AAPA elects Mario Cordero as its next board chairman 
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has elected Mario Cordero, executive director of California’s Port of Long Beach, to serve as the association’s next chairman of the board. He will assume the AAPA chairmanship from Gary G. Nelson, executive director of... more
Well prepared for pandemoniac 2020
Hapag-Lloyd’s results in 2019 seemed far away, when during a webcast conference CEO Rolf Habben-Janssen explained the Hamburg carrier's outlook on 2020 at this stage: "Although supply chains are under pressure, we expect a decent month in April. An impact of the corona... more
Savino Del Bene secures Italian air cargo export to New York
Today, 23 March 2020, and for the first time in two years, Savino Del Bene is organising a freighter service from Rome to New York for Italian products. "This is our response to the cargo space shortage towards the United States due to passenger flights cancellations, as... more
Colombia’s Regiotram del Norte goes ahead
The consortium “ARCO Bogotá Zipa” (comprising Ardanuy Ingeniería Colombia and Coral Delgado y Asociados) has been chosen to oversee the contract supervision for the planned feasibility studies and designs concerning the freight and passenger railway between Bogotá and Zipaquirá,... more
American Airlines' first full cargo flights since 1984
Unusual times demand unusual measures, as American Airlines confirmed this weekend. For the first time since withdrawing its B747 freighters from service in 1984, the Dallas-Fort Worth-based airline has aircraft in operation that carry only cargo and necessary flight personnel –... more
Two Miami terminals in temporary closure
The ebb of import container volumes to the USA, mainly caused by the shutdown of Chinese ports in February, led two terminals in the port of Miami to close their gates for a limited period of time. While the South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) gate kept its gates closed... more
Dachser builds another transatlantic air bridge
Responding to the supply chain disruption brought on by Covid-19, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is introducing the latest addition to its charter flight rotation with a direct Chicago-Frankfurt-Chicago route. The service is starting today, 20 March 2020. Timo Stroh, head... more
Ports keep up services
The major ports worldwide are up and running in order to keep supply chains up. With Chinese ports returning to normal, US American ports being exempted from public bans, the notices of European ports spreading the news keep flowing in. Pars pro toto, just like Antwerp,... more
Delta Cargo launches charter ops on PAX aircraft
Responding to Delta corporate customers who have told the carrier that they need help transporting cargo during these times of uncertainty and change, Delta Cargo is launching charter operations to provide the safe and reliable transportation of goods around the globe. VP... more
US class I receives grant for safety upgrade
BNSF Railway has received a USD 11,752 grant funding by the Washington state utilities and transportation commission for safety upgrades at the railroad overcrossing near Offut Lake in Thurston County. The US class I railway owns the track. The grant will help fund upgrades... more