Another quarterly dividend and B767 freighter 
The board of directors of Cargojet, a Canadian provider of time sensitive premium overnight air cargo services, has declared a cash dividend of CAD 0.2340 (USD 0.17976) per common voting share and variable voting share for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2020.... more
"Big Brown" works with "Bikini" carrier
Vietjet, a private Vietnamese carrier whose female flight attendants are known for posing on calendars, and UPS have entered an agreement which they call "historic". It provides Vietjet with access to the integrator's global network via UPS’s "browntails"... more
New standards for containers
BIC (Bureau International des Containers) and DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) have accomplished a standardisation of codes used to identify facilities such as depots, container yards, M&R vendors and other supply chain container facilities. The... more
Level brings IAG's cargo to Latin America
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) and its sister airline Level, have announced a return to regular services from Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile. Level's services were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but will now resume... more
Daniel Bean honoured
Jax Chamber has elected Jaxport board secretary and retired US Navy Captain Daniel K. Bean (Photo) as the recipient of the 7th annual RDML Kevin F. Delaney Hall of Fame award in recognition for his significant contributions to the Jacksonville community as veteran. Bean... more
Inaction risks wave of bankruptcies
New research of the International Road Union (IRU) reveals the continuing catastrophic impact of Covid-19 on the commercial road transport industry, with a very high default and insolvency risk across the sector worldwide. Ranked on a risk scale from one to ten, all regions... more
Upward trend in hinterland traffic confirmed
Good news from the international association of ports and harbours WPSP Covid-19 task which has released its fourteenth report since April and the initial global outbreak of Covid-19, based on the data of 73 world ports. The most significant result of the survey is the... more
One month to go for MAP candidates
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will accept applications from airport sponsors through 17 December 2020, under the fiscal year 2021 military airport programme (MAP). The MAP, for which the FAA has funded approximately USD 753 million since 1991, provides funding... more
Livestock ex St Louis
St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) has added livestock as a new type of air cargo. Last week, approximately 200 breeding pigs departed STL for São Paulo VCP. The pigs left the airport aboard an Atlas Air B747-400F. STL director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said that... more
Transplace picks Palo
Transplace, a Dallas, TX-based provider of logistics technology and services, has appointed new chief marketing officer Carmen Palo. She will enhance integrated communications strategies to extend Transplace’s reach and better serve its diverse clients of globally recognised... more