Lufthansa Cargo's pharma facilities in Munich and Chicago 
While most of the pharmaceutical shipments carried by Lufthansa Cargo are handled at its "Lufthansa Cargo Pharma Hub Frankfurt", which was last extended by around two-thirds to 8,000 sqm in 2018, a similar facility has now been opened at Munich airport. After a... more
Freighter version of largest Cessna begins tests
Ten days ago, on 11 August 2020, Textron Aviation performed the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1). The milestone flight for the high-wing, large utility aircraft comes just two-and-a-half months after the prototype Cessna SkyCourier first... more
Dachser USA secures transatlantic capacity
In response to ongoing demand for increased air freight capacity between Europe and the USA, Dachser USA has launched a new dedicated weekly Frankfurt-Chicago-Frankfurt B747-400F service. Andy Frommenwiler, VP, air freight, Dachser USA: "Our customers called upon us to... more
Horizon North: co-CEO Rod Graham resigns
Rod Graham has handed in his resignation as co-CEO and president modular solutions of Horizon North Logistics. He will continue to work with the corporation for a period of up to 90 days to ensure the smooth transition of his responsibilities. Graham will remain as... more
Flying contraband in and out of Mexico
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Dallas/Fort Worth port of entry seized a shipment of counterfeit footwear including several pairs of limited edition basketball shoes that retailers sell for USD 2,000 per pair. The shipment consisting of 60... more
New board of directors for Ascent
Ascent Global Logistics has formed a new board of directors, which now includes independent directors Cordia Harrington, founder and CEO of The Bakery Cos., and Jim Van Leenan, former CEO of Flash Global Logistics and USPack Logistics. Additionally, Christopher L. Doerr has... more
Argentineans return
Today, 20 August 2020, Aerolíneas Argentinas resumes flights to New York after five months. The second flight scheduled since operations were temporarily suspended in mid-March will take off next Thursday, 27 August. Meanwhile, Aerolíneas Cargo, the freight arm of... more
A&R Logistics acquires L.T. Harnett
A&R Logistics, an American provider of supply chain services for the chemical industry, has taken over L.T. Harnett (LTH), which supplies bulk liquid transportation and logistics services to the chemical industry. Following A&R's acquisition of First Choice Logistics... more
Port access gained with rail take-over
Canadian Pacific (CP) has launched its international intermodal service through the port of Saint John, N.B. The inaugural train carried containers from the Hapag-Lloyd vessel Detroit Express bound for intermodal terminals on the CP network in Canada and the USA. The rail... more
POLB's peak in July
The rebound in US container traffic has reached the West Coast. In the Californian Port of Long Beach, the month of July marked the peak of box throughput in the port's 109-year history. Terminals handled more than 753,000 teu, thus breaking a record established in June 2018... more