Breaking the wave in Californian ports 
Due to unprecedented pre-Lunar New Year inbound volumes, a combination of increased consumer spending, holiday shipments and replenishment of warehouse inventories, the US-American ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are experiencing a period of congestion. While the Port of... more
ACS adds know-how to New York team
Air Charter Service has appointed Chris Fisher as business development director in the USA. Fisher brings with him 30 years of experience in the aviation industry - beginning in the US Navy before assuming an operations management role at a large freight forwarder. He has also... more
CMA CGM pursues air cargo plans
It is not just the integrators. The carrier CMA CGM is also working hard on setting up its own air cargo business. According to news from the trade journal "aerotelegraph", the shipping company is currently negotiating with Qatar airways about the acquisition of two... more
Qatar Airways loves Seattle
Qatar Airways Cargo has taken delivery of three Boeing 777 freighters in Everett, near Seattle, marking Boeing’s 200th delivery of the B777F. With the arrival of the freighter trio, Qatar Airways Cargo now operates 24 of this airplane model along with two B747-8F. Qatar... more
Container flows back on track
According to the current flash estimate, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed a slight, seasonally adjusted decrease in November from 121.6 (corrected) to 121. The... more
Flourishing counterfeit shipments
As the NFL 2020/2021 season heats up, fraud activities are also on the increase. Over the first week of December, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized 200 counterfeit jerseys determined to have several athletes’ autographs that were unapproved and... more
18,000 tank containers added to fleet
US Railcar leasing company GATX has acquired Trifleet Leasing, the fourth largest global tank container lessor. Headquartered in the Netherlands with offices worldwide, Trifleet owns and manages a fleet of over 18,000 tank containers leased to a diverse customer base in the... more
The Alliance – January sailing schedule
The Alliance, the shipping consortium made up of ONE, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and HMM, has adjusted its sailings in January to meet the needs of the new global shipping situation. Departures in almost every trade are disrupted to a greater or lesser extent; the details are... more
Delivering the first ATR 72-600F
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, has taken delivery of the first purpose-built turboprop regional freighter in its fleet. This follows the company’s 2017 signing of a firm order for 30 aircraft, with the option to purchase 20 more. The aircraft will arrive at Shannon... more
Bringing back a mother goddess
Trafficked abroad back in 1970, a statue of Cybele dated back to the third century A.D. has been returned to its home by Turkish Cargo. The statue of the mother goddess, an ancient Greek symbol and guardian of abundance, was brought to Istanbul from New York on 12 December... more