Airfreight partners to connect in the clouds 
The Singapore-based digital enabler Cargo Ai and Chain.io, a US cloud-base integration platform, have formed a strategic technology partnership. The aim is to allow most large and medium-sized freight forwarders on Chain.io’s network to easily connect to Cargo Ai’s platform to... more
Hand in hand in Houston 
Logistics players depend on each other. Project logisticians in particular are on the look-out for airfreight capacities these days. On 28 September the Breakbulk Americas trade fair looked at what expiring production lines, destroyed freighters and a preponderance of general... more
Changes at the helm of TAM Americas
TAM Group, a leading GSA/GSSA in Asia and the Americas, has announced several senior-level appointments (pictured fltr), coinciding with the opening of new offices in North and South America. Fernando Garreton has been promoted to VP Americas to lead the group’s foray into... more
TAP Cargo taps into maindeck capacity
Portugal's state-owned flag carrier TAP Air Portugal made its first cargo flight after its A330, converted by Avensis Aviation, had received its Easa and Anac certificates. The first freighter departed last weekend from Zaragoza (Spain), stopped off in Lisbon and flew to... more
Amazon partners with Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, has inked an agreement with Amazon.com and its subsidiaries to operate and maintain an initial fleet of ten Airbus A330-300 freighters starting in autumn 2023. Hawaiian will maintain and fly Amazon’s A330s under... more
Latam Cargo: more flights from Huntsville
After just five months since the relaunching of the Huntsville, Alabama, route and following a successful operation, DSV and Latam Cargo have decided to expand their collaboration by increasing their weekly frequencies in response to their customers' growing interest. The... more
GXO wants to grow - in employees
GXO, the spin-off of XPO Logistics, has announced its strategy to extend its workforce by 22,000 team members by the end of 2022 to help its global warehouse operations keep pace with growing customer demand. The company requires more staff to run its new warehouses and deal... more
Vessels Value's outlook on newbuilds
Rebecca Galanopoulos Jones, senior content analyst at Vessels Value, has underpinned current developments on the maritime container market with the latest data. While volumes on the main trade lanes are slowing despite congestion, container traffic continues to decline gradually... more
2M reshaping the Transpacific
Carriers are continuing to readjust their shipping capacities to decreasing demand. Now, the 2M Alliance of Maersk and MSC has bundled the TP1/Maple and TP9/Eagle services into a new offering. The first sailing of the new consolidated TP1/Maple service will be on 28 October... more
New tech riding the rails in North America
UP has equipped 50 rail cars with a GPS device from Rail Pulse. The system provides real-time information and visibility of the car’s location, condition and health to shippers, rail car owners and railroads. The GPS device is now undergoing initial trials, with a larger... more