From candies to Covid-19 vaccines 
Delta Cargo is marking its 75th anniversary this month, tracing its humble beginnings from a shipment of 90 kg of freshly picked mushrooms loaded aboard a DC-3 destined for Atlanta. That first week of operation in 1946, the airline carried a little bit of everything to... more
More Seafrigo in Antwerp
The joint venture that Le Havre-headquartered Seafrigo’s recently launched with Antwerp Cold Stores to form the basis for its new LCL (less-than-container) reefer service between the Belgian city and New York City, is growing. The company has therefore decided to further expand... more
Intercepting ancient artefacts
Exactly one month ago, on 24 July 2021, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville, with the help from officers at the National Targeting Centre, intercepted a shipment containing 13 pieces of ancient artefacts from the 10th century. Arriving from Mexico, the... more
New project for US short line railroad
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is investing in the rehabilitation of rail infrastructure required for operations at a new beverage manufacturing campus to be constructed by Red Bull, Rauch and Ball Corporation. NCRR will invest USD 700 to assist in the... more
British naval airship plans drown in Humber
Exactly 100 years ago, on 24 August 1921, during its fourth trial flight, the R38 (ZR-2) rigid airship, purchased by the US Navy from Britain's Royal Air Force, broke into two parts and fell into the Humber River at Hull, England. The airship with a payload of 46 t, the... more
La Compagnie to carry transatlantic cargo
La Compagnie has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market. The French 100% business class airline has awarded WFS a three-year contract to handle cargo on board its A321LR between Paris Orly and New York EWR which will... more
COO for BDP International
The Philadelphia (PA)-headquartered BDP International (BDP) has appointed Hector J. Gonzalez as its new chief operations officer (COO). He joined BDP in 2015, and most recently served as BDP's managing director - North America operations & projects, oil & gas division.... more
JAS Worldwide targets Nordic countries
Freight forwarding services provider JAS Worldwide, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), is acquiring Greencarrier Freight Services International, the freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management division of Greencarrier Group. The company is headquartered... more
Constraints on jump-seat cargo flights
The Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) welcomes the introduction of legislation (HR 4598) that would require the installation of intrusion-resistant cockpit doors (IRCD) on aircraft used in all-cargo airline operations. The non-governmental aviation safety organisation... more
Uniform consistency all over the globe
The cargo and ground handling employees of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) are getting a new outfit. The new uniform applies to all employees in its North America and Europe, the Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) operations. The roll-out of some 125,000 pieces of... more