Improving traffic in Peruvian port 
In the port of Callao in Peru, the country’s main harbour and one of Latin America’s most important ports, dense fog and haze are a consistent challenge for port operations. The Dirección de Contrataciones del Material (Dircomat) of the Peruvian maritime authority placed an... more
In-house assets to secure cargo demand into North America
Following the US travel ban on European countries, the cargo industry has seen a sharp decrease in aircraft capacity from Europe to the USA. Commodities that would have typically travelled as belly freight have now entered the ad-hoc cargo market, further tipping the balance of... more
Latam Cargo adapts operations
Working to offer its clients more capacity and satisfy their needs given the constantly changing scenario caused by Covid-19's effects, Latam Cargo has managed to mitigate the current difficulties through its eleven B767-300 freighter aircraft, which make the group the cargo... more
AEI to convert for Pacific carrier
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) from Miami (FL, USA) has entered an agreement to provide Nauru Airlines with a 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion. The flag carrier airline of the Republic of Nauru which has its operational basis in Brisbane, Australia, will use... more
Menzies Aviation appoints new CFO Americas
The aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has announced that Jennifer Gourley will join its Americas Leadership team as CFO. Gourley will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth (TX, USA) and report to John Redmond, executive vice president, Americas. She will oversee the... more
Volume backlash already in February
Seasonally adjusted, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to the lowest value in its history in February, dropping 10.9 points to 102.5. In contrast, the... more
Geodis expands air and rail capacities
Geodis is responding to the capacity bottlenecks caused by Covid-19 with a comprehensive expansion of its existing services. For instance, the company will provide new charter flights between Europe, Asia, USA and Latin America as well as alternative transport options per rail.... more
The Moody blues about the storm ahead
The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultant Sea-Intelligence and the global ratings agency Moody’s see gloomy times ahead for the industry. "The worst is yet to come," Sea-intelligence said, pointing at the estimated decline of 17 million teu this year on a... more
Fake handbags and Covid-19 test kits intercepted
US customs and border Protection (CBP) officers seized a shipment of 32 counterfeit designer brand handbags on 10 March 2020 that arrived in Philadelphia in an express delivery parcel from Turkey. This is the second significant shipment of this kind recently seized at PHL... more
Sleipnir rides into the Netherlands
The world’s largest crane vessel – which was put into operation by Heerema in July 2019 – has arrived in the Canlandkanaal in the Netherlands after completing a successful project in Trinidad. Before that, the crane vessel had already been deployed in Brazilian and Israeli... more