An early Christmas for CBP officers 
Christmas came early for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry. In just this past week, CBP officers have seized several dangerous drugs, counterfeit designer apparel and counterfeit currency-a total of 133 shipments containing illegal... more
New equipment for Port Lafito
Tideworks Technology has implemented a new marine terminal operating solution, called Mainsail 10, in Haiti's Port Lafito, which is managed by the Gilbert Bigio Group (GB Group). This launch is a fully hosted TOS deployment operating on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Port Lafito is... more
More flights and aircraft for peak season
During the busy peak season, Air Canada Cargo, which just has taken redelivery of its first own freighter, a B767-300ERF (57 t capacity), is providing three new flights and additional capacity on key routes. More details about the three new routes here: São Paulo, up to four... more
CEO transition at Norfolk Southern
James A. Squires, chairman and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation is planning to retire on 1 May 2022, at which time executive vice president and chief marketing officer Alan H. Shaw will become CEO. Squires and Shaw will continue to work closely together over the next five... more
A step towards zero GHG by 2050
Union Pacific Railroad (UP) is en route to achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The US class I railways recently presented its first comprehensive climate action plan. It includes measures to improve operational efficiency and minimise fuel consumption with... more
Sarah Schacher wins Dr. L.I. Hewes Award
Sarah Schacher, a preconstruction engineer, was presented with the Dr. L.I. Hewes Award at this year’s annual meeting of the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, which was held this autumn. The Hewes Award is presented to one individual each... more
French Guiana adopts new port technology
After the Indian Ocean (Mayotte), the Caribbean (Martinique) and the Pacific (Papeete and Nouméa), French Guiana is now also taking the port system Ci5 and Smart Ports on board. For France’s overseas departments and territories (the DOM-TOM's), 2021 will have been the year of... more
Converting Beechcrafts into freighters
Yingling Aviation, a Cessna, Beechcraft, and McCauley authorised affiliate founded 75 years ago, has announced an agreement with Alpine Air Express, an FAR Part 135 on-demand air cargo operator, to reconfigure and upgrade Beechcraft 1900D aircraft to boost the capacity, range,... more
18 giraffes from South Africa to Brazil
Intradco Global and its parent company Chapman Freeborn have worked together on a charter flight to transport 18 giraffes from O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) to Río de Janeiro Galeão Airport (GIG). Averaging 4.3-5.7 m when fully grown, the animals were transported... more