Jamaica appoints deputy registrar in Florida 
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has appointed William Nock of Jamaican Yacht Registration Services as a deputy registrar, effective 30 August 2033. He will represent the Jamaica ship registry for the registration of yachts in the USA market space. William Nock is a... more
TFI International selling a big piece
TFI International, a Canadian transport and logistics group that is also operates in USA and Mexico, has decided to sell CFI’s truckload and Mexican non-asset logistics businesses to Heartland Express. The price was USD 525.0 million, subject to customary closing adjustments and... more
TNW Corporation promotes Joey Evans
TNW Corporation has promoted Joey Evans to director of business support and development. His task will be to build corporate relationships which support customers, communities, and economic development initiatives. He will also provide internal support through customer data... more
First Canadian carrier to use new cool solutions
Iata CEIV Pharma-certified Air Canada Cargo will be the first Canadian operator to use the new live monitored, temperature-controlled certified aircraft containers, the Envirotainer Releye RLP and larger RAP, as part of the "AC Absolute" solution. With their 170 hours... more
Changes at the helm of TNW Corporation
TNW Corporation, a privately held operator of short line railroads and logistics centres in Texas, has promoted Bobby M. Franklin to vice president of transportation. He will now lead TNW’s strategic performance of the company’s suite of railroad holdings and oversee corporate... more
Time to create a privatisation strategy
Only 15 days left! All interested applicants to develop a strategy for the privatisation of the JSC Uzbekistan Airways, which in 2021 generated net profit of UZS 53.7 billion (EUR 4,4 million) by providing air transport services including for cargo, are invited to submit their... more
UPS orders eight more Boeing 767s
Boeing reports that UPS has ordered eight more 767 freighters, which will increase UPS’s 767 freighter fleet to 108 aircraft. "The additional 767s will help us continue to deliver what matters to UPS customers around the world. This is a very versatile aircraft that we... more
Rail operations provider selected for industrial park
Watco has been selected as the new rail operator of the Great Plains Industrial Park (GPIP) in Parsons, Kansas (USA). The transport company will begin its services on 1 January 2023. GPIP is served by Union Pacific Railroad and has more than 27.5 sqkm of property and 42 km... more
Buying 3 million litres of SAF
Bolloré Logistics and United Airlines have inked an agreement to jointly purchase three million litres of sustainable aviation fuel for 2022. This new supply will be used on all the routes operated by Bolloré Logistics, in all geographical areas. The price of the fuel was... more
The gods hold their breath
In July 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) remained stable at 126.2 points, unchanged (seasonally adjusted) from the month before. According to the... more