EFW registers its first A321P2F in South America 
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions and a joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has received the validation of its supplement type certification (V-STC) for its A321 P2F conversion programme by Brazil’s... more
Supporting Air Serbia's great leaps
In October, Globe Air Cargo became the exclusive representative of Air Serbia’s cargo services in the USA, boosting its presence in this key market. The ECS Group member will manage sales and marketing for 60 t of weekly freight capacity on five A330 flights from the airline's... more
Menzies strengthens leadership in the Americas
Menzies Aviation, a service provider for airports and airlines worldwide, has made a series of senior appointments in the Americas region. The company has promoted Oliver Ashton to the position of senior vice president, cargo Americas, while Chris Dohne has been appointed... more
10 million teu capacity for Charleston Harbour
In her third state of the port address, South Carolina Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin highlighted the port's strategic investments in infrastructure to meet growing demand in the Southeast US market. With USD 3 billion invested, SC Ports is expanding its capacity to... more
And the best pet shipping airlines are ...
Airlines play a crucial role in pet shipping, acting as vital partners in guaranteeing the safe and efficient transportation of pets. Ipata is the global network of professional pet shippers, with members in over 90 countries serving more than 700 airports worldwide. At... more
Monitoring pandas on voyage
Cathay Cargo leveraged an air cargo tracking solution of the Canadian logistics IT services provider Descartes to monitor the condition and location of two pandas in real-time as they were safely transported from Chengdu to Hong Kong, where they arrived on 26 September. The... more
FedEx: first-ever panda roundtrip deliveries
FedEx Corporation transported six giant pandas between the USA and China on two separate flights this week. The roundtrip journey departed Atlanta, GA, arrived in Chengdu, where it delivered four pandas and then returned to Washington, DC with two pandas. Richard W. Smith,... more
New services anchoring in Alaska
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has welcomed several new cargo carriers. Awesome Cargo Airlines from Mexico now operates the Incheon - ANC - Mexico City route, China’s Central Airlines connects Haikou -ANC - Ontario, and ASL Air Cargo from Ireland has launched the Jinan -... more
A promotion for Leandro Reales
Leandro Reales took over as managing director of A. Hartrodt Argentina in Buenos Aires on 1 October 2024, having joined the company as commercial manager in June this year. After 28 years of experience in the forwarding sector and executive positions at various companies,... more
Indiana River & Rail Terminals launched
The new business venture in the USA is a partnership between Ports of Indiana and Superior River Terminals Indiana. It brings multiple barge, rail and warehouse facilities of the two ports under one operator and will manage all the general cargo facilities at the Jeffersonville... more