More capacity for Panama Canal 
The Panama Canal recently announced increases in its draft and daily transits. The maximum draft is now 14.3 m, rising to 14.6 m on 11 July, and daily transits will increase to 35 ships from 5 August. These changes are driven by current and projected water levels of Gatun Lake... more
Already 4 million zero emission km
Schneider National, a USA-based provider of transport, intermodal and logistics services, has been selected as the Pepsico Asset Sustainability Carrier of the Year for the third time in a row. For over two decades, Schneider has worked closely with Pepsico and became the... more
Wind of change over Georgia Ports
Georgia Ports Authority has named Flavio Batista (left) as CCO and Rob Dooley (right) as CFO, effective 1 July 2024. The appointments are part of a succession plan implemented in 2023 to replace CFO Michaela Thompson, who retired on 30 June 2024, and CCO Cliff Pyron, who has... more
General cargo takes the lead in 2024
The growth of ‘general cargo’ airfreight tonnages is outpacing that of ‘special cargo’ products so far in 2024, new analysis from World ACD Market Data has revealed. This reverses a trend in recent years, in which demand from air cargo shipments requiring special handling and... more
China Cargo Airlines with Air France to Brazil
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo have signed a new hard block space agreement. Taking effect on 1 July, it will allow China Cargo Airlines to utilise Air France's belly capacity for shipments from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to São Paulo Guarulhos... more
Leschaco rebrands Colombian aquisitions
Leschaco is renaming four of five Colombian subsidiaries following its takeover of Coltrans. As of 1 July, the company’s subsidiaries will be rebranded as follows: Coltrans will operate under Leschaco Colombia, Coldepositos Logistica will turn into Leschaco Logistica,... more
10,000th railcar rolls off the assembly line
The milestone was reached at Freight Car America’s Mexican facility in Castanos, south of the US border to Texas. The site was built between 2020 and 2022 and its fourth line was completed in 2023. The 65,000 sqm facility has four fully operational production lines, a capacity... more
Methamphetamine at the Mexican border
US Customs (CBP) officers have seized 56 kg of methamphetamine at the US border. Officers were alerted to the case on 17 June, when a man attempted to enter the USA from Mexico in a pickup truck. After examining the car, 102 packages of methamphetamine were found in... more
Air cargo potentials for Kazakhstan
The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) recently held its fifth regional event, the ‘Tiaca Event Central Asia’ in Astana, Kazakhstan. Nearly 400 delegates from the industry discussed issues that affect the Central Asian air cargo market and ways to develop Kazakhstan as... more
A first for Renault in Chile
French truck manufacturer Renault Trucks has delivered its first battery-powered electric trucks outside the European continent and handed over three E-Tech D Wide trucks to the Chilean transport company Trailer Logistics. They are now in service on the streets of Santiago on... more