ICTSI: volumes up in Q1/2020 
The outbreak of the pandemic also affected the results of Q1/2020 of terminal and port operator ICTSI. Enrique K. Razon Jr., ICTSI chairman and president, spoke of "devastating effects on our societies" and a necessary "significant amount of combined effort from... more
Jeff Dudzik to lead carrier management
Ratelinx has recently appointed Jeff Dudzik to the role of global VP of carrier management. Dudzik previously spent over five years at Rockwell Automation as global transportation and warehouse manager. In his new position, he will lead the team in building carrier... more
Flying ghosts before making mothers happy
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agricultural specialists inspected the first of several "ghost flights", a planned air route that commercial airlines continue to fly regardless of having few or no passengers, destined for Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin... more
A trio dancing Charleston
In order to provide container terminal and stevedoring services in the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, the three service providers Marine Terminals Corporation – East (Ports America), Ceres Marine Terminals (Ceres), and SSA Atlantic (SSA) have come together to form a joint... more
Double switch in the Port of New York
Maersk and its affiliate Hamburg Süd will definitely be changing their terminals in New York. The companies are moving from Global Container Terminal (GCT) on Staten Island, New York, to APM Terminals (APMT) in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey. GTC, which operates two Canadian and... more
Two different paths for Virgins
Virgin Atlantic will operate over 90 cargo-only flights per week this month as it helps customers reopen vital trade lanes connecting the UK with global markets. The airline will also operate cargo-only flights through Dublin for the first time, enabling Ireland's medical... more
First run of Evergreen's new CAJ service
Evergreen Line has launched a new weekly container service between Central America, the Caribbean and ports on the US East Coast. Three vessels are deployed in the loop. The ports in the rotation will include Manzanillo and Colon-Coco Solo in Panama, Kingston in Jamaica,... more
Nearly 300 US short line rail operated injury-free
The US short line industry is continuing to make significant strides towards zero injuries. Now, not less than 295 member railroads will be recognised for exemplary safety performance in 2019, receiving Jake awards and Jake awards with distinction from the American Short Line... more
Short, medium and very long cargo options
Jazz Aviation and Air Canada will begin operating the recently approved Dash 8-400 "Simplified Package Freighter" developed by De Havilland Canada under the Air Canada Express banner. These reconfigured aircraft will carry a total of 8.1 t of cargo in the PAX cabin and... more
February 2020 already gloomy, says Drewry
British maritime consultancy Drewry reports that its global container port throughput index fell to 108 points in February 2020, 15.6% down month on month and 4.4% down year on year. The index plunged 20 points, which is the largest fall in a single month since the launch of... more