Brazilian terminal orders new equipment 
At the Port of Pecém in northeast Brazil, Terminais Portuários do Ceará (Tecer Terminais) has ordered two Kalmar heavy forklift trucks and two Super Gloria reachstackers to be delivered in Q4/2022. Tecer Terminais has been operating as a provider of cargo-handling services... more
Delivering poppy seed pods is not funny
At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, CBP agriculture specialists and officers examining arriving international cargo inspected a shipment of manifested “dried flowers.” Inside the packages, they found 2.5 kg of Papaver sp. or poppy seed pods. Since pods such as these... more
José Rueda Salinas joins APM Terminals
Company veteran José Rueda Salinas has been appointed managing director at APM Terminals Moín, Costa Rica’s largest container terminal, located in the port of Limón. Rueda Salinas will relocate to Costa Rica once the necessary permits have been obtained. He joins Moín from APM... more
Boeing doubles its 737-800BCF volume with ASL
Dublin-based ASL Aviation Holdings and Boeing have announced an order for up to 20 additional 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF). The agreement is for ten firm orders and ten purchase rights. This second order for this model including options will bring ASL's total... more
Latam Cargo Brasil now linking Mexico and Brazil
Starting in April 2022, Latam Cargo Brasil will operate weekly cargo services between the markets of Mexico and Brazil. The southbound flight will serve Mexico City-Recife-Viracopos on Sundays, while the northbound flight will connect Viracopos with Mexico City on Saturdays.... more
TNW Corporation chooses Jeremy Bush
Jeremy Bush has joined TNW Corporation, a privately held operator of short line railroads and logistics centres, as superintendent of railway operations at the TXGN Railway and TXR Railway. In his new position, Bush will oversee day-to-day operations and be responsible for... more
Brazil’s rail operators to receive new locos
USA-based manufacturer Wabtec is introducing a new locomotive model to Brazil’s railfreight market with deliveries of 25 ES44ACi diesel-electric locomotives to Suzano, MRS and Rumo expected for the coming days. The introduction of the new vehicle type provides Brazil’s... more
US investment in British cargo carrier
Bournemouth (UK)-based European Cargo Limited (ECL) has closed a significant minority equity investment by Priority 1 Logistics Holdings, a newly formed subsidiary of USA-based Priority 1 Holdings. Proceeds of the investment will be used to eliminate third-party debt,... more
Nola swears in HPD chief Melanie Montroll
The Port of New Orleans (Port Nola) has sworn in Captain Melanie Montroll as the new chief of its harbour police department (HPD). She is the first woman and the first African American woman to be elected chief of the HPD. Montroll succeeds chief Robert Hecker, who retires after... more
World trade starting to feel it
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a decline in February 2022, decreasing clearly from 120.7 points (seasonally adjusted) to 117.1 points, according to the... more