JMC Group expands North American presence 
JMC Group, a provider of aviation manpower and engineering services headquartered in southwest UK, has strengthened its North American division, having launched in Canada in June 2021. Experienced recruiter Patrick Ramsey joins the business in Montreal, bringing nearly five... more
Reducing emissions with higher biodiesel blends
US class I railroad Union Pacific (UP) will start using a higher biodiesel blend in locomotives it acquired from Wabtec. UP will begin testing with B20 biodiesel and R55 renewable diesel on trains powered by Wabtec FDL engines operating in California in Q2/2022. As testing... more
Six B757 freighters for Amerijet
US cargo carrier Amerijet International Airlines has incorporated six B757 freighters into its fleet. The addition comes as part of an expansion and modernisation strategy launched in 2020. The B757-200(PCF) freighters will offer Amerijet customers versatility, range and... more
Sea Lead adds new loop
Singapore-based ocean carrier Sea Lead Shipping is including the Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in the rotation of its first US East Coast container service. Jacksonville will serve as the last port of call on Sea Lead’s Asia East Coast (AEC) loop connecting the Florida... more
Chapman Freeborn chooses Hendrik Falk
Chapman Freeborn, a global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Hendrik Falk as senior vice president of cargo for the Americas. Born in Germany, Falk spent most of his youth in USA. After gainig a bachelor’s degree in international... more
Hainan Airlines: ramp handling contract with WFS
Hainan Airlines has added a new ramp handling contract to its longstanding cargo handling partnership with Worldwide Flight Services at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Chinese airline, which has been a customer of WFS in Seattle for cargo handling since 2013, has... more
Call for urgent action to cap fuel prices
Global oil prices, reaching their highest level since 2008 this week, are set to climb even higher amid continuing instability and sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) anticipates. The organisation now calls for urgent... more
Tiaca welcomes six new members
The trustees of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) have elected six new members to serve on the board of directors. The new board members, all industry veterans from the airport, airline and handling sectors, are: Kai Domscheit, CEO of CHI Deutschland Cargo... more
First flower forum at Air Cargo Americas
Fresh off the busy Valentine’s Day flower import peak season, Miami International Airport (MIA) and Brussels airport hosted the first-ever fresh and flowers forum on 9 March 2022 during the Air Cargo Americas/Supply Chain Americas Show Conference, where experts from both cargo... more
Diesel pricing in frenzy
According to data published by maritime intelligence provider Vessels Value, the price for diesel continues to rise. Since the outbreak of the war in Europe on 26 February 2022, the MR Atlantic Basket (an average of freight rates on key routes in the Atlantic Basin) climbed... more