Rio de Janeiro by blocktrain 
ICTSI has followed up its takeover of a terminal near the city of Barra Mansa by establishing a rail subsidiary of its own to handle railfreight options. more
USA: big merger in road haulage sector 
Knight-Swift Transportation has acquired 100% of Dothan (Alabama)-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier AAA Cooper Transportation and an affiliated entity for the price of USD 1.35 billion. AAA Cooper will continue to operate independently, while benefitting from the many... more
Geneva and Vienna calling
This July, Air Canada Cargo will add several new destinations to its timetable, returning not only to Lisbon and Rome, but also to Vienna and Geneva. Starting 21 July, three flights per week will be operated between Toronto and the Austrian capital. The following day will see... more
NYNJ continues recovery
Cargo flows at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s facilities showed further signs of recovery in June 2021. While hinterland traffic via bridges and tunnel nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, the seaport set another monthly cargo record with May 2021 being the... more
Battling Covid-19 in Latin America
Latam has distributed over 50 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, which is equivalent to 40% of the doses administered in the region and 2% of the doses worldwide. The special cargo was distributed free of charge within the framework of Latam... more
Chemical logistics company replaces CEO
A&R Logistics, a provider of US supply chain services to the chemical industry based in Houston, has named president Chris Ball (photo) CEO. Ball was promoted as part of a leadership transition plan that the outgoing CEO, Mark Holden, who joined A&R as president and CEO... more
Swissport opens new US station
With the handling of Aeromexico flight AM 2686, arriving from Mexico City (MEX) last Thursday, 1 July 2021, Swissport is now offering airport ground services at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), thus increasing its US network to 44 airports in 25 states. The... more
All-clear signal in Yantian?
Congestion in Yantian and the neighbouring ports seems to be easing, according to Chicago-headquartered logistics software provider Four Kites. The company sees evidence for an improvement in the continuous decline of dwell times across pickup and discharge categories. After... more
New CFO to land at Boeing
Boeing has named Brian West as EVP and CFO. Effective 27 August, he will lead all aspects of Boeing's financial strategy, performance, reporting and long-range business planning, as well as IR, treasury, controller and audit operations. West will also oversee the company's... more
More multi-mission aircraft for Paraguay
Textron Aviation has delivered two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan EX to the Paraguayan Air Force. The turboprop aircraft are expected to enter service in the Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya (FAP) during the second half of 2021 and join three other aircraft of this type currently in... more