AA’s extensive transatlantic network this winter 
American Airlines Cargo is further enhancing its transatlantic services for cargo customers this winter with direct service from London Heathrow (LHR) to nine key US cities as from November this year to meet a strongly growing customer demand. The airline will operate double... more
Upgrade to improve cargo handling
Sustainable Terminal Services (STS) is introducing the next generation of its Port Truck Pass system in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Q2 or Q3/2022. The upgrade will significantly enhance Port Truck Pass. It includes STS’s RFID-based truck identification system and... more
Landing and departing on graves
A story written for All Saints' Day: Savannah/Hilton Head airport (SAV) is the only airport in the world with graves embedded in an active 2,850 m runway serving thousands of general and commercial operations annually. In 1942, expanding military operations made it necessary... more
Pharma.Aero forms advisory board
Pharma.Aero has established an advisory board consisting of four full members, each representing a segment of the air cargo supply chain: airlines, airports, freight forwarders and ground handlers: 1. Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (part of Volga-Dnepr Group), Yulia Celetaria,... more
A global halt to further delays in shipping
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence has reported on global liner reliability, covering more than 60 carriers on 34 different trade lanes. According to the analysis, schedule reliability moved sidewards in September 2021, by 0.6 percentage points... more
Boom in Canadian port on the Atlantic
In the first three quarters of 2021, cargo streams at the Port of Saint John where 19% above the same period in 2020. The first three quarters of 2020 saw 18.6 million t of cargo, with 2021 recording 22.2 million t by the end of September. In the first nine months of 2021, the... more
A step to alleviate US supply chain congestion
To encourage weekend in-gates and reduce backlog at the ports, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) will run a pilot programme until 31 December 2021, offering a USD 60 per container refund to its ocean carrier customers for each container in-gated on Saturdays and Sundays at its... more
Marathon mariner runs to honour crewmates
Third engineer George Belcher ran the 2021 London Marathon to increase awareness of the challenges seafarers are facing due to the pandemic, and to raise funds for maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society’s global work. The British seafarer has served as a mariner for more... more
Pirates: 97 incidents
The first nine months of 2021 saw the lowest number of pirate attacks since 1994, according to data from the recently released quarterly piracy report of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). According to this report, between... more
Big Brown raising its forecast
CEP provider UPS has reported its results for Q3/2021. The group's revenue amounted to USD 23.2 billion, a 9.2% increase compared to the same period last year. Operating profit was even more significant, rising by 22.6% to USD 2.9 billion, up even 23.4% on a like-for-like basis.... more