Canadian rail’s environmental leadership recognised 
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has honoured two of Canada’s largest rail operators with its environment awards for 2019. Canadian National Railways (CN) won in the class 1 freight category for its innovative and first-of-a-kind pilot project to repurpose retired... more
Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic enhanced
The Caucedo terminal in the Dominican Republic has ordered 38 Ottawa T2 terminal tractors. The terminal, run by DP World, also has a free zone at its disposal. It is located in Punta Caucedo, 25 km from Santo Domingo, which is the political and commercial capital of the... more
Data to make aviation sustainable
Boeing and Etihad Airways have announced that one of the UAE's flag carrier's B787 Dreamliners will become a "Greenliner", serving as a flying laboratory for testing procedures and initiatives that could further reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. Also in... more
Lineage Logistics acquires Emergent Cold
Lineage Logistics, a large provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, has announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Emergent Cold. This acquisition strengthens the company’s leading port presence in the United States and signifies its entry... more
Japanese forwarder to launch unified IT platform
Yusen Logistics, which based in Japan, will introduce a new unified supply chain management IT platform on 2 December 2019. The new system provides real-time tracking and advanced supply chain management within a modular architecture. This is part of the company's digital... more
Turkish Cargo keeps braving the trend
According to the September data of WACD, an international air cargo information provider, the global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo, as the only carrier of the top ten airlines, grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8% in a sector where the global air cargo... more
CSafe announces "new era for passive packaging"
CSafe Global, a provider of both active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the transport of life-enhancing biopharmaceuticals, is launching its new "AcuTemp Plus Series". With vacuum insulated panels (VIP) and single temperature phase change... more
New military transport aircraft
Boeing (49%) and Embraer (51%) have announced the joint venture Boeing Embraer – Defence to develop new markets for the C-390 millennium multi-mission airlift and air mobility aircraft that can perform cargo transport (seven 463L pallets) and airdrop and humanitarian missions.... more
New head for Crane Worldwide in New York
Eric Brandt joins Crane Worldwide Logistics in New York to lead the future sales growth of the company in the east region, USA. Brandt has worked in the logistics industry for almost 20 years and has significant experience in freight forwarding, contract logistics solutions as... more
New TOS operational in the port of Baltimore
A new terminal operating system (TOS), introduced by Ports America Chesapeake (PAC), was recently launched at the port of Baltimore’s Seagirt and Dundalk marine terminals. The new Navis N4 system is the first time the port has utilised a single platform for all cargo handled at... more