Groundbreaking in Louisiana 
Stakeholders with golden shovels turned the first ceremonial dirt last week to build an air cargo warehouse at Louisana's Chennault International Airport (CWF). The USD 4 million facility will be the centrepiece of Chennault’s latest effort to provide economic diversity and... more
CIFFA names new director
The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association has appointed Joel MacKay, president and owner of North American 3PL Mactrans Logistics, as new director. MacKay brings thirty years of experience in the Canadian transportation industry, starting on the loading dock... more
Fiata and ICHCA join forces
Fiata (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations) as global representation of freight forwarders and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) have renewed their memorandum of understanding (MoU) and thus reinforced the ties between the... more
NCRR: new rail spur
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is one of several partners named in the recent announcement that Liberty Storage Solutions is expanding its facility in Davie County. The storage shed manufacturer and distributor is building a new manufacturing facility at its... more
Less cargo theft in Brazilian hot spots
Sensitech’s supply change intelligence centre has published its most recent report on cargo theft in Brazil. According to its findings, cargo theft in São Paulo decreased by 1% in Q1/2021 in comparison to Q4/2020, while in Rio de Janeiro, the decline was 3% from Q4/2020. Food... more
Big Gulf carrier inject bellyhold capacity
From today, 1 July 2021, Emirates resumes flights between Dubai and Venice, initially offering three flights a week on the route. The Dubai-based airline will also increase services to Milan from eight to ten weekly flights in July. This will comprise a daily service on the... more
Carbon neutral air cargo
It is an encounter of the third kind: IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, and freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel have completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta - the first ones to be carbon neutral. The key was to secure 1.2... more
Jaxport hits the jackpot in May
In May, Jacksonville Port in Florida (USA), aka Jaxport, set a new record for monthly container volumes. Box movements increased by 37% over the same month in 2020, to more than 128,900 teu in May 2021. Previously the record, set in October 2019, had stood at 123,700 teu. In... more
Big Twin freighter gains further interest
Gecas will exercise three options to firm orders with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to convert an additional three of the lessor’s B777-300ER passenger planes to freighters. This brings Gecas' total commitment since the launch of the "Big Twin programme" to 18... more
Exploring the Antarctic with Astre
European-based logistics network Astre is reaching far south. It is one of the main sponsors of the "Polar Pod" expedition, which will explore the waters at the South Pole from 2024. It is the next project of the well-known French polar explorer Jean-Louis Étienne.... more