Latam Cargo gives wings to Brazilian bears 
As the latest project of a partnership initiated in 2009 between Latam Cargo Brazil and the institute of environment and renewable natural resources, the airline recently transported two bears from Fortaleza to São Paulo in Brazil. The animals travelled in specially designed... more
China Airlines finalises B777F order
Taiwan-based China Airlines has finalised its agreement with Boeing to order six 777 Freighters to modernise its cargo fleet. The carrier, which currently operates one of the world's largest B747F fleets consisting of 18 units, plans to transition to the largest and longest... more
UPS expands service portfolio
UPS has recently integrated and expanded its zone solutions product within its customs brokerage, warehousing, logistics and transportation business. The addition gives UPS a portfolio of foreign trade zone (FTZ) consulting, management and fulfilment services. UPS has also... more
RTS gives Air Canada Cargo a helping hand
Air Canada Cargo has completed the implementation of the revenue planning and sales budgeting solution "Foresight" which considers schedules, capacity, demand, routes, equipment characteristics and shipment characteristics to find the value of schedules and set annual... more
Extended intermodal partnerships in Canada
Canadian National Railways (CN) has renewed two of its intermodal agreements with two big shipping companies. The first one is Evergreen Line, which will continue its long-standing relationship of 27 years with CN and has signed a new contract with the railway. Under the new... more
Seafreight and Innocentive form partnership
In the USA, New Jersey-headquartered Seafreight Labs, a software specialist for the sea freight industry, and Massachusetts-based Innocentive, a player in crowd-sourced innovation, have agreed on a strategic partnership to deliver joint crowd-solving services to the sea freight... more
Atlas Air Worldwide invests in New York
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced the renewal and extension of its corporate headquarters lease in Purchase (NY, USA). Atlas’ plans include adding 100 to the currently 568 jobs and enhancing headquarters offices to accommodate its growing employee base and strategic... more
United Cargo returns to India
After reviewing and re-evaluating plans based on the reopening of Pakistani airspace, United resumes daily nonstop service from New York/Newark (USA) to Delhi and Mumbai (India) from today, 6 September 2019. United is the only US airline offering nonstop service to BOM and... more
Laurels for OPC as a working place
An award was recently given to Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of the Philippines-headquartered terminal and port operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). The affiliate was recognised as among the most attractive companies to... more
Trade tensions weigh heavily on air freight business
Iata's data for global air freight markets are showing that demand, measured in ftk, contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Global trade volumes are 1.4% lower... more