Technical support for Mexican cargo carrier 
Signing its first direct contract, Mexico's Mas Air Cargo Airline has chosen Lufthansa Technik's "total component support" offer covering repair and overhaul of components for its B767F fleet. The new contract governs supplies for up to 14 aircraft over a period of... more
Hydrogen for eco-friendly railfreight
Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) will employ Ballard fuel cell modules in CP's pioneering hydrogen locomotive programme. The modules will provide a total of 1.2 megawatts of electricity to power the locomotive. With this initiative, CP will develop North America's first... more
New business development manager
Adrian Conley assumed Holman Logistics’ newly created position of business development manager, South Region, effective 1 December 2020. He is responsible for the development of new businesses opportunities in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and... more
Less congestion on West Coast?
Despite the Port of Long Beach's busiest February so far, the congestion in front of the ports of Los Angeles seems to be easing. Long Beach handled almost 772,000 teu in February, a significant upswing of 43.3% in comparison to the same month in 2020. Imports lead the way... more
River transport links Paraguay with Brazil
Brazil Tec Plata, the Argentine subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, recently welcomed a new service that links the ports in Paraguay to the Port of La Plata, and from there, to the main ports in Brazil. The service, which made its first stopover at the... more
Joint efforts to strengthen Mexican maindeck capacity
ACC Aviation, a global aviation consultancy headquartered in the UK, has transacted a B737-400 from Lithuania's Getjet Airlines to Frontera Flight Holdings, USA. The 1991-built aircraft will be reconfigured from 168-seat passenger fit to dedicated freighter for onward lease... more
Truck stop vaccines for drivers
The National Association of Truck Stop Operators (Natso) in the USA along with a coalition representing trucking fleets and truck drivers in need, have urged the US centres for disease control (CDC) to designate truck stops and travel plazas as mobile vaccination sites to... more
Airoldi rises to top regional position
Fabrizio Airoldi has been appointed managing director of Geodis in Italy. He joined the global logistics services provider as management control manager back in 2006. Holding a degree in business administration, Airoldi began his career in the finance department before... more
MSC plans Sentosa service
MSC has launched a new container shipping link, the Sentosa service, to widen its network between southeast Asia and the US west coast, with a view to improving reliability in the transpacific network at a time when the entire market remains under considerable systemic pressure.... more
Tunisair tries again
After the guest appearance of Olfa Hamdi, a young executive from outside the company, at the helm of Tunisair (see ITJ 11-12/2021, p. 5) was of only short duration, the Tunisian government is once again relying on a manager with in-house experience to take her place. Khaled... more