Long Beach's outlook "cautiously optimistic" 
Long Beach city council recently approved the USD 650 million yearly budget for the port. For the next fiscal year, the port plans to invest USD 379 million, or 58% of the total budget, in capital projects to construct and renovate port facilities. The budget for fiscal year... more
CBP identifies stowaways from Thailand
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Cincinnati were inspecting large bags of dried chili peppers imported from Thailand in April (the news was only made public last week), when they noticed something strange.The specialists took a closer look, and... more
Colombian businesses bloom again
Latam Cargo Group has increased its frequencies from Colombia to the USA in order to satisfy its clients’ needs in that market, going from 14 to 17 weekly freighter frequencies from Bogota to Miami. This destination is also reached through the five weekly frequencies... more
UPS adds two more members to board of directors
UPS has elected Eva Boratto, CFO and executive vice president of CVS Health and Wayne Hewett, former CEO of Klöckner Pentaplast Group and Arysta LifeScience Corporation, to the UPS board of directors, effective immediately. “UPS has a robust process in place to identify and... more
Iumi's marine market trends
The International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) recently presented its analysis of the latest marine insurance market trends for 2019. Marine underwriting premiums for 2019 were estimated to be USD 28.7 billion, which represents a 0.9% reduction from 2018. The global... more
Stengg and the power of the small aircraft
The Singapore-based MRO ST Engineering (Stengg) redelivered the world’s first A321 converted freighter to launch customer, Vallair. The first in its size category to offer containerised loading in both the main and lower decks (14 main-deck positions can handle up to 27... more
Largest cargo volume increase in a decade in the USA
US airlines carried almost 13% more cargo by weight in July 2020 (preliminary) than in July 2019, the largest year-on-year increase since 2010.The rise was fuelled by a gain of 15.8% in domestic cargo, while the 4.5% rise in international cargo was the first annual gain since... more
A. Duie Pyle expands its facilities
A. Duie Pyle, a provider of asset and non-asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions in Pennsylvania (USA), has opened its highly anticipated integrated logistics centre near Hagerstown MD. The company also plans to expand its warehouse capacity with the addition of a... more
Industrial imports via Tec Plata terminal
To consolidate its position as an alternative to the port of Buenos Aires, the container terminal of Tec Plata (ICTSI Argentina) started handling imports for the logistics hub Buenos Aires La Plata Free Zone (BAZFLP). In July last year, Tec Plata signed a cargo-handling... more
Connecting three continents with one service
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight forwarder of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has launched an airfreight charter connecting the Asia-Pacific region to Europe and the USA, to meet demand from customers in the technology, manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare sectors.Managed by... more