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
Pacific Harbor Line to test battery locomotive
In the USA, Progress Rail has reached an agreement with Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) to supply its new battery electric locomotive for a demonstration project operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. The new, six-axle locomotive will feature the latest... more
Gameco's first B737-800BCF completed
The Chinese MRO services provider Gameco has announced the completion of the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) at its Guangzhou facility. The conversion was completed on 15 October 2020 and comes roughly four months after Gameco launched its BCF conversion programme... more
Connecting the USA with Europe and India
Delta has launched cargo-only flights between the United States, Europe and India. Shawn Cole, VP – cargo: "Given the travel constraints within Europe, we are strategically adding cargo capacity in Spain, Ireland and Germany to support overall passenger and cargo... more
A new Mexico–Florida shuttle
ZIM is launching a new Mexico–Tampa shuttle service (MTS9) to commence in mid-December, expanding the company's regional network and providing more options for customers in Mexico and the USA. The MTS9 will deploy a 1,000-teu vessel on a weekly, fixed-day schedule between... more
Alitalia to return to South America next month
After suspending these services in March and April this year, Alitalia will resume its weekly scheduled flights to Argentina and Brazil in mid-December. The services from Rome FCO to São Paulo GRU, which are set to begin on 15 December, and those to Buenos Aires, which will... more