Emirates paves way for Peru maindeck service 
At the beginning of this month, 50 Peruvian companies travelled to the Expo Peru Dubai in the UAE and established important contacts. Now, the impending launch of a freight service between Dubai and Lima has been announced. Edgar Vásquez Vela, Peru’s minister for foreign trade... more
Intermodal terminal in Iowa creates new hub in Midwest USA
Valor Victoria, Iowa Northern Railway (IANR), Watco and Union Pacific (UP) will launch an internationally focused intermodal service through the newly-developed Butler intermodal terminal in Shell Rock, Iowa (USA) in December 2019. The service provides an alternative to... more
BNSF names ARZC ‘Short line of the year’
The US class I railway enterprise BNSF has named Arizona & California Railroad (ARZC) as its 2019 ‘Short line of the year’ during its annual short-line conference. ARZC runs a 330-km line between Matthie AZ and Cadiz CA and handles 20,000 units of overhead traffic annually.... more
Legal immigrants from Latin America to the USA
Three Bengal tigers arrived at Miami airport in the USA yesterday, 25 November 2019, before completing the final leg of their journey by road to their forever home Big Cat Rescue in Tampa (FL). After banning the use of animals in circuses in 2017, the government of Guatemala... more
Shortline railroad changes ownership
Canadian Pacific (CP) will acquire the Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors (FTAI). CMQ owns 774 km of rail lines primarily in Quebec (Canada) and Maine (USA). The end-to-end transaction will provide CP customers... more
B&H Worldwide picks general manager for the Americas
To further strengthen its international senior management team, B&H Worldwide has appointed Michael Pearson to the newly created position of general manager – Americas. Based from the company’s Los Angeles office, he is tasked with developing the Americas market for B&H... more
Jaxport welcomes experienced foreign trade zone expert
The Jacksonville port authority (Jaxport) reports that experienced foreign trade zone expert Deborah Lofberg has joined the commercial team as foreign trade zone manager. In this position, Lofberg is in charge of Jaxport’s foreign trade zone No. 64, serving existing customers... more
LM-100J gains FAA type certificate update
The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter, the modernised version of the Lockheed Martin L-100 freighter (Lockheed Model 382), received its type design update certification from the federal aviation administration (FAA) on 15 November 2019. Rod McLean, VP and general... more
Ghana to re-launch national airline
The Republic of Ghana intends to re-launch an airline starting with aircraft built in North America. During this week's Dubai Air Show in UAE, aviation minister Joseph Kofi Adda says that the carrier, to be based in Accra, would establish the capital city as a strategic hub that... more
Pro Glove strengthens presence in the USA
Pro Glove, a provider of industrial wearables, is continuing its internationalisation strategy and has appointed Tracy Hansen as the new head of marketing for its US branch in Chicago. In addition to the global CMO role (chief marketing officer), Hansel will also be in charge of... more