Abracadabra in Latin America's air transport business 
Exactly 40 years after the Steve Miller Band released the pop classic "Abracadabra", the shareholders of Avianca (Colombia) and GOL (Brazil) have conjured the “Abra Group as a major air transportation group across Latin America” out of the hat. Subject to customary... more
Menzies Aviation and Agunsa to partner in Chile
Menzies Aviation has acquired a controlling stake in Agunsa Aviation Services, formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Agencias Universales. Agunsa Aviation Services provides full ground handling and air cargo handling services to several major international airlines at... more
Former Baltimore teacher to lead strategic port
Former Baltimore teacher and current Annandale, Va., resident Stephen T. Maloney officially assumed command of US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Baltimore field office during a time-honoured ceremony in Baltimore. Maloney most recently served as the director of CBP’s... more
Change is air cargo’s trump 
In conversation with Jimmy Nares, Miami International Airport’s aviation marketing section chief. more
Improved efficiency and near-zero emissions
Research shows that for the first time, more than half of all diesel commercial vehicles on the road in USA are advanced diesel technology models. The data, which was presented by the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), calculates the number of 2010+ model year diesel trucks... more
Seko Logistics welcomes Roopa Sudheendra
Transformational IT executive Roopa Sudheendra has joined Seko Logistics as senior vice president, enterprise architecture & product engineering. With 20+ years of experience as an IT leader focused on transformational leadership, she has played a major role in strategic... more
New transatlantic service from Bremen
Norway's Norlat Shipping, which has locations in Sarpsborg and Bergen (Norway) and Gothenburg (Sweden), is launching a regular transatlantic service. It will focus on bulk general cargo such as forestry and steel products and will sail to ports on the US East Coast and in the... more
Boeing announces second customer for its 777-8F
The Lufthansa Group will continue its strategic decision to strengthen Lufthansa Cargo with the largest investment in the company's history, including an order for seven Boeing 777-8 freighters and a new order for three B777F, providing extra capacity in the near-term until the... more
Less losses, new problems
In its latest overall assessment, the Safety & Shipping Review 2022, published by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) reports that total losses have declined significantly - around 50 to 75 per year in the last four years, compared to more than 200 per... more
USD 150 million for airport logistics fund
Realterm has successfully raised USD 150 million in capital commitments for its open-ended fund, Realterm Airport Logistics Properties (Ralp). Ralp has now gained approximately USD 900 million in total equity commitments since its formation in 2015, with all original investors... more