Rail facility to reduce CO2 by 18,300 t per year 
The USD 149 million GCT Bayonne ExpressRail facility in Port Jersey (USA) is completed. It supports the port’s cargo growth and has an annual capacity of 250,000 container lifts. GCT Bayonne’s ondock intermodal facility is connected to the two US class I railroad networks... more
Christopher Connor chosen as Aapa's new CEO
The American Association of Port Authorities (Aapa), the unified and recognised voice of seaports in the Americas, has unanimously chosen Christopher J. Connor as the association’s next president and CEO. Connor, the former Global CEO of Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics, will... more
DAE helps ABC launch new widebody freighters
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's (DAE) leasing division DAE Capital and Moscow-based, Volga Dnepr-owned cargo airline Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) have entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with PDP financing for three factory new B777F aircraft, the first of this type... more
B737-800BCF flying high over Paris and Europe
During last week's Paris Air Show, ASL Aviation Holdings, which provides network solutions for express freight integrators (2018: 357,000 t), and Boeing signed a MoU for 20 737-800 Boeing converted freighters (BCF), bringing the next-generation 737-800 freighter conversion to... more
First US carrier to use Skycell containers
United Cargo will enhance its Tempcontrol service by becoming the first US carrier to lease and transport the temperature-sensitive containers manufactured by Skycell. Each container of the Swiss-based company is equipped with IoT sensors that connect to Skycell's... more
US haulier deploys Globe Tracker's IoT devices
Southwest Dedicated Transport, a motor carrier from Oklahoma (USA), has selected Globe Tracker, a provider in IoT tracking and monitoring solutions for logistics assets, to outfit its refrigerated trailer fleet with IoT devices that track and monitor cargo conditions. The GT... more
Five new B777F on three new routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced a significant new order for five Boeing 777 freighters. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker (left, together with Kevin McAllister, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes), also revealed three new... more
Improving access to truck-to-rail transload in Illinois
The city of Peru in Illinois (USA) and Omnitrax will receive a USD 6,081 million grant for extensive track work on the transport company-managed Illinois Railway (IR). It will improve crossing surfaces and install 40 km of 50 kg rail, 20,000 ties and seven switch sets, and... more
Amazon targets fleet of 70 aircraft by 2021
At the International Paris Air Show this week, Amazon announced a partnership with GE Capital Aviation Services to lease an additional fifteen B737-800 freighters. These units will be added to the five B737-800's already leased from Gecas. They will fly in the USA out of the... more
Phillip Brown joins SAL Heavy Lift in USA
SAL Heavy Lift and their American subsidiary have appointed Phillip Brown as vice president – projects to head the Houston based sales Team as from 1 July 2019. With his extensive knowledge of the U.S. project transport segment, Brown will add considerable strength to SAL’s... more