New Orleans: truck-to-rail-transload hub opened 
The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), a US class III switching railway, will manage rail transloading services for the US liquid bulk transport specialist Heniff at the newly opened New Orleans transloading industrial park, LA (USA). The two companies recently signed an... more
Emirates opts for Boeing
Emirates has placed a firm order for five more Boeing 777 freighters to be delivered from 2025/2026. Together with its previous orders, Emirates now has 14 Boeing 777Fs pending delivery from Boeing from now until the end of 2026. In addition, the airline has signed a... more
EMDs ordered for railfreight sector in the Gulf
The UAE-Oman rail network is the first link in a unified transport system spanning the Arabian Peninsula. To expand railfreight services in Oman and the UAE, Hafeet Rail has procured 27 EMD locomotives from the US-manufacturer Progress Rail. The new EMD units will work in... more
Peak season pushes Long Beach
The port of Long Beach recorded its busiest September and quarter ever in 2024, handling 829,499 teu, slightly surpassing the previous record set in September 2023. This marked the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year cargo growth, driven by holiday-related goods and... more
EFW registers its first A321P2F in South America
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions and a joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has received the validation of its supplement type certification (V-STC) for its A321 P2F conversion programme by Brazil’s... more
Supporting Air Serbia's great leaps
In October, Globe Air Cargo became the exclusive representative of Air Serbia’s cargo services in the USA, boosting its presence in this key market. The ECS Group member will manage sales and marketing for 60 t of weekly freight capacity on five A330 flights from the airline's... more
Menzies strengthens leadership in the Americas
Menzies Aviation, a service provider for airports and airlines worldwide, has made a series of senior appointments in the Americas region. The company has promoted Oliver Ashton to the position of senior vice president, cargo Americas, while Chris Dohne has been appointed... more
10 million teu capacity for Charleston Harbour
In her third state of the port address, South Carolina Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin highlighted the port's strategic investments in infrastructure to meet growing demand in the Southeast US market. With USD 3 billion invested, SC Ports is expanding its capacity to... more
And the best pet shipping airlines are ...
Airlines play a crucial role in pet shipping, acting as vital partners in guaranteeing the safe and efficient transportation of pets. Ipata is the global network of professional pet shippers, with members in over 90 countries serving more than 700 airports worldwide. At... more
Monitoring pandas on voyage
Cathay Cargo leveraged an air cargo tracking solution of the Canadian logistics IT services provider Descartes to monitor the condition and location of two pandas in real-time as they were safely transported from Chengdu to Hong Kong, where they arrived on 26 September. The... more