Fourkites optimises ETA visibility 
Chicago-based real-time supply chain visibility platform Fourkites has introduced "dynamic ETA for air". The company’s latest AI-powered innovation enables to track air freight with highly accurate and automated estimated times of arrival (ETAs). This visibility... more
Lesley Simmonds to lead business development
Global provider of solutions Grey Orange as appointed Lesley Simmonds as its new vice president of global business development and alliances. She will lead the company’s global growth strategy and spearhead the expansion of the company’s alliance ecosystem. Joining from... more
First cargo investments at JFK in two decades
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Panynj), which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has signed a long-term ground lease agreement with Aeroterm for the development of a USD 145 million, 32,500 sqm cargo facility. The first new cargo facility built... more
Dedicated warehouse in Santiago de Chile
Bolloré Logistics Chile recently inaugurated its new logistics distribution facility at the "Bodenor Flex Centre" in the Enea industrial park (Pudahuel community) in Santiago de Chile, 5 km from Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport. This new 8,000 sqm... more
More maindeck services from Canada
Calgary-based Westjet is launching a new dedicated cargo service, today, 28 June 2021, using B737-800 converted freighters, as dedicated aircraft, to fulfil the larger-scale needs of Canadian businesses, freight forwarders, shippers and individual customers. The first of these... more
New LCL service between Mexico and Brazil
Dachser Mexico has launched a new weekly maritime link for less-than-container load (LCL) services, running service between the port of Altamira, Mexico and the port of Santos, Brazil. This route is a viable undertaking, since, according to Trend Economy, exports from Mexico... more
North America as an import region 
The fact that container flows in North America have increased considerably cannot compensate for the increasingly low pairing of transports. On the contrary – according to the latest figures from CTS, exports from the USA and Canada fell by 7% in the first quarter of 2021, and... more
How double sailings intensify port congestion
Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea Intelligence recently analysed the impact of double sailings in the booming deep sea container shipping market. This is when two or more vessels sail in the same week on the same service string. What happens is that both the ports of... more
Almost USD 600 million for new heavy-lift helis
US Special Operations Command awarded Boeing a USD 599 million foreign military sales contract approved by the US state department to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters to the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF). These upgraded H-47 give the RAF fleet more versatility to... more
Record month for port of Virginia
In May the US east coast port of Virginia, whose activities centre on Hampton Roads harbour, set a new record for a single month when it handled almost 315,000 teu, a 56% rise that saw it surpass the previous record by almost 30,000 teu. A call from the 16,000 teu ‘CMA CGM... more