with options for two additional aircraft. Under the agreement, aircraft deliveries are planned for... more
YEG and Cargo AI
Tiaca has announced the winners of the 2022 Air Cargo Sustainability Awards, an annual programme run in partnership with IT solutions providers Champ Cargosystems. The awards recognise outstanding businesses and industry initiatives designed to make air cargo more sustainable.... more
Facing seven challenging years 
Team effort at Athens airport will ensure success. Cargo activities at Athens International Airport (AIA) seem to be regaining their momentum. According to Lina Palli, the gateway’s senior account supervisor for cargo development, the year-to-date cargo volume has recorded... more
Trains don’t have to enter town anymore
After years of building work, the US railway operator BNSF recently celebrated the opening of the Willmar rail bypass in Minnesota (USA). It includes 4.5 km of new tracks and a triangle of railroad tracks used to turn locomotives and trains. Now that this infrastructure has... more