UPS invests in electric delivery vehicles 
UPS reports that its venture capital arm, UPS Ventures, has completed a minority investment in Arrival, which makes electric vehicle (EV) platforms and purpose-built vehicles that offer a highly competitive value proposition when compared to both traditional internal combustion... more
US class I railway invests in core network
BNSF Railway intends to spend USD 3.4 billion on capital expenditures in 2020. Similar to last year’s USD 3.9 billion plan, the major part of the strategy will be to replace and maintain BNSF’s core network and related assets. Here, the funds will be used primarily for... more
Etihad Cargo extends handling framework
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has renewed its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). The three-year framework extension will see WFS continue to provide the flag carrier of the UAE with warehouse... more
Parcels for Gollog's 19th birthday
To celebrate its 19th birthday on 30 January 2020, Gollog, the cargo division of the Brazilian low-cost airline GOL Linhas Aéreas, changed its logo and gave its customers a present: the new delivery service called “Chegol”, ("chegou" means "arrive" in... more
New rail-served facilities generate 62,300 carloads
In 2019, US class I railroad Norfolk Southern developed 54 new and expanded 23 rail-served facilities, investing nearly USD 2 billion in these commercial projects, which will create 1,160 jobs and 62,300 carloads of more rail traffic per annum for Norfolk Southern. Among the... more
Looking forward to new terminal in South Carolina Ports
The new Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal, which prepares to open in March 2021, is taking shape along the Cooper River at South Carolina Ports. More than 300 people — contractors, port employees, elected leaders and community members — cheered as a steel beam and tree were... more
Four airlines launch trans-Atlantic cargo JV
Air France-KLM Cargo, Delta Air Lines Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo are launching their expanded trans-Atlantic joint venture. The new partnership, which now incorporates the British carrier, represents 23% of total trans-Atlantic cargo capacity (+600,000 t annually) and... more
Telemetry increases road safety for CN’s trucks
CNTL, the road transportation subsidiary of Canadian National Railways (CN), has selected ISAAC’s instruments’ telemetry solution to optimise CN’s road safety efforts on its fleet of more than 1,000 trucks. With the delivery and installation of the devices in all trucks in... more
AEI: another conversion for Airwork
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract with Airwork to provide the New Zealand-based company with an additional B737-400SF freighter conversion. The aircraft represents the 12th AEI B737-400SF freighter conversion for Airwork. All modification touch labour and... more
PTC in operation across 98% of required Class 1 routes
In the USA, positive train control (PTC) is now in operation across the vast majority – 98.5% – of the required Class I route km according to newly data from the association of American railroads (AAR). The USA’s largest railroads had the technology now in operation across... more