Takeover of Pan Am Railways authorised 
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) in USA has approved CSX’s application to acquire Pan Am Railways. CSX can thus move forward with its plan to close the transaction by 1 June 2022. The US class I railway will operate Pan Am with a more reliable and more fuel-efficient... more
Conquering US roads
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has appointed Accelerated, headquartered in Nashville, and Jet Airways, based in Los Angeles, as its RFS providers for US customers. These partnerships aim to expand the carrier's... more
More LTL capacity in California and Georgia
XPO Logistics is adding two less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to its North American LTL network. The Adelanto, California terminal will expand XPO’s footprint in San Bernardino County, where an influx of business development is driving demand for LTL services. The facility... more
Global Crossing Airlines opens the cargo door
Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines Group has celebrated a key milestone for its first A321 P2F aircraft by ST Engineering with a door cutting ceremony. The aircraft is currently undergoing conversion at the latter's airframe facility in San Antonio. One year ago, Global X... more
More UWL in Asia and California
Cleveland-based NVOCC UWL recently opened two new offices: a domestic one in Long Beach, CA, and one in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. UWL President Duncan Wright: “As the industry diversifies trade route options, we are confident our investment in Long Beach and Ho Chi Minh... more
IAG Cargo: between Catalonia and California
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, has launched a new route between Barcelona (BCN) and Los Angeles (LAX) and restarted its popular route between Barcelona and San Francisco (SFO), for the first time since the end of September 2021. From... more
Box margins back to normal?
In its analysis, Container X Change has concluded that the excess of empty boxes in container depots in the USA represents another challenge for global supply chains. According to this data, container prices have been declining by approximately 30% over the past two months n... more
ID Logistics appoints Stan Schrader
Following the completion of its acquisition of Kane Logistics, ID Logistics has appointed Stan Schrader as its new CEO ID Logistics USA. Initially CCO of Kane Logistics, Schrader's new role will be to maintain a strong level of organic growth and implement the commercial... more
Bueno, bonito, barato 
Qatar Airways Cargo runs Latin American charter services for Cainiao. more
Air Canada Cargo expanding freighter network
Air Canada Cargo is expanding its freighter network and launching a service to Halifax today, 19 April 2022. In addition, the entry into service of the second Boeing 767-300ER freighter will allow the airline to add freighter services to Frankfurt, Cologne, Istanbul, Madrid and... more