Digitalising the timber supply chain 
Timber Ex-change is the new marketplace launched by the timber trade company Centersource. It is designed as a digital toolset for forwarders, sawmills and importers. The digital platform provides users with a common marketplace to streamline every step of the timber supply... more
Vaccine trial flights from Miami to South America
The American Airlines Cargo team is preparing for its critical role in transporting the coronavirus vaccine once approved. In mid-November, American’s cargo operation began conducting trial flights, in conjunction with pharmaceutical and cargo partners, from Miami to South... more
Canadian military gives logistics support
Major-General Dany Fortin (left) and other staff of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the department of national defence, including logistics experts, operational planners, pharmacists, health care administrators, engineers and information technology experts, are assisting... more
CP to serve new grain facility in Minnesota
Riverland, part of the logistics company Ceres Global, has entered into an agreement with the US agricultural cooperative FCGS to form a grain merchandising joint venture to be based in Thief River Falls in Minnesota, USA. The JV will undergo an expansion project designed to... more
CSX to acquire New England’s regional railway
The Florida-based US class I railway has signed a definitive agreement to acquire New England’s Pan Am Railways, whose rail carrier subsidiaries comprise North America’s largest regional railroad. Headquartered in Massachusetts, Pan Am owns and operates a highly integrated,... more
Drewry sees global recovery
The container port throughput index of the London-based maritime consultancy Drewry has seen positive year-on-year growth for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. "Global recovery has finally started," Drewry said in a press release. Though the index... more
Tiaca starts digital ACF with people-focused session
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Cargo Association is organising a wholly digital version of its Air Cargo Forum (ACF) this year and inviting interested persons to register for six sessions scheduled until 10 December, starting with yesterday's (1 December... more
Swiss back in Santiago picking cherries from Chile
On 20 November 2020, a Swiss B777-300ER flight took off from Santiago de Chile. The last time Swiss flew to the Chilean capital was in 2008. In addition, the new flight was also special because of the cargo onboard: cherries. The cherry season in South America lasts from... more
Jason Barry from Alaska to Canada
Air Canada has appointed Jason Berry as its vice-president for cargo activities, with effect from 1 January 2021. He will be based at the carrier's Montreal headquarters and report directly to executive vice-president and CCO Lucie Guillemette, who said that "Jason's... more
Rohe & Liesenfeld Canada joins network
Rohde & Liesenfeld Canada (R&L Canada) recently decided to become a member the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN). The Canadian company was incorporated in 2001 and its offices are located in Calgary and Vancouver. R&L Canada specialises in project freight... more