Transpacific connection - part II 
Global supply chain provider Geodis has launched a weekly full cargo service from Hong Kong to Guadalajara (Mexico). "AirDirect Mexico" has a 22-hour real-time transit to Central America. Operated by chartered B747-400ERF and MD-11F aircraft, it represents a... more
US short line can handle heavier freight cars
North Carolina & Virginia Railroad (NCVA) has upgraded its entire line to handle 143 t railcar loadings. Until now, the railroad’s infrastructure was limited to 135.6 t railcar loadings. In an USD 11.6-million project to achieve the capacity improvement, NCVA installed... more
Further progress in implementing PTC
US class I railways Union Pacific (UP) implemented positive train control (PTC) on 1790 route kilometres in the third quarter of 2019, bringing the required PTC-operated route kilometres to more than 40,877 or 93%. Nearly all Union Pacific trains operating on PTC-mandated... more
Increased capacity to ship manufactured buildings
Bennett Truck Transport in Georgia (USA) has concluded the asset purchase agreement with Road Masters Transport and its open-deck, general freight carrier RoadMasters Power Transport. The Texas-based RoadMasters companies have provided over 41 years of service to shippers of... more
ULCVs take the lead, says Vessels Value
According to information provided by the research and data mining company Vessels Value (VV), the containership market has shown some significant gains across both earnings and values, particularly in the Post Panamax and New Panamax segments. Altogether, the USA-China trade... more
Britons still interested in Europe
British Airways-led International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) and Globalia have announced that definitive transaction agreements have been signed under which IAG’s wholly-owned subsidiary, IB Opco Holding (Iberia), has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of... more
USA: truckload carrier expands its intermodal footprint
The American intermodal logistics provider IMC has acquired Ohio-based TRANSInternational Systems. The family-run intermodal transportation company has nine intermodal freight locations across the USA, including cities like Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Memphis. IMC will... more
Jaxport COO earns industry certification
Jaxport COO Frederick Wong Jr. is one of eight graduates from the USA and Canada to earn the 2019 American association of port authorities’ professional port manager (PPM) certification. Wong is the second Jaxport employee in the port’s history to earn this industry... more
Processing more cars at Philaport
Pennsylvania’s governor Tom Wolf has opened the new Southport Auto Terminal in the port of Philadelphia (USA). The new hub represents an investment of some USD 100 million from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s funding. It is a major part of the USD 300 million port development... more
Eight HEVs help transporting exceptional loads
Italian haulage firm Mantoan Trasporti specialises in difficult transport assignments involving heavy loads such as industrial machinery and railway equipment. The most recent major contract – which will keep Mantoan engaged for the next few years – involves transporting the... more