Global container throughput high but volatile 
The container throughput index of the RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) increased from 123.7 points (seasonally adjusted) to 124.8 points in September, according to the current flash estimate. The value... more
Panama Canal untouched by Covid-19 in 2021
Even anti-pandemic measures cannot stop the flow of trade through the locks of the Panama Canal. As the canal's authority reported, the fiscal year 2021 (FY/2021) from October 2020 to September 2021 posted an annual tonnage throughput of almost 517 million Panama Canal tonnes... more
Air Canada Cargo’s API now live
Air Canada Cargo has launched an application programming interface (API) solution to ensure easier and more direct access to its services. The interface will improve efficiency for customers by streamlining manual interactions such as quoting, booking, scheduling, and track and... more
Autonomous fleet to be ready by 2024
DHL Supply Chain, the North American contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post, is cooperating closely with Embark Truck in USA to develop autonomous trucks. The company is planning to deploy autonomous trucks within its operations after the commercial launch of the... more
OCIMF picks Karen Davis
Karen Davis from US-based global oil and gas company Conoco Phillips will succeed Rob Drysdale as managing director of the Oil Companies Intl Marine Forum (OCIMF). Davis will join the organisation on a three-year secondment from December 2021. She is currently seconded to... more
Re-connecting Australia to the world
Australia's national carrier Qantas is bringing forward the restart of its international flights by two weeks to today, 1 November 2021 after the federal and New South Wales governments confirmed borders will now reopen on that date. Qantas will operate up to five return... more
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