Robust start of world trade in 2022 
The container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) continued its growth in January 2022, rising from 120.5 points (seasonally adjusted) to 122.0 points, according to the... more
Bert Selis joins WFS
Bert Selis has joined Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the new role of VP business development, e-commerce, express & freight forwarders EMEAA, based in Liege, Belgium. He has close to 20 years’ experience in business development and sales in the air cargo and aviation... more
Good news from Miami overshadowed by violence
During the Tiaca Media Day, director general Glyn Hughes and chairman Stephen Polmans informed online how the Miami-based association, analogous to the air cargo industry in general, benefited financially and operationally during the Covid crisis. As a member-driven... more
Clarksons: "A special year for second-hand ships"
In a recent report, Clarksons says that 2021 witnessed a record in the second-hand ship trading market. All in all, 2,507 ships and 147 million deadweight t (mdwt) changed hands. They represent 7% of the total fleet and an estimated value of USD 47,000 million. After a dip,... more
Two more partners for Cargo Integrity Group
Fiata, the international Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, and BIC, the Bureau International des Containers, are joining the Cargo Integrity Group, which brings together international freight transport and cargo handling organisations to foster improvements in... more
APM Terminals Yucatán picks Nathalie Rush
Nathalie Rush assumed the role of APM Terminals Yucatán’s managing director in February. Once the necessary permits have been obtained she’ll relocate to Mexico from Chennai (India), where she’s been part of A.P. Moller Maersk’s talent and development organisation. “I’m... more
LNG first-timer in Jaxport
Two firsts: Energy provider Eagle LNG recently refuelled the “Siem Aristotle” from its Talleyrand LNG bunker station in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida. It was the first time Siem refuelled a vessel from a landside bunkering facility - and the first ship of that size that... more
Expanding capacity between Ho Chi Minh and USA
International express service provider DHL Express is introducing a new route between Ho Chi Minh City and USA as bilateral trade increases. Operated by Kalitta Air, the dedicated Boeing 777F will serve the alternative route once a week along with the current Airbus A330... more
Logista picks Pedro Losada Hernández
Logista has appointed Pedro Losada Hernandez as new chief financial officer (CFO), reporting to Iñigo Meirás, the company's chief executive officer. The appointment will take effect on 1 March 2022. Losada held the same position at Cintra, where he also worked in other roles... more
Hippo happily to Honolulu
Pacific Air Cargo has shipped a hippopotamus named Mara from Los Angeles to Honolulu, the main locations of the exclusive B747F operator which has been transporting animals for over 20 years. In Hawaii, she will become a companion for Louise, the resident hippo at the... more