Nanjing from today but deceleration in October 
Finnair has received permission from Chinese authorities to operate one weekly flight between Helsinki and Nanjing as of today, 11 September 2020. The route will be operated with A350 until 18 October, supporting cargo and passenger travel demand between Europe and China.... more
IAG starts Barcelona - New York service
Today, 11 September 2020, IAG Cargo is resuming the Barcelona - New York route for cargo, in partnership with Iberia's long-haul low-cost subsidiary Level. There will be a weekly A330-200 rotation, providing an important trade and passenger connection between the Americas... more
Analysing ship engines digitally
ABB Turbocharging and Kongsberg Digital have signed a cooperation agreement on data collection and ship engine performance analysis. The companies will work towards a common data infrastructure and accelerate the development of value-added digital applications and services.... more
New PCTC operational
The Naples (Italy)-headquartered Grimaldi Group has enlarged its fleet by adding the new Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) "Grande New Jersey". On 4 September, the group took delivery of the fourth of a series of seven sister ships ordered from the Chinese... more
Latam Cargo ships 110 pharma containers to Brazil
DSV and Latam Cargo have just successfully completed the transport of 110 RKN C-Safe containers with medicines. The cargo, which required maintenance and monitoring throughout the flight with the containers to be kept at 5ºC (while the aircraft maintains its interior... more
ASQS expands in Canada
ASQS, a provider of aviation safety and quality management software solutions, is planning to open a new office in Calgary, Canada. In addition to the corporate headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and a subsidiary in Thailand, the new office in Canada will enable the company to... more
Remote maritime surveys extended
The classification society DNV GL has finished the world's first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The in-water bottom surveys using ROVs were carried out on three separate Wilson ASA-managed vessels, the first having been completed on the... more
CMA CGM on track in Q2/2020
The Marseille (France)-headquartered CMA CGM reported a noticeable decline in volumes in Q2/2020. Boxes carried during the second quarter of 2020 were down to 4.8 million teu (Q2/2019: 5.5 million teu) or 13.3% compared to the second quarter of 2019. Yet the carrier said in... more
Outsize milling machine from Belgium to New York
Chapman Freeborn recently managed a heavy and outsize cargo operation to transport a milling machine from Liege (LGG) to New York JFK. The team worked alongside ASL Belgium Airlines to charter a B747F for the transport. At over 10 m long, 3 m wide and weighing around 28 t,... more
More carriers at the Port of Virginia
New shuttle carriers will be delivered to the Port of Virginia, a deep water port on the US East Coast, to be deployed at the Virginia International Gateway (VIG), which is the port’s second largest terminal and capable of handling the biggest vessels in the Atlantic trade.... more