Tapping into the potential of Prague 
The Atlanta-based US infrastructure investment firm Ventus, which was founded last year and which focuses on Europe and North America, and the Singaporean company Sky Logistica have acquired Skyport. The central European air cargo infrastructure company is the leading cargo... more
Latam Cargo continues solidarity efforts
Latam Airlines Group will continue to transport vaccines at no cost in the countries where it operates in 2021, thus carrying on with a measure it first introduced after the arrival of the first shipments of vaccines to the region in December 2020. To date its ‘Solidarity Plane’... more
Treats that contravene regulations
On 14 April US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists working at Dallas Fort Worth airport intercepted a shipment of prohibited and restricted treats for pets that was manifested as men’s sweaters. The shipment didn’t contain any clothes, but... more
Rebranding in Brazil
International project logistics management company Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), which is headquartered in UK, has renamed transport and logistics provider NPT Brasil (NPT). Part of the TGP Group since 2018, NPT will adopt the parent brand TGP. From now on, it will... more
Finally a new order for Boeing
Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its international network with an order for five B777F. The deal with Boeing marks the first purchase of the long-range, high capacity twin-engine freighter in the Caspian region and Central Asia. Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group... more
Fleet Advantage restructures management
Fort Lauderdale (FL)-based Fleet Advantage, a major innovator in fleet data analytics, fleet financing solutions and fleet life cycle cost management (LCCM), has announced several promotions within its organisation. Bill Ten Eyck, who has over 38 years of experience in... more
Q1/2021 in NWAC ports exceptionally strong
Maritime consultant Sea-Intelligence from Copenhagen has analysed volume developments in North America’s largest ports on the West Coast in Q1/2021. All growth rates were exceptionally strong in comparison to the same period last year. Laden imports, empty exports, and total... more
Air Canada and WFS against Covid-19
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Air Canada are working closely with the Canadian government to transport vial caps for doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to support the country’s immunisation programme. Since December 2020, thousands of innovative plastic "RayDyLyo vial... more
Dutch trade association mandates Paycargo
Payment platform Paycargo, which processed USD 4 billion in transactions for logistics firms last year, has teamed up with Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) to help simplify the payment and collection of the association’s membership and delegate transactions. The trade association... more
Strong environment for K+N
Q1/2021 brought large profits for Kuehne + Nagel. Net turnover (CHF 6 billion), ebit (CHF 431 million) and a CHF 318 million profit in this quarter were all significantly above the levels of Q1/2020. The positive turnaround, which had already begun in the second half of 2020,... more