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
Cargolux returns to Santiago de Chile
Cargolux Airlines returned to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing on 14 June. The weekly Santiago connection forms part of a South American routing that includes four other destinations in the area. The flight rotation is Luxembourg-Viracopos-Santiago... more
Big Gecas order for small converted Boeing freighters
GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, signed an agreement with Boeing at the Paris Air Show exercising ten purchase rights to firm orders and adding 15 more purchase rights for the B737-800 Boeing Converted... more
Fleet upgrade to improve intermodal services across USA
Roadrunner Intermodal Services in the USA has acquired over 60 new tractors for operations at U.S. ports and railway hubs. According to the company, the new equipment will help to increase safety, reduce breakdowns, improve fuel efficiency, provide a better driving experience... more
Bolloré Logistics teams up with J2 and Groupe Robert
Bolloré Logistics Canada has signed an agreement to form a consortium with J2 Procurement Management and Groupe Robert, which provides cargo handling, transport and warehousing services. The partnership between Bolloré and the companies specialising in the aeronautics and... more
New heads for Tiaca
Steven Polmans, director cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport Company will become chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca), and Sanjeev Gadhia, founder and CEO of Astral Aviation, will take on the vice-chairman role from July. Polmans, who joined the... more
Three executives to receive annual Aotos award
The United Seamen’s Service (USS) 2019 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards (Aotos) will be presented to James Given, president of the Seafarers International Union of Canada, Anil Mathur, president and CEO of Alaska Tanker Corp., and Joseph Pyne, chairman of the board of the Kirby... more
US short line railroad refurbishes 37 timber bridges
The Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL) in the USA has concluded USD 2.3 million repair and rehabilitation work on 37 timber bridge structures along its 215 km long line. The US class III railroad is based in the county Oregon and is owned and operated by the Port of Coos Bay. The... more
Davis Refinery finds rail logistics provider
Watco will serve the Davis crude-oil refinery in Belfield, North Dakota (USA) as rail logistics and management services provider. The US refining firm Meridian Energy has signed a letter of intent to this effect with Watco. The transport company is experienced in improving... more